Fruit and vegetable juices enable weight loss that is very quick. Initial loss of weight can be as high as three to four pounds per day though this gradually settles at about a pound a day.
Fasting, while consuming only juices is one of the easiest ways to diet. The constant consumption of fruits and vegetables in juice form allows a person to resist the enticement of food easily.
The initial loss of weight is however due to reduction in the water content of the body.
This method of dieting can completely change the life style of the person, as within almost no time, the person is slimmer and presentable.
Self esteem increases and people start dressing better, become more organized and at peace with themselves. Juice fasting diets are not recommended for everybody and it is better to take medical advice before commencing on one.
Doctors may suggest certain supplements to be taken along with the juice. Juice fasting does slow down the metabolic rate.
The body does get completely cleansed during juice fasting and this can cause the metabolism to become more efficient, thus producing more energy with the same intake of calories.
So automatically you eat less and still feel energetic enough to tackle all your day to day activities.
The greatest barrier in a juice fast is the constant temptation for solid food and one has to guard against this as zealously as ever.
People are known to go on binges of eating after having lost a lot of weight and this can completely upset the body and cause it to put on weight more aggressively than before.
When a person goes on a juice diet it is also necessary that he goes in for a regime of exercise. This will cause his metabolism to demand calories even when the body is at rest, and such an expenditure of calories can only help in weight loss.
Fruit juices are raw food and provide low density calories. They also have a higher fiber content and are quite filling.
Juice fasting diets help to cleanse the colon and thus vastly improve the digestive system. As the colon is now clear, the absorption of the nutrients that are there in the juices is better.
And this greatly helps body functions and the ability of the body to burn calories. So the person feels more active and refrains from eating solid food because of the overall well being.
If going on a juice fast is beyond your abilities because of the discipline involved, you can try juicing for weight loss. Try and start your meals with a glass of juice from some fruit or vegetable.
This must be in the raw form for maximum benefits. This glass of juice can serve to reduce your food intake and thus benefit your body by reducing the calories that it consumes. Exercise while following such a system is a must, as it is for all diets.
Such addition of juice into your diet and life can be followed for a long time, and as you are not denying your body the other food that it craves, it has more chances of succeeding.
The biggest advantage of such a system is that the juices add to your diet the micro nutrients that are very vital for correct body functions. This itself can improve the metabolic rate and thus the absorption of calories that you consume
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