Though I didn't have problems with an auto-immune disease I did have problems with having been hypothyroid for at least 20 years without being diagnosed. So, this had caused me to gain weight for the first time in my life. When I tried fasting and walking long distances this didn't work anymore for me beyond 5 or 10 pounds so since around age 40 to 45 I have been very frustrated in trying to lose weight to get back to a fully healthy me. I have been lifting weights over my head of at least 50 pounds ongoing however, so I wouldn't lose the use of my rotator cuff muscles. I want to be able to still do that because I have older friends who can't lift their hands above their heads from this problem who are men. I also walk at least a mile every day with my dogs either in the forest in the woods or along the beach where I live in Northern California.
When I first embarked on the Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead Diet I bought a Breville Elite juicer which is all stainless steel for easy cleaning. For me, it seemed to be the best way for me to go on this diet. This has been a good investment as the first week I lost 30 pounds.
However, that is not the end of my story. As time went on I found I really liked things like Papayas and Mangoes and coconuts as a part of my diet. So, I began to modify the diet a lot and for me, at least this turned out to be a mistake. I realized now that even though I did lose 30 pounds the first week on this diet that because I went off the initial regimen by adding more exotic fruits it spaced me out too much to be successful long term at that time. So, even though I kept the 30 pounds off I didn't continue to lose weight after that because I added in too much fructose. A few weeks later I got discouraged because I wasn't continuing to lose weight and decided to stop doing the diet a while to figure out what I was doing wrong on it.
Some of the things I learned about my own body in this were that I couldn't add in quite so much fructose no matter how good those papayas, mangoes and berries and other things tasted.
The other thing I learned is that if you think you have to go off the diet for one reason or another I found eating an avocado for me usually gave my body what it needed to go on with the diet.
The biggest thing likely you will miss is protein so at that time what I did was go to a Jamba Juice near where I live and get a fruit smoothie like a Mango smoothie made from fruit and add Soy Protein to it (usually two shots of soy protein) and so this allowed me to continue on the diet if I did this once every day or two.
However, later I realized that about 85% to 90% of all soy grown in the U.S. is genetically modified soy so it isn't entirely safe to eat which made me very sad. So, I won't use soy protein again after this. However, I also realized I'm allergic to Whey Protein as well so this was kind of a minor disaster for me as well in regard to dieting.
I'm considering going back on this diet soon again because I lost 30 pounds on it last year and I find it is a diet that I can stand to do because my father loved to juice fruits and vegetables and had the same teacher as Jack LaLane which was Paul Bragg who was a student at the turn of the 1900s of a teacher named Bernard McFaddin.
Also, if you like coconuts I got into buying young coconuts from Whole Foods as long as you know how to open one without injuring yourself. It is great for a breakfast in itself at only 70 to 125 calories. Or you could use it as a meal replacement during the day if you were at home so you could open it.
I think succeeding on this diet one might have to modify it slightly to your personal needs. However, my experiment so far failed so this next time I'll try to do the diet as the doctors set it up originally. However, I find I like to have something in my intestines even if it is only fruit or coconuts or both. But, try not to get too much fruit or it will begin to space you out beyond what is useful for driving a car or other things you might be doing. So, being able to monitor what is happening to you an in what ways it is modifying you mentally, physically and emotionally is important on this diet. Because of the relatively extreme nature of this diet things can move very fast so you need to be on top of the changes. It works but you must be vigilant too watching all your changes for best results. Also, it might be helpful
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Paul Bragg
(February 6, 1895 – December 7, 1976), nutritionist, was a pioneer in
America's wellness movement. Contents. 1 Early life; 2 1915; 3 1921; 4
1926 ...Bernarr Macfadden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Here are some of the juicing recipes:
Raw organic Vegan juicing recipes
Here are some of the juicing recipes:
Raw organic Vegan juicing recipes
Here are two other blogs I wrote about my experiences last June and July 2012.
4th day on Vegan Juice diet
In regard to safely opening a young coconut my daughter's boyfriend showed me how to do this safely with a good knife. If you start with a young coconut from Whole Foods or somewhere else these are usually from some place like Thailand, Malasia or Mexico or someplace like that. They have been ground down with machines and tools to look like they do. The point on the top is to let you know this is the part you need to cut off. So, with something like either a folding lock blade Buck knife or other locking blade knife I find I prefer because you aren't going to break the blade and injure yourself as easily with a knife like this. Then shave off the part with the top point carefully. Once you get down to the brown hard top of the nut you take the knife and with a hammer or whatever you want to use, (I use the cover so I don't injure the palm of my hand when I hit the back of the knife into the top of the coconut. Then drive it vertically down into the top about 2 inches or more. Then pry down to pop out about a 2 to 3 inch circle of the top of the nut. Next, with the 2 to 3 inch diameter piece out pour the coconut water out into a pitcher or other container. Then if your nut is young enough you can scoop out the coconut a lot like custard.
Sometimes, I like to open up a coconut and open up a papaya lengthwise, then scoop out the seeds from the papaya and then pour in Coconut milk or maybe squeeze in a little lime too if you prefer. This combination is for me a healthy dessert. So, by experimenting you can have fun with your diet while your body is eliminating toxins from the last 20 to 30 years on this vegetable and juice fast to make you younger and healthier once again. But, it might be important to talk to a doctor before beginning something like this if your health is frail to begin with to see if your body can handle this extreme of a diet and still be functional after you finish the diet. If your health is good enough to do this diet you might feel 20 to 30 years younger both during and after this diet because what is possible on this diet is truly amazing health wise. It can be a completely regenerative diet when done properly.
In regard to safely opening a young coconut my daughter's boyfriend showed me how to do this safely with a good knife. If you start with a young coconut from Whole Foods or somewhere else these are usually from some place like Thailand, Malasia or Mexico or someplace like that. They have been ground down with machines and tools to look like they do. The point on the top is to let you know this is the part you need to cut off. So, with something like either a folding lock blade Buck knife or other locking blade knife I find I prefer because you aren't going to break the blade and injure yourself as easily with a knife like this. Then shave off the part with the top point carefully. Once you get down to the brown hard top of the nut you take the knife and with a hammer or whatever you want to use, (I use the cover so I don't injure the palm of my hand when I hit the back of the knife into the top of the coconut. Then drive it vertically down into the top about 2 inches or more. Then pry down to pop out about a 2 to 3 inch circle of the top of the nut. Next, with the 2 to 3 inch diameter piece out pour the coconut water out into a pitcher or other container. Then if your nut is young enough you can scoop out the coconut a lot like custard.
Sometimes, I like to open up a coconut and open up a papaya lengthwise, then scoop out the seeds from the papaya and then pour in Coconut milk or maybe squeeze in a little lime too if you prefer. This combination is for me a healthy dessert. So, by experimenting you can have fun with your diet while your body is eliminating toxins from the last 20 to 30 years on this vegetable and juice fast to make you younger and healthier once again. But, it might be important to talk to a doctor before beginning something like this if your health is frail to begin with to see if your body can handle this extreme of a diet and still be functional after you finish the diet. If your health is good enough to do this diet you might feel 20 to 30 years younger both during and after this diet because what is possible on this diet is truly amazing health wise. It can be a completely regenerative diet when done properly.
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