Any advice for a fruit & veggies cleanse?

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Aug 13, 2012 10:43 PM
Never do shit like this...I mean I don't eat the worst diet in the world, but I certainly am not a healthy eater by any means.

Randomly read about this and decided I want to try it...my friend/roommate is going to do it with me, which is a huge plus for me.

Anyone ever do this? Advice? Suggestions? 1-10 on the difficulty level?
Aug 13, 2012 10:43pm
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Aug 13, 2012 10:58 PM
Fast for a few days. Veggie/Fruit cleanses don't work, not now and not ever.
Aug 13, 2012 10:58pm
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Aug 13, 2012 11:11 PM
sleeper;1246192 wrote:Veggie/Fruit cleanses don't work
Why's that?
Aug 13, 2012 11:11pm
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Aug 13, 2012 11:20 PM
SportsAndLady;1246202 wrote:Why's that?
Tell me, what do you hope to accomplish by only eating vitamins, minerals and fiber? Do you think your body is going to just flush the toxins right out of your body? Please, save your broscience for the gym.
Aug 13, 2012 11:20pm
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Aug 13, 2012 11:23 PM
sleeper;1246208 wrote:Tell me, what do you hope to accomplish by only eating vitamins, minerals and fiber? Do you think your body is going to just flush the toxins right out of your body? Please, save your broscience for the gym.
Just kinda bored...wanna try and see if I can do a cleanse...love fruits and veggies so figured I'd try it.

Not trying to cure cancer here sleeper.
Aug 13, 2012 11:23pm
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Aug 13, 2012 11:24 PM
I also don't go to a gym...prob should, but don't.
Aug 13, 2012 11:24pm
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Aug 13, 2012 11:25 PM
I love fruits and veggies too.

There's nothing more cleansing then depriving your body of calories for 4-5 days and forcing it to use body fat to sustain itself. Where do you think most of your toxins are stored?
Aug 13, 2012 11:25pm
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Aug 13, 2012 11:25 PM
SportsAndLady;1246211 wrote:I also don't go to a gym...prob should, but don't.
That's terrible. No gyms in Chicago?
Aug 13, 2012 11:25pm
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Aug 13, 2012 11:27 PM
Fruits have a ton of calories.
Aug 13, 2012 11:27pm
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Aug 13, 2012 11:29 PM
sleeper;1246212 wrote:I love fruits and veggies too.

There's nothing more cleansing then depriving your body of calories for 4-5 days and forcing it to use body fat to sustain itself. Where do you think most of your toxins are stored?
I'm not a body/health/diet guy, so I guess I am just failing to see why this isn't good for me? From everything I've read, they make you feel great after it.
Aug 13, 2012 11:29pm
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Aug 13, 2012 11:29 PM
THE4RINGZ;1246216 wrote:Fruits have a ton of calories.
Yeah and vitamins.
Aug 13, 2012 11:29pm
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Aug 13, 2012 11:30 PM
SportsAndLady;1246217 wrote:I'm not a body/health/diet guy, so I guess I am just failing to see why this isn't good for me? From everything I've read, they make you feel great after it.
I'm not stopping you. It's not going to kill you or do any significant damage. If the placebo works for you, then have at it.
Aug 13, 2012 11:30pm
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Aug 13, 2012 11:30 PM
sleeper;1246213 wrote:That's terrible. No gyms in Chicago?
Just not a big workout guy...I keep my body in decent shape without having to go to a gym/workout.
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Aug 13, 2012 11:31 PM
SportsAndLady;1246221 wrote:Just not a big workout guy...I keep my body in decent shape without having to go to a gym/workout.
:cool:
Aug 13, 2012 11:31pm
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Aug 13, 2012 11:31 PM
sleeper;1246220 wrote:It's not going to kill you or do any significant damage.
But will I benefit from it at all?
Aug 13, 2012 11:31pm
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Aug 13, 2012 11:31 PM
The lack of protein in this cleanse makes it dangerous to follow for an extended period of time.
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Aug 13, 2012 11:34 PM
SportsAndLady;1246223 wrote:But will I benefit from it at all?
I've never seen any peer-reviewed research on the subject, so I don't know. But we can go ahead and ask He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named; hopefully you know who that is because its against the rules to say his name on these forums without getting banned for a month. He'll be along shortly.
Aug 13, 2012 11:34pm
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Aug 13, 2012 11:35 PM
THE4RINGZ;1246224 wrote:The lack of protein in this cleanse makes it dangerous to follow for an extended period of time.
Even 7 days?
Aug 13, 2012 11:35pm
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Aug 13, 2012 11:37 PM
SportsAndLady;1246227 wrote:Even 7 days?
7 days? That's 7 days too many without bacon.
Aug 13, 2012 11:37pm
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Aug 13, 2012 11:40 PM
To the OP:

Ever seen the documentary Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead? Pretty compelling. Makes me want to do a fruit and veggies cleanse myself for a couple days. Just to see how I would feel.
Aug 13, 2012 11:40pm
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Aug 13, 2012 11:43 PM
Barry Badrinath;1246230 wrote:To the OP:

Ever seen the documentary Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead? Pretty compelling. Makes me want to do a fruit and veggies cleanse myself for a couple days. Just to see how I would feel.
Never seen it...like I said, I'm not a big health guy; I don't really get into it. But I want to see if I can do this. Fuck it, why not?

I have heard that a 2-3 day f&v cleanse is better than a 7 day...maybe I'll try that
Aug 13, 2012 11:43pm
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Aug 13, 2012 11:45 PM
sleeper;1246228 wrote:7 days? That's 7 days too many without bacon.
Day 8:

Lots and lots of bacon
Aug 13, 2012 11:45pm
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Aug 14, 2012 12:02 AM
Fruits and Veggies are for poor people.
sleeper;1246228 wrote:7 days? That's 7 days too many without bacon.
REPS !!!

I've never tried to cleanse. Not to sure I believe in it. (see I'm learning from Sleeper or at least taking notes or believed this before) A cleanse for me would probably be drinking a crap load of Miller Lites. I'm not sure after 7 years, of not having it, if my body could handle that stuff.
Aug 14, 2012 12:02am
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Aug 14, 2012 12:15 AM
sleeper;1246226 wrote:I've never seen any peer-reviewed research on the subject, so I don't know. But we can go ahead and ask He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named; hopefully you know who that is because its against the rules to say his name on these forums without getting banned for a month. He'll be along shortly.
Damn you sleeper to HELL! I have to rep you for that!
Aug 14, 2012 12:15am
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Aug 14, 2012 1:25 AM
SportsAndLady;1246223 wrote:But will I benefit from it at all?
Yeah, sorry dude. A fruit and veggie cleanse isn't going to do anything magical for you. Any effects you feel are what is called the placebo effect.

Not to make fun, but this is very "broscience"-ish, as sleeper so eloquently put it.

If I convinced you mentally that skipping in place for fifteen seconds a day could make you feel better, and you started skipping for fifteen seconds day and started feeling better, it is because your mind genuinely believes it is helping, whether or not it benefits you physiologically.
(sorry for all those commas)
Aug 14, 2012 1:25am