TIP: Juice 4 Litres ‘first thing’ every morning… then you feel like a King for the rest of the day.
My regular, daily juices…approx 50% Fruit + 50% Vegetables…
1. Apple, Carrot, Cucumber, Celery + Lemon Juice (my most popular juice)
2. Orange Juice
3. Pineapple Juice
I also chuck in Romaine with apples or pineapples.
If a Juice is too sweet for you, just add water or more vegetable Juice.
I’ve never juiced wheatgrass or sprouts or anything like that + I don’t use any magic powders or supplements.
I only like to eat or juice fruits + vegetables that taste ‘good’ to me in their raw, unadulterated state.
But, in essence, my diet now is 4 litres of Juice in the mornings made up of 50% Fruit + 50% Vegetables…. my most popular one being Apple, Carrot, Cucumber, Celery + Lemon/Lime.
Each litre of juice made up of approx 5 apples, 2 large carrots, 2 Thai cucumbers, 4 sticks of celery + 8 Thai limes (each one being about 2/3rds the size of a golf ball)
I drink 1 litre of Juice whilst I’m juicing and seal the other 3 litres in containers in the fridge + drink them throughout the day.
And then I also eat whatever fruits or vegetables that appeal to me… mostly mangos but also bananas, dates, tomatoes, Romaine lettuce, figs, watermelon + longkong.
At the moment, I am consuming around 2’000 cals per day.
This is my basic protocol below…
Sweet FRUIT Base….
Usually Apples,
but also
Pineapples.
Oranges.
Coconut Water.
Grapes + Berries.
Add Lemons/Limes for a refreshing ‘zing’ and as an awesome liver, gall bladder + kidney cleanser.
And ADD in the MINERALS…
Carrots
Cucumber
Celery +
Romaine.
I tend to do approx a 50% Fruit + 50% Vegetables mix.
When I started, I preferred more Fruit Juice 70%, to Vegetable Juice 30%.
The more I juice, the more I lean towards a higher percentage of Vegetables.
This is a natural progression that I have noticed many other Juicers seem to do too.
That’s basically it.
No funny stuff.
No superherbs, no supplements, no miracle powders, no magic potions…
I like to keep things simple. 😉
I understand exactly where you are coming from…. I was going through exactly the same a while back… low energy, grumpy, feeling rather down + depressed, massive cravings, falling off the wagon, getting back on, falling off again, back + forth struggling, frustrated, guilty, despondent, angry etc etc
First of all for me (and many others too) this is a major life shift + there are going to be some serious ups and downs en route because you are doing something transformational in your life. So, try to be gentle with yourself + “allow + accept” that this process is going to take some time.
Congratulations for working out that this is the path you need to go down!
You can do this + you’ll be a new, healthier, slimmer, fitter, happier + more positive man once you get it sorted.
Some people like to transition slowly over time, some prefer to switch overnight. You’ll have to make up your own mind which works best for you.
My experience has been that I had to go 100% to make it work for me. Any amount of cooked or processed food always led me back to more cooked + processed food + eventually a major falling off the wagon.
What worked for me…
1. Buy + read the “801010 Diet” book, Douglas Graham + use that as your raw food guide. It’ll be similar to what you are already doing BUT keep it low-fat! I have found too much fat, even from healthy, wholefood sources avocado, durian, nuts + seeds, to be detrimental to my health + recovery in every way.
2. Buy + read “The Power Of Now”, Eckhart Tolle to assist in your mental + emotional balance + transition.
3. Juice 4 litres of Fruit (40%) + Veggies (60%) every morning, drink a litre or two as you are making it + take the rest to work with you in thermos.
4. Once you’ve finished your Juice, eat Fruits + Veggies for the rest of the day.
I personally found that Juicing “only” is great for hydrating + detoxing BUT tough to maintain longterm.
Eating Fruits + Veggies wholefoods “only” fills your tummy, which is good, but means that your detox will be slower.
For me, the longterm, sustaintainable path is to do “both”…
Juice 4 litres each morning + eat the “wholefoods” for the rest of the day.
For me, this works really well + holds off cravings.
I still do this today + my energy levels, health + positivity grow week on week.
If you do this I think that you may well find your energy coming back after a couple of months…
I’m 45yrs old, ate crap for 43yrs of my life + had all the stiff joints, excess fat, aching knees, bad back, blocked ears, skin rashes, elevated blood pressure, extreme mood swings, constipation etc etc.
After 1 year Fruits + Veggie “Juices” and Fruits + Veggie “wholefoods” all those symptoms have vanished.
I ate 100% 811rv, Raw, Low-fat Fruits + Veggies “wholefoods” initially but my healing, detox + energy levels really increased when I combined both the Juices and the Wholefoods.
Good luck!
You “can” do this + turn your life around like many others have done.
But you do need to be committed to this lifestyle change for life!
After a year or two it’ll become second nature + easy…
Then you’ll be able to guide + inspire others to health because you will have already been through the process yourself + you’ll know exactly how to do it!