Question about juicing and weight loss

[Kathleen Kelly]

Why do we lose weight faster when we juice the salad instead of just eating the salad? I though the fiber helps keep us full and the chewing burns calories.

[Celia Martinez]

Are you juicing? and from whose book do you follow the recipes?

[Kathleen Kelly]

I'm trying to get an answer to the above question

Celia Martinez said:

Are you juicing? and from whose book do you follow the recipes?

[Holly Bee]

Hi Kathleen,

I think the reason you're not getting the answer you're looking for is that there is no black & white answer.  The answer depends on so many other factors, so we'd all need more information in order to help. 

• What are you juicing?
• What's in the salad?
• How toxic are you?
• How's your digestive health?
• Are you nutrient deficient?

 

[Kathleen Kelly]

What are you juicing? a salad
What's in the salad? greens, cucumber, celery, carrot
How toxic are you? Very maybe
How's your digestive health? kinda good maybe
Are you nutrient deficient? maybe a little

Holly Bee said:

Hi Kathleen,

I think the reason you're not getting the answer you're looking for is that there is no black & white answer.  The answer depends on so many other factors, so we'd all need more information in order to help. 

• What are you juicing?
• What's in the salad?
• How toxic are you?
• How's your digestive health?
• Are you nutrient deficient?

 

[Katy]

I believe the reason you lose weight while juicing is because your digestive system is able to

relax and stop working so hard.  Once it's clean and calm it will start working properly and

you will not gain weight while eating salad.  You need to reset the system first. 

[Kathleen Kelly]

I found the answer.

Because It's a liquid, not a food. There is no digestion needed. That way the body can empty and dispose of weight, fat, toxins, quicker.. The stomach empties and reduces in size through juicing..

[debbie maddox]

you are getting more. vitanins and minerals that your body in a concentrated. form that your body can use.

[InTheRawWithTiffany]

EXCELLENT question!  And I was wondering this recently as I completed a 1 week juice feast.  When I went off the juice feast and transitioned to solids (smoothies, salads) I noticed that my energy levels went down.  I was so surprised because I was eating very well.  So I would have to say there seems to be some serious merit to the body needing to expend so much energy digesting solid foods.

I probably would have done my juice feast longer, but it just takes me so much time making the juices each day (for my hubby and I) that I wasn't able to function normally (kids, job, husband, workouts, etc.).  I pretty much neglected my work that week, which cannot happen for extended periods of time.

[Kathleen Kelly]

but what does that have to do with weight loss

debbie maddox said:

you are getting more. vitanins and minerals that your body in a concentrated. form that your body can use.

[Kathleen Kelly]

Did you lose weigh?

InTheRawWithTiffany said:

EXCELLENT question!  And I was wondering this recently as I completed a 1 week juice feast.  When I went off the juice feast and transitioned to solids (smoothies, salads) I noticed that my energy levels went down.  I was so surprised because I was eating very well.  So I would have to say there seems to be some serious merit to the body needing to expend so much energy digesting solid foods.

I probably would have done my juice feast longer, but it just takes me so much time making the juices each day (for my hubby and I) that I wasn't able to function normally (kids, job, husband, workouts, etc.).  I pretty much neglected my work that week, which cannot happen for extended periods of time.

[debbie maddox]

your body is using less of its energy for digestion. using more nutrients for the cellular changes of your body.more nutrient more changes.more releasing of fat in cells.
Kathleen Kelly said:

but what does that have to do with weight loss

debbie maddox said:

you are getting more. vitanins and minerals that your body in a concentrated. form that your body can use.