For an early Christmas present for ourselves, the wife and I bought a Hamilton Beach Big Mouth Pro juice extractor. I ordered it online from Walmart for $50 which was $10 off the regular price. For those that may not be familiar with them, it removes the pulp from the juice as opposed to a blender that leaves the pulp in the juice. Well I have been using my juicer for about a week now and I thought I would share a few thoughts about it. First, I can say that for $50, the machine can make a great tasting glass of juice. We started things off by simply juicing some apples and oranges. Wow, it's hard to convey just how good the "home-made" flavor was. However, we knew we could buy orange/apple juice in the store, so it was time to get serious. I started adding celery and cucumber along with some carrots into the mix and-----I liked it---a lot. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. I have even went as far as adding such healthy greens like kale, spinach, and broccoli into the mix along with fruits like grapefruit and mangoes. To me the fun part is experimenting with different ingredients to see how each one can change the overall taste of the final product.
I have used the juice in two ways so far. First, sometimes just as a drink that tastes good with or without a meal. I figure at least I am getting a lot of nutrients that I would not have gotten before. Here I must repeat because I am often asked this...yes the juice tastes good. Many people (myself at first) cannot believe that fruit and vegetable juice mixed together tastes good. It honestly does taste good. Second, I use the juice as a replacement for a meal every so often. A tall glass or two can easily take the place of a meal and not leave me feeling hungry, but rather feeling proud that I am doing something easy and enjoyable that is helping me lose weight.
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I'm jumping on the bandwagon-sort of. You see we bought a juicer yesterday. There have been people in the YouTube weight loss community that have gotten huge weight losses by juicing. There are guys that have lost over 100 pounds at a rate of one pound a day. However, in order to post such huge losses, they have been on juice-only fasts. Now, I really like the taste of the juice, but I can honestly say I do not have the willpower to go on a juice only fast for much more than a day LOL. In addition, I don't think that would be a good plan for me long term either. Even if I could stay on the fast (which there is no way I could) I am afraid once I quit the fast, the weight would creep back on. I am much more comfortable and confident in the smaller portions and lifestyle change method that I have adopted. The reality is though, I think juicing for a meal several times throughout the week, is something that will aide and not hinder me while on this journey. In addition, I can see a lot of good in the fact of getting nutrients from the juice of fruits and vegetables I would never ordinarily be eating. So far all I can say is that the machine is very easy to use and it does a good job. I plan to use it for a few days and will let you know how it goes. Anyways, have you ever tried a juicer? I would love to hear of your experience with it. Is juicing something you would consider? Maybe you know of someone that has tried juicing. Maybe you think it is plain stupid. Whatever the case let me know what you think. I really value your input!!!
