Anyone here ever done a juice diet?

[hatidua]

You did nothing but juice for 26 days and lost only 4lbs? That doesn't seem right.

Bear in mind, I'm a lifelong vegan at 46 years of age. I've never had a glass of milk, an egg, a Big-Mac, bacon, a steak, or fried chicken. I do a 4.5 mile hike every afternoon that has a 1,200' elevation gain...in under an hour, daily. I didn't really 'give up' a lot by being on a juice diet, I merely drank my food instead of chewing it. Yes, I cut out some carbs but the only thing I really lusted after was a handful of cashews or almonds, which I tend to have on many days.

I'm off the juice diet now and dinner tonight: a kale salad with a few tomatoes. I wasn't hankering for a steak while on the juice diet - it's hard to miss what you have never had

It was a fun challenge that amused my wife but I think 26 days is enough to cover my needs.

[Irving]

I wasn't hankering for a steak while on the juice diet - it's hard to miss what you have never had

What are the chances of you having a steak just for the heck of it? Nearly 50 years of never eating meat and I feel like you probably wouldn't like it anyway.

[hatidua]

What are the chances of you having a steak just for the heck of it? Nearly 50 years of never eating meat and I feel like you probably wouldn't like it anyway.

As odd as it likely sounds, there's a bit of a psychological barrier there. I suspect a steak would be a very alien texture/consistency to me but I've yet to test that theory. It does not bother me, in the least, when someone sitting next to me orders the entire carnivore menu, nor do I have any desire to convince anyone to adopt my dietary oddities. I was raised this way and some things are just engrained at this point. I've yet to experience any 'downside' to it (I've run a full marathon in 2:38:55 so it's not like there's a fitness drawback) and have had a fairly normal life, I just tend to order the salad and baked potato when with a group that goes to a steak house