Comments on: Detoxification for Athletes and Bodybuilders

By: Purplezmoon

Purplezmoon — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:38:30 +0000

Hi altough this thread is old Tom can you message me please ?
Pzmoon

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:00:45 +0000

Hi sgt. Tom is in New Guinea helping malaria victims. He checks in from time to time when near civilization. I can try to answer your questions. It is conceivable to lose that amount of weight on a juice fast. Just try to keep the proteins, including eggs to a minimum. Also, a muscle adding exercise program will keep weight on by converting fat. If that is more important, you may only lose 20-30 lbs., depending on your metaboliism. Cardio exercise and less weight lifting will burn calories, and keep the muscle mass down.

There is no perfect time to enjoy your juice shakes. Because you are fasting, it will be used almost immediately! I usually have a protein shake, just before a workout. Then about an hour after. Just watch your portion sizes. Too much before a workout will slow you down. Too much in general will keep the weight on also! Just use the minimum amount. Listen to your body…and STAY HUNGRY! If you want to lose that kind of weight.

There are recipes on the net for egg and juice. But, just adding them to your regular juices are fine. DON’T BEAT, OR BLEND THE MIXTURE. This will destroy some of the nutrients in the eggs. Just gently mix and drink as soon as possible to get all of the benefits. Premixed is OK, but don’t store it too long as that has an effect on the quality of the mix also. Hope this helps! Happy fasting, and Good Luck!! Ron

By: sgthe3rd

sgthe3rd — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:03:46 +0000

Hello Mr. Coghill,
I found your articles on egg whites very interesting. In my situation, I want (need) to lose weight for military obligations (trying to lose 45 pounds in 45 days). I am 5’9″ at 245 lbb. I know this is a far reach. However, I have been eating 500 calories a day for the last 3 days and have lost 6 pounds. My exercise has consisted of a Crossfit session which can be very demanding.

I want to add more exercise but I have been wiped out or not even able to finish my sessions.

My questions, is there a better explanation on when to eat the raw egg whites, how often, before or after exercise, etc? This will be my first attempt at juice fasting, is it conceivable to lose that much weight if I followed it to the letter? Are there any recipes for the egg white fruit/veggie juice?

Thanks in advance for your help.

By: Tom Coghill

Tom Coghill — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 23:36:03 +0000

Hi Ed,
I find that I get more drive and endurance after about 21 days of juicing.
My last fasting test was 6 whole eggs per day with juices.
I can train hard on that mix but did get some down days earlier in the first weeks of fasting.

By: tonyrichards

tonyrichards — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:56:52 +0000

Tom, just wanna say I came across your site, and love your ideas. Tried fasting before, and loved it, but now trying to build some muscles, and wasn’t sure how to integrate that with fasting. You have given a perfect philosophy and strategy, so I am blown away. Nice work! One small question I had though, is regarding the egg whites. Can I ask if there is any reason or advantage to having them raw? I read that if boiled, the protein is easier to absorb, and more chance of killing salmonella. But am just wondering if there is something I don’t know, and if there is some other benefit or advantage to having the egg whites raw, that I don’t know of?
And also, another small one. You mentioned also taking essential oils. Excuse my ignorance on this subject. I can think of Omega 3 oil for instance, but what other oils would you recommend? Thanks Tom, and I have recommended your site to my friend who is a professional fitness trainer in California, thats how impressed I am!
Tony

By: Tom Coghill

Tom Coghill — Wed, 12 May 2010 23:59:59 +0000

Hi Bestonrunner,
Juice fasting with a quality protein supplement or 10 egg whites a day blended into juice.
With this you can train hard and detox. You will get days of being dragged out and days of hyper energy.
The longer you do it the better you feel.
I ripped out doing 21 days of this protocol with 4 hours of hard training 7 days a week.
To this I would add 4 table spoons of essential oils, vitamin E, B complex or whatever supplement could benefit performance.
Please post a progress report as it would be great to document your fast. The link is on the too left of this page.

By: bostonrunner

bostonrunner — Wed, 12 May 2010 22:18:05 +0000

Hi, I’m new here. I have gone without eating before but…it was not really a planned/organized situation. I was just feeling pressure to be thin. As a runner, the thinner you are …the faster your times.

I, according to others, “look fine” and “don’t need to change a thing” but I am determined to strenghten my WILL and lose some body fat…there is always room for improvement.

I know a lot about diet and nutrition. As I mentioned, I am a runner and I lift weights because I love a thin / buff look…more like thin but ripped look. Anyway, I was wondering what type of fasting might be good for me and for how long….and should I try to do my “regular workouts” while I am on a fast….or just skip training (or step back the intensity of training) while I am on a fast? Any advice would be greatly apprieciated!

By: Ed

Ed — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:08:56 +0000

Hay Pink

I am on day 18 of my third juice fast. The first one was 10 days, the second one was 20 days and I plan on making this one 30 days.

On my last fast I took in egg whites and one whole egg for most of the fast. I also hit the gym almost every day for about an hour. Light weights and cardio. I did not notice much change in strength or endurance with the eggs.

This fast has been strictly juice. I take in fruit and fruit/veggie juice 3 to 4 times per day. I have not taken in any protein on this fast and feel fine. I plan on adding an all natural (only 5 ingredients) protein powder after I complete 30 days.

If you are feeling weak just up the fruit or veggie juice.

I hope this helps, ED

By: keith101

keith101 — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:04:16 +0000

Hi Pinkpocky
congratz on day 22 of your juice fast, im sure we can get you down to 185 lbs with the support of fasting.ws
Your body will break down muscle tissue and use aminos to sustain healthy body functions, moderate exercise is fine depepending on the juices/vegtable juice intake, i would not recomend protien supplements when trying to loose weight especially on a water fast,but you can use egg whites on juice/vegie fast to sustain the muscles.
We are on the fasting progress page if you would like more support.
Best regards Keith.

By: pinkpocky

pinkpocky — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:59:53 +0000

Thanks much for keeping up with replies to folks. I’m on day 22 of a juice fast and I just started doing some cardio/basketball. I’m 5’11 and 215 lbs, so quite overweight. I’ve been reading that my body has enough capacity to keep producing protein for my muscles, but I don’t want to hurt my body. Should I start consuming some kind of protein, or will I be ok burning my fat for energy? I have plenty left, and I would like to get down to 185. I would like to continue running and basketball during the fast, and I plan on continuing it for 40 days.