Juicing for Weight Loss – The Complete Guide

Juicing for weight loss has become more convenient than ever before. It is a great way to get a lot of nutrients, vitamins and minerals into your body. Don’t have time in the morning for breakfast? Make a quick juice that is low in calories before work and you can hit the ground running.

Bjorn Sydow expertly phrased it:

“Remember, when your body is hungry, it wants nutrients, not calories.”

We need more of the nutrients that healthy juice contains, and fewer empty calories.

The result? Weight loss that’s both gradual and sustainable. And the most exciting part: you’ll be feeling light on your feet without that feeling of being “weighed down.”

In this blog, we will look at the ins and outs of juicing for weight loss, and cover a 7-day juice plan to get you going.

Can You Lose Weight By Juicing?

Perhaps. Let’s elaborate – If you’re doing it right, it will help you drop pounds faster than you can get onto a scale. That depends on how quickly you get onto a scale, but you get the picture. It works well when you are doing it right.

Juicing for weight loss is ideal if you have already tried many other diets that only helped you lose your money and temper. Different from most diets, a juice diet only incorporates, you guessed it, juice. And that’s all folks – think of it as a juice fasting; no steak, no ice cream, not even a grain of salt. You will give up solid food for a day or three. It’s all about fresh fruit and veg in liquid form – tasty and healthy.

A juicing diet can also be done in many ways; you don’t have to force yourself to only consume fruit and vegetable juice. You can mix it into your daily diet if you are not eating the recommended daily dose of vegetables and fruits (and let’s be honest, who does these days?) You are best advised to consult your dietitian before committing to a weight loss cleanse with fresh juice, but in the end, your fruity journey, coupled with greens and fibre, will absolutely help to shed a few pounds.

7-Day Juice Plan

This 7-day weight loss juice plan will help you lose weight while enjoying nature’s fruity, sweeter side. Not only are these beverages packed with fruity goodness, but they are mixed with vegetables that complement each other.

These fruits and vegetables that we have selected for every juice cleanse recipe will provide you with some of the most nutritious little helpers to boost you mentally and physically. Drinking juice will not only leave you feeling fuller so that you consume fewer calories, but also comes with a plethora of health benefits. Let’s take a look.

Day 1: Green Juice

The greens! A Green juice recipe is among the most popular with health fanatics. See it as going all green and eco on your own system. It is one of the best juices for weight loss.

The reason behind its popularity is thanks to its nutritional value. Low-fat, dairy-free, gluten-free, and even guilt-free. You can pat yourself on the shoulder for including green juice every week. This means green juice will make a Monday feel like a fun day and give you the extra mind power you need to start your week. Just pour the ingredients into a juicer, and there you go. You’re ready to go green and face your week with a healthy mind.

Ingredients

• 6 x trimmed celery stalks
• ½ cup parsley
• 3 x cups spinach
• 2 x medium pears cut into small pieces
• ½ peeled lemon
• Protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, and potassium it’s all in the green juice!

Benefits of celery juice

• Rich in antioxidants
• Helps flush out toxins
• Helps with healthy skin
• Contains Ferulic acid
• Contains Apigenin which induces muscle relaxation and sedation

Benefits of spinach juice

• Improves eyesight
• May decrease cancer cell growth
• Reduces blood pressure
• Promotes healthy hair and skin

Day 2: Tomato-Vegetable Juice

We know what you’re thinking. The perfect way to sneak a Bloody Mary into the day. It’s a Tuesday, after all. But maybe try this one without the vodka. Instead, we will spice your bloody Tuesday up with jalapeno and red bell pepper.

Whether tomatoes are vegetable or fruit have never really been decided by nutritionists. Still, it acts as the fruit in this juice as it has a lot of water and will possibly resemble your favourite drink after facing the start of your week.

Ingredients

• One peeled carrot
• 2X trimmed celery stalks
• 1X cup of chopped hearts of romaine
• ¼ cup chopped fresh chives
• ¼ fresh jalapeño (with seeds and stem)
• One large red bell pepper chopped

Benefits of Tomato juice

• Rich in vitamin C, B, and potassium
• Great source of antioxidants such as lycopene
• Reduces inflammation
• Reduces risk of heart disease and cancers

Benefits of Jalapeno juice

• High in nutrients
• Promotes weight loss
• Fights cancer
• Relieves pain, Prevents stomach ulcers, and fights infections

Day 3: Strawberry-Cucumber Juice

Call it little Saturday and have what could as well be your new strawberry mocktail and healthy fruit juice. Call it what you want; it’s refreshing and healthy. This is a perfect pick-me-up mid-week refreshment to help you reach the end of the week with a mindful attitude and a smile.

Ingredients

• 6 x fresh strawberries
• 2 x medium peeled carrots
• 1 x large red apple
• 1 x large peeled cucumber

Benefits of strawberry juice

• Protects against cell-damaging free radicals
• Promotes tissue strength and enhances the healing process
• Promotes better eyesight
• Enhances immunity
• Helps with metabolism

Benefits of cucumber juice

• Helps with fresher breath
• Aids indigestion
• Prevents kidney stones
• Supports weight loss
• High in Vitamin C
• Promotes hydration with a high percentage of water

Day 4: Blueberry-Cabbage Power Juice

You might just have lost interest halfway through reading the name, but please don’t give up now; the workweek is almost finished, so why not just stick on through? This is a healthy purple drink packed with powerful nutrients to keep your mind powered up for the rest of the week.

Ingredients

• 1 Large Apple cut into small pieces
• 1 cup fresh blueberries
• ¼ medium red cabbage (Don’t skip this one)
• 1 Large peeled cucumber

Benefits of Blueberry

• Helps with the prevention of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
• Improves digestion
• Aids in weight loss
• Reduces risk of chronic disease
• Boosts eye health

Benefits of Cabbage juice

• Improves gut health
• Decreases inflammation
• Balances hormones
• Perfect to detox

Day 5: Spinach-Apple Juice

The green won’t only prepare you for the week but also the weekend. This spinach and apple juice is green with nutrients and loaded with calcium to support your bone health. So go crazy, just don’t break anything. This could potentially be a perfect juice if you are into running or exercise sessions on weekends.

It will keep your joints and bones healthy and protect them from brutal fitness sessions over the weekend. Topped off with vitamins A, and vitamin C, you will have no problem starting the weekend off with a bang. Go green, and remember, an apple a day keeps the doctor away – but another apple and spinach might keep the doc away for a week.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups spinach
• 2 x large stalks of celery
• 1 inch peeled fresh ginger
• 2x green apples
• ½ peeled grapefruit without pith
• 2 x large stalks of celery

Benefits of spinach in juice

• Improves eye health
• May decrease cancer cell growth
• Promotes healthy hair and skin

Benefits of Apple Juice

• Supports heart health
• Protects brain ageing
• Contains beneficial plant compounds such as polyphenols
• 88% of water supports hydration

Day 6: Ginger-Beet Juice

Saturday nights are all right for a night on the town, and that means you may need some purple power. Is that your idea of a good Saturday?

Even if you prefer to rather just stay at home and kick your feet up, you still need this. This power blend is packed with healthy vegetables with added kale and carrot and orange, and apple to sweeten things up a bit.

It is purple, after all, and it’s Saturday, so just live on the sweet side with no guilty conscience.

Ingredients

• 1 x large beet, peeled and cut
• 3 X kale leaves
• 1 X peeled orange
• 1 X inch peeled fresh ginger
• 1 X peeled carrot
• 1 X medium apple

Benefits of ginger in the juice

• Better digestion
• Improves immunity
• Alleviates PMS Symptoms
• Reduces Pain

Benefits of beet in juice

• Lowers your blood pressure
• Gives you stamina
• Slows down dementia
• Helps with weight control
• High in potassium

Day 7: Carrot-Orange Juice

Depending on whether Saturday night was good for letting your hair down, you will need to rejuvenate and prepare yourself for a new week. What better way than dosing yourself with vitamin C. Not only does it have a vibrant colour, but the carrot juice will jazz up your old standard orange juice and boost your immune system with a vitamin A/C combo. Do yourself a favour and unwind with this perfect end to a great week.

Ingredients

• 1 x Medium yellow tomato
• 1 x medium peeled orange
• 1 x medium apple cut into pieces
• 1 x ice cubes
• 4 x large carrots

Benefits of Carrots

• May improve eye health
• Boost immunity
• Provides anticancer effects
• Improves blood sugar control
• Improves Skin Health

Benefits of Orange

• Improves heart health
• High in Vitamin C
• Decreased inflammation
• Reduces risk of kidney stones

Juice Your Way to Weight Management

If you want to try and shake a few pounds, it doesn’t get much better than this. Dieting is never easy, but staying healthy isn’t a goal, it is a lifestyle!

If you want to be healthy and consume all the nutrients needed to live healthily, you will need a healthy, balanced diet. Without enough fruits or vegetables, you can’t achieve the recommended amounts of antioxidants and vitamins that you need to thrive and survive. So, bottoms up, and drink yourself to a healthier, more vibrant you.