check out [1] my personal site for what i've been doing for the last 3 x 60 day juice fasts (currently on day 34/60 - with 182 days juicing thus far). I am averaging 12 cups per day (that's 4 cups per serving, 3 times per day). My [2] BMI is currently 29.9 if yours is higher you may want to consider drinking more. Here are [3] my tips for helping you calculate this.... in the end if you are feeling hungry drink more.
I have actually been reading your personal site and lurking the subreddit for about a week now. I also watched the ~2 hour interview with you on I forget which site. Some really good stuff here! As a programmer myself, I love your logical, calculated method and approach.
My BMI is really close to yours (30.7).
When I look at recipes on other sites, it seems that they usually yield only 1-2 cups as opposed to your 4. How are others juicing? 6 servings @ 2 cups? 8 servings @ 1.5 cups?
Calculate your calories and nutrition that you are getting using WolframAlpha - [4] tips on that here.. Recipes that I use daily are [5] here and [6] here ... I also [7] take these supplements to account for anything I may be missing.
I sit in front a computer all day, every day. To date I've lost 82.3lbs ... and that's without the aid of elective surgical procedures, magic pills, expensive special foods or working out. Simply juice and discipline. I went from 3,000-5,000 calories per day to 600-800 calories per day. [8] Use WolframAlpha to calculate everything!
That post was super helpful, thank you so much for putting it together. Again, this is exactly the way I like information presented.
Now, I'm no nutritionist or doctor, but by consuming only 600-800 calories a day - are you not creating too much of a caloric deficit? Do you experience the same increased energy levels that all of the other juicers speak of even with such low calories?
My BMR is 2002 cal/day, and as I plan on doing ~1 hour of light cardio a day while I am juicing (and plan to continue once I am done of course) - that would put me at "lightly active"/"moderately active" 2753-3103 cal/day. What do you think would be the appropriate calorie intake (# or %) for me to maximize weight loss without killing myself / having no energy?
I make my juices in batches 8 cups x 3 meals = 24 cups of juice. I make dinner for the evening, breakfast for the next day and lunch for the next day all in one juicing cycle (for all these it's about an hour of juicing) - [9] check out the equipment I use for containers (storage and transport) - avoid using metals - metal is great for water but not so much for juices.
That system would work perfectly for me, as I think it would be way too time consuming to do it in the morning before work. I figured metal was probably not the best idea, I just invested in some of these Aquasana AQ-6000 27oz Glass Water Bottles to store juice when I go to work / wherever else I need to "eat". I'll let the community know how they turn out as the reviews are somewhat mixed.
Some other questions that came up for you (and anyone else who would like to contribute):
What are the best "bang-for-the-buck" fruits / vegetables in terms of vitamin / mineral content per $ or volume of juice?
I have read that you should say good-bye to caffeine before starting a juice fast. I drink ~6-8 cups of green tea a day. Any idea if that is okay?
In addition to the juices, how much water (on average) do you drink a day?