The Reboot with Joe Juice Diet: Lose Weight, Get Healthy and Feel Amazing Paperback – February 4, 2014

I'm a few weeks short of my 43rd birthday when I decided to take care of myself. I'm not extremely obese, I was overweight. I'm beginning to feel the effects of aging and I didn't even have a lot of chronic diseases, just knee arthritis. But I was already not sleeping well at night, lack of energy, some gastrointestinal issues (reflux and constipation). I used to be at the Y at 5am in an exercise class. I'm not new to fitness, and for taking care of myself with good lifestyle habits, but for some reason, I can't get back to my old self when I decided to loose weight. I've learned about juicing and Joe Cross as I've been researching about lifestyle changes. I decided to do the 10 day juicing plan. It was a lot of work at first, because the effects are all so worth it. I'm happy to report that my cholesterol had dropped from 205 to 148, just doing the 1-2 juices after the 10 day plan, and I am only on the 2nd month! I've been sleeping uninterrupted at night, I have so much energy. I have less arthritic knee pain, and I found another exercise that I love: swimming! I used to not like swimming because I get out of breath when only being halfway through the lane, but now I've been swimming laps. I get the exercise that I need without the pounding on my knees and without the sweaty feeling (I'm beginning to feel the symptoms of.menopause already). My gastrointestinal issues are gone. The weight loss is just the bonus. I've lost 10 lbs while I was in the 10 day plan, and 2 more after. I don't have any more sugar craving, and my taste buds have been trained to eat mostly fruits and vegetables. I have been asked multiple times what's my protein source, as we have become a nation of proteinaholics, but I'm positive that my new diet of fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts and seeds are the way to a better health! I have discovered what foods bother me. So it's either I eat only a small amount that won't bother me, or just not to eat that certain food at all.I've mentioned above that it was difficult at first, so I want to share with you some tips.1. You will buy a lot of produce and it will fill your refrigerator. I have a family of 5, and of course I have to shop for them as well. I only bought 5-7 days worth of produce and if I know that my family will eat what's on the guide for that day, I cooked extra for my family as well.2. For me, day 3 and 4 are the worst as far as the headaches occurring while you are first starting. But come day 5,I have so much energy! I used to have migraine headaches, but now they're gone! I took some time from work, as I work full time. So I was at home when I have all the headaches from detoxing from sugar. Oh but it's all worth it. Like I said above, my taste buds have been trained that even in my workplace where there's treats in the lunch room all the time, I just don't have the desire For them anymore.3. Juicing will take time to cut and prepare the fruits and vegetables. I do my grocery shopping on the weekends and I juice all my juices for the week. I put the ones that I will not drink from day 3 onwards in the freezer, and just take it out the day before to defrost. Saves the space in my refrigerator too.4. It seems like you have a bigger grocery bill at first. But after eliminating the treats from my shopping cart, and since we're eating less meat now, as I have discovered new recipes that my family likes too, I didn't have to add money to my grocery budget. I only added about 25% to my food budget when I was on the 10 day plan, but now it's just the same.5. There are days when I don't feel hungry, but I feel like I need to eat something more substantial. Like I said you will get to know yourself. Even when I was on the 10 day plan, I eat a banana, or some nuts, or an avocado. I felt like I was so cold at times. I will add some soup on those days to warm me up. I'd honestly say that I didn't follow the 10-day strictly, but like I said you will get to know yourself. I got all those good side effects anyway still.I was blessed to be given a centrifugal juicer by a co-worker that is buying a new juicer. So I didn't have to buy a juicer to begin with. I have already given a copy of this book to her as a gift. She says that the recipes in this book had taken her juicing to a whole new level. By the way, I know some of the reviewers would say that they can find the recipes online for free. All the recipes in this book are delicious. I have to decrease the amount of celery to the juices that call for them, as those are the ones that tastes like "grass" to me. I have tried a few recipes from their website, but sad to say I don't find them delicious at all. So for now I will stick with the recipes that are in this book. There's a lot of juicing recipes in this book anyway, that I didn't find them boring even if I'm already in the 2nd month of incorporating juicing in my life.This book is good overall. I'm glad that they published this book, as I don't have to pay a huge amount for their guided reboot. I'm pretty much a diy-er in topics like these, and I'm the type who don't want to spend so much for things I can do on my own like this. Like I said it will change your life!

I tried juicing in the past and felt dizzy and weak; got headaches and really didn't feel any benefit. Plus, I HATE anything green juiced. I had a friend really into green juicing and just a taste of her special juices made my whole body cringe. I also HATE coconut water so was very skeptical about having to drink that every day. I'm a senior citizen, so changing my tastes at this point were going to be a challenge. However, Joe's video was very inspiring and I needed to get in better shape. So I ordered the book and asked for a juicer for Mother's Day which my son bought for me on Amazon as well. I wrote a review for the juicer as well from my very novice stand point.Well, I decided to try to five-day Reboot because if I wasn't going to feel good the first three days, I sure wanted to see if there was any following benefits for the trip through healthy purgatory. Plus, I didn't want to commit to too much.Surprisingly, I found some of the juices much more tastier than I thought they'd be; and some were so good, I'd drink them even if not on a Reboot or a quest to lose weight. BUT, the first green juice was almost my undoing as was the coconut water. I gagged my way through them both the first day and then tried some different green juices I hated less for subsequent days and added fruit juices, as suggested in the book, to my coconut water.I eventually found some green juice favorites that I didn't hate at all and I really enjoyed some of the other juice colors. The coconut juice, even with juice, never became anything I liked and I had to change to other electrolyte containing liquids for fear I'd skip it altogether. You'll find your favorite juices and will love...or at least like them.Also, the plan developed a bit differently for me. I felt wonderful the first three days, then, on day four, I started feeling the symptoms that most people describe for the first three days. These lasted for a couple of days so I continued the juicing plan beyond five days to get past them. I transitioned out well and now eat a healthy vegan breakfast, juice twice a day making sure one juice is green (Can you believe it?); and switch between eating a plant-based dinner and a protein shake for dinner with two days a week treating myself to some quality organic meat with my husband.I had 40 pounds overall to lose and didn't have the big losses some of the users had, but I did lose eight pounds and am continuing to lose more slowly about a pound every three days. I may try another Reboot down the road, but I'm comfortable at this time.The book is a fabulous guide that answers a lot of questions I had. I don't think I would have ever stayed with juicing without it. The recipes are varied and the suggested substitutions are a life saver. I tried every recipe in the book and rated them on my own scale, bookmarking the ones I really lovedIf I had to have a negative -- it wouldn't be for the book, juicing or this program, it'd be for the constant washing of the juicer :) May I suggest wearing gloves as to not have chapped hands

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I fell in love with the idea of this program after watching the movie. I have suffered with more illness this year, than any I can remember. I knew my body was toxic. So now, I am on day five, with permission from my doctor.Day one: Make sure you have the day off of work, it is miserable.Day two, okay, but I was lethargic.Day three: I started to feel a little better.Day four: I was completely and utterly ravenous! I would have eaten shoe leather at one point. I was faint and dizzy and gave in to some animal proteins (Tilapia fish). It was the best choice I could have made. I felt sooo much better. I realized, that I need more protein than the diet can offer with just juice.As a result, I am implementing his suggestion on page 177. If you are like me, build some more vegetable proteins into your plan. I have lost 4 pounds in 4 days, and I am on the road to wellness, I just need a slightly modified plan. So no more meat,but I will be throwing some all vegetarian protein powder and legumes or beans into my daily mix. Via, shake, juice. or if need be, a salad!Hope this helps!