How to Lose Weight Through Juice

How to Lose Weight Through Juice
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An apple a day may help you keep extra pounds away. Drinking the juice of certain fruits and raw vegetables can help you get the recommended five to 13 servings of fruits and vegetables per day and possibly boost your metabolism, notes the Harvard School of Public Health. Losing weight comes down to burning more calories than you eat on a daily basis. Follow a balanced, healthy diet that includes juices to create a calorie deficit. Drink juices while exercising regularly and eating healthy to aid in weight loss.

Step 1

Drink grapefruit juice to help increase your metabolism and facilitate weight loss. Sip a serving of grapefruit juice with breakfast, lunch and dinner. Consuming grapefruit juice helps control spikes your blood sugar levels, so your body is more likely to processes your food as fuel for energy and less is stored as fat, according to Medical News Today. Drink pre-mixed grapefruit juice or make fresh juice at home. Consult your physician before adding grapefruit to your diet since it may have an effect on certain medications. Grapefruit and certain citrus fruits contain chemicals that can affect the enzymes that break down certain medications in the digestive system, states MayoClinic.com.

Step 2

Consume two servings of vegetable juice per day. Including two servings of vegetable juice in your diet can help you reach your daily vegetable recommendations and promote weight loss, according to the website Medical News Today. Combine chopped celery, garlic, onion and fresh tomatoes in a juicer to make your own vegetable juice cocktail or drink commercially made vegetable juice.

Step 3

Drink fruit and vegetable juices as a part of a balanced diet. Follow a diet that revolves around unprocessed, natural foods like fish, lean meats, healthy fats like avocado, nuts and olive oil, whole grains, vegetables, eggs, fruits and poultry. Eating foods in their natural form helps fill you up faster so you consume fewer calories.

Step 4

Engage in physical activity three to four days per week to burn calories, facilitating weight loss. Perform full body strength training workouts that include exercises like overhead shoulder press, triceps dips, lunges, pushups and squats for three sets of 15 repetitions. Participate in cardiovascular exercise like biking, walking on the treadmill, jogging outdoors or taking an aerobics class.

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Article reviewed by Lynda Moultry Belcher Last updated on: Apr 29, 2012

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