Review Of The Juicemaster Delivered 7 Day Plan

Fistly I must apologise for the delay in writing this review but I wanted to wait until I had a good couple of hours free to do a thorough review. Life has a big habit of taking over at the moment!

Those of you who have been following my blog will know that I had the pleasant surprise of being offered the chance to do the Juicemaster Delivered 7 day plan. The plan is usually £199.99 and is based on the 7lb in 7 days plan.

How much is the plan and what do you get for your money?

The 7 day plan is £199.99 and for that you get

• 28 Juices or 21 Juices & 7 Soups 
• 8 'SOS' Snack Bars 
• FREE 'After the Programme' booklet 
• 7 Live Wheatgrass Shots 
• 7 Ginger Shots 
• 14 Friendly Bacteria Capsules 

I opted for the 28 juices. On the third day I wished I had opted for the soups because I struggled but Kirsty at Juicy HQ reminded me that Day 3 is the hardest day and to just persevere. The next day I was glad I had just had the juices.

What was the delivery and packaging like?

I had the standard delivery which meant it would arrive before 7pm on the day that I chose. You can pay for more specific times. I was told that if I wasn't in, they would be frozen and therefore okay sat there until that evening. Fortunately I was in anyway.

The packaging was extremely good. Each bottle had its own little compartment to sit in. I hadn't remembered that it came with shots and it was only as my friend was pulling the rest of the packaging out that we spotted the layer underneath.

How much room did it require in the freezer?

I was recommended to have 2 and a half drawers of free space. I have shelves and found that standing up it required two shelves. I could probably have fitted them in one and a half if lying down.

What was the bottles packaging like?

Due to the wonderful labelling,I could organise them with the days at the front that I would require first. They are also then numbered in the order you need them each day. I quite liked this because I didn't need to read what they were. I would just get the correct numbers out and pop them in the fridge. Then I had the surprise of what the flavour was when I took it out!

What is the process involved for defrosting?

Now this part is where I had issues to start with. The advice was to remove them from the freezer the night before for at least 12 hours in the fridge. Then 1-2 hours before you wanted to drink it, to remove it from the fridge. This meant that I needed to be up at 6am to have the 8am juice. Fortunately I am an early riser but I found at 8am that it was still mostly solid. I don't usually have my breakfast until after the school run at 9.30am so by then it was a slushy which was perfect! It meant it would take me longer to drink without turning and that kept me fuller! Doing it the usual way I would have drank it within 15 minutes. This way I could have a juice on the go for about an hour.

So if you don't like yours cold then you need to defrost it for a lot longer.

So, how did the Juicemaster Delivered version differ from the 7lb in 7 days plan in the book?

I have been asked this question a lot. I have loaned my book to someone and my tablet memory is full so I couldn't download the app. For this reason I have had to refer to this version that I found online so I apologise if it is wrong.

To the left you will see a photograph of the plan that came in the delivery. The differences actually went in my favour.

Firstly, on the original plan it shows as having 5 juices in a day. I hadn't realised this until now. The delivery has 4 juices and a Juice In A Bar. When I did the plan from the book I never required the 5th juice thankfully. This meant that I obviously didn't miss it this time around either. (as just proven!). So, in place of the third juice of the day, you are given a Juice In A Bar. I will review that bar in a minute.

DAY 1 - The Super Chute juice was replaced with the Juice In A Bar. That was fine by me!
DAY 2 - One of the Turbo Express juices was replaced with the Juice In A Bar
DAY 3 - As Above
DAY 4 - One of the Super Juices was replaced with the Juice In A Bar. :-( (Super Juice is my favourite)
DAY 5 - One of the Super Chute Juices was replaced with a Super Juice (yay!) and the Hot n Spicy was replaced with a Juice In A Bar. (That doesn't surprise me due to the fact it needs heating up etc).
DAY 6 - Pure Green Super Juice was replaced with a Juice In A Bar (There was two Passion 4 Juicemaster juices this day. I had completely forgotten that so had been pleasantly surprised)
DAY 7 - The Boost Juice was replaced with a Juice In A Bar

So all in all, not as much difference as I had remembered. The majority of missing juices was fine by me anyway. :-)

What did you think to the Juice In A Bar?

I confess I didn't like it. I tried it 3 days in a row but all I got from of it was the pleasure of chewing. I don't like dates at all and despite the berries adding a nice flavour, I just didn't like the texture of the bar. That was clearly a matter of opinion because my 6 year old thought they were lovely! I had kept half in a sandwich bag because they are so big, (which is great) in case I wanted to chew that night. My snacking habit comes at her bedtime and I wanted it there to help with that habit. It turned out though that I didn't feel hungry for it once. My 6 year old stole it! On another day I offered her it to have a nibble (due to her begging). I went out to get the washing in and when I returned it had gone. She said "Sorry Mummy, it was so yummy that I forgot to stop eating".

What did you think of the Passion 4 Juicemaster?

Heaven in a glass! When I did the plan originally, I believe it had yoghurt in it. I can't eat yoghurt but had it anyway. I then had a breakout. I tried it at the end of the plan using a soya replacement and didn't like that either. It also had banana in it.

The version that came with the Juicemaster Delivered was totally different and was heaven in a glass. I decided this one should be served up in a glass (I had been drinking them out of the bottle). Its recipe was different also. It was made with Almond Nut Milk and Mango (instead of banana). I shall be making it with that from here on in. I was SO excited to discover I had two of them on Day 6 and was glad that I had not been peeking at the juice names as the plan went on.

What did you think about the ingredients you would usually leave out?

Anyone who knows me knows that I HATE celery and beetroot. I left them out on the original plan after trying them once. Well, I obviously had no choice this time and this didn't hit me until that straw went in the bottle! As I said, someone has got my book so I'm bound to get the juices wrong here so please feel free to correct me in the comments. The Turbo Express (I believe) was pretty much the Super Juice with added celery. So, I was amazed when I found that I enjoyed the Turbo Express!

However, when I got to the Super Chute Juice (again, please correct me if I'm wrong), I couldn't hack the beetroot and celery. My daughter made me drink it by saying "Mummy, you make me eat things I don't like so you have to too. That man said you should anyway". My daughter is such a fan of Jason we call her the JuiceMiss!

I forget which one it was but there was one juice that I just couldn't stomach at all.

Which was your favourite juice?

Up to now my favourite juice on the plan has always been the Super Juice. It is the one I always make regardless of my juicy mood. I drank it every day through pregnancy too and I swear that is why my little one loves it. She had to do homework on healthy eating and she opted to make this.  I always add a lot more avocado though which makes it very filling. Naturally this time it was obviously the original recipe but I soon got used to that.

Did you use an SOS?

I wasn't sure if the SOS was the Juice In A Bar (with hindsight I now realise it wasn't). At one point I had a massive mental tantrum about food. I went from wanting a cracker to wanting to cook a 4 course meal. In then end I ate a cracker. There is a great quote from Jason about if you want something to have it and shut up or don't have it. Either way shut up! Could someone please give me the actual quote in the comments section?

Did you crave your usual junk food?

Oddly no! I fully expected to be craving chocolate but I didn't. Not once. I had an obsession with chicken salad. I don't eat salad but it was all I could think about throughout. It was also the first thing I eventually ate.

What would you say are the pros of having the Juicemaster Delivered instead of making them yourself?

Well, the obvious answer is the fact they are already made. It made the plan so much easier to stick to. If I had been making them myself I would have had to drag myself to the juicer on Day 3 and it would have been easier to just say "I quit". However, all I had to do was unscrew the cap and stick a straw in! It genuinely made it a breeze!

I also liked the idea that I didn't feel like I had to have them in the correct order. When I did the plan myself, I would do make them in order throughout the day. Due to the fact the days worth was all done in the fridge, I just picked out whichever one I fancied without thinking about the hassle of making it, at the time of day I was on. It gave me more freedom which I liked.

I didn't have to trek to the shops to get the next few days ingredients and lug them all home (I don't drive).

I had none of the mess of making them. I didn't have to wash up my juicer and blender daily. Mine can go in the dishwasher but I find that doesn't clean them as well as by hand. When I do that I have to wear gloves but it still sets my hand eczema off. Not having to do that daily gave my hands more time to heal.

What would you say are the cons of having the Juicemaster Delivered instead of making them yourself?

This first reason is also a pro depending on how you look at it. I had no control over the ingredients. However, that is a pro because it meant I was forced to have the goodness from vegetables that I didn't like.

The cost is also a lot more than what it would cost to buy the ingredients. HOWEVER (and I capitalise that for major emphasis), you are paying for the stress free part and time saving part.

Do you think it is value for money? 

If I had been asked that before trying it I would have said no. Now that I have tried it, my answer is a big fat YES! It is no different to paying more for a ready meal. You are paying for someone else to do the work and in my opinion it was well worth it. I can't remember how much it cost to do the plan from scratch myself but I would much rather pay someone else to do it and know that I will stick to the plan. I have decided to put £4 aside a week from here on in so that I can buy the Juicemaster Delivered to do once a year.

They also do a 3 day and a 5 day which I could do if I don't succeed on my £4 a week plan.

If you had it again would you try the soups?

I think I would. I have done a lot of thinking and part of me thinks I would like to try it with the soups if I did the plan in the winter. I did it this time in the summer so cold juices were quite welcomed. I like the idea of curling up with a soup at the end of a cold day.

What were your results?

Well it does exactly as it says on the tin (as the catchphrase goes). I lost 7lb. I also lost an inch off of my waist and an inch off of my hips. The day before the plan I refused to leave the house without a cardigan or something tied around my waist. The day after the plan I was comfortably walking down the street in the t-shirts that weren't fitting me a week earlier. I can now head off on holiday feeling good about myself.

More importantly my tastebuds have been reset. My eczema is better. I feel happier, lighter, brighter, more confident, clearer and grateful. The grateful part is to Jason and Kirsty for the opportunity to do this.

Here are my before and after shots. To view others please click the tab at the top of the screen.

Any further comments?

I am BOUND to have missed out something in all my above questions. If you have any questions for me, please comment below and I will answer them in another blog post.

7lb In 7 Days - Results, Before And After Photos!

Well, yesterday was the last day of the detox and I am so happy with the results! Today's post is to give you the results and tomorrow I shall write a review of the Juicemaster Delivered that I used for the detox.

Start Weight: 11 stone 2 pound
Finish Weight: 10 stone 9 pound
Loss: 7 pound

Waist: Lost 1.5 inches
Hips: Lost 1 inch

My eczema was nowhere near as bad at the start as it was in 2013 but still an improvement

I wore the same clothes so it was easier to compare. Some of you may notice I am in the same t shirt as I wore in my after photo 2 years ago. This was to show myself that I still have a way to go, to get back to my ideal size.

So, I've still got a way to go but this is just the beginning. Thanks to Jason and his generosity I am back on track. Review coming tomorrow....

DAY 6 AND 7 of 7lb in 7 days plan - Finished!

Sorry that I didn't post yesterday. I was very busy with work and when I finally got to sat down, I just wanted to go to bed with a book.

So that's, that. I've finished! Well, I've finished the plan but I haven't finished my journey to good health. The last 2 days have been heaven in the juice department. Theee lots of Passion 4 Juice (I think it should have a different name because it's different ingredients on the Juicemaster Delivered) and a Sherbert Lemonade. What more of a reward could I possibly have wanted?...

Well, there's the clearer skin - tick
More energy - tick
Better sleep - tick
More confidence - tick
Clothes that fit - tick
Healthier cravings - tick.
and the list goes on...

I have found the Juicemaster Delivered thing absolutely fantastic and thank you so much to Jason and his team for giving it me to try out. I shall do a full review over the next few days. I can't wait to show my results with you but need to weigh myself at the same time of day. As that was a morning, you will have to wait until tomorrow!

...but believe me, I KNOW they will be good! I'm basing that on the compliments I've received, the clothes that now fit me and the way I feel.

I also can't wait to show you the results with my eczema. So happy! :-)

DAY 5 of 7lb in 7 Days - Amazing Results Already!

I haven't done it diary style today because I haven't had the time to stop and type as the day goes on like I usually would. I sneakily weighed myself today. I had promised myself I wouldn't but when my new jeans nearly fell down I just couldn't resist it! I'm not going to tell you because there are only 2 days left and I would like to do the grand total instead.

As you can see by the photo my freezer is becoming quite empty. Only 2 days to go!

I had to do the food shop today and what a different experience that was. The things I would normally crave didn't go in the trolley at all. I have been craving salad and chicken all week so that is what I have bought. Loads of fruit and veg too. Suddenly I have found the need to read ingredients and I was horrified to see there is sugar in the precooked chicken pieces that I would normally buy to put on a sandwich.  It was my first port of call when I was thinking of the chicken salad. Instead I bought a chicken, cooked it and shredded it to freeze. I confess I had a small bit but it was better to do that than leave the craving to get worse and worse and then end up eating loads and loads.

You see, my food issue is to binge eat. That's why 5:2 doesn't work with me. I binged (trying to use past tense here) at least twice a week and have done for years. My hubby has worked out that I rebel against myself. I eat healthily with no issues and then rebel. Don't get me wrong,  I don't binge and be sick. I just binge. I'm hoping that by doing this detox it will have broken that habit.

Anyway, I'm feeling like I have come out the other side. Yay!

DAY 4 of 7lb in 7 days - Temptation And Over Halfway!

5.54am - awake with the birds again. In fact it is silent so maybe even birds have a lie in on Saturdays! Traditionally Day 3 is the hardest. I think today and tomorrow will be tough due to circumstances. Through the week, hubby has been eating at work and little one has been eating a quick defrosted, reheated precooked meal of mine that I don't like. Certain pasta dishes for example that i've frozen. However, it is now the weekend and I have both of them at home. I was very ill last night. I had a very bad fever and was shivering as much as I would when having one of my epileptic fits but sweating buckets. It was horrible. I have woken with a worse sore throat than it was before the detox. However, I am persevering! I STRONGLY believe it has nothing to do with the detox because I was already a germ factory (as hubby calls me!) the day before. It is hard doing this when unwell.

10.33am - STILL slurping my 8am juice. Do these things never defrost naturally?! I don't like to put them in warm water because somebody told me it kills the enzymes. This way they most certainly last. Hubby stole my Lemon Ginger Zinger from yesterday. I did my juices in a different order because I don't like that one. Luckily I wasnt hungry enough to want it. Well, more a case of it taking me so long to drink them that the schedule goes wonky. Lol That's a good thing. Anyway, it went into the fridge on Thurs at 6pm. Still mostly frozen when he took it out this morning! I've checked fridge temperature and it agrees with what the digital read out says. They must be well insulated bottles! Lol

7.33pm - been sooooo busy today that i've missed a juice! I've been having the ones I like first so am not too bothered that I haven't had the Detox one. I shall have tomorrow's as usual and hubby is stealing this one. He's very envious that I'm doing this. I'm going to be doing all this for him the week after our holiday. It involves a lot of Super Juice and Turbo Express so that works out well with my planned daily Super Juice.

DAY 4 VERDICT: Sorry that it hasn't been much of a post. I'm not near my tablet all day on busy weekends so the diary format doesn't work very well. Tomorrow's may well be short too as another busy day ahead. I may do more subject orientated posts on Monday. Anything you would like to read about in particular?

DAY 3 of 7lb in 7 Days - Heaven In A Glass...

6.34am - been awake since 3.30am again. That's the second night running. I don't know if it because of this bad cough etc or an effect of detoxing. I can't remember that far back. All I've done is fantasise about making a chicken salad again. The whole process of chopping vegetables, shredding lettuce suddenly seems so appealing. Lol

7.15am - GINGER SHOT- Hmm...I swear that one was stronger than yesterday. However, it was bliss on my sore throat!

8.45am - time for the 3 mile round trip to school walking. I feel weak and heavy.

9.14am - 2 people said I look pale.

9.15am - SUPER JUICE - Now the first juice of today is supposed to be the Lemon Ginger Zinger but I didn't enjoy it the other day. I'm that hungry that I needed the first juice to be one I liked so that I could persevere. I shall have the lemon one later instead.

9.36am - I'm just sat here thinking about the cravings. I've not once craved chocolate. That is so odd.  I can't understand why all I'm craving is healthy food. I guess it is my taste buds resetting? If so then that is motivation enough to continue. Last time I did this my eczema and weight were my driving force. Not this time.

11.27am - believe it or not, I'm still having my first juice. It is slowly defrosting which makes it last. I should be on my second one now but I want to save that until about 12. I'm off to run the Race For Life this afternoon with my 6 year old so need to have some nourishment working it's magic.

12.34pm - Off to run the Race For Life with my little girl at school in a minute. Completely forgot to get my juice out of the fridge so had to defrost it using warm water. (They didn't defrost with what is now 18 hours in the fridge!) Guzzled it whilst watching Jasons new show on youtube. Very funny. I will hopefully have fathomed out how to add a link to it by the time I post this tonight. By the way, I had TURBO EXPRESS instead of the Passion 4 Juicemaster. I want to save that for a treat at the end of the day.

5.45pm - Hubby phoned and in the manner a man would ask "Tell me in detail what you are wearing", I uttered the words "Tell me in detail what you've eaten" and then proceeded to salivate over Toad in the hole and mash with gravy. Lol

8.09pm - I've died and gone to heaven! Passion 4 Juicemaster is divine and way nicer than when we made it. The bottle says apple, pineapple, mango and raw almond nut milk. We had used yoghurt. I have been drinking them straight out of the bottle with a straw but decided this was worth more than that. I served it in a wine glass. It is driving me mad what the taste reminds me of. It should be easy to work it out but I can't. I even let hubby have a slurp and now he can't work it out either. Divine. I excitedly rushed to the chart on the fridge and I have it again on Tuesday. Yay!

DAY 3 VERDICT: Today was the hardest I think. Mainly because I was out of the house between 1pm and 5.30pm. I had expected to be home at 4pm so hadn't got my juice out and had to wait a while.  I had an email from Kirsty where she said today was the hardest. That gave me motivation to get through the day. Still no headache which I'm amazed by. That tells me I wasn't as unhealthy as 2 years ago. I'm feeling very positive, happy and light. Bring on tomorrow!

DAY 2 of 7lb in 7 days - Chicken Cravings, Gagging and a Juicemiss Thief

Day: 2

Miles walked: 5

Total number of minutes pacing kitchen: 45 at least

As an example of how much water retention I have, I measured my waist this morning. I have lost over an inch on my waist...In one day! I will not weigh myself though until the end. The other thing I've lost is 4 hours sleep. I couldn't get back to sleep after waking at 3 am to go to the toilet. I don't usually need to go in the night but all this juice and water made my body decide otherwise. Too much info? Sorry!

7.08am - My GINGER SHOT wasn't as strong today, much to my daughters disappointment. To quote her: "You didn't spin around as much!". This was a fair point. She still licked it out though.

9.48am - Sooooo hungry! I've just walked nearly 2.5 miles to do the school walk. We had to go fast because we were late. As a result I have worked up an appetite. I was thinking about my SUPER JUICE all the way home. I do love the fact that despite being in the fridge for 12 hours (and then on the side for 2 more) it is still icy. It takes me longer to get through. As a result I don't finish it until nearly 11 am.

12.16am - I've had my friendly bacteria and am now enjoying another SUPER JUICE. Yet again it is slushy but that's good. Still craving cold chicken and a salad....

1.30pm - Struggling! Day 2 and I want something that I don't want and am hoping I won't have! Lol I know this is now the withdrawals kicking in because I have been here before....but it isn't helping knowing that. I'm full of cold and feeling bleurgh and really craving tomato soup or mash and gravy (my choice of foods when ill). I got through the urge to chew yesterday because I knew I had a juice bar at 2pm. However, now I know I really don't like dates it has taken that comfort away. Despite being peckish yesterday I only ate half of one. It doesn't help that I know I have a juice containing beetroot to come.  It's silly to feel like this because already within a day I can feel a difference with my jeans. I didn't realise how bloated I get. Anyway, now I have that rant off my chest, I shall persevere on my quest for good health again! It's great that the juices have been made for me because it is keeping me going. Finishing the detox after such a generous offer, is the least I can do! :-)

2.08pm - tried the juice in a bar again but really struggling with the texture so have bagged half up again for later.

2.11pm - want food. Solid food.

2.28pm - there is a quote from Jason about having something and shutting up or don't have it and shut up. Either way, shut up. (What is the actual quote?). Well, I have spent 20 minutes obsessing about food, pacing the kitchen, opening cupboards. I started off wanting a chive cracker. After 20 minutes I had battled and wanted something a lot worse. I had worked myself up to wanting chips out of the freezer! I figured if I carried on like that I would end up doing something more drastic. I have had a cracker and am now shutting up. I'm going to have to find a new SOS because the juice in a bar isn't working. I can't eat bananas. Suggestions?

4.12pm - my daughter asked if she could try some of the juice in a bar that I am saving for later. I came back in from fetching the washing off the line and she had ate the lot! To quote: "It was so yummy that I forgot to stop eating it! Sorry"

My eczema today

5.45pm - SUPER CHUTE - Gaaahhhhhh!  Beetroot and celery and oh I can so taste them! I refused to drink it until my 6 year old said "Mummy, you tell me to have things that I dont like so you HAVE to drink it. You want your skin to get better don't you? And that man said you have to drink it so there!". In case you are wondering "that man" is Jason Vale. He is very well known to our little girl. He is the Juicemaster so she should be called the Juicemiss.  Lol So, yes, I drank it!

6.45pm - I'm really craving bread and butter. Proper fresh bread and lashings of proper butter. I have even convinced myself that I can smell it. Not long until the last juice. Funny thing is that I only eat bread about once a month!

6.57pm - when Kirsty at Juicy HQ first offered me this detox, she gave me a choice of the last juice or a soup. I so wish I had chosen the soup. I want food!

7.12pm - TURBO EXPRESS time. I'm just about to type yum before remembering it has celery in it. I can't taste it so it is officially yum. :-)

DAY 2 VERDICT - I'm amazed that I still don't have a headache. I really thought I would have by now. I'm happy with today's juices because it included my favourite and there was two of them. Tomorrow I have Lemon Ginger Zinger which I don't really like, Super Juice which I love, Passion 4 Juicemaster which I am REALLY looking forward to and Turbo Express which I also now like. I'm also running the Race For Life with my daughter. I hope I don't faint!