when you start off a juice fast you should have several things molasses is important to take 3 time a day. you dont need protein shakes only orange juice or any kind of juice is fine. I done a 40 day fruit fast felt hungry 3 days and was fine after that. your body only absorbs fruit juice no protein shakes i use to belive that. im a fruitarian and never been happier. make sure to drink some tea with honey at the end of the with valerian herb if you cant sleep this helps me. amd you should do a parasite cleanse with LBB caps which will give you the biggest boost in weightless anad energy and get you out of depression which help me alot. read this guy whole site and learn it. barefootherbalistmh.com you where feeling bad because the toxins are not leaving you during the fast his LBB will help and parasite cleanse will knock many pounds off you.