Lopezr --

I fully endorse the juicing idea! I watched "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" in December 2012 and started green juicing in January. I lost so much weight so quickly, never dealt with hunger issues, fed my body the highest nutritional content I could. My hair and skin and eyes were bright. I slept well. I attribute my success-to-date to the hard core (2-3 months) green juice regimen I was on.

Each morning I juice cucumber, celery, kale or spinach, a granny smith apple and an acid component (lemon/lime/ginger). Sometimes I add herbs. For a while all I took in was juice. I made small changes to my intake -- gave up dairy, red meat, fried foods. I started incorporating raw kale, quinoa, nutritional yeast and chia seeds, too. I felt SO healthy!

If you want more information, please let me know -- I'm happy to share recipes, books, websites, etc. I believe in a juicing lifestyle! I only do it 1x per day now, but it gets my morning off to a great start.

Oh, I have a Jay Kordich Powergrind Pro juicer.

HTH and Best of Luck to you!

~Nathalie

Nathalie,

Thank you so much for the insight, I watched the same documentary, it was a real eye opener and gave me some great information. I was glad to see that he did it in coordination with a doctor so you knew exactly what kind of strain, if any it was putting on his body. So many times you hear about these diets only to find out 6 months down the line they are doing more harm than good. I would love any information you have to share with me, i have been on several websites and seen some great recipes. I am curious what you do to ensure you get all of your protein in? I looked at several recipes and while the protein involved from the veggies in pretty good its not near enough to meet the protein goals. Do you rely on your dinner? or do you do protein shakes or add powdered protein to some of your juice?


~Ray

Juicing with vegetables sounds like a fine idea. However, my surgeons post-op diet limits patients to no more than 4 oz of no sugar added fruit juice per day - due to the calories and natural sugars. So you would need to make sure your drinks are mostly veggie and low cal. Also, I have always felt that juice was second best to eating whole fruits and veggies, since you don't get the benefit of the fiber. However, immediately post-sleeve you are not going to be fitting in many whole fruits and veggies, so juice might be a good option.