Any juicers or green smoothie sleevers??? Or is it bad for such a small stomach??

[Munecagirl85]

I really want to change my lifestyle before wls i thought ovarian cancer and had lots of ct scans x rays and blood work over a years period

My ovaries were in sever pain i wanted a hyatecrectmy but my dream is having kids i have had bad cycles since i was 18 30 now-

So i found green juices started to juice for a few months before surgery. I havent met any one sleever to juice most people i ask state that stomachs are way to small now, we will only get the sugar and not much nutritional value since it will just pass right thru the sleeve.

I would say this statment to be more true for someone who has had bypass??!

So looking for some real answers

I would love to start using my juicer again for health benefits or possibbbbbly if iam brave enough a vitamax for green smoothies

[MrsDeLaCruz2020]

No matter what way you do it, to loose weight you need HIGH protein! So if you are juicing add a scoop of plain protein powder to it. They recommend 60 grams of Protein per day so if you hit your goal you will see a weight loss. As for juices running through the sleeve... before surgery you have to do a liquid diet. So no it doesn't run through you... but! You Cannot live off of liquids... just to give you a boost for a week or two its ok, after that then you need to start weening off of it... 2 liquid meals... and one regular and start to ween off like that and stick to HIGH protein and low sugar, low carbs. To log your food is a great way to keep track. MyFitnessPal is amazing! Have you tried it yet?

[bikrchk]

I did a lot of green juice in my final "diet" before WLS. I never use it now as there's very little of what I consider "food" there for me anymore. Food=protein. Juice=sugar. If I really wanted it, I suppose I could work it into my plan around adequate protein like anything else I "want" but I just don't see a reason as it no longer represents high quality food for my prescribed plan.

Eating post WLS will turn what you formerly considered "healthy" on its head. I treat it like a prescription, (because it IS). I take my supplements and PPI daily as prescribed. If clock my protein as prescribed, I've done well. If I clock my protein, there isn't room for much else so I don't have to worry that I'm over carbed, over sugared, etc. Unless I'm not meeting my fitness goals which include maintaining my 90 pound weight loss. I get cardio 5x per week and a bit of strength training so I have a decent metabolism and a bit of wiggle room calorie wise these days. If the scale numbers start to slide in either direction for more than a week or 2, (typically slightly up) I take a harder look at my diet, journal food\exercise and adjust from there. It's a really different mindset, but one that works for me.

[MargeB]

I used to do a green smoothie with spinach, carrots, cucumber, avocado and plain yogurt for protein. I used a Nutribullet, so I got all the fiber, etc.
Pretty high in calories with the avocado, but I imagine I'd have to drink less than half of what I used to at the point anyway.

If you like it, do it - just be wary of drinking too many calories.

[Merry Mary]

I have not tried juicing but like bikrchk said there isn't much protein in juice. I couldn't drink enough to match the protein from fish or chicken

[Ann2]

After WLS you're entering a whole new world of what's appropriate to eat. There are very significant reasons why post-op you need a protein-heavy diet. Please understand those reasons and don't make old assumptions about what your body will need. A year or more out you will have more personal discretion about what to eat. But not now.

[Munecagirl85]

Iam not trying to replace any meals just for some extra nutrition for diease prevention - i do struggle getting all protiens in at 9 weeks which i need to track better bc i want to keep as much hair as possible! Lol i went to a baratirc store today bought all kinds of bArs and prtien chips and pretzels to try and boost my protien in a day - i was pushing today full alll day!

So very very few veggies if any or fruits! And its so so hard to remeber vitamkns when i have a cabinent of very very expensive ones and iam stock full! Tomorrow is a new day i suppose! Maybe once ism at goal weight i can add a nutribullet- for now ill just focus on protiens