AquarianCrab

I have a Breville and it's super easy. I usually make what I call a "sixer". It's 3 fruits and 3 veggies.
Some things I've learned:
broccoli will make your pee smell so awful you will not want anyone near you in a public restroom
parsley has great health benefits but too much of it will give you diarrhea
too much carrots will make your skin orange
if you're just juicing veggies, add an apple or it's way too bitter to drink
if you juice just veggies, the pulp is excellent to flavor soups and stews
if you're diabetic, limit the mix of produce to only one piece of fruit because the juice is really concentrated with sugar
melons will overpower the flavor so you will taste them
clean your juicer immediately after using it or put it in a sink full of soapy Water or it will take you forever to clean it - especially the screen

My dad makes juice every morning. He is 80 years old and just finally quit umpiring baseball, but only because his vision is failing. He was able to run to first base just as fast as the high schoolers. He is in perfect health and swears to everyone that it's his morning juice that keeps him healthy. And it's not always fresh produce that he uses. He buys produce in bulk during the season, cleans and cuts it and freezes it for his juice.

My doctor said if you eat until you feel restriction, you are stretching your pouch and making your band useless. He said to measure your portions (1/2 cup Protein, 1/4 cup veggies, 1/4 cup carb) and eat that and only that. Then 30 minutes later, drink a quart of Water. I had my surgery January 10th, and lost almost 50 pounds with an empty band. My doctor said as long as I am losing there is no need for a fill. He does fills only if the patient has gained or hasn't lost anything for a couple of months.
Also, keep in mind that this is a slow process. You're not supposed to be at your goal weight immediately. My doctor said losing more than 2 pounds per week is dangerous and unhealthy.

Rachel412 is right. You will definitely not be able to hide it from him, nor from anyone else who happens to stop over the first few days after surgery.
My husband was the only person that knew up until about a month before my surgery. I later asked him how he would have felt if I hadn't told him until that late date as well. He said he would have been livid if I hadn't trusted him to share it all from day one.

How strong are you? Will you be able to limit yourself when your friends want you to join them at the mall and eat all kinds of junk? You will need the willpower to do this, because if you overeat with them, you will be running to the bathroom to throw up - very embarrasing.
Bottom line is, only you can decide if you can do it and if you want to do it. If you are 100% positive that you can, then go for it. I was skinny until my first pregnancy, when I blew up like a balloon and became diabetic. I had no way of knowing my body would react like that, and I've been almost as heavy as you ever since. Thirty years later I was taking 9 pills a day for a variety of health issues. I wish I would have gotten my band years ago.
Best wishes to you whatever you decide.

How strong are you? Will you be able to limit yourself when your friends want you to join them at the mall and eat all kinds of junk? You will need the willpower to do this, because if you overeat with them, you will be running to the bathroom to throw up - very embarrasing.
Bottom line is, only you can decide if you can do it and if you want to do it. If you are 100% positive that you can, then go for it. I was skinny until my first pregnancy, when I blew up like a balloon and became diabetic. I had no way of knowing my body would react like that, and I've been almost as heavy as you ever since. Thirty years later I was taking 9 pills a day for a variety of health issues. I wish I would have gotten my band years ago.
Best wishes to you whatever you decide.

No, I was told "water-based liquid" by both my nutritionist and my surgeon. Right in my handbook that was given to me by the surgeon it lists decaf coffee/tea, crystal lite/wyler'slite, and diluted fruit juices. Therefore, I am not "cutting corners" as you assume, but following doctor's orders.
That said, considering how different surgeons are in there instructions, I think your comment was uncalled for.