Hi everyone! Has anyone experimented with juicing?

I love to juice. Mainly vegetables to help me get in some nutrients and keep it low calorie. I like the Jason Vale juice book. I just had carrot, broccoli, celery, beet, and spinach and apple juice. If you add one type of fruit it overrides the bitterness in the greens. I actually like it. Good luck!

After watching Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead last month, I tried juicing. I can do it for 3 days at a time, if I add protein to at least 1 juice and supplement with yogurt or cooked veg at night.

If you are going to try it, I recommend getting a good juicer. We had a cheap one that you had to cut things up so small to use it, the wasted time wasn't worth it. Now we have one from Sharper Image and you can put big chunks of stuff in. My daughter has a Breville and it is great as well.

I like to do beets, carrots, apples, and ginger in the morning to get going, then do kind of a V-8 in the afternoon and lots of greens and beets and carrots in the evening.

The juices aren't always pretty to look at, and some of the tastes are ... well, interesting, but it is an easy way to get lots of nutrients without all the fiber.

I've experimented with it.....but i really depend on my high protein drinks....maybe I can work it into a kind of a snack and nothing else, just for the nutrients...

Focus on getting your nutrients from real food, not just liquids. Lap Band lets us eat real food, just smaller quantities. Anyone can do a liquid only diet, but for how long? I am in this for life!

I should mention, I do juicing to help shrink my pouch and before and after fills.

I've been doing high protein smoothies - home made variety for 2 years....probably will for the rest of my life. Works well with my busy lifestyle and there is nothing I can possibly eat in small portions first thing in the morning with more protein and nutrition to give me plenty of energy to get through the day at the Hospital(s)......

If it works for you, go for it.

CHEZNOEL,

I agree to stay away from a liquid diet that is not why we had the band and not how it works and try and always head towards solid protein however you are able to get real nutrients from real vegetables rather than taking too many supplements. As B-52 said I will have a freshly squeezed veggie juice as a snack some days not as a meal replacement....

I've been juicing the past week. To clarify, I am not supplementing meals with juice. I've been drinking juice in the mornings, in addition to my protein shake. I find them so refreshing! I love playing with different combinations, my favorite includes kale, cilantro, cucumber, ginger, celery, and an apple. I haven't had celery and apples in so long, it's so good! I also eat my meals at lunch and dinner to include salads or other cooked veggies.

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Love it

I juice daily and then an hour later have my coffee and 30 minutes later breakfast.

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Great recipe, I am going to try it! I just started juicing as a supplement, not Meal Replacement. I like kale, cucumber, apple, kiwi, and Ginger.