I bought this awesome juicer about a month ago, cause I was having trouble with fresh fruits and veggies going bad. I wanted the nutrition that they have to offer, but I could only eat 1 or 2 stalks of broccoli, OR 1/4 c of fruit. Not together, and not very much. My husband hates most veggies, so they just went bad. Yes, I know, frozen is just as if not more nutritious as fresh, but the point is....I wanted the nutrition of veggies.

So my friend suggested a juicer. She has been using hers for years, and loves it. I went to Kohls and bought one on sale. I LOVE THE TASTE OF JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING I PUT IN IT !!! I also get the entire carrot, a full serving of broccoli, or other veggie I put in it...and can even put 5 different veggies in to make sure I get my '5 a day'. I usually put 1/4 c berries in my morning Protein shake, but now i'm thinking mix up 3 fruits and add my protein to it.

Anyone else try this ???

I log my food on fitday.com and found that my carbs are still in the 40 - 50 range for the day.

Sounds like a great idea...

Yea...I'm thinking that I need to do this on a daily basis. My Dr. called this morning and said my labs were in. I'm low on Vit D (again !!!) and Vit A.

I'm sure that juicing these veggies (tomatoes, spinach, zucchini, carrots, cucumber and apple...my favorite) will help with the Vit A. I never suspected to be low on that one.

Yea...I'm thinking that I need to do this on a daily basis. My Dr. called this morning and said my labs were in. I'm low on Vit D (again !!!) and Vit A.

I'm sure that juicing these veggies (tomatoes, spinach, zucchini, carrots, cucumber and apple...my favorite) will help with the Vit A. I never suspected to be low on that one.

1/2 cup of FRESH carrot juice has 450% of the RDA of Vitamin A. And it's far more readily absorbed than from a pill.

Do you mind telling me what brand of juicer you got. I have been considering getting one but then get overwhelmed with all the choices.

Sounds very good!

I've been juicing for a long time and even though they don't taste great - I focus on greens. There are certain things - like cabbage, that have really important enzymes but you have to drink immediately after juicing to get the benefit.

By the way, I think you're familiar with Dr. Mercola, correct? I have been struggling with my Vitamin D level for YEARS! My nutritionist has me taking 50,000 once a week and then 10,000 IU per day. (I have the Carlson 10,000 IU capsules so it's easy to do). My level went from 12 to 30 after doing this for about six months and I could never get it above 30! I bought this little Vitamin D spray from Mercola - it's 1000 IU per spray and I take 6 sprays per day. I was taking it for only about two weeks and never even considered that I might do something but I had my levels tested last week and I'm at 60!!! First time I've ever tested above 30. Not sure if it's a mistake or if my body is absorbing this spray better than it ever did the other stuff! Amazing! My sister has low levels as well (20s) and I had her start using the spray so she can go get tested in a few weeks so I guess I'll know for sure then.

Yea...I'm thinking that I need to do this on a daily basis. My Dr. called this morning and said my labs were in. I'm low on Vit D (again !!!) and Vit A.

I'm sure that juicing these veggies (tomatoes, spinach, zucchini, carrots, cucumber and apple...my favorite) will help with the Vit A. I never suspected to be low on that one.

VST addict--did Dr. Aceves do the plication or regular sleeve? I was checking out his clinic on line, and it sounds like people think he is great, but, there is'nt that "Center of Excellence" designation like Dr. Ortiz in Tijuana. How did you decide on him? I am a self pay, but will not make this decision to save a few bucks.

I've been juicing for a long time and even though they don't taste great - I focus on greens. There are certain things - like cabbage, that have really important enzymes but you have to drink immediately after juicing to get the benefit.

By the way, I think you're familiar with Dr. Mercola, correct? I have been struggling with my Vitamin D level for YEARS! My nutritionist has me taking 50,000 once a week and then 10,000 IU per day. (I have the Carlson 10,000 IU capsules so it's easy to do). My level went from 12 to 30 after doing this for about six months and I could never get it above 30! I bought this little Vitamin D spray from Mercola - it's 1000 IU per spray and I take 6 sprays per day. I was taking it for only about two weeks and never even considered that I might do something but I had my levels tested last week and I'm at 60!!! First time I've ever tested above 30. Not sure if it's a mistake or if my body is absorbing this spray better than it ever did the other stuff! Amazing! My sister has low levels as well (20s) and I had her start using the spray so she can go get tested in a few weeks so I guess I'll know for sure then.

I will have to try that. My Vit D was a 12.

VST addict--did Dr. Aceves do the plication or regular sleeve? I was checking out his clinic on line, and it sounds like people think he is great, but, there is'nt that "Center of Excellence" designation like Dr. Ortiz in Tijuana. How did you decide on him? I am a self pay, but will not make this decision to save a few bucks.

Just a note on Dr. Aceves, they think highly enough of him in the US to invite him to speak to a convention of physicians in Florida in may I think it was. I had my surgery with him and they just emailed me to fill out a questionare so he could take the results to the conference when he speaks. I think that is pretty cool considering he is from "mexico" and people in the US never consider going outside for surgery. I loved him and would return in a heartbeat.