I posted that I ate half a Big Mac and still eat a crispy creme donut if I crave one. Several people gave their opinions.and how I didnt care about my health.....but several more sent me private messages, 11 different people to be exact, that wanted some advice because they had kids and the grazing and snacking was getting the best of them, but were scared to ask for it on this forum because of the tongue lashing some people give when your veer from the HEALTHY path. Everyone is not the same, our needs, wants and lifestyles are different. There are people reading the forum who are intimidated by your perfection....give us who arent as perfect a break.

See above.

Butter...you're the best! Great advice AND recipes! Question: I'm just getting my raw veggies in, trying one at a time (very sensitive sleeve, I'm taking it slow), do you think juicing will remove the excess Fiber and be easier to digest (I'm just past 3 months)? I can only eat 2-3 tiny bites of salad still and chew til there's nothing left! But I want, and need more. I'm relying on dairy and miss the flavors of greens. I do have a Jack LaLane Juicer....it never occurred to me to juice! Thank you!

Butter...you're the best! Great advice AND recipes! Question: I'm just getting my raw veggies in' date=' trying one at a time (very sensitive sleeve, I'm taking it slow), do you think juicing will remove the excess fiber and be easier to digest (I'm just past 3 months)? I can only eat 2-3 tiny bites of salad still and chew til there's nothing left! But I want, and need more. I'm relying on dairy and miss the flavors of greens. I do have a Jack LaLane Juicer....it never occurred to me to juice! Thank you![/quote']

Juicing will definitely remove some of the fiber....although I think that's the good part, but if you can't tolerate it then of course don't push your sleeve. I would say give it a try but approach it just like any other new food....cautiously. You didn't mention fruit but I'd be leary of juicing alot of fruit due to the higher calories and sugar content. Much better just to eat those if you can....IMHO. juice some green veggies though and let us know how they come out.

Wow I just got around to reading this thread today and the first post vs. the last post seems like 2 completely different posts.

Am I to assume that Mason is a physocology professional who deals with obesity on a daily basis? If so, it would explain a lot.

I haven't been on VST too much lately but checked today and I'm so glad I came across this thread! I am almost 8 months out... was a "low BMI" before surgery but honestly for my height, I was just plain fat. Started at just under 5'3 and my highest was 197 lbs. Now, I'm down to 127 lbs and feel GREAT! It hasn't been a super easy journey but I'm thrilled with how things have turned out...

This surgery allowed me to break my addictions. Simply put. I can say it allowed me to lose weight because of portion control, but at the end of the day, what it really did was give me the power to break my food addictions. That's what made it hard! Giving up massive quantities of sugar and processed foods.

Anyway, I am slowly converting to Paleo and I'm so thrilled to see others doing the same thing! I CRAVE nutrition like this now, and am starting to see my beloved McD's double cheeseburgers as "plastic food" now.

I am a very very firm believer in Paleo. I wish more than anything I could have done it and stuck with it before surgery, but I couldn't... so here I am now.

So many things I was scared of, and here I am now, 5'3, 127 lbs (and still losing, my original goal was 125 but I think 120 or even 115 is more like it) wearing size 6 jeans and I feel GREAT! My hair, that I thought would turn dull and fall out, is growing like crazy, long, and I'm NOT BALD!

I think my improved overall nutrition was far better than anything else!

ANYWAY - for you Paleo eaters... isn't it weird how SO MANY OF US convert to this after the sleeve?????

Butterthebean how long does your green shake stay "good" in the fridge?

I've never had one go bad but I've had the in the fridge 3-4 days with no problems.