Pre-banding I used to drink a lot of juice that I made with my juicer. Since I'm not getting very many veggies in (focusing on protein!), would it be a good idea to make some juice? I know I'd have to limit it to a much smaller amount than before. My juicer takes out ALL the pulp.

Any comments from long time banders?

My opinion is, it would be OK in small doses. Just make sure you count the calories towards your daily total? I'm assuming juice as in apple or fruit juices?

One of the problems with consuming simple carbs like this is that the sudden input of sugar causes an insulin spike and and then it just makes you want more an hour later.

If you're consuming veggie juice that is a different story, however, liquids are a slider food and will not help your band work it's magic.

I have a machine capable of making juices...and I do occasionally have one made fresh at the juice bar at my health club...my son buys all the ingrediants and makes a juice every day with my machine....

My problem is this...since being banded, my focus is always on Protein....protein, protein protein....every restaurant, menu, etc, I'm always focused on it...

I Don't see it it with juicing....tell me a recipe that will give me 35gm as I get with a smoothie and I will be converted because I love the thought of a nutritional home made juice.....as a possible Meal Replacement, it has to have high protein....otherwise my body would waste away....

As far as juice being slider, I don't have that problem because my hunger is under control whether I eat or not...the band is always there, so my hunger is also under control, and the magic is there 24 hrs a day.......and because my hunger / appetite is always checked, I stopped worrying about calories or carbs a long time ago....

I do need to stay away from fatty foods because of my history with clogged arteries and subsequent heart surgery.

I have lost all the excess weight my body has to give up, with very little body fat% left....without protein, bad things would start to happen.

A TRUE starvation mode...not the pseudo one newbies fear all the time....So it is even more important to me now than ever before.

Pre-banding I used to drink a lot of juice that I made with my juicer. Since I'm not getting very many veggies in (focusing on protein!), would it be a good idea to make some juice? I know I'd have to limit it to a much smaller amount than before. My juicer takes out ALL the pulp.

Any comments from long time banders?

Day before yesterday I went to the local supermarket...apples were on sale for $.98 per pound. I bought about 10lbs of apples, spinach, a couple bags of carrots, a couple pounds of beets, and some cucumbers. Made almost a gallon of fresh juice.

I use "new whey 42g liquid protein" fruit punch flavored shots when I'm not hungry, or just don't feel like "eating" Protein. I'll take about 8-10 oz of juice, mix in half a tube of protein ( 21 grams ) and have a couple of these throughout the day. I don't juice all the time, but this works well to get in your protein, with the added benefit of the veggies and fruit. Also, there are several brands of all natural juice in my local area now. Naked, Bolthouse Farms and others. Easy and quick for on the go when you don't feel like making fresh....or are traveling.

I primarily do celery, ginger, spinach juice with just 1 small carrot and 1/2 green apple. Sometimes lettuce and a cucumber. I stay away from making juices with a high fruit content or sugar content. And one a day is good for me.

I was thinking about Kale/apple or kale/cucumber/beet. I see what you all mean about the carbs and insulin spike. I have a bug tub of Isopure unflavored that I could add to it for protein. I just am so focused on protein that I miss veggies. I thought adding a little juice could be a good thing, just a couple times a week. Somehow I feel like I'm going to get scurvy after having such little vitamin C! lol