Thank you! I am in disbelief that I got there...lol

Please be careful trying to gain weight. My surgeon says that your body will get to the weight it NEEDS to get to. If you constantly give it calories above the Sleevie suggestions post surgery and down the road, it will catch up with you. I did just that, ate more to gain some weight...now wish I had not as I stopped that extra eating and am still gaining. A few years down the pike, our intestines thicken a little like leather and it is EXTREMELY DIFFICULT to lose any significant weight at that point. I went from 130 which people said made me look too skinny and gaunt to 155 in 4 years. Now it is tough to get back to 140 which is a great weight for me. Had I just contiued my eating as I did in the beginning, I would have eventually ended up probably in the 140 range...not 15 pounds over.

NOW, the juicing? Isn't it very expensive to put 4 cups of fruit in a machine that turns it into one cup? I was thinking about getting one but was told of the expense so didn't do it. Now I make milkshakes with protein powder, coconut milk/soy milk (low calories), handfull of spinach, 4 baby carrots, stevia liquid, a spill of lemon juice and 5 good sized strawberries or other berry mix (no added sugar) and give it a spin in my Bullet. It is delicious! You only taste the fruit! Give it a try, spinach is a miracle food. Good luck...think about what I have said. Lyn

Not sure where you got the idea I am trying to gain weight... I am just trying to stabilize. I am sure it will be harder to lose weight as a get older and my body gets used to having low calories but I have set up my "alarm weight" at 170 (which is when my BMI would go over 25.0). And if the nausea continues (as it has the past 17 months), I won't have to worry about gaining (because it is such a chore to eat.)

Juicing does use a lot of fresh veggies and fruits to get in cupfuls of the juice, but I don't think you can O.D. on these natural resources of nutrients (unless you drink carrot juice 10 times a day! lol)

More power to you for being able to add veggies into your protein shakes..! I do a protein shake every day too but if I added the stuff you put in, I would never be able to get it down. Things have to sound, smell, and look good to me first to overcome the nausea component...which is hard to get past most days.

I may try the carrot thing... although I have tried the V-8 fruit and veggie juices, and could taste the carrots... Like I said, I am too picky for my own good! lol

I will probably hold my nose when I try this stuff. You are right, green leafies are very healthful... and I could use more veggies!

I can do sour cream...and my beloved guacamole! I will definitely try the soup! Thanks for letting me know!