Hi beej - thanks for the suggestion. I do have a good quality champion juicer. I am only able to have small amounts of juiced greens with at most a half of a carrot added. Too much quantity of green juice or using anything sweet in the juice causes blood Sugar dips and other issues for me. Having even a small amount of green juice revs my hunger up shortly after. I find it actually makes it more challenging to lose weight, though it's so good for me in other ways.

Thanks though!

I'm in a hurry this morning so lets see if I can respond quickly to some of your points & questions.

Juicing: Green veggies have lots of fiber. When you remove the fiber and eat just the juice (it's usually a lot more vegetables than you would normally eat to get a cup of juice) you get a large concentration of fairly simple carbohydrates that are absorbed quickly. This can impact blood sugar. With my issues, including blood Sugar dips - not diabetes - and for weight loss purposes, it's important to keep blood Sugar pretty even. juicing is wonderful, but different folks need to handle juicing based on their individual body needs.

Vegetarian - When I was a vegetarian, I was convinced everybody in the world should be also. I now don't believe that. If you peruse these boards you will see many others feel the same. People with candida and other infections do much better with a lean protein, good fat, low carb, low Sugar diet. I feel much better that way. Read books on candida, eat right for your type, protein power... not every body type does well on vegetarianism.

I do my best to exercise when I feel up to it, for up to 20 minutes, very lightly. That's what I can handle in my condition.

I have flushed every major organ.

I eat raw fruits - mostly less sweet - in moderation. Too much fruit sugar causes flare ups of pain and infections.

Read the boards about thyroid. Many folks here test normally but use thyroid because they really need some extra thyroid. The tests are not accurate enough. It helps me to use it.

I do take a small amount of hydrocortisone for adrenal insufficiency and other issues it helps with. This is something I didn't mention. At this time, I can't get off of it. I'm not thrilled to be on it, but I need it. This can impact weight, even at this teeny tiny dose.

I am doing alternative treatments for lyme.

I drink a ton of water every day.

I have maybe 2 bowel movements a day.

You are right - I am dealing with a lot, and I'm going after getting well. I would appreciate any help anyone out there can give.

Thanks