“people keep saying they’re losing a lot of weight by drinking one container of blended fruits and veggies a day. Is this true ? How would that work?”
Yes, we lost a lot of weight when I started making smoothies over a year ago.
I use organic vegetables (kale, spinach, collards, carrots, green and/or red bell peppers) and some fruits since raw kale by itself (in my opinion) tastes disgusting.
But, at the same time, we eliminated meats, butter, milk, most cheeses and processed foods. I also cut out most carbohydrates like bread. Not drinking alcohol also helps.
Take a look at someone’s food cart at the store: If the foods are mostly fresh vegetables and fruits, then that the person (and their children if they have any) is thin. Conversely, if there’s a lot of processed foods and meats in the cart, the person is almost always heavy or obese.
The biggest cost is not the food processor (in my case, the $450 Vitamix with an 8 year warranty), but the cost of all new clothing. I made the mistake of buying clothing after we lost a lot of weight (but we were never fat to begin with). Then over the months we lost more weight and again I bought new clothing. Then after a year when our weights finally stabilized I had to buy all new clothing again. Now our big problem is finding clothing in our small sizes since most of the clothing where we live are larger sizes.
Our other problem is eating out: Every vegan/vegetarian restaurant is our area is awful and awfully expensive. I’m an infinitely better cook than the meals served in every restaurant in our area. The only time we find good restaurant food is when we visit a major city like LA or NYC.