I will say that I have definitely felt more bloated since starting with the smoothies...but I don't know how I can be retaining water if I drink at least 60 oz of water a day, plus the 40 oz smoothie.
My carbs are around 170 g. per day...which is on the high end of what I had before. I worried about the sugar in the fruit, though. Before this, I had an apple a day, so fruit isn't totally new to me, but this is the most fruit/veggies I've EVER consumed on a regular basis.
Speaking of 'regular', everything is 'regular' in the BM department, too!