Living on Ensure does not equal weight loss. I have lived on it for just less than three years, and lost almost NO weight. If he is losing weight, he isn't drinking enough of it. Switch him over to the PLUS flavors that have 350 calories per can instead of 250. And buy the generic at Wal Mart - its 40% cheaper and identical.

Take a can of good vegetable soup, blend it on high until it is completely liquified (add water), and mix it with Ensure Plus. There are no meal replacement liquids that can completely replace many of the essential nutrients from food. Ensure and Jevity (same company)come pretty close.

If he won't eat solids, buy a blender. If he won't drink enough to regain a healthy weight, confront his psychologist with that fact and ask that the issue be addressed ASAP. "Waiting" till things get back to normal is NOT ok. Things won't EVER be back to normal. Pour on the pressure to him. Don't worry about 'eating', worry about weight gain and health. He is hiding and shouldn't be allowed to. He is angry and scared. I hid for over a year waiting for the clouds of all this to lift. I'd be happy to talk to him. Many others here would to.

The hard part is over, but the work is not done. Tell him from me that Ensure will keep him alive, but will NOT restore him to health and vitality - no matter how much of it he drinks. Be strong. Be firm with him. Send him here. Tom