Protein, Vitamins, and Supplements

I got some calcium citrate chewables and will have to do 4 of them a day....they are so gross! I came across UPCAL D powder that you can mix in with shakes or soups. They claim it's flavorless. Has anyone tried this? Here's the website for it. Would love to hear any thoughts on it. Thanks http://www.procarenow.com/UPCAL-D-Powdered-Calcium-20-oz-can_p_10055.html

Will make you a great deal on 3 containers of Chocolate splendor unjury. Loved this kind before surgery and now I cannot stomach the milk anymore to drink it. Had just purchased these before surgery so that I would all ready to go. I am really bummed.

These are AWESOME!!!! 15grams of protein, 180 calories, 14 carbs and the homemade vanilla tastes Devine!!!!! I've been trying to find a meal replacement shake with good flavor and had been unsuccessful until now!!! Let me know what you think! ~~Kishi

Hi All: I live in Miami but got my sleeve in Ecuador on Feb 5th, 2013. My doctor only has me taking the B12 sublinguals and no other Vitamins or supplements. I have asked him and he says they are not necessary. I feel well but wanted to make sure if I am doing the right thing by not taking vitamins. Thanks for your help.

Hi all. I am trying to share this as much as possible because I've had so much success with it. Moringa is a tree that grows so many miles from the equator and is used in countries where they are fighting malnutrition epidemics with phenomenal success. It also regulates blood sugar, cholesterol blood pressure, is an anti-inflammatory, and much more. In addition it is the most nutrient rich product available. There is a YouTube video that is a documentary from the Discovery Channel which is very interesting. It has like 92 nutrients and 2 times (gram for gram) the amount of Protein in milk, I believe it's like 4 times the Calcium in milk, 7 times the Vitamin C in an…

I bought a sample vanilla protein powder from CVS and tried it this morning. I now know what everybody was talking about the smell!! It was horrible!! I took one drink and dumped it down the drain!! I go to the NUT Tuesday and I will probably be put on 2 week liquid diet then, so I was trying out. Now, I'm scared I won't be able to tolorate them!! I have some Sentrax Nectar samples coming in the mail. Please tell me not all of them are this awful!!!!

Just mixed one up with water and can't drink it. I don't know if it would be any better mixed with milk or not.

Anybody know anything about Body by Vi? It is a protein powder. I tried some and it was really good.

Is anyone juicing rather than buying packaged shakes? Is it okay post surgery?

I just got my samples from Unjury yesterday and all I can say is why didn't I order them sooner? I ordered the Syntrax Nectar samples and can't stomach them. But I've tried the chicken soup last night and couldn't taste anything!! Just mixed up a Strawberry Sorbet with a Lemonade Crystal Light and same thing! Can't taste a thing!!!

I'll be starting my 2 week preop diet on April 30th for my May 15th sleeve date. I've been trying to replace one meal a day with a Protein shake to help get me ready. I'm noticing i'm getting nauseous after I drink a Protein Shake. I've tried 4 or so different kinds all with the same results. The only one I haven't had a problem with is nectar, Fuzzy Navel. Has anyone else experienced this ? Thanks, Missy

Hi all, I'm having my procedure on the 26th...a few weeks away ***wink*** I'm reading my workbook and I know we have to take Vitamins afterwards. I called Bariatric Advantage to order a sample pack. Right now they are sending sample packs for free. If you're interested, call 1-800-898-6888. Good luck!!

Where do I buy these online? Are they good (tolerable) or taste nasty? I'm having a hard time getting all my protein in.

My doctor told me I have to crush all my meds before I take them. I have tried everything I can think of to put all these nasty crushed pills in to make it easy to swollow like jello, pudding, yogurt , and a liquid vitamin. I am having a hard time with this. Does anyone have any suggestions to make this easier. Please help.

I know there are several different ways of getting protein, but with the powders is there really any difference between pea, whey, soy or hemp? I live in a little town that doesn't have very much for health stores and they have a mixture of those 4 proteins so I'm wondering if ones better than the others & why? I had surgery on 2/19 & have been having issues getting my protein in & am looking for so different options Any help you can give would be great. Thanks in advance for your info :}

I bought GNC pro performance amp Protein supplement, amplified wheybolic extreme 60, does anyone know if its a good protein supplement to take?

Was wondering if anyone can swallow pills & vitamins?

I am taking (trying to) 3 chewable vitamins a day recommended by my Dr. BUT..every time I do I get extremely nauseous and feel like I am going to throw up for hours after...then to try and eat something after a few hours is a turn off..what are you all doing for vitamins??? I don't want a deficiency

I have been trying to find information on gastric bypass or sleevers who are taking 5htp with no luck at all. so if you are taking it or know where i can find any information on post ops using this suppliment please give me a shout. thanks and hope to hear from you!

I am having a really hard time with the protein shakes but today I found Protein to go, I picked up 3 different kinds and it is much easier for me to get down 2.5 ounces of this than a whole shake. Has anyone tried them? By the way they have 28 grams of protein in 2.5 ounces

Does Unflavored Unjury really have no taste? Can I mix it with water and it not alter the taste?

I have been struggling getting my protein in because I just can't stand the chalky taste but I just tried this from GNC and it is absolutely delicious!!! No after taste and no sticky/chalky taste

Any recommendations? I keep hearing "unjury" on here, but I want to see some other options as it's main ingredients are whey and soy. I'm looking to mainly work it into my daily water (with crystal light/mio) routine and soups. I'm stalled as of a few days and I keep hearing "up the protein and water." Maybe I can do a twofer.

A lot of the protien shakes are whey or soy based which I'm allergic to. Has any one tried egg white protein shakes? They taste a lot better and have up to 26g of protein. I think this could be a good thing!!

I got soft gels but was wondering if anyone knows if RNYs can absorb the supplements or do I need to break them open? Thanks.

I am only a few days post -op but for some reason I looked at my allowed list of liquids again. Skimmed milk was on the list! So, I found the NUT's suggestion: 8 oz milk, 1/3 cup dry milk, one envelope of sugar free Carnation Instant Breakfast. Shook it up....it's GOOD! 21 grams per 8 oz. Now, its a lot of fluid to try to get down and drink water too, but I'm sipping sipping sipping.....

I was having a horrible time with whey Protein and could only keep the powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury down...then my nut suggested Soy. Wow, what a difference! I do like the Unjury as it does have better flavor and the vanilla mixed with cinnamon is good, so is the chicken Soup. I just got a small container of EAS chocolate Soy and it's very good! No more nastiness and smell of the other whey shakes. I also don't have the issue of nausea or headaches. If you're not tolerating whey, try soy with Water or skim milk. It's worth it.

Sooooooo......do these exists?? Anyone use a pill instead of a drink?

I am one week out and struggling to get in my 70-80 g Protein (req. by my nut). I have been using EAS Myoplex Original, but it takes me all day to even get 3/4 of the container in. Yesterday and today, I added a packet of powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury. I also mix my Water 1/2 with Isopure and Mio or CL. Since I can only get in about 2 ounces every 2 hours at this point, I don't feel like I'm overloading with protein at one time. Is this okay? Am I harming my recovery or overdoing it? This is just while on full liquids, unless I can't get enough protein from food in the first part of…

Hey Fellow sleeves. I am starting my liquid diet I'm two weeks. I REALLY want to start to loose weight then. Does anyone have dome advice besides a whole lot of exercise on a good daily plan where I won't be hungry?

Everyone I have tasted taste like butt. I don't mind the Special K ones but they have too much sugar. Even the Premier ones are kinda icky.

So I had my 3 month post op appointment and i had my bloodwork done the week before. For some reason they didnt get my labs back in time. Yesterday i got a letter in the mail abt my bloodwork saying everything was fine but my Zinc was dangerously low. I take 2 chewable flinstones vits a day which should be 160% of my daily percent. Its like 12 mgs or so. Now my perscription is for 220 mgs!!!! A bit freaked out about this but of course Dr is off til Monday. Anyone know anything about this???

So, I am pre-op but decided to start sampling Protein beverages in advance so I'll have some on hand that I predict I'll be able to tolerate for my post op. Or at least know where to get them. So I went to GNC & got 4 Isopure drinks, found mybariatricpantry.com which will sell you samples of the Syntrax matrix & nectars shake powders & ordered some unjury samples also. I am shocked at the pricing of cost per serving. The samplers were less than 20$ and came with 8-10 samples from the pantry website & the unjury was 20$ for 4 samples. Gnc local store had the isopure bottles 5.99 each, their website had them for 3.99+ shipping. Just wish I had wrap…

Did a search but didn't find this question asked before, so my apologies if it's a repeat post. So I know that the body can only absorb 500mg of Calcium at once, but are there any rules like that about Protein? I'm thinking about mixing my premier rtd chocolate shake (30g protein) with a scoop of Syntrax Nectar Chocolate Truffle (24g protein) for a total of 54g protein. Can the body use all that at once? Or is it pointless and should I spread it out throughout the day more? Thank you!!

Does anyone take these? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using VST

I have been using the GNC Wheybolic Protein and it has 60 g of protein (3 scoops not thick) in 12 oz of water. Great way to get all protein in one drink and the taste is tolerable. Do no recommend the plain whey as it has aftertaste and does not mix as well. Comes in chocolate, vanilla, strawberry and cookies and cream. So far I've only had chocolate.

I worked from the Hotel yesterday (i.e., my home during the week). I caught the last part of the Dr. Oz show where they talked about three Vitamins / nutrients. http://blog.doctoroz.com/is-this-right-for-you/chromium-polynicotinate-is-this-right-for-you http://blog.doctoroz.com/is-this-right-for-you/diindolylmethane-dim-is-this-right-for-you http://blog.doctoroz.com/oz-experts/a-new-omega-3-krill-oil I thought all three had merits worth checking out for everyone, but especially for WLS folks. Especially, DIM since it is hard to get enough vegies in when we have to eat Protein first. Thus, I thought I would share. Mary

What happens if you don't get all your protein in? My surgery buddy and I are having the same issue. Not many we can tolerate. I just look at my protein and throw up. Sorry TMI. Any help would be appreciated.

I have heard there is a liquid form of protien that you take in one shot and it gives you all you need for the whole day. Does anyone know what it's called or where to buy it?

what kind of protein powder you guys like and can I use soy milk

I was experimenting this morning and decided to mix a scoop of chocolate pure protein with 8 oz. of black coffee. I was surprised how tasty it was.

I'm 4 days away from surgery and I need an unflavored protein powder to mix in clear drinks. I despise the after taste in isopure. Any suggestions? And I don't like Unjury unflavored

Just wanted to warn you guys... tried these today because I love almost everything lemon and it was like chewy dish soap... not that I've eaten dish soap... but it is what I imagine it tasting like... good thing I only bought 2.... I will be trying mixed berry next... not today, because I'm not sure how long it is going to take to get this awful taste out of my mouth....

Hello all, Just what the topic title says; is it okay to take Calcium softgels? I'm not really fond of calcium chews. And from some of the info I read here, looks like some folks take pills, so I take it softgels would be okay as well? Thanks in advance, your input is much appreciated! carma2013

I feel like I'm ready for capsules. Anyone know!? Im almost 2 months out from surgery.

The 4th day after surgery I'm supposed to start taking protein in clear liquid form. I'll do this for 10 days and then I can do skim milk and protein powder.. I'm thinking about getting this at walmart http://www.walmart.c...17.4oz/13274526. My nutrionist said i need 50-60 grams of protein a day. I can do two of these shots a day and get that amount. Has anyone else tried these?

I was just wondering if you can take any of the pre workout supplements or will you have enough energy to deal with it and not have to worry about all the diet stuff we once took.... Not diet pills of course

I'm 4 days out and was wondering when I can start my multivitamin. Anyone know?

Anyone try the Arbonne shakes? I hear the vanilla is like cookie dough!

Is there a brand out there that makes a peanut butter shake? Just a plain ol' peanut butter shake. No chocolate, no banana. I love peanut butter, and I know I could just add it, but it would be so much easier not to have to. Maybe even if they made it in a pre-made drink.