Protein, Vitamins, and Supplements

What would be a good flavored water to get? Something right out of post op.

Wanted to share this...copied from Dr. Alvarez's facebook group page Endobariatric.com that I'm a member of. These are made with Vi-Shape shake mix, but I'm guessing they could also be made with vanilla Protein powder. I haven't made any to date...hope someone who is struggling with finding a shake they like can make use of these! Enjoy! Shake recipes By Alvarez in juice, 4 oz. (1/2 cup orange juice), 2 scoops Vi-Shape shake mix, 1 cup frozen pineapple & 5 ice cubes. Blend well in blender. All berry Delight: 8 oz. skim milk, 2 scoops Vi-Shape shake mix, 1/4 cup frozen raspberries, 1/4 cup frozen blackberries, 1/4 cup frozen strawberries, ¼ cup frozen dark …

I live in Saudi Arabia and don't see my doctor again until the week before my op. things are done differently here and I am interested in why and what you have been told to do pre op. all suggestions welcome.

I just ordered unjury chicken broth and I took one scoop and I can't stand it. If anyone is interested in this please let me know with an offer. I will let you know how much shipping is because I get it through my job, it will be a lot cheaper for you. Thanks!

I hate the taste of the Flintstones with iron. Are there any gummy vitamins with iron?

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I just bought syntrax nectar fuzzy navel.... do it suppose to taste like a juice or more like water? Maybe I didn't add enough or measured it out wrong....please give advice!

Hey all. I may end up getting the EAS already made protein drinks at Walmart. I bought a few of the bottles of bariactric advantage from surgeon office yesterday and omg to me it was like drinking barium before an upper GI. Very disappointed. Very medicine like and thick. I even tried it with water and very little powder. Any favs out there? I am preop

When I make my shake it gets all foamy. What can I do so that this does not happen. Help

Hello, i have a can of Unjury CHICKEN flavor. There are two scoops of prot powder missing from it. I'd like to even swap for UNFLAVORED Unjury powder, with the same or less amt missing from it. I stated Eastern USA because i thought it would arrive quicker that way. Send me a private message!! Thanks.

I was wandering around target yesterday trying to find a solution to bringing protein powder to work and was failing miserably so I went to get baby utensils and found the formula containers! I remembered reading about it at some point but forgot about it. This thing is awesome! I wish I had a few of these during pre op!

So, I over prepared. I am able to start protein today so decided to try one of these , I opened the grape frost flavor and I personally can't do it so now I have 47 bottels that I am more than likely not going to use. If anyone is interested and live in jersey (they are too heavy to ship) I will sell them to you well under the cost of what I paid. Just want to get rid of them

Could anyone share their favorite flavors of this protein ? I cannot tolerate the regular protein drinks they are to milky and make me sick at stomach. Dr says stomach may not be ready for them.

I'm 5 days post op and I know it's soon but I'm freaking out thinking about hair loss... Can anyone tell me how soon after surgery I can start taking Biotin etc or what is the best supplement to avoid hair loss..and ppl who have had hair loss exactly how bad is it??? My NUT told me to take biotin and zinc but to start 1 month post op but I worry it might be too late... And for how long after surgery are u supposed to take it??? Any other advice to avoid hair loss???? It terrifies me

Hi, Do you class your Protein shakes as meals, or supplementary? Do you leave the half hour between drinking a shake and drinking Water also? Thanks in advance.

I've been reading a lot of reviews on the nectar Protein powder. Quite a few flavors and folks seem to like them. Anyone here try them? I'm thinking about ordering a sample package of them. Some websites sell a 13 flavor pack. From what I'm reading it mixes easily and the fruit ones, like apple remind folks of jolly ranchers and the cherry reminds folks of Kool-aid. Sounds better than some of the powders I've tried.

Anyone here use Juice Plus for the main supplement?

Was just about to buy it but changed my mind ...what do u guys think of this powder? I was going to mix it with frozen fruits ...

Any body kno of a powder mix that turns out like an isopure drink? Kind of like the crystal light mixtures but a protein drink instead?

I've read several posts where people take vitamins/supplements right after surgery. My Nut. has me taking them again at stage 3-puree. I miss the sublingual B12-without caffein I could feel the difference energy-wise and I had to stop taking vit/supplements 3 weeks Pre-op. Does anyone know why the stoping and restarting? 

hello, my name is Rose. I had my surgery on 9/24. last week my dr started me on new vitamins. I cannot seem to tolerate them. Each time I take one I get sick within minutes. i've tried crushing them, mixing with water, taking with food, taking at night... nothing works.... any advice ?.....

Anyone know where to get free samples of nectar protein? Don't want to buy the big thing then hate it.

I just have to share with everyone because I am excited and relieved! I am 2 weeks post op today and have struggled with getting Protein in and finding a shake I can tolerate. I've dumped on Bariatric Advantage shakes, and on milk with dry milk powder added to it. I was so frustrated and starting to notice the effects of low protein... So I saw a few threads on the nectar powder from Syntrax. I was extremely skeptical, but I am amazed. I have only had crystal sky nectar, which tastes like a mixed fruit juice... And I just finished the matrix mint Cookies and cream. Both had a great flavor! They don't smell as good as they taste, so I would recommend not smelling be…

Hi! Has anyone got any advice on these? I have heard mixed reviews. I hear they are a bit tart and not all that great. Also that they should be cold when you drink them. I just haven't seen too many posts on them. They are 42g for some and 26g for some others. I was thinking it may be good to have on hand early on. I can drink 1/2 or a 1/4 of one at a time to get in the most Protein I can while on the liquid phase. Can anyone share their experience with these.... good or bad. thanks so much,

After surgery, when will I be able to have fruit in my drink like a banana and strawberries. I am taste testing different brsnds before my date to see which one I like. I like Premiere vanilla with some strawbery, banana and Yoplait Greek yogurt. It will give me about 45 g. Protein in one drink.

I was just on this website reviewing an automatic refill on my supplements that I CAN NOT afford this week. I honestly don't remember signing up for the automatic refill program but oh well, the damage is done and my vitamins are on the way to my house. $75 dollars that could have gone in my gas tank! LOL Anywho... I noticed they have a program that sends a text message to your phone to remind you to take your vitamins. What a great idea! Has anyone tried it out yet? It looks like I need to go in my PC to set it up but I was just wondering how dependable it is.

Hi everyone! I just decided to try isopure powder and I got the Dutch chocolate. I like the flavor but was wondering if anyone could recommend any other good flavors? Also I paid $50 for 3 lbs and using 2 scoops in a shake won't last me a month! Any good sites you can recommend with better prices? Thanks!!

Does anyone take b12 shots verses the pills? I asked my doctor yesterday & he said I could.

I like the ready made drinks but I'm thinkin about tryin the powder also

So I got the Chike flavor samples and decided to try the chocolate today. I also decided to freeze a small banana and add it to my shake. I used unsweetened almond milk 1 1/4 cup. 1 sample packet of chike and banana and it was over 300 calories and 23 carbs. Guess I will not be having this combo for Breakfast again! I used almost half my calories for the day on breakfast. The good thing is that it seems like it is going to be very filling so I may not be able to finish the whole thing. Next time I will only use half a banana and make a smaller portion. Learned a lesson that you still have to watch the numbers even with Protein shakes!

I know the standard is 8 ounces for most powdered protein shakes. Can we drink that much all at once? Do u make half a serving size or just make a standard amount and sip until gone? Does this make sense? Lol

H~E~L~P Ok I'm so darn confused. I have not started seeing a nutritionist yet, they may answer this. But I'm wanting to know which is better, what is the difference between the 2. I have been told that Soy is good for women but that's all I have heard. If you all would be so kind to explain the difference. Thank you in advance for all your help :}

First let me say I really like the unflavored unjury powder. My question is-has anyone noticed the froth you get at the top when you blend the powder with milk? Its pretty thick and gross and I want to scrape it off and throw it out but I’m worried there is a lot of protein in the froth and hate to waste it! Any thoughts?

Has anyone tried this? It's pretty good. No bad aftertaste. The strawberry is out of this world.

Any recommendations? The ones I've tried suck, I need at least some kind of flavor.

I was sleeved on October 26th and I've just started adding back my protein drinks and I'm having a hard time. None of the ones I liked before surgery taste good to me, in fact one of them made me nauseous. Every time I take a sip of one it feels very uncomfortable going down, no matter how small it is. I don't have any trouble getting liquids, broth, or cream soups down. Has anyone else had this trouble. I'm afraid about not getting in enough protein.

Crushed ice Bananas Splash of sugar free torani vanilla flavored Splash non fat milk I do mean splashes .. Not to much! BLEND

Pure Protein chocolate ready to drink (30 grams protein) 4-5 ice cubes 1 scoop beneprotein unflavored (6 grams protein) 3-4 drops pure mint extract 1 tbsp Sugar Free Chocolate syrup Magic bullet = chocolatey minty smoothie!!! Amazingness!!!

Has anyone tried mixing flavorless protien powder with surger free Jello? I am thinkingt about post op when you have to eat soft foods. Not sure if it can be done and havent really looked to hard. but it could be a good idea if it works. Any ideas? anyone try it?

Ok I just made my first bariatric advantage chocolate protein shake n am not sure if I made it right.....I used 2 scoops per 8oz of water....is tha 2 scoops right or is it supposed 2b 1 scoop per 8oz....plus r we supposed 2 drink tha whole 8oz per meal.....is that what our meal plans mean.....sorry I kno these r dumb questions :-\

Hi! I drink super green food supplements in powered form with Water. Is this considered a full liquid? It's like a Protein shake just without the protein but all green veggies, grasses, etc. this would b in addition to protein. Thanks!!

Anyone take liquid vitamins? Which ones and how are they digesting, absorbing?

I have a quick question, how many carbs are you allowed pre-op and post-op. I started my two week diet on Tuesday and I am afraid I am taking in too many carbs when I add the protein shake to lite soy milk. Does anyone know the number of carbs you are allowed each day? I am scared I am screwing up already!

Hi all... Today is Day 6 of my two week pre-op liquid Protein fast... I have been doing the pre-made shakes for work and when I am out and about... at home, I use the powder because I can mix it with ice cubes and make it a little thicker... but it still needed something. Today, I picked up some sugar free Hershey choc syrup... only 15 cal and 5 gr of carbs for two tablespoons. One squirt makes a HUGE difference in my choc shakes... MUCH more satisfying. Oh, and I use skim or almond milk (almond milk has only 40 cal for a cup) and it makes it more filling as well. I alternate between the filling choc above, or I use the GNC mixed berry powder with 1 c. milk, about 4 ic…

My protein powder should i mix it with water or skim milk on my first two weeks of liquid diet?

I had a doctor's office tell me today that they have a specific supplement package that is rather expensive that you take afterwards. I thought this odd as no one has mentioned anything like this on this board. I only see a list of either prescriptions or OTC items people buy and take.... Any thoughts?

I've just had my first ever Protein shake, and I'm very impressed! I chose the chocolate variety, but have ordered strawberry too. I'm thinking I might put some ice in next time, and this will keep it cool and also thin it out a bit, as it seems to get thicker the longer it lies, I'm only 20 days out, so it takes me a while to get one down me.. Up until now I have been having Slimfast shakes... I though that would be fine, but seems theres too many carbs in them - unfortunately I've got a small stockpile, but luckily my daughter is doing Slimfast, so they won't go to waste.

So I am a spreadsheet kinda girl. I would like to get the recommended daily intake of Vitamins so i can plug in my yummy vitafusion gummy vitamins and yummy vitafusion calcium/vitamin d vitamins. Which, by the way, I got at what i consider an AMAZING price at costco! I am 3-4 months pre op but trying to get prepared. If anyone has the recommened amounts I would be glad to put it in a spreadsheet and share it. Thank you so much!!!!!!

I've read through my nut. documents and I can't find anything about why whey protein is the preferred protein for Bariatric surgery. Now there's "pea protein" (Dr. Oz show). Does different protein react differently (like fats) or can they be interchanged as long as grams are met? (After 3 weeks Pre-op and now 2 post, the taste of whey is starting to get to me!)

Is Unjury any good with water? Talking about the vanilla, chocolate, & strawberry. I just got the sample pack and they all say to mix w/ milk, "or beverage of your choice."