Oregondaisy

I try to keep my carbs under 30 and 800 calories per day. I use water in my protein drinks.

I was pretty positive that Tiffy said she ordered her samples from Vita lady. You could send a pm to Mac. She knows where to get those samples and others too. I had to mix my Hawaiin punch half strength with unflavored Protein powder because it was too sweet. I can't remember which flavor I liked. There was one I did not like.

I love muscle milk light too. Not that many people like it . they say it's too sweet. I think it tastes great. Try those tiny cans of chicken salad. They were a savior for me in the beginning. they are just the right size and extremely cheap.

I have learned pretty much to look at the portion and even though I don't feel full, I know it's time to stop. Then sure enough, 15 min later, I am full. It's strange. If I ate until I was full at the table, I am sure 15 min. later I would explode!

I hate salt. I can even taste it in cheese. I think the only thing I like salt on is cooked broccoli.

I bought some bars at costco today called Twisted. they have pretzels mixed in. They were a bad choice though. I was in a hurry and didn't read the box until I was out in the car. They have 15 carbs and 15 grams of Protein. They are more of a snack, but I don't like the carb content. I guess it's better than a candy bar with no protein at all.

Thanks Mac. I know everyone will really appreciate it.

You might want to order some samples from Vitalady of the nectar Protein. Everyone seemed to think the caribean cooler was good. Check out that thread "rate your liquids." There aren't many people who like the isopure. I didn't mind it because it had a lot of protein and I just kept it in the fridge and took a sip through out the day . there was no way I could guzzle a whole bottle of it but I could stand a sip of just about anything. It got me through. I also bought unflavored protein poweder from GNC and mixed it into crystal lite. Hope you feel better soon!

Glad everything is okay. It's good you got checked out so you know everything is okay!

Vegas Angel and Bob are both real sweethearts! I am going to love Las Vegas!

Did you read through this thread? I believe Vitalady.com is where you order the samples.

I forgot about that meet up.com. I used to check it out but nobody around here seemed to be too active with it. I will need to check again.

Yes eating with the sleeve is definitely a learning experience. I am getting better at it finally.

You're online, can you meet me in the chat room for a few min?

Yes, maybe he is used to using is own lap top at work?

I remember seeing them somewhere and it seemed that the sugar alcohol was pretty high. Last night at support group my band surgeon said sugar alcohol is pretty much the same as sugar and really discouraged us from eating it. I just mainly hate the way it gives me horrible gas. I have enough gas already.

I was back in less than a week and could have gone back sooner.

I sent him a pm and he said his computer is broken and he is not comfortable using the work computer but will get back to us on this.

Is that the website?Linberghnutrition.com? Are those ready to drink or is it a powder? I have seen Mac mention those OH Yeah Protein bars too. Has anyone seen those in the stores? Do they have sugar alcohol in them?

I am sure I would do a lot better if it were not for the treats. It's hard not to eat them when I don't have that much more to lose. I've been doing better lately. I just need to stay away from people that tempt me and eat junk food all the time. It doesn't mattter that I am not hungry, if you put sweets in front of me, it's very hard to resist.

My nutritionist said that it's easier for the body to absorb more protein if it's the first meal of the day because after sleeping, we require more protein than the rest of the day. I have no idea if he is right, but I just thought I would throw that out there.

My doctor just called and he does not want me to take it . I have liver problems and he said I am already on a lot of medications. I am afraid if I really pushed it, he would take away my sleep meds and I need that more. I am in a pickle. I do feel much better when I make sure and get plenty of cardio in. I do weight training but I think the cardio does more for those endorphins.

That's a really good question. I was just at my support group tonight and I felt so sorry for all those people who were so excited to that they were going to have band surgery. I wanted to tell them they were all making a big mistake, but unfortunately, the ins. companies are paying for bands these days and not sleeves. That is definitely going to change.

Okay chatters where are you tonight? I have the window open and I am waiting for the door bell to ring!

They were all really surprised. They had a lot of questions. My dr. is always there answering questions. He said he has done some sleeves now, and he wishes more ins. companies would cover them because it's a very good surgery. He said most ins. companies are still considering it experimental. He said so far, he has only had one patient who got it covered by ins.