Oregondaisy

I love the ones from the Dollar Tree. They are a whole box of raspberry.

I'll be 3 years at the end of the month. yes, it's easy to gain weight back. I still eat small portions, but it's easy to get into the habit of picking at different things through out the day. I can eat quite a bit more than I could at one year, but I am still never hungry. With things like chips, it's like I have no sleeve at all. I could eat a whole bag if I let myself, without any trouble at all. I don't do it, and I have to be really careful with ice cream. When I was first sleeved, and for about the first year, ice cream made me really sick. It doesn't anymore, and my boyfriend who lives with me, eats it almost every night. I am anemic, and I take Iron. If I go off of the iron, I am immediately anemic again. I just don't eat enough red meat. Outside of that, I am really healthy.

Protien shots are made from collegan which is not an absorbable Protein for us. Collegan is made from bioiled cow hide. There is a huge list of Protein Drink recipes in the food forum. There is also a list of places where you can get samples. The Syntrex nectar Sample packet is a really good deal. If you have a GNC, they will let you sample some things to find what you like.

I can't drink milk but I have no trouble with whey protein. I am really glad because I do love my protein shakes.

I hope someone else can find some information on this product because I have a feeling it's not good for you, just like collegan protein is not good for you. Collegan is made from boiled cow hides, so I just wonder where this beef is coming from.

Yes the brand does matter when it comes to calcium . We have to take calcium citrate and viactiv is calcium carbonate. We need 1500 mg of calcium per day, taken separately 3x per day 500 mg. per day. I get the chocolate chews from Bariatric Advantage for 500 per day. I also use a berry flavored liquid from costco for 500 a day, and 3 calcium citrate capsules which I get from vitacost.com. for another 500. I also take bariatric advantage chewable Iron with Vitamin C. My D3 I take 10,000 a day for 50,000 per week, because my vit d was in the toilet too. I was advised by the dr. that I need 50,000 per week. I get the 10,000 little capsules also from vitacost.com I also take a B complex, my mulit is a gummie for adults. I also take 5000 of Biotin per day, although honestly, I don't think it does anything.

Look in the food forum for the recipe to the ricotta bake. It's really good.

Look in the food forum and there is a recipe for the ricotta bake that's really good.

Miralax will work. Give it time. Start using it every day for awhile. You can stop it if you start getting loose stools.

I use a little Hamilton Beach one serving blender. I use about a tablespoon. It whips right up into the shake with the Protein powder. I find if you don't blend it well, it can be al little gritty. If anyone wants to order it, check their website. I am not sure if Amazon is cheaper. The people that make it is Bell Plantation.

I've never tried the chocolate.

It's pretty amazing, really! I'm 59 years old and having the best sex of my life. Thank you VSG!

Oh I know. It's horrible. It's a big problem in m life. I try to be really careful of what I eat. I know one thing that causes it is sugar. One Halloween, I ate some candy while taking my grandson trick or treating. We went to his day care to trick or treat, and I really embarassed myself. Silent but empty out a room stinky. :wub:

You can order PB2 online. It's dehydrated peanuts and you can mix it with Water to make Peanut Butter with way less fat. It's a powder so you can put it in stuff too. I ate peanut butter as soon as I was off liquids.

Are you counting your carbs? You need to make sure not to get more than 20 in per day. It's hard to do for long periods of time. Make sure you drink a lot of water too.

Don't even try ice cream. It sounds wonderful but it makes everyone sick. Just try to sip Water or other liquids. Try to take a small sip every 10 min. Warm seems to work best for most people in the beginning.

Once you test positive for H. Pylori you will always test positive for it. You need to give a stool sample to test for it, not a blood test, if you have already tested positive for it.

the only ones I go to is here an Obesity Help. Obesity help has a good sleeeve maintenance board.

I don't have a Pizza Hut here. The size of pizza is a thin crust regular pizza.

I'll be 3 years out next month and I can eat quite a bit more than I could at 2 years out. I can now pretty much eat 2 pieces of pizza. It used to be one piece and I was stuffed. I can eat half of a sandwich. I normally stick to meat and veggies, but I do seem to eat more if I am out to eat with friends.

I have the chat window open. I can leave it open while I do other things, and listen for the door bell that will sound if someone else opens the chat window. Does anyone feel like chatting?

I don't have any boobs left. I'll be 3 years out next month and I have gained a little of it back. I haven't gained back anything in my boobs though :-(

Sugar free chocolate usually has sugar alcohol in it. Sugar alcohol gives me severe gas. I have to be very careful to see how many grams of it are in anything that is labeled sugar free.

You can good protbiotics from a health food store that will prevent a yeast infection if you have to go on anti biotics. The best ones are kept refridgerated in a health food store, not somewhere like Walmart ,just on the shelf.

Get your surgery . The sooner the better. It's life changing. You don't have to tell people. I was going to the gym for years before I had surgery. I didn't lose any weight going to the gym 6 days a week but then I had surgery. Everyone knew how hard I was trying to lose weight.. I just tell people that I finallly learned to eat right and working out pays off. If you can afford this surgery or have insurance to pay for it, change your life for the better and you won't regret it!