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Here is a list of drinks that help me get my Protein. I hope you find one that you like I think there are 198 shakes on it.
sleeveshakes.doc

Here is a list of drinks that help me get my Protein. I hope you find one that you like I think there are 198 shakes on it.
sleeveshakes.doc

I had the crud a few weeks ago and gained but it came off quickly after I was over it. Get better soon, I feel for you.

I have been staying around 800 - 1000 calories, 100g carbs, 22-35g fat, 100g Protein, 30-60g sugars and about 150g cholesterol, and at least 80-90 oz of Water or tea. I still average about 10 to 25lbs weights loss and about 7 to 10 inches a month.
I have set these goals up in myfitnesspal.com in order to keep track of them, and I can use it on my phone when out.

I have been staying around 800 - 1000 calories, 100g carbs, 22-35g fat, 100g Protein, 30-60g sugars and about 150g cholesterol, and at least 80-90 oz of Water or tea. I still average about 10 to 25lbs weights loss and about 7 to 10 inches a month.
I have set these goals up in myfitnesspal.com in order to keep track of them, and I can use it on my phone when out.

I have been staying around 800 - 1000 calories, 100g carbs, 22-35g fat, 100g Protein, 30-60g sugars and about 150g cholesterol, and at least 80-90 oz of Water or tea. I still average about 10 to 25lbs weights loss and about 7 to 10 inches a month.
I have set these goals up in myfitnesspal.com in order to keep track of them, and I can use it on my phone when out.

I chose the sleeve due to the failure rates of the others. I have seen to many people fail with the lap band and the bypass and that was not an option I wanted. I felt with the sleeve I could make my weight lose and not have to many worries. I have failed at losing weight all my life and this time I didn't want to.
I was sleeved in December of 2011 and have not regretted it. The weight is coming off slow but it gives my body time to adjust to the changes. I LOVE my sleeve.
I eat 4 to 5.5 oz of food at each meal, depending on what it is, and I don't have to worry about sugars (dumping). I can eat what ever I want as long as it agrees with my new stomach, LOL.
I wish you all the best in your choice, if you are having doubts about your doctor check out a different doctor ask a ton of questions leave no stone unturned it's your health.

I chose the sleeve due to the failure rates of the others. I have seen to many people fail with the lap band and the bypass and that was not an option I wanted. I felt with the sleeve I could make my weight lose and not have to many worries. I have failed at losing weight all my life and this time I didn't want to.
I was sleeved in December of 2011 and have not regretted it. The weight is coming off slow but it gives my body time to adjust to the changes. I LOVE my sleeve.
I eat 4 to 5.5 oz of food at each meal, depending on what it is, and I don't have to worry about sugars (dumping). I can eat what ever I want as long as it agrees with my new stomach, LOL.
I wish you all the best in your choice, if you are having doubts about your doctor check out a different doctor ask a ton of questions leave no stone unturned it's your health.

Big changes how wonderful you look. Keep on going you are doing great.

I can only tell you my side of the story, I LOVE MY SLEEVE. At first you drink only liquids and then about 3 weeks later you start on mushy foods and about 6 weeks out you can eat solid foods. Each doctor is different and so these may change a bit. I can eat anything I want as long as it's only 4 oz total weight on the plate, and drink everything except soda (due to the bubbles and the gas it causes).
I recommend you read and talk with as many people on this site as possible we all have different stories some good some bad.
Also read about your doctor the pro's and con's of the surgery on different sites as well. Better to have to much information then not enough.
I wish you the very best in your choice, as I stated "I love my sleeve" and only wish I would have had it so much sooner. I have not had any problems with the sleeve or the surgery.

Family members are the hardest people to understand or make understand.
Your sister should be hog tied for that remark. I am so sorry she said that to you. YOU will not be fat you will be happy, healthy, and even more beautiful then yo already are. You are doing this for you not anyone else.
My husband says I'm eating to much my sister says I'm not eating enough my kids think I'm crazy for having it done.
Now I just listen to myself and my God I don't need any nay sayers in my corner and when they try to get me to eat the wrong things I just tell them to back off I can do bad all by myself and don't need any help in that area, but thank you anyway.

So far I have been very lucky and NO ONE has said a word to me about it other than "I am so happy for you and you will be so much better for it". I tell everyone that asks about my weight loss that I had the surgery, I am so proud of myself for having it done and not just sitting around complaining about how much I weight or how unhealthy I am.
I want the world to know that I took the first steps in getting healthier and happier, I love sharing my story with everyone. I was very sick and taking a ton of pills had 5 heart attacks and a stroke, not able to exercise or even do house work (dishes, laundry, even make the bed) so this surgery (even though it could have killed me) was not the easy way out. It is my way back in to the world of the living and am so thankful for having it done.

That is so awesome for you. Congrats on reaching a mile stone on your journey. Best wishes for you on your journey. Keep rock'in that sleeve.

I refuse to get sick just to eat the calories set down by the doctor. I eat what my sleeve will allow me to eat and not a morsel more. I eat Protein first then veggies and I still get in a low fat treat (popcorn,ice pop). I am only 13 weeks out and can only manage about 600-700 calories a day out of the 1100 they want me eating.
I agree don't push it just eat what your sleeve will let you without getting sick and with out eating junk. Don't worry about calories worry about Protein.< /p>

Here is a list I picked up here o the site.
1. pumpkin Protein shake
This is a wonderfully decadent way to get in your protein! Spicy, creamy and icy-thick milkshakes never had it so good!
1/4 cup pumpkin puree
1 cup skim milk or soymilk
1 scoop vanilla Protein powder (such as Matrix Simply Vanilla)
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (or 1/4 t. cinnamon, 1/8 t. cloves, 1/8 t. ginger)
2 tablespoons Splenda Granular
1/4 cup Cool Whip or NSA vanilla yogurt
1 cup ice cubes
Place pumpkin, milk, Protein Powder, spices, Splenda, cool whip or yogurt, and ice cubes in blender container; process until slushy. Makes one Meal Replacement serving.
Per Serving: 230 Cal; 28 g Protein; 5 g Tot Fat; 13 g Carb; 1 g Fiber; 2 g Sugar; 115 mg Sodium
2. banana Protein NOG
1 scoop Matrix Simply Vanilla protein powder
1 cup skim milk
A one inch chunk of banana
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Place all ingredients in blender and process until smooth.
3. Banana/Peanut Butter shake (12 grams protein)
8 ounces fat-free milk
1tablespoon creamy Peanut Butter
1/4 - 1/2 banana
Blend until smooth in blender.
4. Orange Dreamsicle (28 grams protein)
1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder (20 grams protein)
1 scoop (individual serving) sugar-free Sunrise Orange Crystal Light powder
8 ounces skim milk
Alternatives: substitute 4 ounces orange juice for 4 ounces milk; substitute 4 ounces yogurt for 4 ounces milk; add 1/2 tsp. orange zest to shake.
5. Sunrise Smoothy
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
1 cup orange juice (or orange tang)
� banana (peeled)
1 carton Low Carb Vanilla Yogurt
1 tablespoon Splenda
4-5 frozen strawberries
Mix in blender until smooth
6. Cherry Vanilla
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
4-5 maraschino cherries
2 scoops low carb vanilla ice cream
1 cup cherry sugar free kool-aid
Mix in blender until smooth
7. Peach
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
1 cup Crystal Lite peach tea
4-6 frozen peach slices
4 ice cubes
Mix in blender until smooth
8. Strawberry-Lemonade
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
1 cup sugar free lemonade kool-aid
4-5 frozen strawberries
4-5 ice cubes
Mix in blender until smooth
9. Cherry Vanilla Coke Float
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
2 scoops low carb SF ice cream
1 cup diet coke
4-5 cherries
Mix in blender until smooth
10. Apple Pie Frosty
1 1/2 scoops HDT 5+1 vanilla protein powder
1 apple, peeled, cored, and sliced
(or 1/2 C no-sugar-added applesauce)
2 packets Splenda
1/2 t cinnamon
1/4 t nutmeg
3/4 C Water
8-10 ice cubes Blend thoroughly and drink up
chocolate OrangeSicle
1 1/2 scoops ProScore 100 chocolate
1/2 Scoop OrangeSicle protein powder
8 oz Water
Shake very well
11. Butterscotch Pecan liquid Pie
2 scoops ProScore 100 vanilla
8 oz cold water
2 T sugar free butterscotch pudding mix
4-5 ice cubes
1/4 C pecans
Blend protein powder, water and pudding mix.
(The pudding mix thickens the liquid considerably).
Add ice cubes and blend till ice slivers.
Add pecans and blend again for a few seconds.
Pour into nice huge parfait glass and enjoy.
(about 300 calories).
12. Cherry Vanilla Protein Shake
1 scoop vanilla powder
1/2 cup SF cherry yogurt
4 ice cubes
splash water
vanilla extract (to taste)
cherry extract (to taste)
Put all of it in a blender and hit liquify! Enjoy
13. Choco Mint Shake
1 1/2 scoops HDT 5+1 chocolate protein powder
1 packet sugar free hot chocolate mix
1 teaspoon mint flavoring
1/2 cup of soy milk
1/2 cup of water
6 large ice cubes
Put all ingredients into blender
And mix to desired consistency. Serve cold.
14. Chocolate Almond Shake
2 scoops ProScore 100 chocolate
1 cup of soy milk
2 T Sweet N Low chocolate Syrup
1 t almond flavoring
1/4 cup of almonds
6-8 ice cubes
Blend all ingredients,
Except almonds and ice cubes,
Then add nuts and cubes and blend again
15. Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter De-Lite
3/4 c. cold water
1/4 c. Toasted Marshmallow s/f syrup
2 scoops PS IOO Chocolate Protein Powder 4 packets. equal
1/2 small banana
1T. low sugar Peanut Butter
1T. s/f White Chocolate Instant Pudding Mix
Put everything in blender
And whirl till smooth.
Scrape down sides if necessary
And whirl some more.
16. Chocolate Banana smoothie
1/2 cup banana Fat-Free NutraSweet Sweetened Yogurt
1/2 cup Non-fat Milk
1/2 cup ripe banana peeled and sliced
Dash of Vanilla
1 Scoop Chocolate Protein Powder of Choice
Put all ingredients except ice in blender,
Blend until smooth.
Add ice and blend
To give it a frozen smoothie consistency.
17. Chocolate Coconut Shake
2 oz Coconut Milk
6 oz Cold Water
2 scoops Chocolate protein powder
1 tsp Chocolate or Banana sugar-free pudding
Hand Shake well.
18. Chocolate Covered Banana
1 scoop Chocolate Isopure
1/2 c 1% milk
splash of sugar-free chocolate syrup
1/2 banana
4 maraschino cherries
2 handfuls ice
Blend
19. Chocolate Covered Cherry Shake
1 1/2 scoops HDT 5+1 chocolate protein powder
1cup soy milk
2T Sweet N Low chocolate syrup
10-12 cherries - (no pits please)
8-10 ice cubes
Put all ingredients into blender
And mix to desired consistency
20. Chocolate Frosty Shake
1 rounded scoop Optimum Nutrition Pro Complex Chocolate Protein Powder
1 rounded tsp. fat free sugar free French Vanilla International coffee
1 rounded tsp. fat free Creamora (non-dairy coffee creamer powder)
10 ice cubes
Use a blender to get a shake-like consistency
21. Chocolate Fudge Shake
2 scoops ProScore 100 chocolate
2 T chocolate fudge sugar free pudding mix
8 oz water
5 large ice cubes,
tiny silver spoon (optional)
Blend ProScore, pudding and water, add ice cubes,
Blend till crushed with ice slivers still un-melted,
Pour into insulated cup (makes about 16 oz)
And eat it with a tiny silver spoon.
22. Chocolate Peanut Butter Death
2 scoops PS100 Chocolate Protein Powder
8 oz Cold Water
2 tsp Chocolate SF Pudding Mix
1 packets Splenda
1 Generous splash (probably 1 1/2 ounces) of SF DaVinci Peanut Butter Syrup
1 Generous splash (probably 1 1/2 ounces) of SF DaVinci Cookie Dough Syrup
1 Heaping Tablespoon (Daloop) of Fat Free Cool Whip Light
1 Heaping Teaspoon of Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter
approx. 6 oz of crushed ice
Mix until entirely smooth - pour - sit back and enjoy pure indulgence
23. Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake
1 scoop chocolate protein powder
1 tbs. peanut butter
1 cup skim milk
2 handfuls ice
Blend thoroughly
24. Chocolate Raspberry Shake
2 scoops ProScore 100 chocolate
8 oz water (or skim, lactaid or soy milk) sugar free raspberry syrup
Blend and enjoy
25. Chocolate Vanilla Swirl
1/2 scoop chocolate protein powder
1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder
splash Vitamite
splash water
ice
Blend thoroughly
26. Chocolate-Banana Shake
1 scoop chocolate protein powder
1/2 banana
1 cup skim milk
2 handfuls ice
Blend thoroughly.
Hint: if you can't use a banana,
Try banana extract...tastes good!
27. Coco Loco
1 1/2 scoops 100%Whey Vanilla Protein powder
4 oz Vitamite
6 packets Splenda
splash Luzianne Peach Mango Ice Tea flavoring
2 drops Coconut extract
2 drops pineapple extract
1 drop Rum extract (optional)
5 ice cubes
Blend and chop ice thoroughly
28. Cookies & Cream
Splash of Cookies & Cream coffee Splash of Vitamite
Splash of water
1 tsp. Sugar Free DaVinci Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Syrup (optional)
1/3 scoop ProBlend 55
29. Mocha/cappuccino
1/3 scoop Pro V60 Chocolate Thunder
1/3 scoop Pro V60 Vanilla Cr�me ice Blend
30. Creamy Peach Melba
6-8 frozen peach slices
4-6 oz water
1 tbsp peach mango Luzianne Tea Flavor
1 tsp DaVinci Raspberry flavor
2 packets splenda
1 tbsp heavy cream
2 scoops Keto Peaches & Cream Protein Powder
Blend peaches,
Water, flavorings, & splenda until liquid.
Add protein powder.
Drizzle in cream last. Blend well.
31. Donna's Delicious Protein Smoothie
6 to 8 oz sunrise orange crystal light (premade)
3 ice cubes
3 frozen raspberries
1 scoop of vanilla protein powder
Optional: tablespoon of light cool whip
Mix crystal light with the ice cubes and frozen raspberries,
Add the scoop of vanilla protein powder
And mix only for a few seconds
(mixing the protein too much causes it to foam)
32. Double Chocolate Fudge
� cup skim milk
1 packet, no sugar added hot cocoa mix
1 scoop Chocolate protein powder
4 ice cubes (or � - 1 cup crushed ice) Mix in blender.
33. Egg Nog
1 scoop of Vanilla HDT 5+1 vanilla 1 cup of soy milk
1 teaspoon of rum extract
1/2 teaspoon of all spice
4-6 large ice cubes
Put all ingredients into blender and mix to desired consistency. Serve cold.
34. Elvis IS IN MY KITCHEN RIGHT NOW making a PB & J Milkshake
2 scoops ProScore Vanilla Protein Powder
1 Tbsp. vanilla sugar-free instant pudding
8 oz cold water
1 Tbsp or to taste berry, raspberry or peach (or other) sugar-free syrup
3-5 ice cubes
1 Tbsp. crunchy peanut butter
Combine the protein powder,
Pudding, and sugar-free syrup into blender
And blend for 30 seconds.
Add 3-5 ice cubes, blend until ice slivers,
Add crunchy peanut butter,
Blend for a few seconds.
Pour into 16 oz glass.
Eat with a small silver spoon, savoring each spoonful.
35. Extra spicy ProScore Mocha Chai
2 oz of any strong (i.e. Starbucks)
left-over cold coffee with half & half
piece of fresh ginger
4-5 cloves few peppercorns
1 oz cold strong unsweetened Chai tea
4-5 ice cubes
2 scoops ProScore 100 Chocolate Protein Powder
pinch nutmeg
splash vanilla extract
in a COLD blender, add cold coffee,
ginger, cloves, peppercorns, cold Chai tea.
Blend, adding 4-5 ice cubes one at a time
until ice cubes are broken up.
Add 2 scoops protein powder while blender is moving.
Add cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla extract.
36. Frappachino
1 tbs. instant coffee or a splash of cold coffee
1 scoop chocolate or vanilla protein powder
2 handfuls ice
1/2 cup skim milk
blend thoroughly.
37. Frappucchino On-the-Go
1/2 can Blue Luna light _mocha (or Starbuck's light Frappachino brand)
1 scoop chocolate protein powder
Shake in Blue Luna can and pour over ice.
38. Fruit Freeze
� cup skim milk (substitute water if you don't do milk)
1 scoop unflavored protein powder
5 strawberries, frozen, no added sugar
2 peaches, frozen, no added sugar
� cup pineapple, canned, packed in juice (or Lite syrup)
4 ice cubes (or � - 1 cup crushed ice) Mix in blender.
39. fruit Smoothie
1/2 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
4 fresh strawberries frozen and sliced
1/2 fresh banana frozen and sliced
1 scoop Vanilla or strawberry protein powder of choice
Put all ingredients except ice in blender
And blend until smooth.
Add ice and blend until frozen smoothie consistency.
40. Fudgesicle
1 1/2 scoops chocolate protein powder
12 oz cold water
10 packets splenda
1 sugar free fudgesicle
1/2 oz DaVinci sugar free vanilla syrup
6 ice cubes
put all ingredients except protein into blender-
blend on high until no more pings from ice on blades-
turn down blender until top of mixture is moving
but not splashing-add protein-replace cover and whirl-
but not too high or it will puff up to about 40 oz!
41. Good Morning Smoothie
1 small banana
3/4 cup skim milk
1/2 cup non-fat sugar free strawberry yogurt
1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
1 scoop vanilla protein powder of choice
Put all ingredients except ice in blender and blend until smooth.
Add ice and blend until frozen fruit smoothie consistency.
42. Iced Mocha Latte
2 scoops ProScore 100 chocolate, leftover cold coffee (decaf Hazelnut)
1 T fat free sugar free vanilla pudding mix
a splash of sugar free hazelnut coffee syrup
and a few ice cubes
Blend
43. Light and Dark Symphony
1 scoop ProBlend 55 _Mocha Cappuccino
splash coffee
splash water ice
Blend thoroughly for light symphony;
for dark symphony add 1 tbs. white chocolate sugar-free syrup and blend
44. Luscious Pina Colada
2 scoops ProScore 100 vanilla
2 T vanilla sugar free pudding mix
dash of coconut flavoring
dash of pineapple flavoring
ice
Blend and enjoy

Hey, :Banane57: Im not a man, but Im hoping my facial hair stops growing. :conehead: I got the hairey jewish princess thing going on.. Too Much Information. Ha Ha :Angel_anim: You could become a morman, or a Jehovahs Witness now....No facial hair Ha Ha.

I weight once a week and measure once a week on the day after that of my surgery (surgery Monday weight Tuesday of every week). Each person is different as to how much they lose I lost 30 lbs in the first 12 days but I was large to begin with.
Our bodies are changing day for day right now and 1 day you could be minus and the next you are plus for a number of reasons. It is much easier to take it by the week then by day. Your body will stall at one time or another but during that time it is readjusting it's self. You will see your clothes fit different at those times.
Just remember that through all of this you are getting healthier than you have ever been and all these changes are for the best.
If you haven't measured yourself yet I suggest that you do so. The changes in inches are just as important as the weight changes, but they also go up and down as you gain muscle where nothing was before.
.I hope this helps you on your journey for a happier, healthier you.
Welcome to the loser's club.

I didn't weigh myself until my first office visit and that was 4 weeks later. Then I decided to start weighing myself on a daily basis bc how exciting it would be to see how much weight dropped off in a day. Wrong, my scale bounces around in big #'s. So depressing. I even went out and bought a new scale. There was only 1 lb difference in the 2 scales, so I took the new one back. So, the weight drops off quickly at first and then slows down. My surgeon's office saids about 1 to 2 lbs a week.

Check out Amazon. They have them free shipping if you are a prime member and no tax. I always check there first as they come right to your door which was especially helpful when I was recovering.

I developed early was a 34 DD in high school then up to a 40 G when carrying my kids, surgery day (12-11-11) was a 48 DDD. Thank God today I am in a 46 D they are a bit saggy but am happy for the weight to be off my back, and I hope to lose more of them. I will have them lifted, filled, and made pretty again after all the weight is gone.

I to was sleeved on 12/12/11 and at 5 weeks gained 2.4 pounds freaked out. It took another week and half before I started losing again. During this time my body was making it's own changes in the form of inches. I lost 3 inches over all during that time.
I also changed how much I weighted myself to once a week (Tuesdays) the day after surgery. Because the scale was making me crazy :Banane55: .

I to have been depressed on and off since surgery Dec 12,2011 (8 weeks ago this Tuesday). I hated the shakes but was given a list of some pretty tasty ones. I was given some very good advice on here, which made me stay and little bit by little bit I have opened up to the wonderful people here.
I use and used Top Ramen flavor packs for the taste and really loved the hot coco Protein rich they were my stand by's until I got to mushy's
Don't try to rush through the processes your body will tell you when to step up. If you try mushy's and get sick step back down and the same with going on to real food. If you have problems step back down for a bit. Each of us are different as to how well we tolerate the changes.
I couldn't walk at all before having the surgery it was just to hard. I had to start very slow, walk to door, then to drive way, then to street and so on. Now I am walking for 7 minutes on a tread mill. It may take awhile but you will get there.
I have attached a shake file with over 190 shakes to chose from I hope this helps get past this part.
Day by Day Step by Step with Jesus is what I pray for each day.
Wishing you a better, brighter, new day.

I to have been depressed on and off since surgery Dec 12,2011 (8 weeks ago this Tuesday). I hated the shakes but was given a list of some pretty tasty ones. I was given some very good advice on here, which made me stay and little bit by little bit I have opened up to the wonderful people here.
I use and used Top Ramen flavor packs for the taste and really loved the hot coco Protein rich they were my stand by's until I got to mushy's
Don't try to rush through the processes your body will tell you when to step up. If you try mushy's and get sick step back down and the same with going on to real food. If you have problems step back down for a bit. Each of us are different as to how well we tolerate the changes.
I couldn't walk at all before having the surgery it was just to hard. I had to start very slow, walk to door, then to drive way, then to street and so on. Now I am walking for 7 minutes on a tread mill. It may take awhile but you will get there.
I have attached a shake file with over 190 shakes to chose from I hope this helps get past this part.
Day by Day Step by Step with Jesus is what I pray for each day.
Wishing you a better, brighter, new day.

If you have a smartphone, download the app "my fitness pal". It's free and you can see the Protein, carbs, calories, sugars, etc. in foods you enter or scan ( your camera acts as a scanner on bar codes! It's so cool). Plus, you can track your weight, measurements, exercise, and food journal. It's been a life saver for me to determine if I've have enough protein. You can also access it at www.myfitnesspal.com .