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good luck all my fellow mexico sleevers!!!! let me know how dr almanza is!

glad you liked the drink ideas....i got this fron unjury today to...for all of you who have been told 60 grams is enuf...it isnt....there are several site that give you a formula to figure what u need by height.....this is what they said about the hair loss... "Boy was I wrong!" (Hair Loss) We regularly hear from customers asking about hair loss. What causes hair loss? For bariatric patients, especially patients with past surgery, our first suspect is Not Enough Protein. One reason we are confident about this is that when we talk with patients and they increase their protein intake, the problem is generally resolved. So this email from a customer is not unusual: "I went off my UNJURY and tried to live free and easy this summer...I am not doing that again! I have been gassy and bloated and I’m starting to lose my hair. It’s just not worth it (going off UNJURY)! I really thought I was getting enough protein from food, boy was I wrong. I am going back on UNJURY and never stopping again! I love this stuff!" The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery White Paper observes that over time, protein deficiency can cause a list of problems that includes hair loss. For patients with hair loss any time more than 6 months after surgery, a recent article by two bariatric physicians and a dietitian recommendations: 80 grams (high quality) protein for Women per day 100 grams (high quality) protein for Men per day

good luck every one!!! i get picked up at 9 am the 26th and have no idea when the surgery is that day.....thats when i will be freaking out ........i cant suvive with out fluids!!!!!! ..no water or anything from midnight on...well close to it anyway knowing there will be time before it happens..some tests and all....

to all of you having trouble with shakes etc.... pre....... and maybe post op....torani has sooo many flavors of sugar free syrup so you can make just about anything you want.... i will put the like to their web site recipes... i picked up 14 different flavors for 1/2 price of website at a local grocery outlet called smart & final...$4 a 750 ml bottle....looking forward to mixing peppermint with white macadamia nut chocolate in the morning!!!!! .. you will have to sift thru them to see which we can use....also will put on a few recipes that i found elssewhere...then there's a lady that has a website that has recipes for us since shes a few years out and has accumulated them in one spot... http://www.torani.com/home/recipes/ www.bariatricfoodie.com. Chocolate Bliss Morning Mocha Smoothie Ingredients: • 8-oz skim milk • 2 scoops Chike Chocolate Bliss • 1 Tbsp hot water • 2 tsp instant coffee • 3 cubes ice Directions: Dissolve instant coffee in hot water. Combine all ingredients including dissolved instant coffee in a blender & blend until smooth Chike Mocha Coffee Ingredients: • 1 cup of your favorite brewed coffee or 1 cup of instant coffee • 2 scoops Chocolate Bliss Chike Directions: Make your coffee as you normally would. Important Tip: Be sure the temperature of the coffee is not hotter than 130º. Add two scoops of Chocolate Bliss Chike & mix well. Add skim milk, light soy milk or other coffee creamer as desired. Add preferred sweetener such as sugar, raw sugar or artificial sweetener as needed. Hint: Be your own barista and add your favorite sugar-free syrup for an additional boost or layer of flavor. Sugar free syrups flavors like caramel, chocolate, vanilla, hazelnut and butterscotch work best with this recipe. Guilt Free Hot Chocolate Ingredients: • 2 scoops Chocolate Bliss Chike • 1 packet Sugar Free Hot Chocolate Mix • 8-oz hot water Directions: Heat up water to 130º and mix in other ingredients until blended. Hint: You can add artificial sweeteners or sugar-free syrup to sweeten up your guilt-free hot chocolate Black and White Cookie Shake Ingredients: • 1 scoop Very Vanilla Chike • 1 scoop Chocolate Bliss Chike • ½ cup low fat or nonfat vanilla frozen yogurt • ½ cup skim milk or light soy milk • 1 Tbsp sugar free chocolate syrup •Ice Directions: Place ingredients in blender & blend until smooth. Peppermint Hot Chocolate Ingredients: • 2 scoops Chocolate Bliss Chike • 1 packet Sugar Free Hot Chocolate Mix • 1 Tbsp sugar free peppermint syrup • 8-oz hot water Directions: Heat up water to 130º & mix in other ingredients until blended. Thin Mint Madness Smoothie Ingredients: • 1 Thin Mint Cookie or 1 Tbsp sugar-free peppermint syrup • 2 scoops Chocolate Bliss Chike • 8-oz skim milk, light soy milk or cold water Directions: Place ingredients in blender & blend until smooth. Chike Brownies Ingredients: • 1 box *Duncan Hines chewy fudge brownies (or your favorite brand of boxed brownie mix) • 2 eggs • ¼ cup water • ½ cup vegetable oil • 2 scoops of Chocolate Bliss Chike Directions: Preheat oven to 350º. Follow mixing directions on brownie mix box. Add in the 2 scoops of Chocolate Bliss Chike and mix with other ingredients until blended. Pour mixture in to 13 x 9-inches pan and bake for 28 minutes or until done. Hint: Brownies are done when toothpick is inserted 1-inch from the edge and it comes out clean Chike Chocolate Mousse Ingredients: • 6-oz semi-sweet chocolate morsels • 3 Tbsp real butter cut into pieces • 2 tsp instant coffee • 1 Tbsp hot water • 2 tsp vanilla extract • 1 scoop Chocolate Bliss Chike • ½ cup lite cool whip Directions: Microwave chocolate morsels and butter in a microwave-safe medium bowl on high for 1 minute. Stir and microwave at additional 10 – 20 second intervals, stirring until smooth. Dissolve instant coffee in hot water then stir into chocolate. Stir in vanilla extract. Mix in Chocolate Bliss Chike until smooth. Cool to room temperature. Once mousse has cooled to room temperature, fold in cool whip. Spoon into glasses and refrigerate for 1 hour or until set. Optional: Top with fresh raspberries or sliced fresh strawberries Chocolate Peanut Butter & Banana Shake Ingredients: • 2 scoops Chocolate Bliss Chike • 8-oz skim milk or light soy milk • 1 Tbsp All Natural Peanut Butter or 1 Tbsp Sugar Free Peanut Butter • ½ banana • Ice Directions: Place ingredients in blender & blend until smooth. Hint: Add more skim milk or light soy milk as necessary to thin out the shake to your desired consistency. Add less liquid if you prefer a thicker shake. Preparation Tip: Slice up ripe bananas, place in ziplock bag & freeze. Use frozen banana slices in place of or in addition to ice for a delicious, frozen shake. Chocolate, Peanut Butter & Oatmeal Shake Ingredients: • 2 scoops Chocolate Bliss Chike • 1 scoop Instant oatmeal • 1 Tbsp all natural peanut butter or sugar-free peanut butter • ½ banana • ½ - ¾ cup skim milk or light soy milk • 1 tsp honey • 1-2 drops vanilla extract • ice Directions: Place ingredients in blender & blend until smooth. Hint: Add more skim milk or light soy milk as necessary to thin out the shake to your desired consistency. Add less liquid if you prefer a thicker shake. Preparation Tip: Slice up ripe bananas, place in ziplock bag & freeze. Use frozen banana slices in place of or in addition to ice for a delicious, frozen shake.

was that the recipe link ? i copied almost everyone of them and will print soon for files ...i found another one bbut it only had about 6 recipes...i will see if i can find it again

drugstore.com has protein blitz 60 gr isolate and GNC has their own brand amped 60 for the protein shakes

yes the outcome is definately worth it...what about the proein shakes that have 60 grams.....wont that help with hair loss if you have one of those and a regular one?

Jenn i hadnt read about a drain with the sleeve...is there one? the ex is going along...he's a doc and speaks fluent spanish...tho he wont we there at all times ..still be a big help!

i started 2 week liquids today and looking forward to trip to tiajuana.....ex and his wife are taking me...he's a doc and speeks fluent spanish unlike me.....i knew if i wanted to live longer...i had to do it.....my sleep apnea has gotten out of hand.. thanks ....hope to take a mini computer along to keep posted!!!

Mine is May 26 in Mexico...Dr. Almanza

I am excited for you ....i go the 25th for surgery on the 26...keep us posted!

If you haven't taken a look at this website, yoou might want to...she has a recipe section for us and she has how she gets in all the stuff in one day...I was impressed with the great recipes and am looking forward to when i can implement them!!!! http://bariatricfoodie.blogspot.com/