Amberlydw8

Thanks for taking the time to read my blog post! I appreciate the support! I wrote it when the feelings were SO raw so that when I lost this motivation I could go back and read it and reread over and over again...I'm sure I will have moments when I'm afraid but those won't compare to what I felt last night.
Thank you SO much for the support. I love this place

You made me choke up. I don't have kids, but your words rang so true! Good luck in everything, wish you nothing but the best!

Brigitte... I am the same! I am 5 weeks post and have not lost weight since week 3... I know your frustration! I am going to also try upping my cal every day and see what that dose for me. I will let you guys know how it goes. Today I got up to about 900 cal... we shall see...
Lifetime... I know that adding some healthy oils to your meals can help up your cal. I was adding a little coconut oil to many of my blended shakes and not only is it really good for you but it upped my cal for the day too... and it tastes good!

Protein, where to get it? :X

I have read all these chats and You all have given me some good ideas. I am 4 weeks post op as of tomorrow and haven't lost a pound since i finished my two weeks of shakes post op. To be honest with you, I am extremely frustrarted and really don't know what to do. I am not sure what to eat and when. At this point I have lost 31 pounds and am extremely stuck! I really want to maximize my weight loss at this time but Have really no support medically and am completely lost. Help please if you have any advice. Thanks

Congratulations, LifetimeLoser! That's wonderful!

55 pounds down.

I'll be interested to see how you do this week, b/c my RD actually recommends alternating higher and lower calorie days. Your body wants to be in homeostatis and the alternating calorie days can help shock it into weight loss. this is sort of the principle of the Mosley diet that is so popular right now.

These are all great ideas guys! Thank you. Sometimes when I am frustrated I can't think straight. yummm...avacados I could totally do that. I never thought of returning my shakes...what a great idea.

great advice...move up more gradually. it's tricky...isn't it?

You might try going more slowly to give your body a chance to adjust as you up your calorie intake. You might try getting to 800 calories, do that for a couple of days, then move up to 900 calories, and so on. You essentially doubled your calorie intake in one day - no wonder your body didn't know what to do with it!

This is great information...thanks so much for sharing!

Thanks, Amber -
I've already tried Bariatric Advantage (meh) and I do use the Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Isolate powders regularly already. However, I have been meaning to see what else is out there, so I've just ordered up a bunch of samples from Big Train, Chike and Unjury, and I'll probably be ordering up some Syntrax samples as well.

Thanks for the links!

Thank you Amberlydw8 ! I am so excited for my sleeve day (5/6)

great information. thank you.

Great tips.. I'm really loyal to Jay Robb protein powders. They taste good and they're very thin so if you mix with a fruity type drink, you don't even know that you're not drinking kool-aid!
As for your stall being protein related.. I've been in a stall for over two weeks and I ALWAYS get 70-80 grams of protein in AND I ALWAYS get in my fluids.. no exceptions. I'm consuming 700-900 calories a day which is still at a big deficit. Sometimes we just have to ride it out! You're right to look to your diet first and you definitely need to be getting your protein up, but this stall may have happened even if you were being perfect with your protein. Stalls are are a good time to assess our diets and make sure that we're following closely, but if you assess and see that you're doing what you're supposed to, then just sit back and relax and wait for it to break.

Thanks everyone for all the ideas... I'm always looking for more tips myself. Also I am glad that I was able to help some of you guys too
Good luck jeanielan and madeformore! You guys are going to do great!

Thanks for all the info! I'm getting sleeved 5/6 and I'm gathering ideas.!

Hello! There is also a protein that I found called "Lean Body for Her" by Labrada. You can find this protein on Fitrx.com
It has 30 grams of protein per serving and only 9 grams of carbs.
The best part about it is it tastes great mixed with water! I have tried it with a fruit smoothie, but........I mixed it with a blender and the whole smoothie waws frothy. Didn't like that too much but I'm sure if you made your smoothie then mixed it with a spoon it would be ok.
I get the vanilla ice cream flavor. I can't remember if they have other flavors or not.

Hi
Thanks for sharing these finds. I'm pre-op, so I try to watch the forums for things like this.

THANK YOU for the tips on the coffee flavored drinks. I've been using a RTD vanilla shake in lieu of creamer for now, but it's not ideal. I got this case of these shakes and I don't particularly like them, so this is the best way I can use them without wasting the money! I'm going to try the sample pack from Big Train.
Syntrax Nectar makes an unflavored powder also, I got mine on Amazon. They offer a lower price if you sign up to have an auto shipment - and you can specify if it's every month, 2 months, 3 months, and so on. I think it's $16 or so for a 1lb tub. They offer all the Syntrax flavors as well.
I also get Body Fortress brand from Walmart. $16 or so bucks per can. They have a tasty chocolate peanut butter flavor. I also like their strawberry powder mixed with crystal light lemonade. I just ordered some liquid biotin that I'll be adding in with this drink also. It's cherry or berry flavored (not sure which), and I got that from Puritan's Pride.
Thanks for sharing all your ideas/tips and things you've learned!

The last dr visit they used the normal size Bp cuff instead of the extra large, I'm down one size, I too can tie my shoes and I can walk over the entire walmart super center ( no more scooter). Sleeved Nov 26th lost 83lbs so far.

Oh crap - poor thing! Your libido is sky-rocketing and I'm taking you to a gay bar Friday night! LOL

Aww I love reading this! It makes me so happy. I feel like I have so much to look forward to. I can't wait to have a post similar to this. I am so ready to unveil the new me.