DonRodolfo

That makes me feel better! I was gonna say that that much sugar would make you hungrier but you're way ahead of me - well done!

The first four or so days of the preop diet are miserable. Make it through those and things will be fine afterwards. Are these the Slim Fast shakes you're drinking? chocolate.aspx" rel="external nofollow">http://www.slim-fast.com/products/shakes/Creamy-Milk-Chocolate.aspx If so, 18g of sugar is obscene!

Happy Birthday Laura!

You want the highest protein, lowest sugars and carbs possible. Also, it has to taste good to you or you won't keep drinking it. Personally, I've found that I like most brands in chocolate but hate all vanilla regardless of brand. Also, there are Protein shakes that taste better with milk than Water and vice versa. Good starting point: http://bjsbariatrics.com/product/synSamplePack.html Protein shakes tend to be a little pricey but cheap is going to taste cheap, just my opinion.

Probably not - I was released from the hospital on full liquids which includes Protein shakes... BUT ...what you are allowed to have when is ALWAYS dictated by your surgeon. He has the final word on your care.

Let me get under 250lbs and I'm changing the name from DonRodolfo to DonJuan!

I highly recommend the PolarUSA brand. The particular one I have is the Wearlink Bluebooth that talks to the DigiFit app on my Android smartphone. The DigiFit app talks to myfitnesspal so I don't have to enter my workouts into it manually.

Congrats! This might be worth your time to read it: The pre-op diet is NOT a punishment ... it's an opportunity.

Chili!

You might want to call your doctor on this one. There are people here that were discharged from the hospital on Clear Liquids but I was released on full. If it were me, I'd have several Syntrax packets that I could mix with Water.

I haven't taken metformin since surgery on 5/28 and my blood sugar has been consistently lower than 106 (and usually double digits). You should read this: The pre-op diet is NOT a punishment ... it's an opportunity.

While I'm hardly any sort of medical professional or fitness expert, I've always felt our bodies tell us when it needs something (like rest) - I feel that's what a cold tells us. You seem to me like the kind of person here who is working their body hard to get fit, take a break today and see how you feel tomorrow. Yesterday I was finally able to get to 30 minutes on the treadmill, I was actually moving at a good clip (for me ) and I didn't feel like dying afterwards. I want to do it again today but my body is resisting (feeling like I have a cold coming on myself).

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Tonight I overdid it with lentil Soup. 1 serving (1 cup?), measured, couldn't finish it. Was VERY uncomfortable for about half an hour. No nausea, no foamies, just a lot of pressure.

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Congrats, you owe me a new keyboard. Mine now has drool all over it.

I grew up in New Orleans - I do not envy you. I'm only two weeks postop and I'd hurt myself if I went there anytime soon! Stay away from Cafe du Monde. You may say you'll just have the coffee but no human in the history of man has made it out of there without having a beignet!

We're NOT bringing Pedro into this conversation!

I got dibs on "Sleevie Ray Vaughn"!

You may want to consider getting something called PB2 which is mixed into chocolate protein shakes. I'm told it makes them taste like a Reese's Peanut Butter cup.

According to my NUT, you only get about about 11g with the New Whey so in actuality they're the ones that are most expensive. So there.

I'll throw in my endorsement for Yes Whey - not only are they better than New Whey nutritionally I personally think they taste a lot better.

Returning to work after short-term disability, going through the emails sent to you while you were out, and finding the one that says your approved return to work date is not today but a week later. :D :D

Just wanted to mention that my doctor took me off of actoplus/metformin while I was in the hospital. My blood glucose has been less than 105 (usually double-digits) since my surgery. Your mileage may vary but I'm not the first person that has experienced this.

"Matthew 18:8 If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. 9 And if your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell." Gluttony is a sin, is it not? Seems to me a Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy addresses it quite nicely.