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Chike brand of protein coffee is awesome. Good hot or cold. Add unsweetened cocoa powder to make a mocha. I bought it online direct.

Good for you! Best wishes and continued success

Sorry, nothing really works except time and surgery. However, the younger you are the better it firms up over time. Lotions etc. make your skin soft and look somewhat better, but it is not a long term fix. If anyone has a miracle lotion, I would love to see it.

Lots of people have commented on my weight loss, however, invariably they follow up with "did you mean to lose weight?" Why is that? Does it happen to you? Does anyone lose that kind of weight accidentally? Is our society so difficult to lose weight in that people automatically assume you are ill if you lose a lot of weight? Maybe I look awful as a thin person and I look sick? What is your experience?

Walmart carries pb2 plain and chocolate

You've got to get both your Protein and Water in, you simply have to do it for your health. I know it is hard, but do your best. Sending hugs Try different brands - many have sample packs. Try hot cocoa or chicken Soup type protein mixes, try clear fruit flavored Isopure type protein. You can mix your protein into Gelatin and make protein Jello, or freeze it into popsicles, or mix it into sugarfree jello pudding. Even a glass of nonfat milk will help you at this point. Search on this website for protein, you will find many recommendations.

I'm a Fiber fan. I shoot for 15 g of fiber a day ( I eat 800-1000 calories a day). Dietary recommendations suggest 14 g per 1000 calories ingested. I'm curious what other people do for fiber. I eat some of my fiber (pumpkin seeds, nuts, nut butter, Beans, vegs) but I also take supplements because I can't eat enough to get all my fiber in. I use Optifiber powder in my Protein shakes or Fiber Well Gummies.

I'm of the "fewer carbs the better" opinion. IMHO while complex carbs are certainly better than simple carbs, I believe they do slow you down in weight loss. I also don't believe, per many studies I have read, that we actually need carbs at all. Not to offend anyone who thinks differently.... This article lists 23 studies on low carb eating http://authoritynutrition.com/23-studies-on-low-carb-and-low-fat-diets/ That said, personally, I do eat Beans several times a week. And I eat vegetables and occasionally fruit. I skip breads, grains, Pasta, potato, corn, rice for the most part. Once in a blue moon I'll have a craving for something (a few days ago it was a grilled cheese sandwich, go figure), so I'll have it and be done with it. But overall, I feel that for me, low carb is the route I need to go for not only short term weight loss, but long term success at keeping the weight off.

Pepcid isn't enough with the sleeve. You will likely need a PPI like omeprozole, prilosec, etc. and a prescription for it from your surgeon is a good idea.

Folks, stalls are normal, especially in the first month, but they happen any time. Just keep to your plan and you'll get through it. Stop weighing yourself daily and go to weekly or bi-weekly. Daily weighing will make you crazy and is unnecessary at this point. I never weigh daily, I weigh weekly. My weight can shift +/- 2 lbs. on a daily basis.

I am not a Mexico sleever, but I would think about the proximity to the border if I were you. People with complications do post here from time to time to tell their stories, and if by small chance you are someone with a complication, you can get to a hospital stateside very quickly from TJ. Just something to consider if everything else is equal. That said, I'm considering Dr. Saucedo in Monterrey for PS next year, and that is nowhere near the border.

Yeah, I'm with the others on this. Swelling and water retention. No way that could be fat. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Two weeks post for me. You'll know when you are ready and your body will tell you when it's not! My wife made an embankment of pillows for me which allowed me to transition nicely. I made a cloud of pillows after surgery, with my head a lot higher to counteract the acid, and I have gotten used to it. I still sleep with 4-6 pillows at 8 months, I like it

I still need my PPI every night at 8 months. I tried going off and got an ulcer (very painful). I'm afraid this is my future.

Yes, it is fairly common. My first 6 months my tastes were completely different. At 8 months it's closer to what I liked pre-surgery, except for pasta and bread.

I was on 40 mg of omeprozole for the first month. Also try 2 GasX strips, they work wonders. And walk, walk, walk, it helps so much.

Most of my summer shoes, sandals and slip ons, are too wide now. I am walking out of them. Will have to buy new ones.

@ My two cents is to set 10 lb. mini goals with no date attached. 10 lbs. is very doable. This way you are only completing against yourself. The other type of goal that I like to use is dress size. Stick with a particular brand so it is consistent (I like Coldwater Creek). Good luck to you

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Excellent article, definitely worth reading.

Thanks for posting, Matt. Congratulations on a job well done. Your hard work really shows. You are an inspiration.

To those who are presleeve: don't buy too much before surgery. Your tastes will very likely change and a protein shake you like now may not appeal to you post-sleeve. It happens to a lot of people and they end up throwing out or giving away protein powders they used to like and now hate.

@@Skywalker Yes, I love hummus, I just don't usually eat it for breakfast. meat is good. Bacon mmmmmmmm

Unjury makes Chicken Broth flavored protein powder. It's reasonably tasty. Just make sure you don't heat it over 140 degrees F.

That's awesome! I was sleeved Aug 12. You have done amazingly well, you should be proud.