Canary Diamond

I'm in Oregon, but I've only been diving in Hawaii, the Philippines, and swimming pools.

I'm on the Bariatric Choice website for the $20 deal (btw, am I the only one who finds it funny that VST doesn't recognize "bariatric" as a vocabulary word?) trying to figure out what's worth spending money on. I know not all Protein Shakes, supplements, bariatric foods are not created equally, but this stuff is spendy! And there are a lot of things I could find equivalents for at Wal-Mart. Or so it would appear.

Those of you who order regularly from them, what do you think is worth paying a little extra for? Any particular brands, shakes containing _____ g of Protein, foods you can't get anywhere else?

Much appreciated!

Congratulations! Your hard work is paying off. Keep it up!

I had it for 2 weeks, not 4. Sounds like an infection... Best to get it checked.

I'm only 2 weeks post-op. Where did you get 4 from? Do you know someone who had this for 4 weeks?

Lots of great info, thanks! Interesting that almond butter was found to blood sugar spikes caused by bread. Not so sure about putting olive oil on my Cereal though!

Has anyone else experienced this? I'm almost two weeks post-op and there's a hard, cylindrical lump in the back of my hand that hurts like hell. It also seems to have turned (used to be parallel to my fingers) and migrated down to my wrist. Do you think it's possible something got left in there when they took the IV out? It really frickin' hurts!

Same issues here. Tried it for the first time last night in the microwave (i know, I know) and ended up with a Protein pancake atop yellow Water. Then blended it and got foam with clumps. Will try the blender bottle!

Yogurt (regular and frozen), Jello, soymilk, juice, popsicles, and blended Soups thinned with broth are what I'm living on at the moment. Haven't been able to handle cow's milk.

A ton of natural, fresh foods. No Atkins bars or Atkins shakes I see.

To quote Michael Pollan, "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."

I think it would be worth investigating when this commercial was made and, more importantly, who sponsored it.

Wow, that commercial is ridiculous. First of all, could the doctor look any more like he's on hash? For something he claims to be an adamant proponent of, he appears unenthused. Secondly, WHHAAAAAAAAT? LapBand is the BEST choice for most people? Least complications? Most successful weight loss? Where did he find these statistics - were they given to him by a kangaroo?

(No offense to our Aussie sisters and brothers. I'm sure you have more reliable resources than kangaroos at your disposal.)

...he recommends the band to most of his patients because its much safer than the band????

Did you mean safer than the sleeve?

I too was never given a goal weight. I never even spoke with a nutritionist or dietician, come to think of it. I chose the weight that put me at a BMI of 22 - middle of healthy range, which for me, at nearly 5'3" is 123 lbs. However, I'll be thrilled when I get into the 150s! I trust that my body will know when it's done losing weight, assuming I'm letting it do its job by exercising, avoiding fast food, soda, etc. and not packing my sleeve to capacity at every meal.

Do you feel like you were meant to be smaller?

Yes. It's by Dannon Light and Fit, I believe.

I'M SO THERE!!!

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1/2 cup Plain low/non fat greek yogurt (I used banana)

Banana-flavored Greek yogurt?

This is great! I had no idea Protein powder could be used like flour/pancake mix. Definitely going to try some of these then my tummy's ready!

No just found at Walmart and wanted to share

Cool - going to Wal-Mart today, will pick some up!

_{i had for Breakfast (drive to work) the Atkins Cafe carmel shake and if you like carmel and coffee... its AMAZING it tasked like the one from Mcdonalds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!}

Is this something you got as a free sample? The only Atkins samples I can find are bars and I won't be able to have those for a few weeks.

Woot woot! Here comes the skinny train... can you hear it? I was the same way the days and nights before my surgery (I too went alone to Mexico) - not nervous, just ready to get the sucker over with and get on with my life - finally! You don't feel nervous because you know this is the right decision.

Thinking good thoughts for you!

Maybe this will help: a woman I work with lost 200 pounds with gastric bypass and is slowly gaining it back now - not because of her food choices, but because she drinks soda constantly, often to the exclusion of all other beverages. She just had to go in and get her license changed (from her skinny picture) because her weight has gone up so much.

IT'S NOT WORTH IT!!!!

Just got my first free samples yesterday! Thanks again for posting this!

Nooooo--I am so the opposite! I hope that I can get to goal without anyone noticing. LOL! It's funny how we are all so different.

I feel the same way. First of all, I'm not comfortable with people commenting on my body in any capacity and secondly, raving compliments just make me think, "Gosh, I must have really looked awful before!"

Thank you, Ken! I just added my weight loss stats!

You are welcome!