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I knew of the change and have been so sad.....but I did not connect the dots to figure out why my gas has been so horrible!! So sad. :-(

has anything every been set up?? I go to my support group once a month but I would like to see something else set up...... any thing?

Hmmmm I might actually like the change. The old fiber in them was HIGHLY processed chemically:

http://blog.fooducate.com/2013/12/30/are-quest-bars-really-as-nutritious-as-claimed/

And the source of the big lawsuit:

https://m.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/1vihyr/the_quest_bar_lawsuitand_why_science_shows_its/

So I'm game for the change.

Thank you for the info. I have much more reading to do. The taste is growing on me. But I am still very sad that my old ones are gone.

I messaged them very up set and they responded and blah blah blah. But here is the crap they are trying to say is "good"

It's less Fiber and less healthy

More fat

And just bull :-(

http://blog.questnutrition.com/our-latest-innovation-soluble-corn-fiber/

It was changed this month. I am so incredibly sad. They keep saying it is for the better. But the ingredient change is not for the better and I am so sad. I don't want corn in my Quest bars. If I wanted corn anything I would just eat corn :-(

I watched all of FRIENDS, Call the midwife, Orange is the new black, Chuck, and not much else.....I don't watch much tv hahaha these shows took me over 3 years.

I love call the midwives!

I love the Call the Midwife series. I think there is new on PBS in March but the old ones are on Netflix. I like Downton Abbey too.

Quest changed their recipe and now I am devastated.

I like Quest bars, too. I like Choc Chip Cookie Dough and Raspberry white chocolate. If you go to GNC and join their discount program for $20 you can get a box of 12 for $25.

Also if any of you are feeling hungry first have something to drink, Water or a warm tea (calorie free) often slight dehydration feels like hunger.

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<p>I did switch to Torni (sp) sugar free chocolate and sometimes if I'm out of peppermint extract I use a little bit of the Torni peppermint, but I try and keep the splinda limited.</p>

Thanks. I really needed that. I have Isopure but it tastes so sweet. I guess I'll go back to that. It was keeping me full.

I had a hard time with that one, but I was told over ice (watered down) it is better.

costco has Premier and let me tell you I am VERY talented at mixing things up with them. I have been drinking them for over a year and a half twice a day and I am not sick of them yet. :-)

I also tried Inspire, its a bariatric company. They are more expensive but I liked them a lot, mixed either in Water or unsweetened vanilla almond milk (30 cals a cup)

When looking for a Protein supplement I look for

less than 200 cals (but really not more than 175)

23g of whey Protein or more

very little fat, less the better

and no more than 2 sugars, including sugar alcohols

I am post op day six today of my gastric bypass. Is it normal to crave what my family is eating this early? When reading about other post ops they all say that they don't want food. I'm drinking carnation instant breakfast and Special K shakes for my Protein. I also eat yogurt and take my Vitamins but sometimes I get so hungry in the evenings. This is somewhat harder than I thought. I'm so scared of messing up.

I drink and have drank Premier Protein, it has a much higher Protein content (fills you up and really helps with EVERY thing to have high protein). You also want to watch the calories and sugar in the other Protein Shakes. There are many other good bariatric protein supplements that have much better numbers and will keep you much more satisfied.

That was my birthday! What a wonderful day to start your new life!

I am 11 months out and down 114 lbs from RNY. Oct 14, 2015 will be my ONE year Surgversary.

They sell PB2 at Cost co! much more affordable and I use it so often I like the bigger jars.

@@Shadow427

Love you all too!! It is so nice having people who are at the same place I am in this journey! I am the founder of two local FB groups, but there is just something about you ladies that is so amazing! yay Gladiators!!

@@LisaCO Good Job!!! looks like you had so much fun! Who knew healthy was such a fun lifestyle :-)

I took my family to the seminar, and they were a little more scared than before. But after a lot of questions and arguments and a lot of tears on my end I told them I was doing this and they could either support me or not. In the end I had surgery and some were more supportive than others, but after I am still me. I am still their family and they love me. Maybe that part of my life I just don't share as much with but truthful I talk about what I want and don't care. I have been very successful and am so incredibly healthy there is nothing they can say. What? It won't work....really? because I lost 115lbs. you wont be healthy, really because my labs are more healthy than EVER and defiantly more healthy than yours.......still have more to say?? how's that diet coming...again.

People often don't like change and it is a fear of the unknown. Not only the risk of surgery but the unknown of how things will turn out. You changing your lifestyle and being successful sometimes intimidates others.

There are so many possibilities, but in the end you need to do it for you and no one else.

please let me know how it goes, I have had no other responses...

Another smile...

Absolutely stunning!! And incredible that he would be on the same path and have the understanding of the journey you are on!! So lucky!! :-) I hope to see more of this "date" soon

Talk with your Bari doc and OB. As long as you are getting in the healthy nurturance and your baby is growing it should be fine. I have also been told it is only a 300 cal increase. but reach out to your team and let them guide you.

poached egg or very soft moist scrambled. the goal is to not be rubbery. I made one over easy once and cooked the white a little too much. I threw it out and started over. It is not worth the tummy ache to save one darn egg. I did wonderful with eggs but I made them very moist. Scrambled eggs I always mixed unsweetened vanilla almond milk to puff them up and keep them moist.

It took a lot of practice but a poached egg is heavenly.

That far out I would only be eating 1 egg and if you can't finish it, that is okay. eat slowly and small bites chewing until you can't chew any more, wait, then try and other bite. as soon as you have a full feeling, stop eating.

a year ago there was no way I would have taken a body pump class and 2 yoga classes in 1 week!! I was lucky if I would have walked at all.

@@cmhueto I am the founder and admin for the FB groups, it is a closed group because if I make it secret I have to be "friends" with every one to be able to add them. With it being a closed group people can search for it and seek out the support. Yes IF someone wants to search for the group to see the list of (over130 members) to see your name then yes they can. But NO they can not see anything that is said or that goes on in the group. I do have some member of the

If you would like to join search FB for "San Diego Kaiser Bariatric WLS support group" or "San Diego Pacific Bariatric support group" you should get a message from me (Kendra) asking how you heard about the group and if you are pre or post op. These simple questions help me to weed out people that are not interested in the group but just trying to troll.

also your calorie intake looks about right for 12 weeks out. I know it is hard for people to fathom pre-op but your calories for the first 6 months or so are very low. Your main focus is on that Protein shake and your fluids. I still drink 2 shakes a day. I also go to Kay's nutrition class often, she helped me to feel confident that I was doing things right at each phase. Kay Rethwisch 858-573-5229 you can also call Pacific Bariatric any time you don't know if something is right or if you are not feeling quite right. the post-op questions number is 619-298-9931

Good job and keep up the good work 42 lbs is awesome! be proud of your progress!!

Thank you for posting this, I needed the advice that was given.