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TEXASLADY52

Duodenal Switch Patients
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  1. I am on my fourth bag. I love it. You can add it to anything and it does not change the drink or food. I add it to coffee and I mix it with Crystal Light to get my Water and protein in. You can smell it in the bag, but I do not detect it in what I mix it with?
  2. GENEPRO http://www.musclegen.net/ .... this is oderless and tasteless and does not clump. You can add it to hot or cold....or just sprinkle over your food. This stuff is great. One tablespoon equals a scoop of whey and has 30 grams of Protein. It is approved by John Hopkins and has 96% absorbtion. You can also order it from Amazon. I fix Crystal Light Lemonade and add a scoop. i have added it to coffee, oatmeal, salad....etc. I am on my fourth bag......love it! I cannot stand all the other protein shakes because of the chaulky taste. I understand you can contact the website and they will send you a sample?
  3. I never received a friend request
  4. My Facebook is Brenda Merritt Jarnagin
  5. I went on a long stall so I completely quit eating any kind of wheat
  6. Can you send me an invitation? I have looked once before and I cannot find it on Facebook
  7. I cannot tolerate the sweet and I have never liked sweet drinks. Even the Greek Yogurt has tons of sugar in it. What I found is: GENEPRO http://www.musclegen.net/ .... this is oderless and tasteless and does not clump. You can add it to hot or cold....or just sprinkle over your food. This stuff is great. One tablespoon equals a scoop of whey and has 30 grams of Protein. It is approved by John Hopkins and has 96% absorbtion. You can also order it from Amazon. I fix a Crystal Light and a scoop. I understand you can contact the website and they will send you a sample?
  8. I will soon be 62 and my surgery was in June. I still have the same fears. After looking at what everyone else has lost....I get thinking I am losing so slow. I know we are all different but you can't help but wondering "WHY"? I have lost the same 30 times 12.....I have one point in my weight I reach and I won't go any lower and then I gain it back. I am at that weight now and have been on a six week stall! I know we all go through stalls, but I am praying this weight comes off and this will be the last time. I keep thinking one morning I am going to wake up and I have conquered this Nemesis!! Good Luck....I am sure you will do great!
  9. Message me your email and I will send you what they sent me.... I asked the same question about the 30 in a tabkespoon
  10. Good article......did just what it said. I got printout of what my insurance would require and used it as a checklist. I called the Dr. and got copies (they sent them on a CD)of my medical records. I work with a dietician...got her to fill out all of the paperwork that I had been on a supervised diet. I walked in on my first visit with a big folder of all my papers......the insurance clerk was lost for words....stated that she had never had a patient to walk in with all the paperwork.
  11. I love it! I could not get my Protein in without. I have always drinked Protein shakes but after surgery I got where I could not choke them down. The chaulky taste just got to me! I tried Isopure and the after taste was more than I could handle. I have a cabinet full of different protein wheys....cannot take them! I am on my third bag of Genepro! I drink it mixed with Crystal Light lemonade, put it in oatmeal, coffee....etc. I keep a bag in my car...so I can always mix me a drink on the go. You can call the number on the website and they will send you a sample. You can also order it from Amazon.
  12. I know how disappointed you are. I work for the State of Texas and we had a clause on our insurance for years. Only the legislator could change it. They tried and tried to get them to until finally they agreed to take the clause away, but they put a $13,000 cap for life on it. I had to pay a lot out of pocket and the bills just keep coming in.
  13. Thanks everyone......I have been so discouraged! My activity level is low.....I have bad knees and I have a hard time walking. I sit behind a desk all day. I have an ellipitcal peddlar under my desk that I use during the day. I try to keep my calories 800-900. I track everything in My Fitness Pal. Even my husband comments that he does not see how I could not lose no more than I eat..... Yesterday for sample: B- oatmeal with a scoop of Protein L- Beef Procupine Meatball, two tablespoons of mashed potatoes, 1 tablespoon of green Beans D- Protein shake
  14. I am diabetic.....my PCP said at the last appointment that they had changed me to a to lower dose of medication but he would give it a while and see if it changed with the weight loss, but I haven't lost anything since I saw him last. I am taking Calicum with 1600 Vitamin D? Just so frustrated because I am not losing. Tracking everything....getting all my Protein and Water in????
  15. It has been sixteen weeks since my surgery. I have lost weight very slowly and have been on a stall seems like forever. In fact I keep going up and down five pounds or so!! I have not had any follow up blood work. I went in and saw my cardiolist and he did blood work up. He said my thyroid (I don't have one) is low, Homocysteine level is elevated, Glucose is high and I have a Vitamin D deficiency. Would this keep me from losing weight?
  16. I have been stalled forever!! Got where I hate the scale! Received a letter from my cardiologist yesterday with my blood work....not enough vitamins, thyroid is too low, ....etc. in other words I need a lot of adjustment. Maybe when all of this is straighten out I will start losing again and become friends with my scale again!
  17. I am so scared that I won't lose what I need to lose. Had stomach stapling in 1980 and only lost 11 pounds and went thru "hell"......so scared it will happen again!!!!
  18. I feel like I am losing really slow if any at all!! I'm so upset...they say you loose really fast the first six months...well not me!! I'm still on a stall. Soup is still my main go to....lots of things I cant eat. I know I have lost inches because I am wearing tops that I haven't wore in years but I want the pounds to come off!!! My knees are really bad and I have a had time walking, so I am not getting in a lot of exercise Charlotte did my surgery also....the bills just won't quit coming in. My insurance had a $13K cap. The hospital took most of it. I paid $5500 down to Barker and $1600 at the hospital before the surgery. I had to have a IVC filter before the surgery at Forest Park and my surgery at Dr's Hospital. Right now I think I probably owe another $30K or more....it might be the stress from this that is causing my stall. Told them they would get $10.00 a month till I die. I just do not have it!
  19. I didn't tell anyone except a few at work and they have been very supportive. I have been on so many diets. I could lose but could never keep it off. I also don't want anyone looking at me like "I thought she had WLS ...I can't tell she has lost " I friend and her daughter stopped by Sunday.....her daughter preceded to tell me that several ladies in her office had WLS and they "looked so old and had lost al of their hair"....REALLY! My husband's family has been so cruel over the years because of my weight. I threatened my husband if he told any of his family. I just want to see their faces when they do see me and I have lost my weight.....I just want to smile real big and then listen them run their mouths about if they think I am sick or something terrible is wrong with me. Only we know all the demons we have faught with our weight problems. Everyone.....Keep your heads high and keep on smiling knowing you are winning the race.
  20. GENEPRO http://www.musclegen.net/ .... this is oderless and tasteless and does not clump. You can add it to hot or cold....or just sprinkle over your food. This stuff is great. One tablespoon equals a scoop of whey and has 30 grams of Protein. It is approved by John Hopkins and has 96% absorbtion. You can also order it from Amazon. I go by every morning to a shake shop....get a Chunky Monkey (35 grams of protein).....add a scoop of Genepro (30 grams of protein)....later I fix a Crystal Light and add another scoop.....I already have 95 grams for the day!!! I understand you can contact the website and they will send you a sample?
  21. I was still having trouble getting up and down out of my chair.
  22. My suggestion is to follow all advice you will receive from the professional field on this journey. You will receive plenty of advice from everyone else but listen to your doctor, nutritionist....etc. This is very important especially after the surgery. Do not buy large tubs of Protein or large quanties of anything else. Your taste will change. Buy sample packages of protein until you find one that is agreeable to you. Before surgery stock your pantry....clear liquids, Jello, puddings, yogurt...etc. Good Luck and keep us informed on how you are doing.
  23. Fantastic.......Hope everything goes great for you!
  24. Look on Amazon.....you can buy a base for the ball. It keeps it stabalized. I have two different sizes and both sit on the base.

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