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Does anyone know how long you can store a food with Protein powder mixed in? For example, I like greek yogurt mixed with vanilla Protein Powder enough that I'm thinking of mixing up a few days' worth to have for Breakfast. Is the shelf life the same as the base product (i.e. the yogurt) or does the protein make it spoil or separate or whatever, faster? Also, I know you can't add protein to hot liquids but could you mix the protein with say, cold broth and then heat it up later? Thanks in advance for your sage advice!

I've been finding the vanilla and chocolate Protein powders mixed with milk a little too sweet, so I started mixing them with other things. Vanilla mixed with greek yogurt cuts the tanginess and ends up tasting a little like cream cheese frosting (but not as sweet). Chocolate Protein Powder in a SF chocolate pudding was good too.

ccflotron34 2 days with no Protein does sound awfully hard -- but you're almost there now! After surgery I find I kind of don't care about food. My family keeps apologizing for eating normal food in front of me, but it doesn't bother me. I do miss coffee when I smell it, but that's about it. And eventually we will be able to enjoy food again!

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I had my surgery on June 21. All's going well so far. Belly is a little sore, but I borrowed a body pillow and that helps me sleep (on my side). I'm not having much trouble getting my liquids or "meals" in, and I've been walking a good amount. And, I pooped today!

Good luck to you all. I was in your shoes a few days ago - my surgery was June 21. Now I'm home and doing fine -- soon you will be, too.

ccflotron34, good luck with your surgery! I had mine on Tuesday, 6/21 and am doing very well. Just a little sore but able to get my Water, Protein and walking in. I think I was pretty well prepared, but one thing i noticed is they don't tell you everything up front -- maybe trying not to overwhelm you with a lot of information. The hardest day for me was finding out I had to do the pre-op diet only one day before I needed to start it. I would have liked more time to mentally prepare for that. If you are anything like me, right now and just before you get wheeled into the operating room are the two most nerve wracking times. Oh, and maybe waiting to get discharged from the hospital -- I was so ready to go home. But now I'm very happy I did it, even with almost a month of mushy food ahead of me and a sore tummy.

Oh, Tonya2BFit, I'm so sorry to hear that! Very frustrating.

Had surgery yesterday at 4pm, a couple hours late. Because of the hiatal hernia I couldn't do the single incision. Feeling ok and walked for the first time at 10pm. Looking forward to drinking water and seeing my family today.

Made it through the first night. My surgery was at 4:00pm and I walked around the floor around 10pm. Some pain but it's manageable. Looking forward to having my family visit today. And drinking water... Best thing I brought to the hospital was ear plugs. How is everyone else doing?

I live in Metrowest and work in down town Boston. Had my sleeve yesterday! Made it through the first night pretty well.

Good luck to us! Today's the day. Let's post after and say how we are doing.

Thanks for the good wishes! Today is the big day. Surgery scheduled at 2:10. May need a hiatal hernia repair, too. Hoping I can still do the single incision procedure.

Definitely looking forward to having more energy, less pain, and being able to keep up with my family skiing and biking!

Ostrich and emu vs. weasel ball never fails to make me laugh. It's funnier with the sound off, in my opinion.

I would say more nervous than excited. I've never had surgery before. My main issues are knee and foot pain, which are manageable but I don't want them to get worse. So I expect my quality of life will get a little worse immediately after the surgery before it gets better. I was pretty bummed out about having to start the pre-op diet, but now I'm halfway through it and my mood is getting better. Plus it has helped me lose a couple more pounds. I guess I have been so focused on getting ready for surgery that I haven't spent as much time thinking about how great things could be a few months from now! How about you?

Mine is on June 21 too. Good luck to you!

First appt March 2, surgery is June 21

Got my date -- it's June 21.

I don't have a date yet, but I put in for June 13, 20 or 27 and have been told I'm very likely to get one of those dates. Best of luck to everyone!