Aari

Have you tried Premier Protein ready-made drinks? (Not their powdered Protein supplement)
I went through the same thing. It's hard to find a good pretein Meal Replacement - and there is a difference between just plain protein (whey protein isolate is what you should concentrate on because after WLS we absorb this one better). Try to get a Meal Replacement early on if you can for all of the other Vitamins in them.
I also have bought the Isopure unflavored Protein powder (not a meal replacement) and I add it to flavored Water when I need more protein. I drink 2 Premier Protein Drinks a day plus the extra protein in my Water if I need it.

What I always say, "sometimes it isn't what you eat, it is about what you DIDN'T eat".
Some frosting, 2 bites of cake while not "good", in the past what would you have eaten?
I ate a handful of almonds tonight but bAck in the day, it would be a bag of them and some Cookies as well.

The only thing bad about you is your penchant for exaggeration. You gave two forks of cake a rating of three bads. No way. Two bads and not a penny more. Keep it up, Chickadee, and you'll have to sit out the next three scene parties.

@@ShadowCub67
No offense, but you know you're a newbie, also?
I don't care if you've done 50 years of research. Until you've actually had the surgery, what you think you know goes out the window.
It's kind of like the people who say they know all about how to be a parent because they're a nanny.
I mean, I'm 16 months out and still don't know sh*t.

Thanks for the reminder that we were all new at one point.

I'm very early in the process, at three weeks post op and have not stepped on the scale since two weeks prior to surgery, but I want to print this out for the long haul. Thank you so much for this well organized, common sense summary!

I apologize if you thought I was being rude. As a matter of fact, I bumped the post because it was posted a while back so thought it would be helpful if it were in the newer feed. I realize that most new folks are unfamiliar with the site and with common topics because the are just that -- new.

As a Newbie, I think your comment is quite harsh. I have not even had surgery yet, but looking at the forum so I know what to expect.
Please consider that Newbies are just that, NEW. Not everyone has the hang of this site yet, and searching is very very difficult on mobile. I've been watching this forum for a year, and have not even seen a section for stall.
Being rude, is not helpful to anyone.