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Four months! Holy cow, that's amazing. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

My local Co-op have started selling these Protein shakes called Acti-shake. They have 172 cals and 25.2g protein. And best of all they are only £1 - that's the cheapest I've seen anywhere. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I just came across this site https://mydiet-shop.co.uk when I was googling to see if we can get Torani sugar free syrups in the UK - looks pretty good! Thought I'd share. Jo x

I'm so glad to see this post because I'm in the same boat. I've had no issues with any food I've tried and never really feel full. And I too feel convinced at times that I never actually got the surgery! Of course I'm sticking to the recommended calories though and it's going ok. I think we should consider ourselves the lucky ones, I'd much rather have to deal with not feeling full over nausea or food revulsion. Jo x Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

I found that an added dollop of milk made the tomato soup creamier, less acidic and fortified it in a way that made it higher in Protein. Mmmm, it's still a favourite of mine. Jo x

I was having tomato soups in my first week, they were a lifesaver! Jo x Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Please don't let Google, or even this forum, be your doctor. You should speak to a real one, just to be safe. Jo x Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

I'm sorry, I hope I haven't put you off the idea of baby food then! It's perfectly edible, just a bit lacking in flavour. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I ate baby food twice during the purée stage, wouldn't recommend it. At all. Yuck. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Wow, you look amazing!

To be honest I think it might be acid. I'm in the 'just monitor it for a while' stage before my bariatric team will try altering my PPI to fix it. But still, it works just like hunger! Luckily it's not toooo bad and I can control myself Jo x

@ Doh, I read your message as that you were in the pre-op weight loss stage, not the weight loss stage. So ignore me, you would know all that already! Oops - Jo x

@ It's true, after the surgery you will have to commit to a healthy lifestyle to lose the weight and maintain it. However from my experience (I'm only 7 weeks out, so I'm not much of an expert) I can say that it's easier than before the surgery. I do feel hunger now still but it's different and somehow easier to manage. I think the surgery takes away SOME of the willpower element and that does help. Of course you can still find a way to eat around the surgery if you want to or if you get complacent. But I think it would be hard to regain to the max weight that we (well me, as mine is quite a big number) once had. So definitely still worthwhile Jo x

@ That's really interesting, thanks for posting it. Does anyone else find it a relief to see more medical research referring to elements of weight gain that are out of the patients control now? I mean, of course I know there are many things that are IN our control that we can do to keep our weight down, but hearing more about the hormones and genes that influence our need for food takes away some of the crippling guilt I have been carrying all my life. Jo x

I found it hard at first, but quickly got into a routine and so it wasn't too bad. I had 2 yoghurts for Breakfast, two soups for lunch, two soups for dinner and then more yoghurt afterwards. It sort of felt like a LOT of soup but it's only a couple of weeks and it's definitely worth sticking to it. I'm doing really well now, was only in hospital for a couple of days. I had some pain afterwards behind one of my incisions and was worried enough to call the nurse about it. She told me that some people get it and some don't, but not to worry it would be gone in a couple of weeks - and she was right! Now I'm in no pain or discomfort, have worked my way through the food stages and can eat pretty well. I haven't tried anything stodgy like bread or Pasta but am fine with meats and veggies and everything else I've tried. It almost seems TOO easy! Hope it all goes well for you too Keep us updated! Jo x

I'm in SE London so got mine in UHL. How are you getting on with your pre-op diet? Are you on the weight watchers Soup and muller lights one? Jo x

Hiya, I'm from London and am 7 weeks post-op. Lovely to see you here! Jo x Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

I love the Nature Valley bars! I overloaded a bit in 2012 when as gamesmakers we were given them to get us through a shift so I've not had them since. Will definitely have to look them out. Loads of great suggestions, thanks so much guys! Jo x

@@biggiesmalls250 I would be interested to hear how you would recommend helping someone who is asking for help, and in serious danger of doing themselves harm. Or do you think it would be best that people shouldn't try to help? Jo

I believe our surgeons and bariatric teams also tend to cater the programs to their patient. My pre-op meetings with the surgeon, dietician and nurse helped them to understand enough about me, my eating/drinking habits and attitude towards food to build a program for me that would help make this surgery as successful as possible. Provided I follow it, THAT bit is up to me. And this is why I have to keep stoping from comparing myself to others - we are all on our own path. Jo x

@@Nikkinee I'm with you, I can't wait till I'm no longer a sweaty-betty. I am only 7 weeks out and definitely haven't hit the being-cold-all-the-time stage. Bring it on! Jo x

@@Ruby81 What information *were* you given Ruby? Perhaps we can help you to understand it.

Ooh, interesting suggestions! I don't much like Peanut Butter but I do like snickers, so will have to give those bars a try. This stuff is like a whole new world to me - Protein products were always something just for body builders before I had this surgery (I thought).. Jo x

I've not had any bars yet though I've looked at loads. What would you recommend?

Hi guys, I thought I'd start a new thread to give some reviews of Protein products in the UK. I've found the threads on products on this forum to be really helpful but many of them can't be found over here. So I've tried a few so far: Fuel10K - chocolate liquid Breakfast - www.fuel10k.com Protein per bottle - 20g Calories per bottle - 294 Tastes nice but a bit high on the calorie side I bought them on Amazon and also at my local Co-op For Goodness shakes - Chocolate Protein Nutrition shake - www.forgoodnessshakes.com Protein per bottle - 20g Calories per bottle - 144 Tastes good and lowish cals, I have this for breakfast most days I bought them in Lidl and also on Ocado Pure Series Bulk powders - vanilla whey powder - www.bulkpowders.co.uk Protein per 30g serving - 23g Calories per 30g serving - 125 Really good in a smoothie with milk and a banana. Tastes a bit like vanilla ice-cream. I found them on amazon, and there is loads of other flavours by this brand. Pulsin - Soya Protein - Unflavoured soya whey powder - www.pulsin.co.uk Protein per 10g serving - 9g Calories per 10g serving - 39 Is unflavoured, gives soup a little bulk which is weird but is good in porridge. I found them on Ocado, and was really happy to be able to buy a 250g bag so I wasn't wasting my money on a load if it was crap. That's all I've tried so far, would love to hear some reviews from others in the UK. This is gonna be a looooooong road so I want to have a bit of a variety Jo x