goalsmasher

I'm drinking water with Mio, unsweet tea or lemonade with Sweet and Low, and BariatricPal hot chocolate (it's expensive but really tasty). I like the Fairlife protein drinks in chocolate flavors as well. I don't care for crystal light much either, but occasionally I'll have the raspberry lemonade because I think it tastes less awful than the other flavors. I'd suggest finding sugar free drinks and adding a sweetener.

Same. I had my surgery in October. I told 4 people close to me because I didn't want to be known to the rest of the world as the girl that had the weight loss surgery. A friend that had the surgery said that she felt that way and wished she hadn't shared it with others. I'm a pretty private person, so her comments stuck with me. As I've been losing weight and people ask what I'm doing, I just tell them I'm doing keto. The bariatric diet is high in protein and low in carbs, so the diet they see me eating reflects that. Also, I don't feel like I'm lying because I am basically doing keto. Everyone has their own path- just do what's best for you!

The Fairlife Core Power protein drink I buy has 42g of protein and only list 9g carbs and 7g of total sugar. Even their protein drinks that have 30mg protein only list 4g carbs and 2g of sugar. Am I missing something?

My surgery was the same day and I've lost 18 lbs. But my weight is so much more than yours. When you have less to lose it can come off slower. Best of luck. You'll get there!

I was happy to find this thread because I developed a rash on my abdomen 1 week post op. It started out as red, raised, and extremely itchy. It covered the entirety of my lower abdomen, around the incisions and the whole are between them. I took Benadryl 25mg twice and day and put hydrocortisone cream on it for a week. It's almost completely gone now and no longer itches. I showed it to my surgeon today and he said he wasn't worried about it. He didn't say what caused it, but it seems somewhat common from the research I did. Best of luck to any fellow itchy folks... hopefully it resolves like mine has!