JHatcher

It took me almost a year to complete 6 nutrition visits, get pre-clearance from my pcp, make and keep appointments with various specialists, etc... I had to see a hematologist, neurologist, and pulmonologist in addition to the normal ones because I have a history of DVTs, epilepsy, and SLE. I just had surgery on 5/10/23 and my starting weight was 249 (it was 272 on my initial consultation). I'm taking small sips of liquid every few minutes, even with the muscle spasms. I get up and walk from one end of my house to the other every hour.The surgeon said the pain would subside in a few days, usually. He said he was pleased with how the surgery went and that I didn't have any seizures during the surgery (I had a small one waiting on the anesthesiologist).

I use Califia Farms oat milk creamer with cinnamon roll flavor. It has 25 calories and 3g of sugar per tablespoon. I was able to cut down the Splenda I used per cup too. I know some people mix their whey protein shake mix into their coffee, but you need to treat it like you're tempering eggs to keep it from clumping (mix a little regular water, stir, then a little hot water, stir, etc... Chef Irvine has a cinnamon bun protein mix that works well in coffee. On Amazon yesterday, I came across a jot chocolate drink, but haven't purchased it yet.

I'm having the gastric sleeve done on 5/10. I bought some Protein2o water, several flavors of protein shakes that I sampled, sugar-free popsicles, and a case of chicken broth. I was told to get 64ozs of water and to drink twice as much water as my coffee cup. Does protein water (not shakes) count towards water intake?

My favorite is Fitcrunch by Chef Robert Irvine. Most have less than 5g of sugar. I keep them in the refrigerator so the icing doesn't melt. Here's a link to them: https://store.bariatricpal.com/collections/robert-irvines-fit-crunch