Hi everyone,

I got banded 4/21, I'm still on Clear liquids... (Laast night I dream on hamburguers all night LOL)

Does anybody has an advice on brands of Multivitamins, liquid Calcium, B-complex we need to take. I read about someone blendign everything on a shake...

Woud you mind sharing your "formula"

Also, what's your favorite brand of Protein?

I get all my supplements from Bariatric Advantage. They have a website www.bariatricadvantage.com where they sell chewable multivitamins and calcium lozengers that you suck on. I would check with your doctor to make sure they are suitable for your needs. My doctor recommended them to me and they work great.

Good luck to you.

my favorite protein is the nectar brand. they have lot of yummy flavors like cappacinno, cherry, fruit punch, iced tea, chocolate truffle, strawberry mouse, calypso breeze ( taste like pina coloda) i just mix that with either milk or water and its yummy and goes down good. The multivitamins i take are natures bounty and they are chewables that taste like apple cinnaman and the calcium tastes like chocolate.

All Protein is gross, just drink it haha. I perfered the pre-mixed ones, then it's not gritty.

Vitamins, I did chewable Caltrate... I do Viactiv now and gummy vitamins not sure if you can have that on liquids though.

Thanks a lot!!! I don't want to show at GNC and spend hours looking at the labels while I'm in pain...

How wondeful to have a group of people around you supporting you>

Hi there....

I was just banded on 4/22 and started my Protein shake today. Isopure (GNC)....bananas and cream, loved it!!! Drink slow!! Vitamins I have not taken yet, so no advice there. Good Luck with your venture!!

Kelly

Thanks a lot!!! I don't want to show at GNC and spend hours looking at the labels while I'm in pain...

How wondeful to have a group of people around you supporting you>

For vitamins I have taken Centrum Complete Chewables from the beginning. Calcium I use Target's brand of Viactiv, I found them in Chocolate and Carmel.

I buy Gold Standard Double chocolate and Dymatize Gourmet vanilla. Once back on solids I started to add half a scoop of vanilla Protein to greek yoghurt, 1/8 cup Kashi Go Lean (high protein), and some splendra.

For shakes (I could use non fat milk) I made milk cubes which equaled about 1/3 of milk. So shakes were scoop of protein, 2 milk cubes, 2/3 cup milk, some ice cubes, some add ins tablespoon fat free/sugar free pudding powder instant, sugar free flavored syrups (found coffe isle), spendra.

I like the Syntrax nectar as well. My favorite is the vanilla bean torte (sold by The Vitamin Shoppe here in the Phoenix area). I'm a little further out (banded 4/1/11), but I love it with a splash of cold coffee. Another favorite is the chocolate truffle mixed with skim milk and sugar free coconut flavored Torani (those coffee flavoring syryps). It's like a mounds bar. Yum. (or as yum as Protein can get). You can get a great deal on the Torani syrups at smart and final. Also, get a Blender Bottle - it will make your life much easier

Remember to look for the whey protein and steer clear of the collagen stuff.

Good Luck!

Wow!!! Great ideas everyone. I was afraid I was going to get bored with the typical chocolate, vanilla and strawberry flavors... But you gave me lots of great ideas...

Off note.... I'm getting addicted to this forums. Is like finding a bunch of new friends you really like