Background for question:

On another message board, a woman was wondering whether or not she bought the wrong type of Protein shake (bodybuilding vs. plain protein) and mentioned that she is restricted so much that she's limited to mushy food at the moment. This woman was banded on 11/23/05. She also mentioned that she's going in for fill very soon. However, she never mentioned that she was replacing solid food with Protein shakes.

A woman responded asking why she was still on protein shakes this far out and that the #1 rule for bandsters was no liquid calories.

I responded saying that contrary to what she thinks, not all doctors agree with her and that both my doctor and nurse practitioner and perfectly fine with my drinking a Protein Shake for Breakfast because that's when I'm the tightest.

Ok, so she then replies that, and I quote, "It's well-known that the 2 exceptions to the no liquid calorie rule is folks having up to 2 nonfat milk servings per day and the breakfast shake if they are too tight in the mornings to eat solids. But they should not be used in lieu of solid protein...most protein needs should be gotten from real food so that the band can do its job...it doesn't restrict liquids, thus the rule."

Now, for the question.

Are those 2 exception really well-known? I've never read them anywhere. Or, is she just trying to cover up for the fact that she jumped the gun with this woman and I merely contradicted her?

I'm probably blowing this way out of proportion but every response/post I've ever read from this woman has an air of self-proclaimed superiority and it just drives me batty.

Your thoughts?

I'm probably blowing this way out of proportion but every response/post I've ever read from this woman has an air of self-proclaimed superiority and it just drives me batty.

Trisha, I think you hit the nail on the head with that last statement. She is probably the self-appointed "expert" of that board and couldn't stand to be corrected or challenged by you. People like that can really be dangerous, especially if they make their posts sound like the absolute standard of information. Newcomers and others may base their actions on that one person's statements, when they really should be reading many people's experiences.

You just keep putting in your two-cents' worth.