Hi, as my screen name indicates, I'm a sleever. I've been on the sleeve forum a few months now.

I am interested in learning more about all forms of WLS. I'm pretty familiar withe mechanics of each of the operations.

What I'm really interested is more of the personal experiences. What is life like post band, do you still feel hunger after your pouch is full?

Not referring to head hunger here. That's an issue surgery cannot fix.

I appreciate any responses you may offer and am happy to offer my experiences(if desired) on the sleeve side.

Your doctor told u to not drink Protein shakes and mine said his patients who drink them lose faster? I drink them when I'm hungry and it seems to help. So confusing

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I have one Protein shake a day and it yields 36 grams of protein. This makes reaching my daily goal of 80 - 110 a day a little bit easier. My band also tends to be tighter in the morning so the shake is a good alternative to actual food. I don't have to worry about it passing through the band.

I have one Protein shake a day and it yields 36 grams of protein. This makes reaching my daily goal of 80 - 110 a day a little bit easier. My band also tends to be tighter in the morning so the shake is a good alternative to actual food. I don't have to worry about it passing through the band.

Isopure is really good and it yields 40 grams of protein per drink.

^{Isopure is really good and it yields 40 grams of Protein per drink.}

^{I've heard that said before. I have two flavors of Isopur, and they both have 50 grams of protein. Curious.}