Where are the 50's??? -- all I see is a topic about wrinkles! How has the surgery changed your life?

54 here. Working on my reqs hoping to sleeve in Sept. Glad to meet you ladies!

About me... LOL I am a teacher, live in Beaumont, TX, love animals, art/crafting, movies, music, my kids... the usual.

I decided to get the surgery because I have had such a hard time losing weight in these last years and I developed really severe sleep apnea. My stepsister did the surgery and did amazingly well so I decided to do it too! My doc is Dr. Marvin in Houston and my surgery is next Thursday. I am the kind of person who likes to know everything about what I am doing and I read everything I can find! What I am nervous about is being prepared and having all of the proper supplies.

Any suggestions on that? I know the first week is broth etc... but what are these isopures? Where do you get them and what flavors do you suggest?

I am nervous about not eating the right stuff and not having everything I need on hand. Anyone have any suggestions? I want to be prepared!

Too all the newcomers here - welcome! it's great to have you here!

Shelley - I have not tried the Isopure as so many people call them isopuke...lol. And I have also heard that you'll tolerate them better if you don't smell them (that's a little scary) - don't know what Katie thinks about that..... Anyway, my 2 cents' worth on them is that I have seen them on line and on Amazon for something like 40 dollars. But I know Meijer sells them in the Protein section for about $11 for a 4 pack. Might want to try there.

Kat - Power Crunch bars are hard to find in stores. Some health food stores carry them. And yes, my area trader joe's carries a few flavors (1.19). You can get them on Amazon, and different on line sites also carry them. They are 200 calories and the Peanut Butter fudge has 12 gm of fat but only 5 sugar. I like them so much because they have wafers and are very light, making it easier to eat one without becoming too full. I have tried about 4 flavors and liked them all.

Katie - thanks for the tips on Atkins bars, I will try some of those. Years ago when I did Atkins, I got really turned off of the peanut butter, but they have come a long way since then.

In the past, I had quite a bit of success with Atkins and then BOOM... it quit working. However, their products are pretty yummy. Their Chocolate shake is to die for and their bars and breakfast type products are seriously good.

Did Atkins for 2 yrs and boom...stopped working too. Their bars gave me terrible gas and diarrhea. But I liked a lot of their foods.

My take on Isopure....the orange and grape flavor weren't horrible I could tolerate them for a few days and allowed me to get my protein in as a clear liquid. It's sort of like jello water a certain thickness to it but when I added ice it was ok. But having it for more than a few days would have been hard. I feel the same about shakes now...tired of them, but they are necessary to make my protein goals.

The Atkins bars and Power Crunch do not upset my stomach or give me gas or the runs...so they are a perfect way to quickly add 10-15 grams of protein and they TOTALLY satisfy a sweet tooth!

I am a 50's person who is getting the sleeve next week. Yikes!

Best wishes and prayers coming your way.

55 years old from the Houston Texas area' date=' two months out and 42 lbs down.[/quote']

Great job Julie. Keep it up. I'm right behind you. I am almost 6 wks out and down 32 lbs.

54 here. Working on my reqs hoping to sleeve in Sept. Glad to meet you ladies!

NDN, keep us posted on your date.

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I decided to get the surgery because I have had such a hard time losing weight in these last years and I developed really severe sleep apnea. My stepsister did the surgery and did amazingly well so I decided to do it too! My doc is Dr. Marvin in Houston and my surgery is next Thursday. I am the kind of person who likes to know everything about what I am doing and I read everything I can find! What I am nervous about is being prepared and having all of the proper supplies.

Any suggestions on that? I know the first week is broth etc... but what are these isopures? Where do you get them and what flavors do you suggest?

I am nervous about not eating the right stuff and not having everything I need on hand. Anyone have any suggestions? I want to be prepared![/quote']

I suggest not buying an large supply of anything. Proteins I liked before I can't stand now.

I picked up some premier protein at SAMs. They have bars and drinks. The drinks are 11 ounces and have 30 gr of protein and 1 net carb.

I agree about not stocking up either. I had really liked Nectar protein (which has a ton of flavors), but now the only one I can still tolerate is Unjury.

You can get a one-time sample set of Nectar protein in different flavors for 14.00 and FREE shipping. www.si03.com/reg_index.htm It is the Nectar Variety Sampler. There is an 800 number to call and order. I did it after someone on the forum posted it. No strings and you get to try all the flavors. It is 100% whey protein. Doing that allowed me to know what I wanted to order instead of having to first order a huge tub.

Most definitely, DON'T stock up! lol I could not find ANY protein drinks, powder, I could tolerate and wound up getting protein through food. Struggled through the isopure for a week or so but ECK! I wound up throwing away many EXPENSIVE bottles along with whey protein powders. Once I could get down soft foods, I was able to get most of my protein in by soft cheese, soft eggs, yogurt, etc. And then found pure protein bars and lived on them.

This advice is also good for clothes!!! I was amazed how fast I went through sizes so be careful when you buy things. I only shopped at Ross or Target because I didn't want to spend much money on clothes I wouldn't wear for a long time. Even still, I was THRILLED when I finally reached a size 12, only to see that I only could wear them for a few WEEKS before I was in a 10, now I am in an 8. So my three size 12 pants are practically new and I really can't wear them. So be very selective on your way down; try to buy things that have a little more staying power, or that might be a teeny tight. It really surprised me how fast my size changed.