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Ms.DJ14    0

Ms.DJ14
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Hi Guys...I'm getting sleeved in 2 days (Wed. Aug10th) I has been a bumpy road but I'm finally here!!! I need to lose approx 80-85 lbs. I went to GNC & Walmart today to get a whey Protein Drink and I ended up walking out bc I felt sooo over-whelmed with all of the choices. I want to have everything I need for right after surgery, in case I wasn't feeling up to going out. Is there any suggestions on guidelines or brands? Should they be fortiefied with Vitamins? Are there any kinds w/o taste?flavor that I can just add to water/ The people at GNC and Walmart were not knowledgable on this subject. I hear some people say certain brands gagged them....HELP please!!!!!

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Vsg4lyn2011    0

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My surgery is Wednesday too!! Congrats! and Happy Losing!

I suggest the nectar brand. I buy it at The Vitamin Shoppe (dont' know if that's available in your area) or online, but they are great. Doesn't even taste like Protein powder, mixes super easily, and they have tons of flavors including unflavored. 100 calories, 0 carbs, 0 sugar, 0 fat, and 23 gms carbs per scoop.

Hope I have helped.

Lyn

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rubyspring    1

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I use powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury (mail order) which has 20 Protein, 1-4 carbs depending on flavor, no fat. 80 - 100 calories

I mostly use Jay Robb Whey Protein which I buy at the Vitamin Shoppe but it's at some groceries too. 25g protein, 1g carb, 0 fat and 110 calories.

I like the vanilla, mix with 4 oz skim, lactaid milk and 4 oz Water (or crushed isce), and 1 oz sf syrups (Torani, Divinci). Gets my protein in, low carbs, and is not too thick to drink.

Good luck!

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NJMOMof2    17

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I like Designer's Whey chocolate. Just to give you perspective. I am 7 months out and have lost 88 pounds. 7 pound from goal. You have A LOT to look forward to!!:D

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Go to the food section of this board and there are a lot of places you can order samples. You can order the nectar samples and samples of many different kinds of Protein drinks.

Most people say their taste changed after surgery, so it's not a good idea to buy a big tub of anything just yet .

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Ms.DJ14    0

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Thank you everyone! You guys are a big help!!! (as usual!!)

Hi Guys...I'm getting sleeved in 2 days (Wed. Aug10th) I has been a bumpy road but I'm finally here!!! I need to lose approx 80-85 lbs. I went to GNC & Walmart today to get a Whey Protein drink and I ended up walking out bc I felt sooo over-whelmed with all of the choices. I want to have everything I need for right after surgery, in case I wasn't feeling up to going out. Is there any suggestions on guidelines or brands? Should they be fortiefied with Vitamins? Are there any kinds w/o taste?flavor that I can just add to water/ The people at GNC and Walmart were not knowledgable on this subject. I hear some people say certain brands gagged them....HELP please!!!!!

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ChooseToChange    19

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A lot of Protein has a high number of carbs... make sure the carbs are less than 5 per serving. Get the samples from bariatric companies... smooth kings gladiator mix is my fact to mix with anything creamy... check out the blog the world according to eggface... lots of food ideas for all stages and product discounts too.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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