I am from Buffalo NY.. I was wondering if any of you sleevers out there are from Buffalo as well.. If so, let me know, as l am looking for someone who may be interested in being my workout buddy, or even just somebody local to chat with that l can experience this journey with!!!

Wondering if you guys have any favorite protein powders & if there is anywhere online i can get a free sample. What do ya think?

I, use the Unjury vanilla flavored and their unflavored powders. Also, from GNC, I get the Gold Standard 100% whey vanilla ice cream flavored. These are the only ones I've been ok with. Unjury is online and they have sample packs u can purchase of the different flavors and their chicken soup. Folks have said "Chike" is pretty good and They have samples you can order online. Sam's club has Premier protein drinks which a number of people seem to like. At GNC, there are the Isopure clear flavored drinks. They're 40g of protein in a 20oz bottle, but, I didn't like it at all. Try to get some recipes for your own protein smoothies. Get some sugar free syrups for your smoothies and plain greek yougurt. Check out, Torani online, and Wegman's carries sugar free flavored syrups. They're the type they use at the coffee cafe, just ask.

I am doing well. I do not have a surgery date yet' date=' I hoping to schedule with Dr. Caruanna in the middle of October. Who is doing your surgery guys?[/quote']

I love Dr. Carauana! He did my surgery and I will say that I had no pain after the surgery and had a very positive experience under his care. I'm still very new to this I was sleeved 3 weeks ago tomorrow. I get to begin the soft food stage tomorrow, so I'm exciting to be able to chew something! Best of luck to you!

@Seelessofme, glad to hear you're doing well. How are the rest of you Buffalo sleevers coming along? I'm having some trouble getting an acceptable amount of protein in. So much was going on personally. Got scolded at my last visit. But, doing better the past two days!!! Still not back to work, but, that's due to my job duties. Hope everyone is doing well

Chilihot,

I had a tough time taking in liquid Protein but seem to do better with protein thought food. At least that is what my fitness pal app shows. I would like to increase the protein a bit more and think I will do better once I begin the soft foods tomorrow. My fear is that I return tomorrow to work (I teach) and worried about getting my Fluid and Snacks in so I don't feel weak. My schedule has me teaching 4 classes back to back starting from 8-12:30ish. I'm spending today on pre-packing snacks and meals for my classroom that i can store in my refrigerator including my Water. I hope that will work! We'll see!

@Seelessofme, good luck tomorrow. Maybe, you can do a protein shake in the morning on your way in. Let us know how it goes:)

@Seelessofme' date=' good luck tomorrow. Maybe, you can do a Protein shake in the morning on your way in. Let us know how it goes:)[/quote']

I will!

How's everyone doing? You guys are so quiet, lol!!! Just checking in!!! Hope all is well with my fellow sleevers!

Hey! I had surgery this past Thursday with Dr Pham... I was doing fine til I got home yesterday. Had such horrible nausea but feel so much better today. Just really sore and am having trouble drinking my liquids. Ah well, only day 2, things can only go up from here... Hope all is well with the rest of you!

Hey girlie! I hope ur doing well. Dr Pham was my surgeon also. He is great. I'm 3 wks post now and I feel wonderful. I wish u all much success throughout your VSG journey:-)

@lanuevanicolasa, congrats! Just keep sip, sip, sipping away! Have a sf popsicle to switch things up. The kids would get me a sf slurpee from 7Eleven for a "treat", lol!!!

@SweetQui, glad to hear your doing well:) Keep that loser's wheel spinning!!!

I'm doing well too. Sleeved 8/14 and down 20 about to go onto full foods and just nervous about it. I'm not concerned about protein as I mostly eat high protein foods but I'm not sure what to have for meals. I think I'm going to slowly transition into reg foods and implement them into my soft foods just to be safe until I can figure out sleeve friendly meals that I like because I'm a picky eater!

@Seelessofme. I've been having mostly fish, tuna, eggs, and surprisingly roast beef hash with scrambled eggs. The first few times I tried chicken my tummy said, "NO". So, I waited a few weeks and yesterday, my tummy said, "Not bad!" I, think I'm being too cautious. I don't like the slight cramping pain I get when something doesn't sit quite right. So, I agree, with taking it slowly and above all, listen to you tummy!!! I'm glad you're doing well!!!

@Seelessofme. I've been having mostly fish' date=' tuna, eggs, and surprisingly roast beef hash with scrambled eggs. The first few times I tried chicken my tummy said, "NO". So, I waited a few weeks and yesterday, my tummy said, "Not bad!" I, think I'm being too cautious. I don't like the slight cramping pain I get when something doesn't sit quite right. So, I agree, with taking it slowly and above all, listen to you tummy!!! I'm glad you're doing well!!![/quote']

I know what you mean. Yesterday I ate fish and for some reason it was giving me the worst pain. Normally it doesn't but I guess my stomach wasn't in the mood for it I suppose.

I'm also a buffalo sleever, had Dr Cavaretta thru Synergy back in March! Doing great down about 70lbs have another 30 to go before I feel truly accomplished. Started around 235 & felt gastric bypass was to extreme. I had laproscopic surgery so my recovery was super quick. I've had no problems through this entire journey & it scares me that I can eat everything...not a lot of food, just that I can eat anything & have no side effects. I used to use my fitness pal & really need to get back on track with it. As far as protein shakes I'm bad and have slacked with those as well...I need to start tracking like crazy again to avoid getting those bad habits back.