I have not had surgery yet and my Consult apt. isn't until Dec 3rd, but i'm trying desperately to get the hang of all this and start getting in more Protein and get the hang of the shakes and stay within the calories, fat, carbs, sugars etc allowed. I am starting to experament now because I am a planner and get bored very easy if I have to eat/drink the same thing over and over. So today I made a Protein shake and wrote down all the nut info and this is how it went:

chocolate EAS Protein powder ~ 1 scoop

Cal130 Fat2.5 Carb3g Sugar1g Protein23g Sodium50mg

Silk vanilla Almond Milk sweetened ~ 8oz

Cal90 Fat2.5 Carb5g Sugar15g Protein1g Sodium150mg

PB2 ~ 2tbsp

Cal45 Fat1.5 Carb5g Sugar1g Protein5g Sodium94mg

Total for shake:

Cal265 Fat6.5 Carb13g Sugar17g Protein29g Sodium294mg

Does this seem right or are these too high? I don't know what kind of numbers i'm supposed to follow. Please, any info/advise is welcome. Thank you in advance

Katrina :}

I use unsweetened almond milk.

Yo Mini...are you on myfitnesspal.com?? If you go there you can journal your fluids, foods, exercise..everything...and I'm on there as well. Write this down in your notepad to ask Dr U or the NUT when you take the class. My papers are not with me right now, and for the love of God I can not remember...I know low low low though on carbs, sugar and fat. Dr U tells you in the consult that starches are EVIL # 1!!!! He doesn't want us eating wheat, potatoes, bread, pasta, rice, corn tortillas...etc. I myself plan to stick to this ( well try to ) ha ha. Even in small amounts...I feel better when I dont eat it anyway.

Oh and yes, do the unsweetened almond milk...way better for you. Sweeten it with other means if you need to.

@Mamma: I just started a fitness pal account and am trying to figure out how the heck to use it. What is your name on there? Mine is MiniMeWannaB I'm not sure how to request you as a friend so if you can request me I will accept.

I totally respect that you are a planner. But you need to realize that with this surgery a lot of planning goes out the window. Our tummies & taste buds dictate what you will be eating. It will be a figuring out as you go along. I would advise you to get one of everything. Don't stock up on anything pre-op because everything changes postop. And you won't be worrying abt carbs/cals intake for a few weeks.

Contact all those place that people talk about and order samples. Don't try them till postop though!

Good luck!

@Mamma: I just started a fitness pal account and am trying to figure out how the heck to use it. What is your name on there? Mine is MiniMeWannaB I'm not sure how to request you as a friend so if you can request me I will accept.

I will add you :00 Right now it's saying they are down for maintenance.

Maybe that was the issue then, I had been having issues and thought I was a dummy.....lol

Hey did you & Dr U talk about removing or not removing your gallbladder?

I totally respect that you are a planner. But you need to realize that with this surgery a lot of planning goes out the window. Our tummies & taste buds dictate what you will be eating. It will be a figuring out as you go along. I would advise you to get one of everything. Don't stock up on anything pre-op because everything changes postop. And you won't be worrying abt carbs/cals intake for a few weeks.

Contact all those place that people talk about and order samples. Don't try them till postop though!

Good luck!

THIS!!!

I wanted to be as prepared as I could be, I was obsessed with having everything ready. I'm kind of OCD about planning. But all the planning in the world didn't really prepare me enough. I head of people loosing their taste for stuff, hating sweets etc and I shook my head and though NO not me! What happened? A few days post op all of a sudden I started HATING anything sweet. All the Protein I liked pre op- honestly now the thought makes me sick now. I have to try to get it in but it's a struggle. Just don't over plan because things can go way off your plan here real fast lol