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Does it leave that after taste like a lot of the whey Protein does? I appreciate all of your replies!

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I think they all do. The worst for me was the GNC brands. You may get better results by adding the whey Protein to a fruit smoothie. Just don't add sugar. If you're like me, the sugar will make you nauseous.

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No meds I don't really have time to make a smoothie and I don't really like the texture of smoothies for some strange reason!

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My wife doesn't like some food textures too. But every once in a while she try a sip of the strawberry smoothie I make.

It's all a big experiment--eating after RNY.

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It really does make you feel very isolated. My husband doesn't understand how I can eat something one day and the next day it makes me gag. Some days I eat fine and some days I eat nothing and have to force myself to drink. My staples are Quest bars and a smoothie I make with Greek yogurt, diet cran-grape juice, lemon juice, ice and stevia. It gives me 20 grams of Protein plus lots of fluids since I tend to dehydrate easily. I wish I could get in a good pattern of eating regular food but it's just not happening for me yet.

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I too am not regular with my post RNY eating. But I'm getting better at knowing what I can tolerate most of the time. I've been adding steadily to those foods I can tolerate, and even like. It's mostly vegetarian foods. I'm still having to supplement my Protein intake with whey shakes and Protein Bars. I don't know if I'll ever get to where I need by eating regular foods.

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Lilly that sounds interesting what flavor do you ultimately taste in that drink?

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Gran grape I like just not sure about the lemon juice? Is stevia something we can have? I have heard of people using guava nectar I wonder if we can have it? I know I am not getting all of my Protein so I need to start eating my protein bars more!

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Forgot a big part of my smoothie...duh..frozen strawberries...my nut ok'd the stevia...the lemon juice and stevia combined help give it a strawberry lemonade sort of taste. Sometimes I add a scoop of unflavored Protein Powder and the lemon juice masks most of that nasty taste...unflavored does not equal untasted! I use Cabot light plain greek yogurt and a cup has 20 grams of protein....adding Protein powder gives another 10-20. I just experimented until I found what tasted good to me. I also make it with no ice and freeze it in containers to eat like sorbet. I take one to work in the mornings and eat it as it thaws.

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I am like you. One day I like something the next I don't really care to eat it. I feel like I waste more food. What's really weird is I can't eat left overs reheated it does not set well . I usually throw it back up!

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I am wondering if my posts are occurring...I have been trying to post and be supportive and sound my frustrations and it seems no one is responding or making comments. I am not seeking attention, but the reason I dont is because I have not gotten any responses to the comments or support. I just read and wish...

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Sorry u no it! I read all you post and you are not being ignored by me! I always value what you say so don't feel that way!

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Well thank you Green. Just seems that the journey is only to those postings specifically.. I knew everyone is differently, but why post when there is no response...

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I totally understand but don't give up on all of us yet!????

Everyone on here we all need all support we can get!

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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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      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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      1. summerseeker

        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.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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