I asked my surgeon what if there was some kind of major disaster and there was no Protein around (lol) and he saidat least I wouldn't feel hungry He was kidding, but he didn't really answer either.

Do any of you have stores of Vitamins or protein in some kind of "what if" box in a bunker somewhere ? I rarelyever thought (much less planned for) a natural disaster, but this has me wondering! I'd hate to waste away or become really malnourished if something (think earthquake in Seattle) were to happen.

Also, do any of you wear a medical ID tag of any kind stating you have had bariatric surgery? Like what if they had to pump your stomach or suction it out or something? Could lasting harm be done to our little stomachs?

I've never tried beef jerky. It just seems like a terrible thing to do to delicious beef. I want my beef done medium rare with a side of asparagus drizzled in olive oil and Parmesan.

I love beef any way, any how. I'd never make it as a vegetarian.

I hoard beef jerky. Seriously. I have tried all brands from the cheap to the most expensive out there and my favorite is the Walmart Sweet and Spicy. They are often out, so when I see it, I buy 5 or 6 bags at a time. I think I have half a cow in my pantry right now.

Oh my goodness me too!!! They discontinued my favorite and so I keep a HUGE stockpile of my next best just in case! My family teases me about it all the time!

I've never tried beef jerky. It just seems like a terrible thing to do to delicious beef. I want my beef done medium rare with a side of asparagus drizzled in olive oil and Parmesan.

Ha ha! Well, it much easier to throw into a lunchbox for a car drive or keep in the glove compartment for emergencies!

This thread was hilarious!

I love love love jerky. Nice to know I can stock up when it's time

Oh my goodness me too!!! They discontinued my favorite and so I keep a HUGE stockpile of my next best just in case! My family teases me about it all the time!

What's your favorite? And which was discontinued?

I'm laughing so hard right now, but at me, not you - I used to think about this all the time when I was on the DS track.

If we had a natural disaster, I would secretly covet whatever junk food I could get my hands on. I mean, it's for survival, right?

What's your favorite? And which was discontinued?

Oberto makes a line specifically for Costco called Pacific Gold. I LOVED their Teriyaki Turkey Jerky. Apparently I didn't buy enough to convince them to keep making it all by myself. The Teriyaki Beef is a close second and it's what I buy now.

I've never tried the turkey stuff.

I am old farm girl, so I could do better than some folks I know - so long as the disaster didn't kill all of the livestock. If there is a person stronger than me around who do the caveman thing with capturing and dressing the Protein, I could do the processing and campfire cooking. I would be hard put to eat maggots, but I can bait one on a hook and go fish.

As for the Medical ID bracelet, I do have one with the cross and cadeuces on it. It is engraved with my first name and Gastric Sleeve Patient - No NG. Inside a flip latch is my other medical info and the hospital that carries my medical records, my doctor's name, my meds, my blood type and emergency contacts. I have aleady had a stroke, so in case I am unable to speak for myself again, I will at least have the ID bracelet.

I guess that comes from my years in Girl Scouts and 4H. Always be prepared. It is better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it.

@@LipstickLady, please elaborate on your no intubation after VSG comment. I've never heard that before. Thanks.

It's not intubation we have to worry about (that's just a short tube that goes into your trachea). It's the blind nasogastric tube that's the problem.....If they pass it without a scope, down your esophagus and expecting a full size stomach at the other end.

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BACON JERKY! OMG to die for! And I have guns and ammo.. I will shoot my Protein.

@@LipstickLady, please elaborate on your no intubation after VSG comment. I've never heard that before. Thanks.

I have no idea what I'm talking about. I got my medical terms confuzzled.

What I have learned from this topic:
1) Buy a gun and ammo
2) Better yet, learn how to shoot one
3) Study the neighbors striped raccoon-y looking cat carefully now, so as not to think its a raccoon (anyone ever eaten raccoon?)
4) Buy and store jerkey in massive quantities to barter with.
5) Tear up a sheet and with a big fat sharpie, write "Don't Shoot! Fellow Sleever!" (because we can band together and win the apocalypse)
6) Get an ID tag and have it engraved: "You just shot a member of the SLEEVER gang! Head for the hills!"

7) Have the back of the tag engraved: "Anything you stick down my throat must be less than ___ inches long" (anyone know the length of an esophagus?)
8) Consider moving next door to Miss Mac