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Kate_L    1

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Hello. I am a newbie and in the beginning stages of my journey and have a few questions for those of you that are further in yours. I am a fan of shakes for Breakfast but just realized the Protein Powder that I have been using has a ton of sugar in it. (Probably why it was actually pretty good) What are some of your favorites that you have found that are good during this journey? What kind of Vitamins or supplements are good ones? Anyone feel like your journey is never going to begin? (Lol taking forever!) May seem like silly questions but I don't want to waste money on the wrong things if I don't have to. Thanks in advance for any info. I hope everyone is having a great day!

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Ylm87    35

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Hi I'm a newbie as well, I'm waiting for my call to schedule the surgery. My nutritionist recommended BPI or Isopure which can be found at GNC.

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Syaniya    319

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Premier Protein shakes they are premade and have a great taste. My nut suggested Flintstones chewables, she said they have everything I need. I a day before surgery, and now 2 a day after surgery.

It does seem like it qill take forever, but it flies by. I started back in October and was sleeved on 3/31.

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GoddessMoon    108

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I went out today and bought Muscle milk Protein Shake. It taste and smells good. You can get them in power or premade.

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kbellakat    69

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I went out today and bought Muscle milk Protein  shake. It taste and smells good. You can get them in power or premade.

I've been using Premier Protein drinks ... taste good cuz my kids have been trying to drink them lol .. they actually liked it ..
today I bought muscle milk .. went to costco .. I hope they are good .. cos this is a big box lol ..


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TTrisha    56

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I went out today and bought Muscle milk Protein Shake. It taste and smells good. You can get them in power or premade.


Just be careful with muscle milk. I have tried them in past and then discovered they have a lot of corn starch/carbs.


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CharlyScott    37

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I have tried and like the Fortress Powder. I found it at Walmart. As for the suppliments I went to CVS and was able to stock up on enough for a three months supply for $35.00. They only thing I didn't get was my muliti-vitamin and that was because I was unsure about what to get.



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kbellakat    69

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Just be careful with muscle milk. I have tried them in past and then discovered they have a lot of corn starch/carbs.



I bought the light I think ... lol probably taste bad ... it's what they had at costco.


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kbellakat    69

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I have tried and like the Fortress Powder. I found it at Walmart. As for the suppliments I went to CVS and was able to stock up on enough for a three months supply for $35.00. They only thing I didn't get was my muliti-vitamin and that was because I was unsure about what to get.





Costco multi Vitamin is what Kaiser recommended... they said less expensive over there Kaiser brand .


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Diana_in_Philly    1,426

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We use the Gold Standard Optimum whey from costco https://www.costco.com/Optimum-Nutrition-Gold-Standard-100%-Whey-Protein%2c-90-Servings.product.100138794.html- the price is right and the taste is good. Sometimes I use the pre-made Premiers - depends on what I'm doing. I use Costco Multivitamin but I found that for about 3 months post-op it was too big to swallow for me so i went to a chewable. We have a chocolate flavor at home too that is a version of Muscle Milk. I do a shake for breakfast almost every day. Experiment. Good luck!

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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
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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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