i am very very very very very tired and depressed. anyone else feel this way or have any pointers?

are you getting enough protein. that can make you tired... hope you feel better soon. i try to get 80 grams of protein a day. half your body weight in protein. so if you weight 200lbs then you need 100 grams protein. i use iso pure vanillla cream with orange juice in blender. tastes so good. 50 grams protein per serving. good luck.............

i feel awful for posting that i was depressed now. i realize that i am really blessed in my life right now. i have a beautiful son, a good job, and a husband that loves and cares for me deeply. money is a little tight right now, because of me and dh missing work for my surgery, but we will make it. we always do. i have been sick and missed work a lot the past year (probably 2 months total), i'm happy now that my pains and migraines have allowed me not to miss much work with the exception of time off for my surgery..and my son was sick.

thank you all for your responses. i am happy to report, that my energy level has increased substantially, and i'm not feeling so gloomy anymore. i think it is due to exercise, as i have gone consecutively for the past 3 days (that's HUGE for me). i'm still fighting head hunger, and i eat no sugar added fudgsicle's and 100 calorie carrot cakes occasionally. i've gotten away from yogurt as much. i'm having trouble finding low calorie high Protein foods, any advice?

my typically daily menu is 2 turkey sausages, or 1/4 cup egg substitute, for lunch i have 6 pieces ham lunchmeat with one slice of cheese, and for dinner i have meatloaf and broccoli. according to my calculation's that is only about 36 grams of protein. i'm not supposed to drink Protein shakes anymore.

thank you all, i will pray for those of us who are facing this battle, be it with weight loss, or personal affairs. we will get through this, we just have to lean on one another and keep faith. there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Judy,

I just wanted to say thanks for praying for me. I feel much better now. I did cancel my appointment for my fill tomorrow. But.....about three hours after I did, my DH called me all excited. The owner of the company that he works for decided that everyone needed their Christmas bonus early, as in today! I called and have my fill rescheduled for tomorrow!!! And we now have the money to catch up on our bills and get some heat. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I love the support that we can all get here.

:whoo:That is awesome!!!!!! Oh Mandy I'm so happy for you all. I remembered to pray for all of you again. I started a while back praying for all obese people, but now I've added my special Lap-Band friends.

AMEN! God is good! :clap2:

my typically daily menu is 2 turkey sausages, or 1/4 cup egg substitute, for lunch i have 6 pieces ham lunchmeat with one slice of cheese, and for dinner i have meatloaf and broccoli. according to my calculation's that is only about 36 grams of Protein. i'm not supposed to drink protein shakes anymore.

thank you all, i will pray for those of us who are facing this battle, be it with weight loss, or personal affairs. we will get through this, we just have to lean on one another and keep faith. there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Hi,

I was going to ask why you aren't supposed to have shakes anymore? I know all the doctors are different. I think you ought to add more protein to your diet. Does the doctors office have a dietitian? If so maybe she could help you tweak your diet a little bit.

BTW, I have unflavored soy protein, and I add it to soup, and other things. It gives about 13 extra grams of protein per serving. Maybe you could add 2 protein Snacks per day.

I'm glad you are feeling better. Thanks for the prayers.

once we cross into the mushies phase of our doctor, they say no liquid calories at all, even if it is a protein shake. i think i am going to start to drink protein shakes again though because i just cannot get adequate protein. i'm very tired again today.

my doctor's office did mention some protein that you can add to water, but it would still be 70 calories (i haven't found anything yet, that i would want to add to water). i think one good protein shake would be good for me, and i may start that again soon. What type of protein shakes do you use? I have the unflavored whey protein, but i'm not supposed to have soups and stuff anymore, and i can't quite figure out how to add it to certain foods without it turning hard.

Protien bullets have about 45 gr of protien and can be added to water and drank. I won't lie and say they are delicious but they do give you lots of protien. Our clinic encourages us to get liq. protien. They are all so different. I was started on mushies before I left the hosp. Now 2 weeks post op I can eat soft foods with no problem and it sounds like many of you are still on liq. It makes me wonder if it really matters what we eat as long as we can tolerate it. Bandster, I'm so glad you are feeling better. Reminded me of when I was young and broke all the time. Hang in there.

Sharon

Bandster 1007..... my doctor has you sign this little contract with rules...one of which is a protein shake a ay or life.....i have a couple different ones i use ..... isopure powder from gnc gives you 50gms of protein in 11 ounces of water.....i also use "unjury unflavored powder....you can mix this wth anything, crystal lite, soup...whatever...you have to order that online at unjury.com.....

eileen

i ordered the unjury samples today. REally?! You can just mix it in your Crystal Light and not taste it? Enough to fit in protein!!! OH that will be AWESOME!.

Reading this thread makes me realize how very fortunate i am. I was a little down for a while after surgery but i think it was mostly because it is hard to let go of the addiction to food. I have no real problems in my life right now ( except my son works on an army base in Iraq) and i need to be grateful for all i have. My heart goes out to those who are having a hard time. Donna

Reading this thread makes me realize how very fortunate i am. I was a little down for a while after surgery but i think it was mostly because it is hard to let go of the addiction to food. I have no real problems in my life right now ( except my son works on an army base in Iraq) and i need to be grateful for all i have. My heart goes out to those who are having a hard time. Donna

posting this thread made me realize the same thing. the only problems i'm having are dealing with a food addiction (my health has already improved greatly).