After much networking about VSG I have a date of June 17th with Dr Aceves in Mexicali and look forward taking the path on my new journey and life as I am nervous yet excited...sound familiar?

I'm looking forward to making new friends as a support system and to lean on and exchange news..protein supplement preferences, recipes, anything to help each other.. etc..

My real concern is the amount of Protein intake and hair loss.

Can anyone share info about any protein pills or amino acid pills with protein?

Please let me hear from you...:glare:

Edited May 9, 200917 yr by debking811

I am scheduled for June 17 as well. I have already started as of April 29 changing my diet and experimenting with different protein supplements. My favorites so far (and trust me when I say I am very picky) is EAS Myoplex Lite in French Vanilla (not a fan of the chocolate drinks so far but my husband likes them) and ISOPURE (liquid form, have not tried the powdered form yet)..one bottle is 80 percent protein and it tastes pretty good...kinda reminds me of sugar free coolaid mixed with a wine cooler (haha)...Good LUck...By changin my diet and substituting the EAS drink for breakfast I have gotten my body (sorta) ready for the two week liquid diet and have grown a taste ... not to mention already dropped 11 pounds (in two weeks) and feel a lot less bloated...

People say that your taste changes after you have surgery and not to stock up on too much stuff.

I bought unflavored GNC Why Protein powder and I mix it

with all sorts of sf stuff. Most people hate Isopure but I didn't find it too bad. At $4 a bottle though, I was looking for a cheaper alternative.

Dr. Aceves told me that the hair loss comes from lack of Zinc. That's the first I have heard of that one. I have always been told to take Biotin and up my protein.

I need to remember to get some Zinc next time I am out.

Zinc is definitely on the list of minerals that can cause hair loss if you are deficient. But most of us aren't losing hair due to vitamin/mineral deficiencies or protein deficiencies. It's the shock to our system of surgery and anesthesia combined with rapid weight loss.