Oregondaisy

If you're really tired, you may be anemic. It's pretty common for people who are sleeved to become anemic. We don't eat enough red meat to keep us from becoming anemic.

What Protein drinks have you tired. You should be able to find muscle milk light already made in one of the stores Most people really like muscle milk. I think it tastes just like cho. milk. there is a thread in the food section on places you can order samples. By the time they get to you though, you maybe ready for mushies. Do you have a GNC? They will often let you try Protein Drinks. You can also have egg flower soup from the Chinese places. I liked those better than cream soup. Just spit out the peas if they have those or any other veggies mixed in. there is also drink able yogurt.

There was a thread started by someone who is gay. He has not posted in awhile but I am sure you could send him a private message. I do believe his user name is Citizen Will. You can do a thread search up above in the right corner and should be able to find anything posted with the word gay in it.

A lot of people have become lactose intolerant from this surgery. I can drink a little bit of milk. If I drink a whole 8 oz glass, I get really bad gas. If I drink a larger glass than that, I get bad diarrhea. So now, I have a sip of milk. It's the same with ice cream. I can eat one scoop, but two makes me sick. Other than that, if people tolerate milk okay, they drink it. I do know a lot of people said after surgery, it didn't taste good anymore.

I never really had any goals My only goal was not to wear plus sizes anymore. i was so happy when I could stop shopping in the plus size department !!!! Then everyone started telling me I had to pick a goal weight. I looked at pictures of me and believe me , I know how much I weighed in every picture ever taken of me. I decided on 135 because I saw a picture that I thought I looked good in. My body stopped losing weight at 130 though so I was good with that. I am in size 8 in most brands of pants My levis are 8's but Old Navy does do vanity sizes. I have some 6's and some 4's from Old navy and small tops. what I am not good with, is the extra 8 lbs I gained over the holidays. Luckily, I have taken half of it off now, or I would be really depressed.

I wish my insurance covered counseling. I would love to go and see someone about this. Maybe you could share the information your psychiatrist gives you?

Even ff you only ate a tiny bit , you ate too much . That sliming starts when we are too full.. the body is trying to bring the food back up. You need to eat very slowly eat a bite , chew it well and then wait. When i was only a few weeks post op, all I could manage was about 3 bites of anything.

Which flavors have you found that you liked?

are you still on liquids? liquids in , liquids out. When you move to regular food, you'll probably have the opposite problem.

I have the chat window open. I will hear the door bell ring if someone comes in and wants to talk. I'll read some posts while I wait to see if anyone come into the chat room. come in and chat! There's lots to talk about!

Tiffy you know you can call me anytime. I totally understand where you're coming from. I haven't been in a very good mood for quite awhile now. It's difficult sometimes to put one foot in front of the other and think that tomorrow will be another day. NTV TXN you are doing great. The Snacks you're eating are healthy snacks. You have to play around with calories and snacks to see how it's going to go. Maintenance can be tricky.

Chilo just because you aren't the exact weight you're hoping for, you can still post here! You only have 20 lbs to go and we will cheer you on. Life is very different now that I am almost 2 years post op. It really helps me to talk to people who are able to eat more than 3 bites of food! I hope everyone will keep checking in!

Most doctors say no salads until after 12 weeks post op.

I copied and pasted this from the OH forum. Good information! When I started this journey, I ordered every possible Protein powder sample I could find from sources such a Vitalady.com (in fact most of them came from her.) I kept tract of how I liked them and I will post my results here. Of course everyone is different in their tastes. I love sweets, carbs, bananas, chocolate, strawberry, lots of flavor; so if you are similar then these results may apply to you. I hate tea, so I did not even try them. I mixed all of them with soymilk unsweetened for general consistency unless noted otherwise. I hope this is helpful: Results by Best to Worst Category: Excellent/Very Good = About Time Chocolate Champion Pure whey Stack Chocolate mixed with IDS vanilla Cinnamon (by vitalady.com) Chike banana Magic Dynamize Elite Pina Colada Gaspari's MyoFusion Banana Perfection IDS Multi-Pro Whey Belgian Chocolate IDS Multi-Pro Whey Isolate Vanilla Cinnamon Lean Dessert Banana Nut Bread Lean Dessert Banana Cream pudding Lean Dessert Chocolate Coconut Candy Bar Lean Dessert Chocolate Fudge Pudding Syntrax nectar Fuzzy Peach Syntrax Nectar Sweets Chocolate Truffle Syntrax Nectar Twisted Cherry unjury chicken Soup Good = 4 Ever Fit Fruit Blast Cranrazz About Time Birthday Cake Allmax Isoflex Chocolate Mint Allmax Isoflex Peanut Butter Chocolate Champion Pure Whey Stack Cookies and Cream Champion Pure Whey Stack Tropical Sunrise Designer Whey Chocolate Peanut Caramel Designer Whey Strawberry Dymatize Elite Orange Dreamsicle (in Water... I bet it'd be even better with soymilk blended with ice) Dymatize Elite Rich Chocolate Gaspari's MyoFusion Chocolate Mint Gaspari's MyoFusion Milk Chocolate IDS Multi-Pro Whey Isolate Mixed berry IDS Multi-Pro Whey Isolate Vanilla Cream Lean Dessert Whipped Vanilla Cream Optimum Caramel Toffee Fudge Syntrax Nectar Chocolate Truffle Syntrax Nectar Crystal Sky (fruit punch) Syntrax Nectar Natural Peach Syntrax Nectar Strawberry Kiwi Fair/OK = 4 Ever Fit Fruit Blast Tangy Orange 4 Ever Fit Lemon Tea About Time Strawberry Allmax Chocolate Allmax Isoflex Strawberry Champion Whey Pure Whey Stack Banana Scream Champion Whey Pure Whey Stack Chocolate Champion Whey Pure Whey Stack Chocolate Peanut Butter Champion Whey Pure Whey Stack Cocoa-Mochaccino Champion Whey Pure Whey Stack Strawberry Chike Chocolate Chike Orange Creme Designer Whey Chocolate Designer Vanilla Praline Dymatize Elite Berry Blast Dymatize Elite Cafe Mocha Dymatize Elite Chocolate Mint Dymatize Elite Gourmet Vanilla Dymatize Elite Smooth Banana Gaspari's MyoFusion Chocolate Peanut Butter (but when mixed with mocha Click was fantastic!) Gaspari's MyoFusion Delicious Vanilla IDS Multi-Pro Whey Isolate Banana Isopure Dutch Chocolate Optimum Nutrition Rocky Road (but done with almond milk, could be better with soy) Optimum Vanilla Ice Cream (boring) ProBlend Strawberry Twist ProBlend 55 Alpine Vanilla ProBlend 55 Mocha Cappuccino ProComplex Chocolate Ice Cream Syntrax Nectar Cappuccino Syntrax Nectar Carribean Cooler Syntrax Nectar Pink Grapefruit (with water) Syntrax Nectar Roadside Lemonade (with water) Syntrax Nectar Strawberry Mousse Syntrax Nectar Vanilla Bean Torte Bad/Horrible/Nasty = 4 Ever Fit Fruit Blast Raspberry (medicinal... can you say "cough syrup"?) Designer French Vanilla Proscore 100 Chocolate Proscore Vanilla

I've tried a lot of Protein powders and I can't live without my BSN lean dessert. I get that at vitacost. they are 13.99 a tub , I believe. My favorites are chocolate coconut candy, banana fudge pudding, and chocolate fudge pudding. I sometimes put Toreni's sf syrup Peanut Butter flavoring in the chocolate, and I often mix the choc. and the banana together.

Oh I want a link so I can order one! I know there are a lot of people on the different boards at OH that rave about the ice cream from Egg face's recipes! I'd love to start making it . I can't live without ice cream.

I am almost 2 years post op. It will be 2 years in April. I love the sleeve. I did gain some weight over the holidays, but i've gained weight before, when I went on a cruise. As soon as I went back to my eating plan, the weight fell back off again. I don't think anyone can be too old for the sleeve. I feel great and can't believe I weigh what I weighed in high school!

There are many people on this board that were sleeved by Dr. Aceves in Mexiali. He is a fabulous doctor and very experienced. The hospital is very nice, even though it's small. They will pick you up at the airport in San Diego. You will have 3 leak tests and other lab work as well as an EKG and chest x ray. I can't say enough wonderful things about him and is staff. Just ask around and you won't find one unhappy patient of his.

eggs seem to be a problem for most people. I am not sure why. Sipping warm liquid in the morning relaxes the stomach so it's a good idea to start the day with something warm like some herbal tea, Kellogs Protein Water is a good way to get some extra protein and water at the same time. On the food thread forum there is a thread that shows where to order samples. The syntrex nectar drinks are pretty good and they are not thick. I like the chocolate truffle and the twisted cherry. For mushies, get some canned chicken and mix with light mayo or miracle whip. Make it pretty soupy. You may only be able to eat 2-3 bites at first. Tuna made the same way is another good protein. Take it easy and don't force if it feels like it's hard going down. It's baby steps in the beginning!

I am with you guys too. I am not going to do all protien shakes but I am definitely doing Atkins and as low carb as I can go. I usually do a Protein drink for breakfast and dinner and a low carb dinner. I always go back to liquids for a day when I have a gain, and it's not that hard. The problem right now is, I don't want to throw away all my food , and I live alone so that's what I would have to do. It's not bad food. It's all protein. We need a new title for our going back to basics thread/ eating plan so we can be accountable to each other.

I am with you guys too. I am not going to do all protien shakes but I am definitely doing Atkins and as low carb as I can go. I usually do a Protein drink for Breakfast and dinner and a low carb dinner. I always go back to liquids for a day when I have a gain, and it's not that hard. The problem right now is, I don't want to throw away all my food , and I live alone so that's what I would have to do. It's not bad food. It's all protein. We need a new title for our going back to basics thread/ eating plan so we can be accountable to each other.

Are you on an acid blocker? It sounds like you were having a terrible time with acid. I am anxious to hear what the dr,. said.

I think I will be a really slow loser now. Since I gained weight since my birthday on 10-25 halloween, thanksgiiving, then christmas holidays, I had a really hard time losing it after my birthday and then people started offering me goodies with all the other holidays and I just kept gaining . I am going to try not to focus on the scale and just eat right and hopefully it will come off again. Since I am now almost 2 years post op, the weight does not just fall off like it did in the beginning. I have to not let that bother me and just eat right and hope for the best. I can't get discouraged because then I will just want to eat more.

I am so happy we have two more people on our official maintenance thread! I think that maintenance is a journey that needs to be shared because now our gears are shifting and we are moving into new territory . I am anxious to hear what the nutritionist has to say Mini. I don't have one available to me. Congratulations to both of you !

Ask you doctor for some medication for nausea. Make sure you start the day with something warm. Warm things relax the stomach and make it easier for things to go down. It does get easier, but unfortunately, for some people , it just takes a little bit longer.