Thoria

IMHO, YES! Lol! Sorry, I get a little carried away. I love them. I take half a scoop of the Cappuccino and add a half scoop of the chocolate Truffle when I have a hankering for something mocha. I then throw in 8oz of Soy Milk and about the same with ice. I also throw in Torino sugar-free (& ZERO calories) Chocolate syrup. Blend away and I love it. I have to beat my husband away from my glass! Torino makes a line of Sugar -Free syrups in a wide variety of flavors. I also use Crystal Light ( 1/2 a packet) to ramp up the flavors. I really like the Peach Mango Green Tea and blend half a packet with the Lemon Tea from Syntrax. I love to experiment. I haven't tried a lot of the other brands, but remember to look for Protein powder with whey Protein Isolate. A lot of the Bariatric supply companies will let you order a sample set of the protein powders so you can figure out which are the most suitable to your tastes. I personally used The Vitamin Shoppe for the Syntrax nectar Powders. I got the Unflavored Syntrax Powder at Nashuanutrition.com. The World According To Eggface is a great blog with a ton of recipes for Bariatric patients. Good luck and enjoy!

Glad you are doing well. Just remember to breathe into that ball thingy, and walk. Those two steps will keep the gas pains down. You have taken such a HUGE step towards a new and better life. Congrats

Hi, I was sleeved May 14th. When I was looking for good Protein products I was told to get powders that have whey protein isolate in them. The protein isolate is better for WLS patients because it breaks down easier in our systems. Thus, they cost more. The other protein powders have a lot of fillers in them and nutritonally are not as good. Syntrax makes a Cappuccino that tastes just like the frozen coffees I would get at the 7-11.( It is really good. ) They have a whole line of many different flavors. The cheapest place I have found them is online at The Vitamin Shoppe. I also found an unflavored medical grade Syntrax protein powder that I use to mix into foods that need a boost in the protein arena. Walmart also carries some protein powders with the Whey Protein Isolate in them. They are a little less expensive, but the flavors tend to be just chocolate and vanilla. Hope this helps!

I love the fuzzy navel, but then again, I flavored mine with some additional items...I first took 1 bag of frozen raspberries and 1 bag of frozen strawberries, allowed them to thaw, and put them through a food processor. I strained out all the pulp and seeds, and then froze the juice into 2" silicone ice cube trays. the silicone makes them very easy to pop out. For my Protein drink, I used one frozen 2" cube of raspberry-strawberry juice, a handful of regular ice cubes, 1 cup of Light and Fit vanilla Yogurt, 1 cup of soy milk, and a small packet ( 1-qt size drink mix) of Crystal Light in either Pomegranate-Cherry, or Fruit Punch flavors (just the mix, no additional water). I put this through my smoothie blender, and have my taste buds dancing! It makes a lot, but with little sips, I'm satisfied for a hour or two. This helps to meet my hydration requirements of 64 oz a day, and puts a nice dent in my protein requirements too. I ran this recipe by my Dr, & she had no problem with me having this Post-VSG surgery & I'm only 1 week out. Enjoy everyone! ????

Wow, my surgery is tomorrow as well. I have to show up at 5:45 AM. I have many mixed emotions running through my head right now. A part of me wants to run and hide, but the logical, rational side tells me over and over why I'm doing this. I want to be able to enjoy life with my family. I want my pain to ease up. I want to be productive again, to be able to work, and actually earn a paycheck. I'm relatively healthy right now, but if I don't have the surgery I'll go right over that cliff...I'll defintely have diabetes, & heart problems. My physical pain will only increase with time, and I will miss out on so many adventures with my family and friends by being a shut-in. Ultimately, I will become a burden to everyone I love, and my life will be miserable. I can't have that. So think all the positives to come. Think of the new adventures you will have with your family and friends. Think of how powerful a tool this operation will give you in taking back and improving the quality of your life, and those around you. I hope this helps. God bless.