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What is one serving and how many calories are in that serving? How many grams of protein and how many grams of carbohydrates? Is it fat free or sugar free or both?

"I" love the taste. You may want to get a sample pack first and try it before buying a container. When I read that a lot of people liked the Syntax nectar Fuzzy Navel I bought a huge jar and I can't stand the stuff. Everyone's tastes are different, but I think that the Cookies n Cream had a nice, creamy taste to it. Of course it is not a substitute for real cookies and cream ice cream or milkshake, but for 100 calories it is pretty dang close imo.

My favorites so far are Isopure Banana Cream and Syntax Nectar Cookies n Cream and Vanilla Torte. I mix both with water and really like them. I would imagine that if you used milk they would even be better.

Gee! I had to wait 8 weeks!

I'm surprised you can already have yogurt and peanutbutter since they aren't full liquids.

This really disturbed me, so I started looking around. How easy is it to stretch out my new tummy? Not easy at all. No such thing has been documented on 5-year studies. http://www.endobariatric.com/faqs.htm YOU CANNOT STRETCH/DILATE out your sleeve to anything remotely close to its original size. From LapSF/Dr. Criangle: The removed section of the stomach is actually the portion that stretches the most. The long vertical tube shaped stomach that remains is the portion least likely to expand over time and it creates significant resistance to volumes of food. http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carmelita/blog_page,2/ I would like to know of a study done on this with some actual, valid data. Anybody??

Exactly as twooley said. Everything is better and easier after the strictly liquid stage. I thought I would lose my mind. Fortunately it goes by quickly.

I have been right there too. Campbell's Green Pea soup helped a lot. It is high in protein and has a little bit of substance. Baby foods also helped. The puréed beans, sweet potatoes, carrots, turkey, apple with oatmeal, all added some variety. Just don't have any expectations of baby food as an adequate source of protein.

At that stage I really enjoyed it plain. To actually taste the simplicity was a pleasure. The same with oatmeal. I don't even use artificial sweetener. I have been really working myself off of thinking of food as entertainment for my taste buds.

But I don't want my stomach to be normal again

I take a Prilosec every morning and a Protonix every evening. I spoke to my doctor about it and he said it was ok to take a PPI 2x daily. I guess some of our stomachs produce more acid. Also the stomach acid attacks may be related to your gallbladder. Rapid weight loss results in gall stones. You may be having gall bladder attacks.

I'm 8 weeks out this week and my stomach doesn't feel like my old one, which was my previous "normal." I'm VERY glad that my stomach has changed! It makes crazy noises sometimes, it can get cranky, it is not particularly fond of sugar, it doesn't like turnips or G2, it is gassy and acts like a diva. Hmmm.... I haven't named my sleeve yet and that seems appropriate. Diva Sleeva or Sleeve Diva ...will work on that.

2 meals a day doesn't sound good. You should be eating 3 meals and 1-2 Snacks to maintain relatively stable blood sugar levels. You are likely craving carbs because your blood sugar is so low more often than not.

I just retired 2 bras. Not because of the cup size, but the band size. So far I've lost around 34 lbs. For some reason I have kept a few good bras from the past when my weight was down, so I don't have to shop quite yet. Now that I don't have such a huge stomach holding up the girls, I'm streetlighting too.

So I posted this last week pretty much knowing that there was probably no way that I could make it to my challenge goal. But my stall broke and I've lost 4 lbs since the comment above. That means that between today (Monday) and this Thursday, IF I drop 2 lbs I will make it! It IS possible! No, I won't be upset if I don't. I'm very grateful and appreciative of my progress so far. Setting these goals along the way do add some interest, though.

I didn't start to notice until about 25lbs lost.

Mine makes crazy noises at odd times, and it is so loud! How can a much smaller stomach be so noisy?!?!?

1/3 diet cranberry juice and 3/4 water is one of my favorite drinks! I really don't miss soda at all.

500 may sound low, but you will be eating 3 meals and 2 snacks a day, or 5 very small meals. Not much time goes by between eating again. My energy level is higher now than it was when I was eating 3,000+ calories a day.

I'm wondering about the wrinkles I don't even know I have because they are all fluffed up and spread out with extra face fat. I'm afraid I'll look like a rumpled paper bag.

I'm almost at 8 weeks and I've lost 32 lbs. That is 32 lbs that are not on me anymore and I am very happy about that. Do I wish it would go away faster? Sure. But how long was it apparently OK for me to carry all of that fat around? How long did it take to get there? 8 weeks is a very short time period. You should celebrate your success instead of beating yourself up or feeling sorry for yourself.

Crackers are one of my weaknesses and unfortunately my sleeve likes them. I have traded saltines in for Flavor Blasted Goldfish. One half of a serving is 25 fish and 70 calories. Not ideal but I can eat just a few and I'm good.

I'm not sure but I'll share something that I am doing. In several posts I have read that 10 lbs a month is a reasonable expectation. So I set a "dream goal" for weight loss for the same time every month at an estimated 10 lb loss per month and I entered these in my cell phone calendar. On November 26 I have a dream goal coming up to be at 186. I have already passed that goal and am 181. Now I can either keep my December goal where I had it before at 176, or change it to reflect a 10 lb loss from what I weight on the upcoming date of November 26. I know this really doesn't address your exact question, but it might show you that you are doing better than you think. As a side note, I was very stalled for several weeks. Then suddenly I started going to the bathroom a lot. My body had been holding on to a lot of Water. Probably because I don't really drink enough. The stall broke.

I just tried the Syntrax Nectar Oreo ....WOW! I just got a sample pack to see what I thought of it and let me tell you it had a very nice, milky, Oreo flavor to it, especially in the first few sips.

I have wondered about this, too. I don't know what shipping would be but I have some Syntrax Nectar Fuzzy Navel that I can't stand. I have probably made about 6 shakes from the large container and I don't know if I can make myself do it again.