Brians147

I'm sorry to hear you don't like the Premier Protein shakes. I love them and have started my day off with one since I had my Mini Gastric Bypass in Tijuana April 23rd, 2014 and that was 127 lbs ago. I find the chocolate shakes to be a bit too "chocolatey" for me so I Water them down with about 4 oz of skim milk or plain old water. They are much more like chocolate milk then. Try adding flavouring to them like cinnamon or vanilla.

AGAIN I COULDN'T HANDLE A RUNNING REST DAY. TOO DARN NICE OUTSIDE AT 32F AND SUNNY. "REST DAY?! YOU TAKE A REST DAY! I'VE GOT ASPHALT MOCKING ME RIGHT NOW!" Ran 10k quickly yesterday, and legged 6.24k today flashing my new FXR running shirt. "Yah! That's right. Running shirt. Get over it BMX kid. This baby boomer is changing the world one bariathlete at a time."

Ran 10k this morning. That's 67k in January so far. Feeling great in our Canadian prairie winter wonderland.

I'm not taking any meds now. Just vitamins and protein shakes. It's so nice not having to swallow 15/day anymore or have to use that damn CPAP mask at night.

The MGB has less malabsorption problems than the RNY. The stomach that is detachedin the MGB remains in you so it continues to supply needed fluids for digestion which now takes place in my intestines. My blood work is perfect with no malabsorption so it's wirking.

I've drank a Premier Protein everyday since a month after my (MGB) mini gastric bypass surgery on April 23rd, 2014. Initially I came back from Tijuana lactose intolerant so had to swallow some of the most wretched protein powders imaginable. I couldn't even do whey. Then the lactose intolerance passed and I started with the Premier because it was premixed and tasted great. I haven't looked back since. I did as you are doing, and sipped a few ounces an hour until I got the entire carton down. That gave me 30 gms of the 70 gms Of protein o needed daily. I now drink a full Premier each morning when I get up along with my multi-Vitamins and minerals. I mix a carton with about 3oz of Skim Milk for more protein. I find it tames the chocolate down a bit. I then wait an hour and have a couple slices of multigrain toast with a couple of eggs, toast and or Peanut Butter with a sliced banana on top. Mmmmm. In the past 8 months I've lost 127 lbs and am 4 from goal. I'm now running 25 miles a day so I've upped my Premier shakes to 3/day as I burn 1200 calories a day running but was only taking in 900. I can only get the chocolate Premier shakes at costco here in Canada but have tried the vanilla ones. Tastes great too. Haven't had the strawberry but wish. Enjoy

You'll find as you go on that your taste definitely does change as does you food choices, and favourites. I'm 8 months post MGB, and am a self diagnosed carb-aholic...at least I was pre-surgery. This month I have a weird desire for watermelon. Lol. I know...it's crazy. I went through a sunflower stage this late Fall which I chalked up to a need for salt. White bread, potatoes, donuts, etc cause my guts to gurgle like a babbling brook. Gas, so I stay away from them. I get my carb fix from fruit. I really enjoy fruit now. The taste is sweet, satisfying, and sits well. I love fat-free yogurt with red seedless grapes tossed in, and multigrain toast with Peanut Butter and a sliced banana on top about an hour after my morning Protein shake. Delish. Enjoy the journey. It's a trip of self discovery, and is amazing what twists and turns take place every day. BTW...in the past 8 months I've gone from 320 lbs to 193, got rid of type 2 diabetes, high BP and cholesterol, sleep apnea and GERD. BEST GIFT YOUVE EVER GIVEN YOURSELF!

I had my MGB (mini gastric bypass) surgery at INT Hospital in Tijuana with dr. Ponce de leon and have never regretted it for a moment. Though small, INT was spotless, the staff caring, friendly, and excellent, and PDL and his team top rate. I was to have a Sleeve done but once inside, PDL discovered I had a tumour in the lowest part of my stomach, and couldn't do the sleeve. Having done 4-5 Bariatric surgeries/day for 18 years, PDL decided that instead of sewing me up and sending me back to Canada to have the tumour taken care of, he removed it, changed course, and performed the MGB instead and am I grateful he did. The tumour came back from pathology (before I left with photos for my doctor here) as benign ectopic pancreatic tissue...I was growing a second pancreas in my stomach ( which explains the infrequent jabbing ache I felt at times down there but was chalked up to diverticulosis...NOT!) I'm now 8 months post surgery, and down 127 lbs. I'm 4 lbs from my own established goal weight of 189 lbs (at 6'1" that's "Normal" on that much maligned BMI scale), and run 25 miles/week. I no longer have Type 2 diabetes, high BP, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, or GERD. The 15 pills I took per day? History! Gonzo! See Ya! I can't say enough good about INT Hospital or Dr PDL and his team. They gave me my life back at the old age of 58. All smiles when I slip on my 32" waist jeans while holding up the 48" ones I wore last spring.

I'm training for a 10k in a month. Been running for only 4mths but just started using the routine in the book Chi Running. Amazing book. Must read. Changed my running completely. Much faster, lighter, and economic. I'm down 127 lbs since MGB surgery 8 months ago. I've been researching (with no luck I might add) the nutritional needs of the Bariatric athlete. What do we eat, how much, and when? What calories do we consume and how much more than the standard 900/day most of us are on as post surgery patients. I upped my Premier Protien shakes (Costco) from one in their bing to three during the day. My calorie count rose from 900 to about 1500/day and I'm still losing weight but feel great and have tons of energy. When do you eat? An hour before a run? On an empty stomach? What do you eat after? Protein? Carbs? I have a Premier shake first thing in the AM at around 6am when I get up. I wait an hour or 1.5 hrs and have two eggs and two slices of dry multigrain toast or two slices of multigrain toast with 2 tsp Peanut Butter and a banana. I wait another hour then run for 73 minutes (10k). When I return I have fruit, Water, and maybe some protein. Comments appreciated!

Not me. Mouth breathers. That's my bugaboo. Like I really want to look T your tonsils yuck.

Though I said I wasn't going to run today after yesterday's muscle burning hill run I just could not run when it's above freezing here. From running in -30c (about 25 below F) weather last week to 2c (36F) today, I had to get out. Ran 6.24k (about 4 miles) at an easy pace and felt great. If you're post Bariatric surgery, get active but start slow. Exercise is the second tool we have been granted in this lifestyle do over. The first tool was the surgery. It's not a cure, but a terrific tool if we use it properly. The ability to finally move and become active because we've lost some or a lot of weight us the second tool. Look upon these things as gifts given to us who have struggled all our lives with weight issues. Fur maybe the first time in a long time we have the control to change our lives. Exercise is the second gift or tool. Make good use of it because it will bestow a ton of bonuses upon you if you do. Walk before you run. Walk daily for a month, and slowly increase your distance. Once you can walk an hour, start to increase your speed for the same distance. From there add a run segment but very slowly. Walk 5-7 mins, run 1, repeat for that same distance. After a couple months you'll be running the entire distance. Remember why your doing it. You're not a professional. No one is paying you to be active or run. You are doing it for your health, for stress reduction, and most of all because you enjoy it. If it's not fun, why are you running? Two years ago my dad died in hospital. The week before he passed, I was at his side visiting. He had a breathing tube dvd a feeding tube down his throat. He couldn't talk, take care of his bodily functions alone, nor could he do much but sleep. The doctors came to his bed to ask him if he wanted DNR (Do Not Resuscitate), or did he want Heroic Measures taken in the event his heart stopped. My dad told them he wanted quality of life, not quantity and decided to accept the DNR. A week later he died of double pneumonia. I think about that moment often. Quality of life over quantity. What kind of quality did we have when we were 100, 120, 150 lbs it more overweight? I was on 15 pills a day for type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, GERD, depression, and herniated discs in my lower back which I've had surgically repaired. Gallstones necessitated the removal of my gallbladder last year. My quality of life sucked but now I have these two tools that just keep giving back the more I use them. Life has changed since I've become active, since I've had surgery, and since I've dropped over 100 lbs. Join me because if I can do it, anyone can. It just takes time that's all.

FINALLY A BREAK IN THE POLAR VORTEX! It's 1c (34f) here in Saskatoon, Canada. I ran last week in -32c weather with s windchill of -50c. For my nonCanadian friends, -40c is -40f so that's freakin' cold. We ran 7k of steep hills last night then I went to a 1.5 hr yoga for runners class. Pretty tired this morning but but by this afternoon, I couldn't resist the warm weather and the sun so I went out for a 4 mile easy run. I'm now down 127 lbs in 8 months post mini gastric bypass surgery and am 4 lbs from goal of 189 at 6'1".

Check out this medal from the Mississippi Half Marathon Race. If that doesn't make you want to run there is none. Amazing.

I'm 8 mths post mini gastric bypass, down 126 lbs and 5 from goal. I run 6 miles 4x/wk and have no troubles.

I didn't go thru Bariatric Pal but through a Canadian company called Weight No More Consulting. Everything went perfectly. I've never been in a cleaner, more friendly hospital than INT in Tijuana where Ponce de leon and his team work out of. I flew into San Diego from Calgary, Canada and was picked up by a driver, taken across the border to INT Hospital arriving around 1pm on a Tuesday. By 4pm I had my surgery and 45 minutes later was in my room. The entire journey was pain free, seriously...pain free. They handled the pain killers so well that I was up and walking the next morning after showering myself. The staff, nurses, and doctors were magnificent. On Friday I was released and was driven across the street to a five star hotel for the night. The next morning the same driver was waiting at the hotel to drive me back across the border to the San Diego airport. Wee had no issues at the border and it took about 15 minutes to cross. Ponce De Leon is a terrific man, very professional and caring. he doesn't speak English though I'm told he can but because he's a perfectionist, doesn't. Instead his co-surgeon Dr. Freyre translates and speaks perfect English. I used google translate on my iPhone to make. Myself understood to those who weren't great with English and had a blast. Ponce De Leon has done bariatric surgery for the past 18 years. He does four a day and has never lost a patient. I felt total confidence in this team. Bariatric surgery in Canada is free but the waiting list is enormous depending on the province. In my province of Saskatchewan on the prairies it is a 5 year waiting list. That's criminal and since I was 57 years old, had type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, and GERD, and was taking 15 pills a day, I wasn't going to wait 5 years so I paid for my own surgery. It cost me $12,000.00 Canadian (about $9500 US at the time) This as the best gift I've ever given myself. Im no longer diabetic and take no pills for anything anymore, and that's eight months post surgery. I also run 6 miles four times a week, and have entered to run in three 10k races this spring and summer. Do it! Go for it! It will change your life.