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Hey @ Briswife15, my RNY sister, I have Good News for You! Ensure Max also comes in Mixed Berry, of course I know this because I live only 50 miles from Abbott Labs , the concocter of All Things Ensure, but I get mine at WalMart, so probably Sam's Club, their Big Brother and Wal-Mart.com would also stock,it. Got some sitting on my counter awaiting its chance to get refrigerated and then drank. Happy Flavor Addition to You!

And another thought, tomato soup and Campbell's is the worst, notoriously HIGH in carbs, I would soon run out of fingers if i counted all the people who had their first " dumping episode" from exactly That!

Shopping more towards the front of the Store where pretty colors, sweeter styles and smaller sizes,no longer having to ask where the larger sizes are or asking a clerk " Just How Large do your clothes go?, not shopping in the Plus sizes which are invariably next to the Rest Rooms, wonder if they don't care if you sneak in there and change into something new and steal it? More Obesity Contempt. I also like well made beds and clean smooth sheets. A compliment, at least I'm going think it's that way, Met up with an old Friend yeah EVERYBODY MY AGE ARE OLD but not to digress, I recognized her right away. She said " Until You Spoke, I wasn't sure it WAS YOU! You're the size you were when we were in High School!" Yeah, I probably am but I Don't Look the Same as I did then. No longer" Show Room Fresh" but. then each blotch and scar means I met the challenge and still survived what the World threw MY Way! So they and a few wrinkles, negible in the Grand Scheme of Things . Don't you think if you roll with the punches you can still bounce to Your Feet Once Again?

So it's Height- Challenged and NOT your weight? To channel Jim Carrey " Oh-kay-bee"!!!

And at the other sad end of the spectrum, 10.5 Months since Surgery---Precious Pouch still says" No Thank You" to meats, very occasionally I can fool her by puree- ing the Snarf out of them and trying to pass them into my soups, but she is smarter than an egg- shaped piece of Gastric Flesh ought to be, she is only a semi- benevolent dictator. So what protein stays down I have had to get creative about, started shopping over on the Vegan side of the Store, oh yes in my ❤of❤I might still be carnivorous but in practice not so much. And maybe a coincidence, but no Migraines since her Reign of Terror started, mayhaps I am more healthy and less sickened physiologically? Who would have thunk? Accept it for what it is worth, that is the Frustr8 Motto of The Day now.

And I'm 10 in some, 11 in others, Just my Size or Hanes for me, Fruit of the Loom in a pinch. I have so many pantyhose that are getting marginally big , bought a Size 10/ ×Large,honest that's how that company billed theirs, Got a little stretcher fanric, wear it,over the skooch bigger pantyhose like a mini- girdle and it keeps the hose from creeping down my legs. Kind of like you would look as a toddler with a Full Diaper/nappy! Hey,nobody knows what sins,my clothes cover and let's keep it THAT WAY!

And a lot of people aren't into fluffy omlets, those egg blobs look. mighty fine to me and YES they DO LOOK PERKY!

And I am inching closer to submitting a photo of me- because as a Fairly New Inhabitant of Onederland, I too am becoming proud of the WOMAN I am BECOMING, don't laugh but in real Day to Day LIFE I Am Shy still. This is the first social network I have appeared Brave on- but Guess What! I am fulfilling my Destiny after All!

And some of the higher priced scales at Wally World are pretty accurate , battery or not, my particular one weighs up to 420 although I NEVER WILL BE THAT BIG AGAIN, less than 1/2 that and still letting the weight descend, I will be trying for my desired 175, only 20 pounds to go, if I slow down to a pound a week, that's okay. Found a lot of more mini- health conditions as time goes on, putting a positive spin there, my medical people and I are finding them in much earlier stages where they can either be repaired or less drastic measures be employed to handle them. And I pray GOD any pre- cancerous things can be obliterated before They Progress and I'll never be a Stage 4 of anything when it's found! Very Few make it back from That Point!

Well, Sandra at 9 months I was much thinner, wearing much smaller clothes, the Bad Parts- I thought I had poor skin color, looked like Road Kill and wondered if people were lying or making fun of me for my surgery appearance when they said " GOSH YOU LOOK GOOD" because. I thought I looked pretty okay back when I was obese too. But Happy to say, it's 10,5 Months now, I have c9me to terms with the fact I may never LOOK quite the SAME as I used to, but the NEW ME is still quite cool. Although I am quite fair, a curse of Celtic heritage, I have developed a little light freckling and tan, don't go out walking in the high sunlight between 10 AM and 2-4 PM, but if Shirley Mc Claim and the Late Doris Day could rock it, why not ME? My hair , the other Celtic gift, since it is Strawberry Blonde and naturally thin, as long as I use warm water, no mousses, gels or hair spray to mat it down, looks passable fair. And it went into a pixie style when I first saw hair on my comb or in the shower. Praise God I didn't go completely bald, but if it had gotten worse I might have shaved it bald like the guys do, 3/4 of my ex- friends thought I was really losing weight and hair due to chemo and wasn't being HONEST with them. They just couldn't accept someone over 70,could actually seek and be successful with Bariatric Weight Loss. Their error, you are NEVER ARE TOO OLD to make positive changes in your LIFE, and if I had been on Chemo, hey I do respect those people too, but it wasn't any of " their beeswax" as my youthful peers used to say. And those downers , if they can't accept truth, they are NOT what I want in my life in the first place. So this month, I put a Big Smile on my face, rock my new colorful size. 18 clothes, for the first time in my adult life I'm wearing leggings, capris, maybe a pair of shorts or 2 before summer is over, spent TOO TOO MANY YEARS wearing gray, black, Brown or navy to be in the background where I thought I belonged, now if it fits I'm going to wear it, my skin looks a lot less MUDDy in flattering shades. And if I can accept the changes, exude confidence, then I will be a pleasant person the RIGHT PEOPLE will be drawn to, if not, plenty other fish in this Big Blue Sea, aren't there?😝Frustr8, the former Shrinker Back into the Woodwork person who finally herself, and likes Herself more for IT!

Yes I did, it regave me GERD- like symptoms, the main reason I had an RNY , even the Decaf Versions. If you are in USA though, another option would be Glucerna' s Butter Pecan shake instead of Caramel, Vanilla or Even Chocolate Premier Protein to make it a Mocha taste. A And I remember one Bari- PAL saying coffee tastes like someone stirred dirt into her water, always wanted to know LOL if she ate dirt as a child, but wasn't brave enough!

One of our former bari- pals used to stir her crushed/ op3med up capsules into a spoonful of sugar free Cool Whip, might be worth a Try!

Can you have sugar free jello, some accept it on liquid because it mel5s down in your tummy, some don't. 8f it's okay trying making it with added protein powder stirred in at the begining. Also some doctors allow protein- enriched sugar free pudding as l9ng as it isn't a clear l8quid diet. And I loved sugar free popsicles to help with fluid intake.

And if you need a shoulder to cry on, somebody to complain to, think of your Buddy Frustr8, I had an RNY at 72, now 73 , it's been 10.5 Months so still in a losing weight/ recovering at My Own Pace, but honey/ homey, it still is 99.9% good. Good for Me, Good for my Future. I will MAKE IT when all is Said and Done! 😛👍🌈

And Good Good Wishes for Success coming Your Way! My path has not been perfect, but I WOULD NEVER GO BACK and it has brought wonderful changes to ME, wish I had done it much sooner, but even a 72 year old puppy like I was , had talents she didn't even guess that I had!👊😛👍

I know they have "Sipping Broths" and I bet most of these things at the Bariatric Pal Store. Reasonable prices, great shipping time frame, and all things formulated from our Bariatric Viewpoint. Why enrich Jeff Bezos and his ever- expanding spider of Amazon? And I will tell you, I have been VERY SATISFIED with my BPStore purchases. Planning to redeem some more of the points I have accrued in the Near Future. I get even better delivery time than many things in my Home State(Ohio) and They are in New York!👍😛❤

Hey THAT IS ONE INTERESTING APP- I confess I had not heard of all of those or met anyone who Had them other than My Bari- PAL LynnV from Dayton who has an ESG and, at last repirt, was doing Wonderfully Well. Thanks For Giving That link- up App, @ ARMoma45!

And I pray🙏 that things continue to go well in Your Life!

And although you and I don't always agree, YOU ARE AN ASSET TO BARIATRIC PAL, and your advice tends to Be Spot On. Sometimes it pinches but , hey you're a Truth Teller, and it just maybe was WHAT I needed to👂 Hear!

Hey Guys, it's ME, Frustr8 from RNY Bypass- land, and I have a question maybe I should have Already figured out but I am a Curious Beast. Do they ever convert a regular Bypass to a D.S. or do All of Them START,with a VSG? No I AM NOT ACTIVELY.SEEKING, I am 73 and probably was Darn Lucky to survive WHAT I HAD but I did want to know and I Figure all you, as D.S.veterans, might be able to answer ME!

P.P. is an Emporess, although she emitts Emesis still at times- IT IS WHAT IT IS- and it suffices.

And I like the veggie broth ftrom W-M as. wrll, use it , coconut and almond. soupbases also I have grown tired of commercial soups. But if you're not, CampbellYES brand butternut squash, Progresso Light, I either Strain out the solids or blenderize them to a smooth consistency. And remember take anything in small anmounts, take them in , but wait between bites, lay your utensil (spoon of fork) down between bites. One of the hardest things for me to learn, its okay to throw things away when you stomach says " No More", although I was a small-town girl type I was raised " country" And we cook lot at a time and aren't naturally wasteful. But Precious Pouch can be a Wicked Strong- willed Emitters of my Life, since my surgeon and I invited her to become the Center of My World, I deal with it Odd isn't it, I use to be Foods Slave, now I am in slavery to an egg- shaped piece of gastric flesh. But most days the positives outweigh the sorrows and miscues I have encountered. Wonderful weigh- tloss, my son , my dietician , and main doctors say I LOOK Good, certainly don't resemble the obese for Years Frustr8, don't know who I shall resemble at the Finish, for I am, at 10 months, still A WORK IN PROGRESS. Dug out snapshots of ME at a comparable weight and that was maybe 1966- 1967, before I married the Late Lamented, my husband of 44 years and the father of my kids, and NO I DO NOT LOOK LIKE HER EITHER! She was a Youthful Chickee- Baby, now I think I LOOK, like RoaD Kill. but Tomkitten,my PCP Dr Carroll, my orthopaedic Dr Doolittle and even my Dietician Roy at Ohio State, they as an Unit tell Me You are doing Fine, looking GOOD, within Okay ,preeminently reaching my Goals at acceptable times, except I am basically on Stage 2 and pureed because I had pouch stricture, jejunal ulcerations, the things that seldom happen to a FINE UPSTANDING SPECIMEN like myself. But day by day I inch to closer to a Final Victory, am an Optimist that ALL will heal, I will come to the terms legally I am a Success with an Elective Proceedure, even at moments that I DONT FEEL SO emotionally, I have taken all my meds, vitamins, minerals, got Q.S. of liquids. So stop beating myself up and realize I am BLESSED. ¬ that much of a MESS. I am down 170 or so pounds from my High Weight, have dropped 130 pounds from Surgery Weight, a wonderous achievement for someone 72 at surgery, now I am 73, in an 18-19 after starting as a 28-30 plump woman size,havi,g to buy Mens Sweats because THAT was what fit over All of Me, not really into Cross-Dressing but one does what one does to keep my body covered. And I was ashamed but felt powerless to affect a change. So IN MANY MANY WAYS my RNY Bariatric surgery saved my life,improved it and I have now a chance at a FUTURE. What will my final chapter of my Journey read like? Even I don't know, but I came" In It to Win It" and came too far to attempt aborting what I HAVE GAINED, no matter how my body feels or acts its been QUITE A 10 1/2 Months, and I am still a Big Lady, but This formerly Fat Lady will sing a HAPPT SONG at the end. This is MY PROMISE and I ALWAYS KEEP MY WORD!😝👍

Well I started to update you guys the next chapter of the Frustr8 Follies and this fool smartphone dropped everything! I am about ready to heave it over on the couch, we are not having a happy time together. And my Beautiful Post is out floating in the Ether somewhere! I was going to tell you, gastroenterologist fou,d my small bowel is patent (Medicalese for open) but failed to mention number and degree unhealed ulcerations in my stomach and jejunem, and width of my stoma opening. Still having emesis bouts, he may have gotten through that day with his magic endoscope but will it stay open? Doubt it! Tomorrow I visit my opthamologist, hopefully my left cataract is not ready and there is another explanation for blurrier vision,like (shudder )OLD AGE. On Wednesday it's PCP and orthopaedic surgeon, something is wacky with my right hip. Pain, hardly able to walk with it, really limping, took in office X rays, no obvious deformity, doubts it's arthritic degeneration, his theory,is Stress Fracture of the hip, sent me for a MRI last Monday, then the next week I consult with the dermotologist, I have dark pigment blotches on my cheek area, really had them since I was carrying,Tomkitten, but as I lose weight they seem to have become more noticeable n people have been asking if someone,abused and bruised me. Then on Thursday Tomkitten and I both have sleep apnea evaluations so we'll see how That plays out. Heard from Roy, my dietician at OSU, wanted to know why they hadn't heard from ME, so I explained it all to him and told of my May fiasco which He Apologized that I was treated badly. And now I'll finish my take maybe tomorrow, I have more to tell, some NSV,and nicer things. See you on the flip side.

Lifting my cup of protein shake in salute Debra, and. YES, I do often feel THAT WAY! This morning Right substernal pain, sipping my shake slowly in case it's hunger, if it doesn't dissipate, then we move on to another supposition. But I'm not going to falter going forward, because that's my commited option!And there is no More Powerful Force. in Nature than a Determined WOMAN.✋😛👊

May you have many of these NSV and size surprises and few tears and sorrows as your Post-Surgery recovery progresses. Hoping to hear many more Success Stories from YOU. Smiles on this Beautiful Monday Morning!😝🌈😛