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I take walgreens brand of the chewable centrum.... It is orange flavored... I do not mind it... I tried my daughters kid vitamins and I didnt like them....

Tricare prime here.. Triwest... My stats are below.... But from seminar to surgery was one month... They submitted the paperwork to Tricare for approval for surgery on a Thursday it was there approved on Friday... GOOD LUCK!!

I am totally obsessed with cooking shows and cook books.... I think of ways that I can make them figure friendly!!! I find it a great way to get prepared for when I am eating normally.... ohh and I get to use my Family as lab rats trying them out!!! hahahahahah Watching other people eat fattening food isn't going to make your band fail... Eating them will.... While you watch them cooking and eating jot down ways to make them lower fat and lower calories...Maybe run in place during the commercials.... hahahah You will LOSE weight while watching others eat fatteing foods!! GOOD LUCK! AND IF YOU COME UP WITH SOME GOOD recipes..... SHARE THEM!!!

Isnt it the oddest thing LOL! I boil mine in low sodium chicken broth.. then add fat free half and half... two wedges of lite laughing cow and some fresh garlic... It is like garlic smashed potatoes!!! YUMMY!!!!

I had my gallbladder out in Oct... and it was terrible.. Make sure she is taking her pain meds every 4 hours... I had to do that for the first week and then just mortin during the day and then the heavier drugs at night..... I had my lap band in May and it was a cinch compared to the gallbladder...So she is such a trooper for having both done at the same time.... Keep giving her Water and add some unflavored Protein to her warm broth to help her to feel stronger.... My most comfortable position after my gall bladder removal was in bed with my head propped up and two pillows under my knees as well... ohh and kudos to you for being a supportive Hubby and coming here for some help!! Keep it up!

Wonderslim from dietdirect..... Yummy!! No protein aftertaste.... The only one I am not fond of is vanilla.... Favs are Mocha Chocolate chocolate mint strawberry

2 weeks liquids 2 weeks mushies then SLOWLY add foods... softer ones to start.... No bread Pasta or rice Every doctor is different... these were my instructions... What has your doctor told you to do...? I would follow what he/she says and not push the limits....I would hate for you to do damage to your new pouch and healing stomach.....

I got 100% whey unflavored powder... I use the hottest I can get water out of the tap..... TOO hot and the powder clumps...I use one scoop and one teaspoonish of better then boulion chicken base and 8-10 ounces of the hot tap water... Blend it up with a stick blender and you have 21 grams of protein and it ISNT sweet...It helped me to break up the sweetness.... And the unflavored protein turns it milky colored but doesnt change the flavor....

I printed my approval from the website and faxed it myself...

Protein shakes.... try to get 60 grams of protein it will take the edge of your hunger.... 100% whey unflavored with 8-10 ounces of warm Water and a tsp of better then boulion chicken base... very good....21 grams of protein there Isopure clear has 40 grams of protein in the bottle Keep the protein up and water intake too..... GOOD LUCK!!

Last year I did Optifast and lost 100 pounds in 6 months... I went from a size loose 32 jean to an 18ish depending on the brand and fit...... Hope that helps some..... They say 10-15 pounds per size.....

I am not having any signs of weakness or feeling sluggish at all... I am back to getting up at 530am and working out for an hour... I go to bed around 10:15pm...I watch the news long enough to see the highlights and the weather.... I have been having 8 ounces of the new cranenergy drink. It has 30 calories and has b Vitamins and green tea extract... I starting having that after my workouts... a friend who also has the band recommended it to me. I am only 4 days into mushies myself...What kinds of things are you eating....? Maybe you need to change things up.... This is what a day looks like for me... work out 24 ounces of Water 8 ounces of cran energy drink 1/2 cup egg beaters with 1 1/2 TBS of lite cream cheese cooked and then pureed.... 24 ounces of water 1/2 cup ricotta cheese with 1 TBS of egg beaters cooked for 3 minutes in microwave.... 1/4 cup of marinara on top and a sprinkle of mozzerella cheese and a 1/4 cup of non sweetened applesauce 24 ounces of water 1/2 cup refriend Beans with no fat sour cream and salsa 24 ounces of water 1 Protein shakesometimes made with half a banana if I am feeling hungry 1 chewable adult Vitamin sip on water till bedtime How does your day look??

I use walgreens brand A thru Z adult chewable...orange flavor.... two viactivs a day... I will start taking those when I move onto hard protein right now I am having cottage cheese and ricotta ALL the time... plus shakes too....

Better then boulion chicken base.... one teaspoon with 8 ounces of warm/hot water... NOT BOILING... and one scoop of 100% whey from GNC unflavored... It was such a treat for me after the sweet items... I had it a lunch time to break up the day....

2 weeks of protein shakes 2 weeks of mushies/full liquids 1 week of soft meats and cooked veggies Then all foods except bread pasta and rice

Diet direct.com and get WonderSlim..... They are the BEST... no after taste and they come in a ton of flavors.....I love to make the mocha one warm in the morning or at night... 100 calories and 15 grams of Protein... I have a TON of unused shake types in my cupboard... I swear I could open a test kitchen for them LOL!!! I hate hate hate the Protein powder taste.... wonderslim.. has none... The only flavor I am not a big fan of is vanilla... chocolate.. chocolate mint.. mocha.. strawberry.. berry creme smoothie.... I like all of those

I got a chuckle out of your dog Luigi.... I have a cat named Luigi....He is from Italy.... while we were stationed there we rescued 3 cats.... He was the first so we gave him an Italian name..... Ohh and Lobster and Steak... reminds me of home... I am from Maine origianlly!!!

I POSTED THIS IN THE MAY THREAD BUT THOUGHT I WOULD POST IT HERE SEEING HOW I AM LIVING IN NEBRASKA AND HAD SURGERY IN OMAHA Hi everyone!!! I went to my 2 week post op appt yesterday..... I am down a total of 27 since I started this journey.... about 14 of those are since surgery. :tongue2: I also got the go ahead to exercise again.. I got up at 530am this morning and did that for an hour... Felt most excellent to be back at Curves! The girls were all impressed to see me back so soon.....They missed me LOL! I am able to have apple sauce and blended banana cottage cheese yogurt ricotta cheese refried Beans things like that over the next 2 weeks. I had a Protein shake with half a banana in it and now I am having some no fat refried beans with no fat sour cream and some smooth salsa on top! Tastes really good....Not as much protein as I usually get in at "lunch"... only about 10 grams so I will need to have a shake for an afternoon snack. Things are progressing very well for me... I am still thrilled with my decision. After two weeks with these foods I can move onto pureed meats like chicken salads and tuna salad... soft fish... and soft cooked veggies...and then onto regular foods.... I may not be getting a fill until August because I have summer travel plans and they dont match up well with the fill schedule.. she did however say that I can make an arrangement if I feel like I need one and it is outside of the two times a month they do fills. The 3rd Friday in July just may work out though. So it is going to either be July or August for a fill... OR she said if I dont feel I need one then whenever I want one to give a call.... How is everyone else doing???????

What a great story.... I found the best position the first few nights was with my head propped up and two pillows under my knees... and the pain meds at arms reach LOL! After the 2nd night I only used liquid extra strength tylenol... Good luck and congrats on your surgery!!!

Hi everyone!!! I went to my 2 week post op appt yesterday..... I am down a total of 27 since I started this journey.... about 14 of those are since surgery. :thumbup: I also got the go ahead to exercise again.. I got up at 530am this morning and did that for an hour... Felt most excellent to be back at Curves! The girls were all impressed to see me back so soon.....They missed me LOL! I am able to have apple sauce and blended banana cottage cheese yogurt ricotta cheese refried Beans things like that over the next 2 weeks. I had a Protein shake with half a banana in it and now I am having some no fat refried beans with no fat sour cream and some smooth salsa on top! Tastes really good....Not as much protein as I usually get in at "lunch"... only about 10 grams so I will need to have a shake for an afternoon snack. Things are progressing very well for me... I am still thrilled with my decision. After two weeks with these foods I can move onto pureed meats like chicken salads and tuna salad... soft fish... and soft cooked veggies...and then onto regular foods.... I may not be getting a fill until August because I have summer travel plans and they dont match up well with the fill schedule.. she did however say that I can make an arrangement if I feel like I need one and it is outside of the two times a month they do fills. The 3rd Friday in July just may work out though. So it is going to either be July or August for a fill... OR she said if I dont feel I need one then whenever I want one to give a call.... How is everyone else doing???????

Yummy I cant wait to have chicken salad!! I am going to boil some chicken and then make my own up.... I am not a big fan of the canned chicken... it taste too much like tuna to me... I like tuna... but when I get chicken I want it to taste like chicken LOL! Thanks for the replies girls!! I was beginning to think I was talking to myself around here.....

Echo echo... Anyone....???

I felt icky after mine too.... for the rest of the evening and into the next morning actually....Once the barium started to exit my body I started to feel better....