BrittanyAnn1

Fluids help, I put protein water mix in strawberry lemonade flavor in my water and that gives it a boost of flavor that help with cravings and also gives me 5 free grams of protein. Its made by Kellogs and I buy it at WalMart. I also keep Babydel cheese and string cheese and sandwich meat handy at work and at home, that way when I have a craving I go eat a few bites of cheese or meat and that way again I get some protein in and I am full. Hope this helps best of luck to ya!

I was sleeved 12/16/10 and wasnt able to eat more than 8 bites of spaghetti with lean ground beef tonight. You will learn what is easier to eat as you go along. Chicken is still hard for me as well. Easiest thing for me to eat is food cooked in the crockpot! Its so moist and easy!

thats great! what flavors are you liking the best?

Hi guys! I have been taking Miralax here and there to stay normal. I have been mixing it in to my smoothies but I am off the smoothie train for a while. SO I was just curious to know what yall drink it with. Thanks in advance guys!

My doctor told me to stop the 50000 units i was taking every week because of some recent research that he did. This is my regular doctor and not my surgeon by the way. I am definitely going to look in to the dry vitamin d. Also very important, the best way for your body to "soak up the sun" is thru your eyes! So lose the shades for 10 minutes a day, its easiest in the morning for me to look directly at the sun without it being too terribly painful.

yummo on the parmesan chips! ever tried them with hot sauce? i have been thinking how i could get hot sauce in my system without taking up too much room with chips and this may work! thanks for sharing! as for me I am at 5 weeks and I just do a fruit smoothie every morning with one scoop of EAS brand vanilla protein powder (23 grams) and instead of water i use milk for another 8 grams of protein and then i drink on that for an hour or hour and a half. the rest of the day i mix special K brand protein drink mix (pink lemonade flavor) into my water so that gets me another 15-20 grams there, and the rest i attempt to get from actual meat. i have been bad about journaling the actual #'s of what I am eating but I have been keeping up with my muscle mass, when i first had the surgery i lost 10 pounds of muscle in 3 weeks but now ive gained 2 and a half of it back so i must be doing ok for now.

OMG. I never thought I would see the day when I could eat steak! THat is amazing that some of you guys can handle it and have not been sleeved too terribly long. SO EXCITING! So do yall remember when you first tried it?

ive been doing the special k pink lemonade mix, it has 5 grams of protein and tastes really good!

interesting! Well maybe i need to try water and or juice before and then protein drink after. thanks for the heads up!

Does it make you sick or what?

I can assure you for BCBS of IL you do not have to have that procedure done. I have BCBS IL and I work for them!!! I am sure it is something that your doctor wants you to do to be on the safe side. My doctor required a whole slew of things and BCBS paid for it all with no questions. If you need any help with your insurance questions feel free to contact me. Brittany