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Being Banded on April 5th

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momof3armybrats    1

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My name is Karrie. I am new to this forum. Very excited to be getting the lap band. It has been a long road to admitting I needed help. Because of my BMI I have to be on the 30 day pre-op Protein diet. I have to say the Bariatric Advantage shakes are horrible. But I keep on truckin along with them because I know in the end it will be so worth the nasty taste. I have already dropped 10lbs. I have 3 wonderful children that I am doing this for. I want to be around for them for as long as I can. My mother left this earth too early because of her weight and health issues. I refuse to do that. I am tired of being the "fat" mom!!!

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reverie    49

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Just wanted to say welcome and congrats on deciding to be banded. Are you able to use any other type of Protein shake? If so you may want to stop around.

Good luck!

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HeatherMarie    4

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What flavors of shakes do you have? I had to be on Bariatric Advantage before my surgery also. strawberry is my favorite, don't mind drinking it at all. I also bought chocolate. Drinkable, but now after surgery I find it way too thick. I was told I could blend them with milk, ice & Sugar Free Chocolate Syrup to make it more of a smoothy. Also, the colder the better and more you shake the thicker they get.

Good luck and welcome to the band club!

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momof3armybrats    1

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What flavors of shakes do you have? I had to be on Bariatric Advantage before my surgery also. strawberry is my favorite, don't mind drinking it at all. I also bought chocolate. Drinkable, but now after surgery I find it way too thick. I was told I could blend them with milk, ice & Sugar Free Chocolate Syrup to make it more of a smoothy. Also, the colder the better and more you shake the thicker they get.

Good luck and welcome to the band club!

I have a bag of each flavor. Yes, the strawberry is the most tolerable one for me also. I can handle the vanilla if i put frozen berries in it and make a smoothy. The chocolate though is tough for me. I gag everytime. LOL But I give myself a pep talk before and I get it down. My surgeon wants me to make them with Water for now. He said after the surgery I can mix with milk. Thanks for the ideas and the support!!

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momof3armybrats    1

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Just wanted to say welcome and congrats on deciding to be banded. Are you able to use any other type of Protein shake? If so you may want to stop around.

Good luck!

I have to stay on the Bariatric Advantage until my surgery, after that I can choose my own. I have been supplementing a lil because i have been trying different ones. That way I know what I like after. The EAS ones seem to be the best for me. :rolleyes:

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