Almost 4 Weeks Post Op

[sunsetblvd68 16]

It will be 4 weeks since I had my sleeve (sep 21) & so far its been great. I am down 37 pounds & feel great. Not hungry & no pain to speak of. I have a couple of questions ...... I am still having trouble getting down my Protein shakes...I get to full..I am eating soft foods still like baked fish, mashed potatoes, Soup, greek yougurt stuff like that. I am supposed to keep track of how much protein I am getting. Any suggestions on how to "track" protein when you dont eat all of what your supposed to?? Also, Has anyone ever drank the lipton diet green tea? I was wondering if that was ok to drink since its not carbonated. One other thing..I cannot chew the multi Vitamin any longer...It makes me sick!! Its so chalky. Any suggestions on what other kind of multi vitamin thats good? How much longer do I have to chew the vitamin...can I just swallow them? I know its a lot of questions..but was curious.

Thanks for you input

[IrishEyes 59]

Hey sleeve sister!! I started out with liquid multi complete from Walgreens (Walgreens brand) and once I could do chewables I switched. I really, really don't like the chewables at all. I kinda gag on them. I found myself going back to the liquid. It doesn't taste bad if you keep it chilled. I use chewables in AM and liquid at night until I run out of chewables. Then pretty sure I am going to use liquid all the time. It's just so easy to get in. And I need easy.

[TamaraS 235]

I switched back to my regular pill form of multi since I couldnt bare the sweetness of the chew. It goes down just fine Myfitnesspal.com tracks your protien, fat, carbs and calories. My surgeon suggest to continue tracking calories until you get to goal.

[mdefabio 73]

Congratulations on your 37 lbs. I drink Medifast dark chocolate powdered shakes. I make them with Water and ice and they taste like frozen hot chocolate.< /p>

You can trace your Protein, fat, sodium, calories etc on www.Livestrong.com. The site does it all for you and it even calculates your exercise.

As far as a multi-Vitamin, I take One-A-Day Vitacraves. They are gummies and are yummy. Take two gummies a day.

I'm not sure about the green tea. I'm pretty sure it's okay. As long as it doesn't have any caffeine.

Good luck.