December 2012 Post Op Group

[kisersassy 369]

you should try if you haven't already the Unjury chicken Soup. it is pretty good and you can add it to chicken noodle or cream of chicken but I just add it to hot tap Water and it taste like chicken bouillon cubes

[one4ozzie 434]

Danon lite n Fit Greek vanilla yogurt has 12g Protein. If you want some flavor to it you could purée a little bit of natural, no sugar added peaches or other no sugar added fruits. I love the greek yogurt and it always completes my Proteins. You could also try adding just a little of the vanilla protein to the yogurt, 1/4 of the scoop.

I also mix Protein Powder to cream of wheat. Today I don't have to have a shake and if I do have a shake, I'll reach 89g protein due to the protein cream of wheat and the yogurt. You could try some chocolate protein in chocolate pudding. Vanilla protein in vanilla pudding. I haven't tried the injury chicken protein. I know the chocolate Unjury is good but I don't use it.

I know that my taste buds are changing and sometimes it's difficult to drink the shakes. The other morning I literally had to force the shake down. Took me about an hour and usually doesn't. But I try hiding it if I can.

The smoothies are the best idea. I didn't use milk when making mine. I used Water. But now i would use milk for extra protein. Also sometimes I would add the greek yogurt for extra kick of protein, instead of milk. That is what I ate before preop diet. I would use frozen fruit. There are so many of them: berries, mango, strawberry, pineapple, etc.

Gen :-) 12/15/12

[jaymi2521 13]

you should try if you haven't already the Unjury chicken Soup. it is pretty good and you can add it to chicken noodle or cream of chicken but I just add it to hot tap Water and it taste like chicken bouillon cubes

I've tried it and can't stand it .... The chocolate was good to me BEFORE the surgery but now I can't tolerate it at all

[PSKKJM 23]

Has anyone tried adding crystal light to vanilla Protein Shakes? If so, how much?

[one4ozzie 434]

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I've never tried that. Might be something To try though.

Gen :-) 12/15/12

[mrsblues 81]

Has anyone tried adding crystal light to vanilla Protein Shakes? If so, how much?

I wonder if it might be too sweet, personally I would try a little at a time until I thought it was to my liking. Does sound like it is worth a try. Although, I like mine just as they are..... I add real frozen fruit to my vanilla shakes (presurgery) to make it more of a dreamsicle type of flavor and no added ice. Delish-- adds carbs, so watch your intake---complex carbs but does affect sugars. Good if you are calorie deficient and need to up your intake. Now I use chocolate Protein powder and a little Decaf coffee crystals, and drink slightly frozen or well chilled....I have to really watch my carbs.

I just weighed 197lbs. ONEDERLAND, finally!

[MyTimeToLose 41]

I need to also figure something out with Protein Shakes since I need more Protein since I don't want to start losing my hair either. The taste just isn't good anymore. I tried Peanut Butter but got sick. I think I will pick up some frozen fruit to see how the smoothie would taste/tolerate. I have mixed the vanilla and chocolate powders together which are good. My problem is when they are thick they are hard to drink and I can't do milk, I feel sick, so I am sticking to mixing with Water. The joys of the first few months and figuring our new bodies out.

[cogburn 125]

I've done alot of experimenting to make Proteins shakes as tolerable as possible and I think I found the perfect mix... 20oz Water 5 squirts of mio... Whichever flavor you like and 1 scoop Unjury unflavored... Mixes well can't taste the Protein in the least

[one4ozzie 434]

Great Job Blues. I hope to meet you there in 2-3 weeks. Can't wait. Tomorrow I start going to the gym. I started a membership it comes w the free training. I plan on taking advantage of it since I'm not trained and may need the motivation. My daughter has wanted to sign up. So New Year, new me. Need to get motivated and the gym is how it's going to happen.

Gen :-) 12/15/12

[mrsblues 81]

Great Job Blues. I hope to meet you there in 2-3 weeks. Can't wait. Tomorrow I start going to the gym. I started a membership it comes w the free training. I plan on taking advantage of it since I'm not trained and may need the motivation. My daughter has wanted to sign up. So New Year, new me. Need to get motivated and the gym is how it's going to happen.

Gen :-) 12/15/12

Thanks, Gen!

Brought the elliptical out of the garage, after we got our decorations down and gave the elliptical a good cleaning. It's now in our living room, (thank god it's winter and everyone hibernates). I've been using it, but I can't do more than a few minutes at a time, but take breaks and get right back on. I purchased a Fitbit off of Ebay and hope to incorporate that into my exercise routine and looking to get "MyFitnessPal" figured out soon. Since I work in our town's school district I get free membership to the fieldhouse over at our high school (1 block away). They have a track, weight room and a bunch of exceercise equipment all free to employees. Our hospital offers free membership to their health facilities but for the winter it is too far for me to travel to. So hubby wants me to see how much the membership would be to our local fieldhouse for him and he would like to "tag" along. I am actually looking forward to going back to work tomorrow (we've been on our Christmas break), just to be more active and to get back into a routine. It's time! Good luck on all your progress, too Gen, and thanks for the encouragement---means a lot to me!!

[one4ozzie 434]

I went back to work officially last week. It was nice. I have a treadmill, however it is at my old house and need my dad and brother to move it for me to my new house. I love MyFitnessPal. I add everything I consume to it. I figured out how to change the categories so that I have a drinks category and did away with the Water. Now I can add my bottles of water and other drinks.

Gen :-) 12/15/12

[mrsblues 81]

I went back after two weeks but we only had that week left before we had our Christmas break So now it is back to the grind but I just adore the children, such a satisfying job! My own children are grown so it gives me my "fix" of little ones without having to bring them home with me...LOL Now I am gonna sit with that app for a while and see what I can figure out....

[mrsblues 81]

I went back to work officially last week. It was nice. I have a treadmill, however it is at my old house and need my dad and brother to move it for me to my new house. I love MyFitnessPal. I add everything I consume to it. I figured out how to change the categories so that I have a drinks category and did away with the Water. Now I can add my bottles of water and other drinks.

Gen :-) 12/15/12

What is your fitnesspal name, I know you had it on the forum somewhere......

[jodimc 117]

Jodimcmomma on myfitnesspal !!!

[CP3482 55]

I got mine from walgreens for 30. It's over by the ace bandages. I had a really hard time finding it. Also make sure you check the size. I got the biggest one and it barely fits (for now!)

I bought a lycra under shirt... it seems to be doing the trick..