A little discouraged...

[clc 0]

I am 69....and had my surgery 4/23. Still very very sore - and not that much energy. Struggling to get down enuff Proteins. Cannot stand the special drinks..........or the chewable and liquid supplements. Any suggestions? I have lost about 17 lbs -- but right now I am more concerned about getting "back to normal" -- and getting enuff proteins and supplements.

[Doddie63 6]

Hang in there and allow yourself to heal properly. You can do it. You have a whole new lifestyle awaiting you. It is vital that you have a Protein high diet. One reason is it is the fuel that drives the engine also, it prevent Hair loss and other nasties. Carbs give you quick energy but protein stokes you for a long time. Could you be having a bit of depression due to not being able to eat? Keep posting, love to hear how you are getting along in the future.

[PATCHELTON 0]

I am 69....and had my surgery 4/23. Still very very sore - and not that much energy. Struggling to get down enuff Proteins. Cannot stand the special drinks..........or the chewable and liquid supplements. Any suggestions? I have lost about 17 lbs -- but right now I am more concerned about getting "back to normal" -- and getting enuff Proteins and supplements.:thumbs_up:

I am 63 and was banded on 3/25. I don't know which brands of Protein drinks you are using but I was given a list with EAS Advantage (powder that mixes in skim milk-got at Target), Atkins Advantage (ready to drink cans-also at Target). I did find one not on my list, but it is on the list of Protein Drinks at Brigham Womens Hospital. It is called Worldwide Proten shakes. On their website they are only promoted as sports supplements. They don't contain the long list of Vitamins as Atkins does (we take Vitamins anyway), has more Protein (comes in 21 and 35g vanilla and chocolate) and tastes better than Atkins. They are sold at Trader Joe's and cost $1.69 for the 21's and $2.19 for the 35's. There is also a web site called powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury and they sell drink powders that you mix in vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, chicken Soup, and unflavored. Bariatric Advantage has a web site and you can purchase chewable vitamins, Calcium, Protein Drinks and other stuff. I even found Centrum Silver in chewables(Target) and calcium citrate with Magnesium and D in chewables, made by Twin Labs (also on Brighams list) sold at Healthy Options and possibly other specialty Vitamin places. I like Centrum;someone in my lapband group didn't like the taste. I also take Omega 3's and the fish oil gelcap was huge so I looked for an alternative and found liquid emusified mint flavored fish oil (sounds gross but doesn't really tast that bad) and a tablespoon of that gives me more Omega 3's than two gelcaps. I bought my sublingual B12 at Trader Joe's. So there are brands other than what you have had suggested that will do the same thing. When you get to regular foods you could try making a smoothy: Vanilla Protein Powder mixed with skim milk, blended in blender; add frozen fruit of your choice and pulse them in blender to break up. Delicious! I also put strawberries in strawberry protein drinks for a super strawberry smoothie. Hope this info is helpful. Hang in there!:confused_smile:

I was also put on a liquid diet for 2 weeks prior to banding (ended up being 3 weeks; I caught a cold and they postponed surgery for a week; not enough time to go off and back on so just stayed on an extra week, plus 2 weeks after surgery), then mushies for 2 weeks, then regular food, which is kind of trial and error. Some things agree with me, some don't.

Edited May 19, 2008 by PATCHELTON

[SueFromMichigan 1]

clc, what kinds of liquid mixes, etc. have you tried? I find Unjury flavors very good. But if you don't like them, the unflavored variety can be mixed with whatever you think tastes good. I usually use 1/2 strength Crystal Lite or the Wal-Mart brand of sugar free drink mix.