March 15, Hi Y'all!

Hello my fellow March buddies! I am Robin S. I have been on OH for awhile and just checked out this message group today. I am glad to have this group. I hope we can all be supportive to each other as we prepare to begin our own WLS journey to success! Obviously my date is March 15th. I feel like it'll never get here. I am sure you all are feeling the same way. Have any of y'all purchased and protein drinks to try and have after surgery? What kinds? I just bought Slim Fast High Protein and another one that I don't know right now but I'll let you know what it is later. I will try them tomorrow or over the weekend. What were your favorite kinds? Well, I look forward to getting to know you all. Email or reply anytime. Robin S.

Congratulations on your date. Mine is March 2, I have know that for about a month and am so glad the board is starting to feel up. Please join us as we are all Marching our way to thin. love marie

Hi Robin and congrats on your date. I'm having my RNY on the same day in Central New York! Yesterday I had an appointment with a nutritionist and we talked about different protein drinks. She suggested 100% Whey Protein from GNC. It's got around 20g per serving. Also, a drink by Carb Solutions which has 20g per serving. And the stand by that most patients seem to like, low carb Carnation Instant Breakfast. It's only got 8g per serving I think. I was not able to find any of these yesterday so I got an Atkins drink which has 20g per serving. Looking forward to hearing what you think of the Slim Fast and the other drink. I'll let you all know what I think about my Atkins as soon as I get up the nerve to drink it! Tina

Tina, I tried the slimfast shake. It's the high protein one in Chocolate flavor. It was really good. I put it in the freezer for a couple of hours before drinking it. I liked it that way. Of course as it got warm it wasn't great but tolerable. I talked to a friend that had surgery two years ago. She advised that I not stock up on protein drinks because her experience after surgery was that the ones she tried before were good but after surgery her taste buds changed and she didn't like the ones she had before. I guess that is true for a lot of people. Then again, everyone is different. I have a hard time swallowing anything that has a strong oder to it. My throat closes up if there is a medicine smell/taste or worse. I am going to have to get used to it since for several weeks liquids will be my best friend. lol. I may try some others before surgery, just so I know what I did like and can start there. Talk with you later. Robin S.

Ahh...you're having your surgery on my birthday. Congrats. The ides of March have always been good to me, so I'm sure they'll do you well. My date is March 7...i figured what better birthday present than a new start at life. Good luck and best wishes.

Hi Robin. Congrats on your "Ides of March" surgery date! It's a great day! I've tried Champion Nutrition Pure Whey Protein Stack in Banana Scream and Strawberry flavors. They aren't bad at all. They have approximately 23 grams of protein and 3 grams of carbs per scoop. Protein powder is certainly not my favorite thing to consume, but I'm trying to become accustomed to it. I know I'll rely heavily on it to help me reach protein goals after the surgery. Enjoy your protein powder adventures! -Stephanie

Hi Ya'll, I'm having my surgery the day after my birthday-and yeah-what a great gift to myself! I've tried the Isopure drinks-didn't care for it-but know that will have to become part of my diet from now on. Onward to a better life! I've also had SpiroTein-but found out I should avoid soy products due to my thyroid problems. Will stick to whey for now. Hope to get to know all as well since we are all starting a new journey together! TxLinda