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Im brie and my surgery was tuesday.. (lap band) and Im tired and sore but getting there.. im down 17 lbs since my 2 week pre op so 7 lbs since surgery day..not bad i think.. hopefully it stays this way.. im not eating much and definetley having a hard time getting protein in.. i just got some protein thats unflavored i can mix into some food. so ill try that this week.. by adding it to soup and such.. Im full most of the time.. and really its just psycological that im hungry.. so thats good and bad.. so who else had lap band

Welcome! I think what you are experiencing is similar to the rest of us... The loss of interest in actual eating. I found SF Carnation instant breakfast and 1 scoop of unflavored whey protien powder mixed w/10oz of skim milk helps me get in my protien... I couldnt tolorate any of the premade shakes such as slimfast or atkins after my surgery. The taste made me gag. (Which is funny since I used to drink them prior to surgery)

I went to Walmart and bought their tub of protein powder for $15 maybe. It has 23 grams of protein and mixes with 1 cup of milk which is 6 or 7 grams of protein. I use that and the rest of my foods to make sure that I am at 50 grams of protein a day. 343.6/327.6/140

What is the name of the protein powder from Walmart, does it taste? I like the idea of putting something unflavored in the Carnation IB. Kolleen RNY 11-27-06 366/357/165

I think it is called maximum fortress. I think it comes in chocolate and vanilla. I think they all taste about the same. I like it so far and I add peanut butter to the chocolate even, which adds more protein to it. My husband will not let me get protein from online, not even the unflavored which I would like to try at some point. I think he will change his mind in a little while. I will have to have some sort of variety or I know I will get bored. RNY 11/8/06 343/326/140

There is another good tasteless protein powder that you can use in your foods, called Beneprotein. I find it at Walgreens, as well as Amazon.com. You can get it in easy-to-take-with-you packets or in a container you can scoop from. It melts best in hot foods. Donna ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Lap RNY 11/15/06 304/274/146

Brie, Welcome! Congrats on your surgery and your wonderful weight loss. Take it a day at a time and work each day toward getting a little more in ... you will get there! I had to search and search to find a protein drink I liked. At 3 weeks out I found 1 Isopure (ready to drink) Sort of like Gatorade - 1 20ounce bottle has 40 grams of protien. I drink it throughout the day 1/2 Isopure with 1/2 Crystal light Iced tea (yummy). I am dealing with "head" hunger too. Its not easy when you take 3 bites and you are full and your brain is saying "thats it? Come on ... are you kidding???" ... lol hugs, Britt

thanks guys.. i was able to get 30 in today and im gunna try for more tomorrow.. its just not as easy as i thought..where did you get the gatorade isopure??

I bought a case 12 - 20 ounce bottles for $36.00 They are called Isopure - 40 grams of protein in each bottle. They are not by Gatorade - I was just using that as an example - to explain what type of drink they were. I got mine at GNC they seemed to be the cheapest. you can but individual bottles there to try it first to make sure YOU like it. I mix mine 1/2 & 1/2 with crystal light iced tea.