I am home!

I am on the losing side. I had surgery on Monday, January 31. So far everything is going good.

Thats awesome Lynn!! I asked about you at the support group last night, Im glad you checked in with us so fast.. Take it easy, get lots of rest and dont worry about trying to get in all you think you should. You asked what I ate in the beginning. Not much,, those horrid boxes of protein drinks, SF jello.. SF popcicles.. and the thing that satisfied me the most was warm bullion. The hunger you feel right now is more head hunger than anything else. I had it for a good 2 months. Try not to fight the process it WILL be worth it. JeanB

The only protein drink that I have so far is Carnation Instant Breakfast. I am going to try starting on it today. I am a little worried though because I mix it with skim milk and I hear that sometimes after surgery, people become lactose intolerance. What brand of protein and bullion did you try? Thanks for all of your advice.

I wasted a lot of money buying protein powders that I couldnt stomach. Then I read about vitalady.com.. She had WLS. She has lots of products on her web site and the best thing is you can buy samples.. that way you can try differant things and find what you like before putting out a lot of $$$$. I like the Whey Cocoamocachino., mixed with skim milk( 29 grams protein) . and Fuzzy Navel Nector(23 grams protein), mixed with crystal lite or minute maid 5 cal mango something or another.. Oh another thing that was good was the cream soups.. good ol tomato. I just used Wylers bullion cubes.. right in the soup isle. Actually dont expect anything to taste real good for a while. I promise your taste buds will settle down and come back..JeanB