VITAMIN SHOPPE MEETING

DON'T FORGET THAT MS CAROL WILL BE PUTTING ON AN INFO MEETING AT THE VITAMIN SHOPPE ON RIVERS AVENUE FOR GASTRIC BYPASS PATIENTS ... TOMORROW BETWEEN 1:00 - 4:00pm!!

I know I talked to her I will be there at 230 hope to see alot there it is a nice thing they are doing yeaaaaa & to the new ones it is a good time to go try protein they are samples there

DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME WE'LL GO BUT I GOTTA GO ... I'M COMPLETELY OUT OF POWER CRUNCH PROTEIN BARS & ALMOST OUT OF THE SHAKE POWDER. PANIc!!!

Hi, I am just wondering what kind of protein powder you use? Thanks, Lucinda

GO TO MY PROFILE ABOUT 1/4th THE WAY DOWN & READ UNDER THE TITLE, "WLS FOOD, FOOD, FOOD". THERE ARE A COUPLE I HAVEN'T PUT IN THEIR YET ... I GONNA TRY TO UPDATE MY PROFILE THIS WEEK. AT FIRST, I BOUGHT STUFF ALL OVER THE INTERNET, THEN I GOT SMART & MOST OF WHAT I BUY, I BUY FROM THE VITAMIN SHOPPE ... IT'S EASY, ALL IN ONE PLACE & IF YOU SET UP A TRACKING ACCOUNT WITH THEM, THE NEXT YEAR YOU WILL GET A DISCOUNT COUPON. IN THE BEGINNING OF 2007, I GOT A COUPON WORTH $130.00 WORTH OF FREE PRODUCTS ... I USED IT, LIKE F-A-S-T! NO MATTER WHAT YOU USE, CHECK OUT THE NUTRITIONAL VALUES ... SOME PROTEIN PRODUCTS HAVE UPWARDS OF 25 GRAMS OF CARBS & TONS OF SUGAR. USE ONLY THE ONES THAT STAY AROUND (F-I-V-E) 5 GRAMS OF SUGAR, UNDER 120 CALORIES EACH & THOSE WILL USUALLY GIVE YOU ABOUT 20 GRAMS OF PROTEIN. DON'T EVEN LOOK AT ANY OF THE OTHERS WITH HIGHER SUGAR, CARB & CALORIES - THEY WILL EVENTUALLY SABATOGE YOUR WEIGHT LOSS EFFORTS. OK ... NICK FOUND SOME PROTEIN POWDER FOR SHAKES AT WAL*MART ... BASIC CHOCOLATE & VANILLA, BUT THE CHEAPEST WE'VE FOUND & THEY TASTE GOOD. DYMATIZE HAS GREAT TASTING PROTEIN, BUT THEIR CONTAINERS ARE HUGE, SO YOU BETTER BE WILLING TO DRINK THEM FOR A LONG TIME, BUT OUNCE FOR OUNCE, THEIR PRICE IS VERY REASONABLE. YOU CAN GET IT AT THE VITAMIN SHOPPE ON RIVERS/ASHLEY PHOSPHATE ... OR, ONLINE ... http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/dym/elite.html AGAIN, CHECK OUT MY PROFILE, BUT I BELIEVE NICK FOUND A BANANA FLAVORED ONE AT GNC THAT WAS REALLY GOOD ... GNC IS USUALLY MORE EXPENSIVE ON JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. NICK'S FAV RIGHT NOW IS SCITEC NUTRITION PROTEIN DELITE ... LIKE VANILLA VERY BERRY & STRAWBERRY WHITE CHOCOLATE & ALPINE CHOCOLATE. HE USES HOOD CARB COUNTDOWN MILK BEVERAGE (found in the milk cooler at Publix & Wal*Mart in half gallon cartons) ... THAT WAY YOU CAN KEEP YOUR CARBS, SUGARS, FATS & CALORIES DOWN & STILL HAVE THE MILK FLAVOR - 2%, FAT FREE & CHOCOLATE. MY FAV RIGHT NOW IS SYNTRAX NECTAR LATTES IN CAPPUCCINO FLAVOR. I USE IT WITH BOTH COLD & TAP-WARM WATER (don't use boiling water or use the microwave as it "cooks" the protein into a globby mess - just ask me! ). YOU COULD USE A MILK PRODUCT, I IMAGINE ... BUT, I'M TRYING TO STAY AWAY FROM AS MANY CARBS & SUGARS AS I CAN TO JUMP START SOME WEIGHT LOSS, SO THIS TASTES MORE LIKE COLD/WARM COFFEE. MS CAROL, AT THE VITAMIN SHOPPE, SAID TO GET HILLS BROS CAPPUCCINO FRENCH VANILLA - CARB-WISE & SUGAR FREE w/ SPLENDA TO FLAVOR IT EVEN MORE. BE SURE TO PICK UP THE CORRECT ONE BECAUSE ALL THE OTHER FLAVORS HAVE LIKE 22 CARBS/SUGARS ... A KILLER ON OUR EATING PLAN. YOU CAN GET IT IN THE COFFEE SECTION AT WAL*MART. IF YOU TRY SOME OF THE FRUIT FLAVORED PROTEIN POWDER FOR SHAKES, YOU CAN USE WATER OR CRYSTAL LITE ... LIKE USE ORANGE CRYSTAL LITE WITH THE LEMONADE PROTEIN POWDER FOR INSTANCE. MIX YOUR FLAVORS. ENJOY ... GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk THESE ARE ONLY 90 CALORIES USING

HEYYYYYYY MS CAROL ... I KNOW YOU ARE LURKING OUT THERE READING THE POSTS, SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE FANTASTIC PROGRAM YOU PUT ON FOR US TODAY AT THE VITAMIN SHOPPE. YOU HAD A GREAT ASSORTMENT OF PRODUCTS ... EVEN THOUGH WE BOTH USE SUBLINGUAL B-12 RIGHT NOW, NICK & I ARE BOTH TRYING THE RASPBERRY FLAVORED B-12 LIQUID (if I can remember not to swallow it before a minute). I'M GOING TO WAL*MART TOMORROW TO GET THE HILLS BROTHERS SF FRENCH VANILLA MIX TO USE WITH THE SNYTRAX NECTAR LATTES CAPPUCCINO SHAKE MIX THAT I ALREADY USE ... I LOVED IT WARM; I HAVE BEEN DRINKING IT COLD. &, OF COURSE ... IT WAS SOOOO COOL THAT YOU HAD MY ALL-TIME FAVS ... POWER CRUNCH PROTEIN BARS & ISS OH YEAH! PROTEIN BARS WITH PEANUTS. I ABSOLUTELY LIVE ON THOSE TWO PROTEIN SOURCES (2 - 3 A DAY). THANKS TO THE VITAMIN SHOPPE FOR THE WONDERFUL DISCOUNT COUPONS ... WE SAVED A TON OF MONEY TODAY. GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk PS: THANKS TO ALL THE LCBBuddies WHO SHOWED UP & HELPED MAKE MS CAROL'S PRESENTATION A WONDERFUL SUCCESS. SHE IS QUITE KNOWLEDGABLE (sp?) ON HEALTH ISSUES, SO KEEP HER IN MIND WHEN YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ... &, REMEMBER, SHE'S A LONG-TIMER GASTRIC BYPASS SUCCESS ... WELL OVER 2 YEARS OUT, I THINK. IT WAS SO GOOD TO SEE ALL YOU LCBBuddies ... NOT GETTING TO THE MEETINGS LATELY, I'VE REALLY MISSED YOU ... EVERYONE LOOKS FANTASTIC!

JUST A REMINDER FROM MS CAROL'S MEETING AT THE VITAMIN SHOPPE THIS LAST SATURDAY ... DO NOT TAKE YOUR CALCIUM CITRATE AT THE SAME TIME YOU TAKE ANY OTHER VITAMINS/MINERALS OR SUPPLEMENTS, OR YOUR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS BECAUSE CALCIUM INTERFERES WITH THE BODIES ABILITY TO ABSORB THE OTHER SUPPLEMENTS/DRUGS. MS CAROL TAKES HERS ON THE WAY TO & FROM WORK. ... MS DEBORAH GROOMS ... I GOT TO THINKING ABOUT YOUR QUESTION ... THE REASON THAT YOUR CHEWY/CANDY TYPE OF CALCIUM HAS VITAMINS & MINERALS WITH IT IS THAT IT IS PROBABLY CALCIUM CARBONATE, NOT CALCIUM CITRATE ... GASTRIC BYPASS PATIENTS NEED CALCIUM CITRATE, SUCH AS TWIN LABS CALCIUM CITRATE CHEWABLES WHICH KINDA TASTE LIKE A SWEET TART & DISSOLVE EASILY. REMEMBER, FOR BEST ABSORBTION OF ANYTHING ... INJECTIONS ARE THE BEST, THEN LIQUID, SUBLINGUAL, CHEWABLES & THEN TABLETS ... THE ONLY TIME WE SHOULD EVER USE THE CAPSULES IS IF THEY ARE MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR EASY DISSOLVING IN OUR NEW POUCHES/DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS. GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk