LIQUID PROTEIN

Heads up to a great find!!! Costco...there was this new liquid protein they were selling called Body Choice and it is yummy...a berry flavor...it's in a bottle...something like 30 servings...20 oz of protein in only 3oz serving....no sugar, no carbs...sure works for me...way cheaper than profect and better tasting too. http://www.bodychoicenutrition.net/ if you dnt have a Costco here is the site MY FRIEND SENT THIS TO ME I GOT A BOTTLE TO TRY HAS NOT COME IN YET THO BUT IT IS FREE SHIPPING THOUGHT I would share WORTH A TRY ? ok I RE POSTED IT I GOT IT IN & I LOVE IT TRY IT OUT TASTE LIKE STRAWBERRY YUMMM I AM GOING TO GET MORE I LOVE IT ONLY 3 OZ 20 GRAMS OF PROTEIN

Hey Becky I bought this & we tried it, it's not bad at all how much is it at costco? I paid 19.95 free shipping for 30FL OZ bottle.

HEYYYYYY MS TIFFANY ... SO GOOD TO SEE YOU ON BOARD ... I'VE BEEN ON & OFF, SO I GUESS I MISSED WHEN YOU WERE POSTING. DID YOU GET A SURGERY ANGEL YET??? GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk

Hey MS Dawn.... Yes matter of fact I did get a surgery angel my friend Ciara she lives across from me & my hubby will be with me, I'm all set now just counting down the days.

THAT IS WONDERFUL NEWS ... THIS SURGERY IS A FANTASTIC BLESSING & OPPORTUNITY, BUT IT IS EVEN SO MUCH BETTER WHEN YOU HAVE LOVING PEOPLE TO SUPPORT & CARE FOR YOU. KEEP YOUR FOCUS, SWEETHEART ... YOUR 1st 6 MONTHS ARE WHEN YOU LOSE THE MOST SO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERY MINUTE. YOUR POUCH IS ITS MOST POWERFUL DURING THAT TIME. THEN, YOU HAVE ONLY ABOUT ANOTHER YEAR LEFT THAT YOUR POUCH CAN HELP YOU LOSE THE REMAINDER OF YOUR WEIGHT. AFTER THAT, YOU'RE BACK TO LOSING WEIGHT AS IF YOU HAD NEVER HAD THE SURGERY ... WE WERE JUST DISCUSSING THIS AT THE MUSC SUPPORT GROUP MEETING. LIKE THE NUTRITIONIST WAS SHARING ... JUST 500 CALORIES EXTRA IN UNNECESSARY SURGARS, WHITE CARBS OR POOR-QUALITY FATS (food or liquids of any kind, really) IS 1 WHOLE POUND THAT YOU WILL NOT LOSE IN JUST 1 WEEK, ADD THAT UP OVER A YEAR & THAT WOULD BE 52 #s THAT YOU DID NOT LOSE. THAT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE ... ONCE YOU'RE OUT OF THE LOSING PHASE ... JUST THINK ABOUT THIS ... AN EXTRA 500 CALORIES A DAY WILL ADD 52 #s A YEAR TO YOUR BODY (if you aren't exercising them away). NOW, THAT'S A SCAREY THOUGHT! KEEP A DIARY ... WATER/FLUIDS, SUPPLEMENTS ... FOOD = PROTEINS, SUGARS & CALORIES (you can track more things like carb & fat count, but those 3 are the biggies) ... &, EXERCISE. IT IS A PAIN TO KEEP UP WITH A DIARY, BUT IT TEACHES YOU WISER DECISION MAKING ... I'D GET LAZY & NOT DO MY DIARY FOR A BIT & THEN WHEN I'D GO BACK TO IT, I'D FIND THAT EVEN THOUGH I THOUGHT I WAS STILL EATING/DRINKING WELL, I WASN'T ... OUR MINDS TRICK US. BUT, IF IT'S ON PAPER IN FRONT OF US DAILY, WE CAN SEE MEAL BY MEAL HOW WELL WE ARE DOING & WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR THE REST OF THE DAY TO GET OUR FLUIDS, NUTRIENTS & EXERCISE IN. THE KEY TO THIS ISN'T YOUR POUCH ... ITS ONLY A TEMPORARY TOOL. THE KEY TO LONG-TERM SUCCESS IS YOUR ATTITUDE ... ARE YOU WILLING TO CHANGE THE UNHEALTHY, UNWISE CHOICES YOU HAVE MADE IN THE PAST THAT GOT YOU TO THIS POINT OF BEING OBESE? IT'S HARD WORK & IT NEVER ENDS. SO, YOU GOOOOOOO, GIRL! I JUST KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO DO WONDERFULLY! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk

Thank you, your so full of good info I really appreciate everything you have done for me and all the good advice you share with the board.. So far I been stocking up on all kinds of protein ( only because from what I read on the board after surgery the taste buds change ) so I haven't tasted any except I did try the Body Choice. Not bad by the way.. I dug out my Richard Simmons food mover case, has little windows you pull down when you drink water, exercise, vitamins, protein,fats,carbs,fruits,dairy,vegetables even has daily motivators easy to toss in my purse. I'm a closet exerciser I have a Bow flex, treadmill & Ab Chair 2 Pro 2007 I think I'm set now.. My girlfriend Ciara works out with me & we walk every night. I will keep a diary, not only for me but the dietitian as well if I ever need her help she'll at least have some idea of what I been doing. some of the protein's I bought liquid profect 25g protein fresh citrus berry liquid profect 25g protein grapefruit mango liquid profect 25g protein blue rasberry swirl liquid profect 25g protein cool melon splash liquid profect 25g protein passion fruit liquid profect 25g protein fuzzy peach nectar liquid profect 25g protein ruby melon twist liquid profect 25g protein orange pineapple Bariatric protein shake Strawberry shortcake Bariatric protein shake chocolate mousse Bariatric protein shake orange creamsicle Bariatric protein shake banana split Bariatric protein shake mint chocolate ice cream Bariatric protein shake french vanilla Thanks again & thanks to everyone who post info for us newbies..

YOU ARE MOST WELCOMED, MS TIFFANY. I WAS CONSIDERING GIVING UP POSTING HERE CUZ IT TAKES LITERALLY HOURS & HOURS A DAY/NIGHT TO RESEARCH, POST & TO ANSWER PRIVATE E-MAILS ... &, IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE I WAS REALLY HELPING ANYONE WHICH WAS SO DISCOURAGING TO ME ... THEN, MS SUNDI SHOCKED ME WITH HER POST ABOUT CARRYING AROUND A PRINTED COPY OF MY PROFILE & NOW YOU SAY THAT YOU APPRECIATE THE INFO ... WELL HONEY, I APPRECIATE YOUR SWEET WORDS MORE THAN YOU KNOW. WOW GIRL, YOU ARE SO PREPARED THAT YOU COULD HAVE THE SURGERY TODAY & BE A STAR LOSER! THAT IS JUST AWESOME THAT YOU & YOUR GIRLFRIEND, CIERA, ARE EXERCISING TOGETHER ALREADY. YOU'LL GET THROUGH THE SURGERY & RECOUP SO MUCH FASTER & EASIER. YOU'LL HIT THE GROUND RUNNIN'!!! I COULDN'T EXERCISE BECAUSE OF MY HEART ISSUES, BUT I DID LIMIT MY FOOD INTAKE & LOST WEIGHT BEFORE SURGEY, WHICH GAVE ME A REAL EMOTIONAL BOOST. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO NOW IS A PLUS FOR YOU!!! NICK & I HAVE SOME EQUIPMENT AT HOME (we're gonna sell them) BUT, HONESTLY ... WE'RE SO LAZY ONCE WE SIT DOWN AT NIGHT THAT WE WON'T EVEN USE THEM. SO, KNOWING OUR WEAKNESSES, WE JOINED A GYM & ARE EXERCISING WITH A PERSONAL TRAINER AT PIVOTAL ... WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! WE GO 6 DAYS A WEEK WORKING THE RESISTENCE MACHINES & CARDIO ONE DAY & THEN CARDIO & ABS THE NEXT DAY. YOU COULDN'T HAVE EVER CONVINCED ME THAT I WOULD LOVE DOING EXERCISE, ESPECIALLY AT MY AGE ... BUT, WE ARE BOTH ABSOLUTELY HOOKED. NEITHER OF US HAS EXERCISED IN DECADES, BUT WE ARE SEEING INSTANT RESULTS ... &, THE AMAZING THING IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO EVERYTHING & EVEN INCREASE OUR SETS ... ALL THIS IN ONLY 2 WEEKS. YESTERDAY, MS JUDY GAVE US ABOUT 8 NEW EXERCISES TO ADD TO THE 4 WE WERE ALREADY DOING & WE BOTH DID ALL OF THEM (muscles shaking, but we did them!) & I EVEN DID AN EXTRA SET OF AB EXERCISES. WE WERE BLOWN AWAY! THAT FOOD MOVER CASE SOUNDS AWESOME; I'D LIKE TO SEE IT SOMETIME ... I KEPT MY DIARIES IN MY PC ... THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THAT WHEN YOU ARE GONE FROM THE HOUSE, UNLESS YOU REMEMBER TO WRITE EVERYTHING DOWN, YOU USUALLY FORGET SOMETHING BY THE TIME YOU GET BACK TO THE PC. YOUR FOOD MOVER SOUNDS PERFECT! MS JOAN KEEPS HER DIARY IN HER DAY TIMER SO IT IS ALWAYS WITH HER. YOU ARE SO WISE ABOUT THAT ... MS DEBBIE, THE MUSC NUTRITIONIST, WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT AT THE LAST MEETING ... THAT PATIENTS WILL COME TO HER & SAY SOMETHING LIKE, "I'M NOT GETTING MY FLUIDS OR PROTEIN IN", THEN WHEN SHE ASKS THEM HOW MUCH THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING IN SO SHE CAN SUGGEST HOW TO GET THE REST IN, THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THEY HAVE BEEN INJESTING BECAUSE THEY AREN'T KEEPING A DIARY ... SO, HER HANDS ARE TIED, SHE CAN'T HELP THEM. BE SURE TO GO TO SOME OF THE TRANSITION CLASSES WITH MS DEBBIE ... & THE POST OP CLASSES WITH THE 2 MALE SHRINKS AT MUSC. THEY ALSO HAVE A MONTHLY MEETING WITH SPECIFIC TOPICS THE 3rd THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH. EVEN IF YOU KNOW "EVERYTHING" THEY TALK ABOUT (which won't happen), THE REVIEW OF GOOD INFO ALWAYS HELPS! I HAVE ONE CANISTER OF PROTEIN POWDER AFTER ANOTHER LINED UP ON MY KITCHEN COUNTER, BUT YOU HAVE EVEN MORE THAN I DO ... WOWOWOWOW! I'LL WARN YOU, OUR NUTRITIONIST, MS DEBBIE, IS NOT A PROPONENT OF PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTS. SHE'S RIGHT WHEN SHE SAYS THAT YOU CAN GET EVERYTHING YOU NEED FROM REAL FOOD (she's a nutritionist afterall!!!!), BUT BOTH NICK & I HAVE FOUND THAT USING THEM AS A SUPPLEMENT HAS TRULY HELPED US WITH FOOD CONTROL, WEIGHT LOSS & OUR FAMILY PHYSICIAN HAS BEEN AMAZED THAT SINCE WE BEGAN THEM, OUR LABS HAVE COME BACK THE BEST THEY HAVE EVER BEEN. SAYING THAT, HOW I EAT MAY NOT WORK FOR YOU OR ANYONE ELSE. AS MS DEBBIE SAID, YOU HAVE TO FIND WHAT WORKS FOR YOU! I EAT 6 SNACKS A DAY BUT OTHERS EAT 2 OR 3 LARGER MEALS. I USE PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTS, TONS OF VITAMINS, MINERALS & MANGOSTEEN JUICE ... OTHERS BARELY NEED THE BASIC VITAMINS, MINERALS & CALCIUM. LISTEN TO YOU BODY. THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE MUST GET IN OUR FLUIDS & PROTEINS, TAKE AT LEAST OUR BASIC SUPPLEMENTS, LIMIT OUR CALORIES, SUGARS, WHITE CARBS & BAD OILS/FATS ... &, EXERCISE. HOW YOU GET THAT DONE IS HOWEVER IT WORKS BEST FOR YOU. I HAVE NO WORRIES ABOUT YOU, GIRL ... YOU ARE A SUCCESS ALREADY ... YOU HAVE AN AMAZING ATTITUDE & FOCUS! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk

Here is a link so you can see what I'm talking about, it's the purple thingy in the picture.. http://www.richardsimmonsstore.com/index.php?product=FM09

THAT IS REALLY INTERESTING, MS TIFFANY ... I PUT IT IN MY FAVs SO I CAN GO BACK & READ UP ON THE PROGRAM TO SEE WHAT IT IS ACTUALLY ABOUT ... THANKS! MS BECKY ... THANKS FOR THE LIQUID PROTEIN SITE ... HOW MANY SERVINGS ARE IN A BOTTLE FOR THE $20.00? IT DEFINITELY LOOKS CHEAPER THAN OTHER LIQUID PROTEINS ON THE MARKET. THANKS GOD BLESS YA BOTH ... DAWN & NICk

OMG I'm working at costco for the next week so I will look for it. Thanks!!