Hi Yall

I also am new to the boards.  My BMI is 65.3 at present and hightest weight was 387.5 (BTW I have lost 7 pounds woooohooo)  I have had my initial evaluation with the Bariatric Group and awaiting the doctor to review the information.  Then I will have to see a cardiologist, pulmonologist and get a sleep study.  It is a game of  "hurry up and wait". The dietician gave me some guidelines to start now.... and man oh man..... all I think about is food .

I hope that gets better!  Can anyone tell me the best protien supplement?  She told me about Unjury, but said there are others that are good, too. I am hoping to get a lapband, but if for some reason the doctor doesn't think that is the best for me, then we will go the RNY route.  I am desperate to get help to get this off! Thanks, Leonetta

Dear Leonetta,

Welcome to the boards.  My BMI was 66 point something and I am now "merely" overweight.  It has been great getting the weight off.  I just came back from a conference and knew there was no way I could have done it at my old weight.

I never found a protein drink I liked, but others seem to have more luck.  Unjury does seem pretty popular. 

Good luck with getting ready for the surgery, whichever one works out.

Sally

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Hi Leonetta!  First, congratulations on the 7 pounds.  Every pounds you lose now is one less pounds you will have to lose post-op.  As for supplements, I have a Micellar Milk protein shake every morning for breakfast.  It is a ready-to-drink shake - I HATE powered protein.  Anyway, each shake has 40 grams of protein and only 2 grams of fat and 4 grams of sugar and they're delish!  I get mine at Vitamin Shoppe. Good luck with everything.  Think very carefully about the RNY - I personally recommend it for permanent lifestyle change. Hugs, Tracy

Hi Leonetta!

Congrats!!

I have been trying a lot of the protein powders (and trust, there are a TON out there!) and so far I have found that the Unjury are good, but a LITTLE sweet for me.  There is also IsoPure, Micellar, Profect, Nectar, Dymatize, the list is endless.  bariatriceating.com has a TON for sale with notes on the tastes and ideas for using them.  And for $30-$40 you can order a massive box of samples (I just got one, its got 25 or so samples of different things in it, and it came with a blender bottle).   One thing that a lot of people say (with RNY at least) is that the things you like before surgery may not be the things you like after, so you might want to amass lots of samples to have onhand right after your surgery so you can try different things when you get home. Good luck! Shells

Thanks to all of you *****plied :)  I will certainly use the information!  And thanks for making me feel welcome :)

HELLO AND WELCOME ABOARD.           I HOPE YOUR JOURNEY GOES AT A QUICK PACE. I HAD TO LEARN VERY EARLY ABOUT PATIENCE BUT...... THAT WAS NEVER IN MY VOCABULARY. LOL.... EVEN MY FAMILY WILL VOUCH FOR THAT LOL BUT IT WILL BE SO WORTH IT AFTER ALL THE HOOP JUMPING IS OVER. SO GOOD LUCK AND KEEP US INFORMED... HUGS MARGE