Can I come back??? I've had a bad time lately.
Hi! I only posted a few times back in January. I stopped posting after I found out I was pregnant and became more active on the post-op pregnancy forum. Last week I had a miscarriage at 10 1/2 weeks. I'm trying to stay positive and I have good days and bad days. It will probably be a couple of months before I get the okay to start trying to get pregnant again. I want to get back to my working out and see if I can't drop some more weight by then. I need help in the protein area. I have a busy work schedule and I take a long photography class on Thursday nights. I need good portable ideas. I have some of the power crunch bars and they're okay. Problem is, I can't find a decent protein powder. I've used Precision Protein by EAS, but I only like it mixed with Myoplex Lite. I tried Nectar protein, and I can gag it down if I have to. Any suggestions about a decent flavored protein powder or something to mix it with that will cover up the flavor would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Jennifer
I am so sorry for your loss, my wife and I went thru that, time will make it better. Good for you to keep trying, and you have a positive outlook. Protein powders I have found that I like are; Whey Fruity, Designer Whey, and this other one that is just called 100% whey black label. Isopure is awesome, and they make pre made sport drinks with 40G protein. Bars I eat are Avid, they are a soy isolate, whey isolate and cassein blend and taste like a payday with 24 G protein. Day by day, hang in there, and good luck, stick around here.
Hi Sweetie! 
You don't even need to ask. You are always welcome over here.
As an OB/GYN nurse, and a woman who has lost a pregnancy, I am understanding what you are going through. You have a great outlook, but I know there are going to be rough days. I kept telling myself, and I firmly believe that your body has a way of knowing something just might not be right. Here's a big hug ((((((((((((((((((((((HUG)))))))))))))))))))))))))))) Hang in there! I am gonna have to pop over to that forum to see what the scoop is, we are just now seeing a new influx of post wls patients getting pregnant and this is such a new area, especially with nutrition, etc. We are trying to educate the OB docs about a lot of things.
Now, for the protein thing...I use Hood's Carb Countdown milk. I mix 1/2 chocolate, and 1/2 fat free with one scoop of unflavored whey protein. It has a tolerable texture, you can't taste the whey and it's isn't overly sweet. It rounds out to be about 35 grams of protein. I am adding glutamine to mine, but that is because I am training hard core to compete right now.
You can add unflavored whey to anything. I add it to yogurt, I make pancakes with it ( I also use the hood milk and egg substitute too), and instead of using syrup I use peanut butter and make a power proteing sandwich instead!
I hope those help. Take care, and by all means you just come back anytime!
Val
You don't even need to ask. You are always welcome over here.
As an OB/GYN nurse, and a woman who has lost a pregnancy, I am understanding what you are going through. You have a great outlook, but I know there are going to be rough days. I kept telling myself, and I firmly believe that your body has a way of knowing something just might not be right. Here's a big hug ((((((((((((((((((((((HUG)))))))))))))))))))))))))))) Hang in there! I am gonna have to pop over to that forum to see what the scoop is, we are just now seeing a new influx of post wls patients getting pregnant and this is such a new area, especially with nutrition, etc. We are trying to educate the OB docs about a lot of things.
Now, for the protein thing...I use Hood's Carb Countdown milk. I mix 1/2 chocolate, and 1/2 fat free with one scoop of unflavored whey protein. It has a tolerable texture, you can't taste the whey and it's isn't overly sweet. It rounds out to be about 35 grams of protein. I am adding glutamine to mine, but that is because I am training hard core to compete right now.
You can add unflavored whey to anything. I add it to yogurt, I make pancakes with it ( I also use the hood milk and egg substitute too), and instead of using syrup I use peanut butter and make a power proteing sandwich instead!
I hope those help. Take care, and by all means you just come back anytime!
Val Thanks Val! You really should drop by the post-op pregnancy forum. As a mother, an ob nurse, and a post gastric bypass patient, you'd be a big help!!! We'd love to have you!!! I've gotten a lot of good information out of my hubby's maternity nursing book from a couple of semesters ago. He will graduate with his bachelors in nursing in May. I'm so glad all this school is almost over. He already had a bachelors in criminal justice and it wasn't good for much of anything. He's going into surgical intensive care and then maybe the ER. His preceptorship is in the ER of a level 1 trama center this semester and he loves it! I really appreciate your support. My hubby and I had gastric bypass one month apart, so I'm especially motivated by you and your hubby doing it together. We enjoy working out together too. Hope to be seeing everyone a lot more. Thanks for everything!
Jennifer
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