i tried Crystal Lite today!

i tried some Crystal Lite today for the Very FIRST Time and i Love It!!!  i bought a little packet of Pomegranite/Lemonade... YUMMM!!!  its a tiny box with little Tubes/Packets that you drop into 16 ounces of water...  is Crystal Lite something i can drink right after Surgery during my Clear Fluid Stage???  i have always been a BIG Water Drinker and i hardly EVER drink anything else besides MILK... i LOVE Milk...!  i dont even hardly drink any Juice or Pop...  but if Crystal Lite is something i can drink during my Clear Fluids Stage right after i have my RNY then i probably wont have ANY problem getting my Fluids IN... LOL!!!  i really love this stuff!!!  im gonna have to try a few other flavors now...  Suprise... Suprise... Suprise!!!

You should always check with your doctor but yes I am pretty sure you can have crystal lite right after surgery.  Crystal lite has made it possible for me to get my protein.  I have nectar protein powder in the fuzy navel flavor that I mix with the sunrise series of Crystal lite.  I use the classic orange in those same little packets and I have a tasty protein drink with 23 grams of protein and no fat or carbs and only 92 calories.  I wish I had found this protein when I had just had my surgery.

You lucky ladies.  No such thing here and haven't managed to find an equivalent.  struggling with protein.  Every time i have a shake i have to run to the loo.  I have tried several types but the same thing.  Sending SOS to dietitian.  Can't afford to keep buying new ones.

I am starting pureed stage so have added an egg to the vegies and will puree some meat tonight to go with my vegies. I will leave the shakes for a few days and see what happens when I try again.

Jules

Hi Jules -- missed you for a couple days there....

If you are making your shakes with milk - that could be the problem.....sometimes people develop a lactose intolerance after WLS.    I would wait a few days, as you said, then try it again....

Pat r.

Hi Pat

No, i make them with water.  My friend thinks it may be a build up which is causing intolerance. She said that is what happens to her.  She copes with protein shakes for a little while then intolerance sets in.  Maybe I am the same.

Jules

That's the problem with being countries apart.  We don't know what kind of protein brands you have.  I guess whey protein is the same the world over. 

I'm with LindaB, I use the Fuzzy Navel Nectar and put the orange Crystal Light in it.  I don't do the protein shakes as much as I used to because I get the after-taste now, but need to start back.

Wonder what shipping charges would be to send you packets in the mail?  And how long it would take you to get them?

You might get on the internet on www.bariatriceating.com (Susan Maria's website) and check it out and maybe send her a message and see what she can do. She's got a great retail store and mails out all of the time.

Hope you find something that works for you!

Janet