oh nooo

well i'm 19...and i just had surgery on july 18th. i've lost a total of 23 lbs since then. not bad. i started at 318 and i'm now 295 & still losing. i didn't have lap band though, i went for rny. It'd be great to talk to someone my age that's had it, and to geta good protein drink recomemnded, isopure is so gross lol. well hope to get responses! -stace :afro:

Thank you for once someone agrees that isopure is gross!!!! I have not had surgery yet my surgery date is September 14th for RNY. I've been trying SSOOOO many protein drinks I really like Designer whey at GNC I have only tried the Peanut Caramel Chocolate. I came up with a 60 gram protein drink. Three scoops of the designer whey 10oz of enriched nonfat milk (enriched nonfat is mixture of nonfat dried milk with reg. nonfat milk for extra protein its like 1cup of dried milk per quart of milk) a packet or scoop full beneprotein a few ice cubes. Of course u have to drink it through out the day because your body can only absorb so much protein at once. 23 pounds in less than a month! thats crazy. GREAT JOB. Currently I am 258lbs im so excited for surgery. take care hope everything works out for you.

good look with your surgery! I'm sure everything will go great, how exciting! (: and yes isopure is disgusting, i'm going to try a few people suggested...like the nectar stuff. I'll try the designer whey while I'm at it. I wish you luck with your surgery! Thanks again.

Hi there Stacey I'm 18 and scheduled for RNY on Sept. 18th. It would be really cool to hear of your experiences so far, seeing as I will be going through the same thing! As for the protein drink thingies, I was put on this stuff called Optifast, and I have to stay on it until the surgery date. It's not bad at all, it's alright I suppose. Except it's kind of expensive and you have to order it from this one medical company or whatever. Anyways...^_^ -Liz

both of my parents had RNY..and they use Designer Whey [i find the strawberry to be nauseating, and the chocolate to be tolerable]. My mom got some kind of Banana Cream whey, which was actually very good. Mix it with skim milk [water is SO gross with protein in it!] Thats all i can suggest

19 yrs old too! My surgery was May 10th. I am down almost 50 pounds. I use Max Muscle protein. I like the banana the best. The vanilla makes me gag. I haven't tried the chocoloate. I like to use protein bars best though. I feel like I am eating a chocolate bar, but it is FULL of protein. I get the pure protein ones. The chewy chocolate chip is my favorite, but the peanut chocolate and the chocolate deluxe are good too. 20 grams of protein, 170 cals, and hardly any sugar and fat! Not sure if you can do it at only one month out though. Good luck. if you have any questions feel free to e-mail me.

Hey, I'm 18 - had Gastric Bypass 2 months ago today! Down -37 lbs from 355 lbs to 318 lbs. LOL isn't that wierd? I'm where you started. As for protein drinks, I'm not sure. I don't have them often (wasn't on my list) and they make me sick on top of that. Check out my profile, it's awesome. LOL Ps. CONGRATS ON THE WEIGHT LOSSSS!!!!

Im Also 19, and I am scheduled for surgery MONDAY, , thats like tomorrow, but yeah, I am 400, asahmed to say, but yeah, when I went for PAT we recieved some of protein shake samples and I didnt like any of them except or something Called a Fuzzy Navel , hehe, and the Any Whey, plain, u just mix it with anything, its tasteless, so I have been making clearfluid drinks with my blender and mixing in the tasteless powder, seems alright, u can also mix it when u bake, like cookies or muffins. Hey, Post Op question: When can u start taking like Pills, for like headaches, or do you have to take liquid form of everything for the first little while, becasue I get some pretty wild headaches? THnaks, Corey

I actually have found really good protein drinks. They come already made and packaged... They are only 8 ounces a piece and have about 17 grams of protein. They aren't as filled with protein as some of the others are, but they actually taste good. BUT.... I can't remember the name!! lol I will look tomorrow morning when I'm drinking it and I'll post it tomorrow when I get home.