A bit about my progress at 11-months out, and look for news to come on a Minneapolis Meet & Greet this summer, the weekend of July 23.
Protein, protein, protein. That’s one of the key mantras for a WLS post-op. Getting enough protein is a constant battle, and especially the first year or so it can be hard to do by eating alone.
Enter, the protein powder.
Finding a protein powder you like is key. If you don’t like it, you won’t use it. I tried a variety of stuff, found some I liked a lot, some I thought were ok, and some that were just plain nasty. Then I found trueprotein.com and discovered their unflavored, unsweetened, cross-flow microfiltered whey isolate protein. It’s been the only protein powder I have bought for the last four months now.
I like the fact that I don’t need to have a bunch of flavors around, I use this for everything from adding to my morning oatmeal to baking in to protein bars. Like I said, if you find one you like, buy it, but maybe give this one a shot, and if you do… I can get you 5% off your order.
Just use the code RBP224 at checkout.
If you are on any of the WLS oriented forums out there, one topic you’ll come across fairly frequently is when someone posts that they are looking in to surgery, but they don’t know if they should get RNY or the Band. Sometimes VSG and DS come up, but I don’t know much about those… so I’m going to give you my take on how the two compare.
Remember, I’m no medical doctor or anything, this is just what I’ve learned from reading about other peoples experiences and what I learned in my own pre-op research. This decision is a very personal one, but maybe I can give you some good stuff to think about while making it.
I am blatantly stealing an idea from Shelly, aka Eggface. She often posts “A day in my pouch” where she summarizes her meals/snacks for the day. Not sure if this will be the final title for my version, but for now we have Spending the Day with Joe (Joe is the name I sometimes use when referring to my pouch).
Breakfast started out with my usual oatmeal… but pumpkinized.
