I AM ALSO A NEWBIE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT

[Losing it for good]

Welcome,

I use Protein 20 Water it comes in 16.9 oz bottles & has 15 grams of Protein in it. It helps me alot to get the Protein. I buy it at Walmart & Amazon.

Great, thanks. I just ordered and received from Amazon The Premier Protein water and it's pretty tasty. A friend also recommended protein h20 which only has 15g of protein, the Premier Protein water has 20grams of protein. I'm scheduled to resleeve/Duodenul switch on the 21st of this month. So i'm on the liquid for 2 meals and 1 small meal for the first week and then liquid diet only for the next full week

 

[Losing it for good]

My clinic has a short list of non-carbonated/non-caffeinated/zero calorie drink options that they approve of, but it was fairly limited to Propel zero, Gatorade/Powerade zero, and Vitamin Water zero. They want you to get down the fluids however you can without adding calories. I tried them all before surgery and was fine. But after surgery I only liked the grape Propel and Powerade. Anything citrus doesn’t go over well anymore, except putting a slice of lemon in plain water. Ice water tasted the best for a long time.

They also okayed one cup of decaffeinated tea/coffee per day.

And then there was a list of protein drink sources a mile long.

They also gave me approved food lists every 2 weeks for the first 6. I find my most successful meals still come from that last list they gave me — even at 9 months post op.

I’m hoping resource lists like this are common? But maybe they aren’t?

For me it made shopping so much easier to know what was safe/normal when nothing felt quite right.

That would be great to have a resource like that to make it easier to be more successful. Thanks, I'll ask at my pre-op meeting on Thursday

 

[Losing it for good]

Hubby's concerned and doesn't want me to do another surgery.

 

[WazzuCoug]

Regarding hydration:

While plain water is the best option, if you know you aren't going to drink it, then any means of getting enough hydration, even if that is flavored water with 5 or 10 calories or whatever is better than going without. My clinic also specifically mentioned Vitamin Water Zero, protein water and the option of some drink mixes like Crystal Lite. There is often much higher compliance with flavored water than there is with plain water for people to reach their intake. That is just the reality. I'm sure my doctor or surgeon would love for me to drink water and only water, but that's not my reality. For whatever reason even if I have a bottle of water next to me, I won't drink as much if I have some ice tea (decaf) sweetened with stevia or something else like that.

If we were all perfect people, we'd just be drinking water, but we aren't perfect and we have our different tastes. Water is the best choice, by far, but not at the cost of getting dehydrated. No one should feel guilty about drinking what they need to maintain hydration. We want to make the best choices possible throughout this journey, but some choices won't be perfect.

"....we will chase perfection, and we will chase it relentlessly, knowing all the while we can never attain it. But along the way, we shall catch excellence." Vince Lombardi

In my opinion:

Best option: water
Second best option: water flavored with the essence of natural fruit, like lemon, lime, etc.
Third: non-caffeinated, non-carbonated zero-calorie drinks sweetened with stevia or sugar alcohol
The rest comes after that, including flavored powders, pre-mixed vitamin and protein waters, etc.