So in the neverending battle of the protein shake, I have a new recommendation. I was at a local organic-food store the other night and spied CalNaturale's Svelte protein shakes. There were four flavors (choc, van, spiced chai and cappuccino). They were 260 calories and only 9 grams of sugar for 16 grams of protein! So I bought one of the ( Read more... )

I was kindly scolded for not measuring my calories and protein during the last two weeks. I really can't see how ( Read more... )

I wanted to share my story. The lapband did nothing for me, except I remained at the same weight, I had been gaining, it pretty much stopped any gain ( Read more... )

My name is Chelle, and I used to be a regular here. In the winter of 2005 I weighed 503 pounds. A few days into 2006, I had gastric bypass surgery. For me, the biggest factors in that decision were the fact that I was pretty much becoming wheelchair bound due to enormous back pain when I tried to stand, and I losing the ability to walk at that ( Read more... )

First this might be one of those TMI posts ( Read more... )

I am officially six days out from my VSG surgery. I get better every day - as they said I would. I'm still dealing with on demand caffeine headaches. These come from my inability to drink it as fast as my body is used to receiving it ( Read more... )

What happened to this community? When I joined two years ago there were plenty of weekly posts and a lot of support from community members in the form of comments and responses to inquiry ( Read more... )

What APP are you using to track your food?

Is there any particular one that you tried and didn't like?

I mostly attribute this to getting back to the gym and burning calories as well as trying to snack less and eat more protein. Now I need to add a lot more water into my life...

Can I request a list of your favorite songs to work out to?

i'm moving and decided that i have too many bags of clothes that i simply need to let go of. if you're looking for some pants, jeans, skirts etc. (mostly lane bryant) take a peek ( Read more... )