Ray_Of_Fricken_Sunshine
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Hey Y'all! Right off the bat, Sorry I'm so damn wordy.
I have a few questions today. First, I've met with my nutritionist/dietitian twice, now, and both times, her information contradicts what I've read both here and at Obesityhelp.
When I met with her the other day, I mentioned "DS Math" and she looked at me like my ass was on backwards. She then told me that she recently had a patient very excited to have a diet that he could eat plenty of fat with, and she was very concerned about that, as well. I said that through my research, I had been given the impression that I would basically be limited to an Atkins-esque diet for the first year, or until I reached my goals. She said that we would go over my Post Op Diet later on in the process, but in the mean time, she could tell me that information wasn't very accurate.
She's a very nice person, and I really do like her, and I don't want to be disrespectful; but I also want to do what's absolutely best.
Also...
Okay, so when they told me that I would have to spend about $100/month on vitamins, I was honestly a little panicked. We don't live paycheck to paycheck, we sometimes just live week to week, day to day. We always have what we need, and that's not the issue, it just takes some planning on my end to make it all work. As I was researching vitamins, I was getting so frustrated. It seemed like the majority of Post Op DS'ers take the Bariatric Advantage Chews. I really wanted to take those, too, as I figured if I had to take them up to 6 times a day, I wanted then to taste good. But at around $50/month, just in tasty chews, I couldn't do it. I started looking around for cheaper options, and I saw the chalky disks, the lozenges, etc, but nothing that I was really excited about.
Then I stumbled upon bulksupplements. I found their products on amazon first, then went to their website. Of course, I know nothing about anything, but they look really good. Almost too good to be true, so I asked my Dietitian about them. She said she was going to research them further, but they were GMP certified, and that she really felt like these supplements would be great for me.
I am the most skeptical person alive, and I always believe that if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. I started searching this site and Obesityhelp. No one has really talked about the powdered supplements(that I could find). Is this not a common thing? What am I not getting? I mean, we're talking one serving is a quarter of a teaspoon that dissolves in liquid or gets sprinkled on food... What Am I Missing!?!?!?
I was almost afraid to ask because I really want these to work. My budget would weep tears of joy!!
What do y'all think?
I tried to post the links to the products, but I haven't been an active member long enough to post links. I guess if you're interested, I can PM them to you.
Thanks for looking!! I'd love y'alls input!
I have a few questions today. First, I've met with my nutritionist/dietitian twice, now, and both times, her information contradicts what I've read both here and at Obesityhelp.
When I met with her the other day, I mentioned "DS Math" and she looked at me like my ass was on backwards. She then told me that she recently had a patient very excited to have a diet that he could eat plenty of fat with, and she was very concerned about that, as well. I said that through my research, I had been given the impression that I would basically be limited to an Atkins-esque diet for the first year, or until I reached my goals. She said that we would go over my Post Op Diet later on in the process, but in the mean time, she could tell me that information wasn't very accurate.
She's a very nice person, and I really do like her, and I don't want to be disrespectful; but I also want to do what's absolutely best.
Also...
Okay, so when they told me that I would have to spend about $100/month on vitamins, I was honestly a little panicked. We don't live paycheck to paycheck, we sometimes just live week to week, day to day. We always have what we need, and that's not the issue, it just takes some planning on my end to make it all work. As I was researching vitamins, I was getting so frustrated. It seemed like the majority of Post Op DS'ers take the Bariatric Advantage Chews. I really wanted to take those, too, as I figured if I had to take them up to 6 times a day, I wanted then to taste good. But at around $50/month, just in tasty chews, I couldn't do it. I started looking around for cheaper options, and I saw the chalky disks, the lozenges, etc, but nothing that I was really excited about.
Then I stumbled upon bulksupplements. I found their products on amazon first, then went to their website. Of course, I know nothing about anything, but they look really good. Almost too good to be true, so I asked my Dietitian about them. She said she was going to research them further, but they were GMP certified, and that she really felt like these supplements would be great for me.
I am the most skeptical person alive, and I always believe that if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. I started searching this site and Obesityhelp. No one has really talked about the powdered supplements(that I could find). Is this not a common thing? What am I not getting? I mean, we're talking one serving is a quarter of a teaspoon that dissolves in liquid or gets sprinkled on food... What Am I Missing!?!?!?
I was almost afraid to ask because I really want these to work. My budget would weep tears of joy!!
What do y'all think?
I tried to post the links to the products, but I haven't been an active member long enough to post links. I guess if you're interested, I can PM them to you.
Thanks for looking!! I'd love y'alls input!
