Top products from r/wls
We found 24 product mentions on r/wls. We ranked the 92 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. Natrol Biotin Beauty Tablets, Promotes Healthy Hair, Skin and Nails, Helps Support Energy Metabolism, Helps Convert Food Into Energy, Maximum Strength, 10,000mcg, 100 Count (Pack of 2)
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 2
PROMOTES HEALTHY HAIR, SKIN & NAILS – Restore the health of your hair, radiance of your skin and strength of your nails with Natrol Biotin. an important B Vitamin that has long been known as a key element in maintaining healthy hair, skin and nails.INCREASE ENGERY – Biotin, a B vitamin also know...
2. Emotional First Aid Kit: A Practical Guide to Life After Bariatric Surgery
Sentiment score: -2
Number of reviews: 2
Matrix Medical Communications
3. Toppik Hair Building Fibers, Dark Brown, 0.97 oz
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Instantly fills in thinning areasConceals hair lossMakes fine hair look completely thick and fullGreat as a root touch-up between coloringsResist wind, rain, and perspiration for long-lasting results in all conditions.
4. Core Power High Protein Milk Shake, Strawberry Banana, 14 fl Oz
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
26g High Quality Complete ProteinMade from fairlife ultra-filtered milkContains All 9 Essential Amino AcidsAvailable in: Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry Banana, and Banana
5. EatSmart Products Free Body Tape Measure Included Digital Bathroom Scale with Extra Large Lighted Display, One Size, Clear
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Spacious Platform: 12.25"x 11.75", 8mm thick glass platform is tempered for safety.Easy to view readout: Extra large LCD with bright blue backlight, 3.25" x 1.5"High capacity: 400LB(180KG) capacity with graduation increments of 0.2 lb (1 kg), supported with 4 precision sensorsIncludes: FREE tape...
6. Lilyette by Bali Women's Plunge Into Comfort Keyhole Minimizer Bra,Onyx,36DD
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 1
Low-cut bra with underwire support featuring keyhole at front and adjustable shoulder strapsBack two hook-and-eye closure
7. Bluebonnet Nutrition Whey Protein Isolate Powder, Whey from Grass Fed Cows, 26 Grams of Protein, No Sugar Added, Non GMO, Gluten Free, Soy Free, Kosher Dairy, 2.2 lbs, 32 Servings, Original Unflavored
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Contains 26 grams of Crossflow Microfiltered Whey Protein Isolate per serving Sourced from rBGH/Antibiotic Free, Grass Fed, Free-Roaming Cows with No Sweeteners or Artificial Colors/FlavorsNutritional Support Muscle Growth & Development2.2 lb Powder, 32 ServingsSoy-Free, Gluten-Free, Kosher Dairy, N...
8. NUTRITION NOW VITAMIN MULTI GUMMY BRY LMN OR 70TB
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Herbal FormulasHerbal FormulasNature'S Way
9. Lean Body MRP All-In-One Vanilla Meal Replacement Shake, 40g Protein, Whey Blend , 8g Healthy Fats EFA's & Fiber, 22 Vitamins and Minerals , No artificial color, Gluten Free, (20 Packets)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
LEAN BODY contains 40g of fast-release and slow-release proteins, to give you a sustained flow of vital amino acids for faster muscle growth and increases in strength.AWARD WINNING TASTE - Lean Body is a 5-time winner of the American Culinary Institute’s Gold Medal Taste Award.ALL-IN-ONE MRP - For...
10. Ziploc Twist 'N Loc Containers, 16 oz. 3 Containers & 3 Lids
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
These Ziploc containers are leak resistant, Perfect for storing soups, stews, gravies, and all liquidsStore and transport messy foods like flour, pasta, and cereal without hassleWide rim, finger Grips, and a ridged lid make handling twist n Lock containers easyMeasurement lines on containers for exa...
11. Isopure Low Carb, Vitamin C and Zinc for Immune Support, 25g Protein, Keto Friendly Protein Powder, 100% Whey Protein Isolate, Flavor: Dutch Chocolate, 3 Pounds (Packaging May Vary)
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 1
Vitamin C and zinc provides immune support along with vitamin E100% whey protein isolate - A high-quality protein source providing 25 grams per serving to support muscle building and recoveryZero/low carb options - Helps for those watching their calorie intakesA perfect fit - Supports your active li...
12. think! (thinkThin) High Protein Bars - Brownie Crunch, 20g Protein, 0g Sugar, No Artificial Sweeteners, Gluten Free, GMO Free, 2.1 oz bar (10 Count - Packaging May Vary)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Thinkthin is now Think! our packaging may vary as we transition.Every bite of our Brownie crunch bar is filled with the rich flavor of brownies and almonds covered in delicious chocolate providing an indulgent taste that satisfies hunger.20 grams protein: Our highest protein bar is for consumers see...
13. NOW Supplements, Vitamin B-1 100 mg, Energy Production*, Nervous System Health*, 100 Tablets
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 1
SUPPORTS ENERGY PRODUCTION*: Vitamin B-1, also known as thiamin, is a member of the B-vitamin family that is naturally found in cereal grains, beans, nuts, eggs, and meats.HEALTHY NERVE TISSUE*: Thiamin is involved in numerous body functions, including nervous system and muscle functioning, the flow...
14. Country Life Dry Vitamin A, 10000 IU - 100 Tablets
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 1
SUPPORTS REDUCED INFLAMATION - Vitamin A supports your body's fight against Free Radicals, which means it can promote a reductions in inflammation of any kind.ANTIOXIDANT - Vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin that is also a powerful antioxidant. Vitamin A plays a critical role in supporting healthy v...
15. Nature's Way Vitamin B-50 Complex, Gluten Free, Dietary Supplement, 100 Capsules
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 1
B-vitamins are essential to the conversion of cellular energySupports manufacture of hormones and proteinsSupports maintenance of nerve structures
16. Better Than Bouillon Roasted Chicken Base, 8 oz Jar in a Gift Box
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 1
Better Than Bouillon Chicken Base 8 OzgroceryNatural GroceryFoodSoups & Broth
17. Ajinomoto Soup Stock Hondashi (Original Version)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Ajinomoto Brand2.29 oz.
18. The Gastric Sleeve Bariatric Cookbook: Easy Meal Plans and Recipes to Eat Well & Keep the Weight Off
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
19. Fresh Start Bariatric Cookbook: Healthy Recipes to Enjoy Favorite Foods After Weight-Loss Surgery
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Fresh Start Bariatric Cookbook Healthy Recipes to Enjoy Favorite Foods After Weight Loss Surgery
20. Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery: Over 140 Delicious Low-Fat High-Protein Recipes to Enjoy in the Weeks, Months and Years After Surgery
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Over 140 Delicious Low-Fat, High-Protein RecipesRecipes for the Weeks, Months and Years After SurgeryForeword by William B. Inabnet, MDMeredith Urban-Skuro, MD, RD, Consulting Nutritionist
My "go to" bar is Thinkthin Brownie Crunch bar. I love the taste and texture but do not buy at Amazon. It is regularly on sale in Kroger stores. Sometimes for $1 but most of the time for $1.50
I have one every morning for breakfast and I don't feel hungry for a long time.
Then I love the One bars. I tried all of them and wrote down my reviews. So why mot share, right. My favorite is the Almond Bliss. The prices at Walmart are very good for those.
Here are the reviews for all the ONE bars:
Maple glazed Doughnut
Very sweet. Tastes like an old fashion doughnut.
Verdict: OK to Meh
***
Cookies and Cream
Not too sweet
Verdict: Good. Enjoyed it.
***
Almond bliss
Verdict: very good. Really enjoyed it.
230 calories though
***
Birthday Cake
Tastes like cheap sheet cake you get in the office
Verdict: sweet, not great. Meh
***
Blueberry Cobbler
Blueberries can be tasted but very sweet.
Verdict: sweet, meh.
***
Chocolate Brownie
Bar is chewy and not too sweet.
Tastes like brownies but not intensely.
Verdict: good. Not great though
***
Salted Caramel
Chewy and kind of solid. Not too sweet.
Taste is OK. I thought I would be better.
Verdict: Good. Would eat again if I did not have any better.
***
Peanut Butter Pie
Chewy. Not too sweet.
Taste is great. Tastes like Reese’s.
Verdict: Very good. Enjoyed it.
***
Cinnamon Roll
Nice. Taste is good but of course sweet
Verdict: Good.
The biggest thing pre-op to realize is that you will still be able to enjoy many of the same foods that you do now, but maybe cooked slightly different and smaller portions. A good example for a pre-op dinner for me was 6 oz of marinated salmon, 100 g of grilled asparagus, 160 g of green beans cooked in low fat butter, and 90 g of roasted red potatoes. It is actually quite alot of food, but a good chunk of the volume comes from the vegetables, which have few calories. Typical breakfast was 169 g of low fat/low sugar greek yogurt, 105 g mixed berries, and 39 g of Kind brand granola. For lunch, I would do a 2 slices of no sugar added bread toasted, ~100 g of turkey with a slathering of spicy mayo, served with 3 veggies of my choice. I would get two snacks as well. One was typically more of the greek yogurt and berries. The other was the granola and ~20 g of cashews...I would mix those snacks together. My fiance and I would eat the same things pre-op, and honestly it wasn't bad and felt like I was still eating alot. As for your husband eating unhealthy things in front of you, it will be hard pre-op, but you don't have to be perfect pre-op either. Some surgeons have weight loss goals before they approve you for surgery; mine did not. After surgery though, you won't feel hungry at all...ever. You will have cravings or so-called "head hunger," but I can at least easily ignore it. I can watch my fiance eat take-out Chinese food in front of me and be fine.
Post-op our diets haven't coordinated quite yet since I am still fairly restricted on what I can eat. We found a great book called "Eating well after weight loss surgery" (http://www.amazon.com/Eating-Well-After-Weight-Surgery/dp/1569244537/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462453288&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=how+to+eat+well+after+weight+loss+surgery). The recipes are designed so that you can use them at almost any point after surgery and tells you what modifications if any you will need to make. Each recipe is prepared by default for someone who hasn't had the surgery so it would work for your husband.
For going out to eat, you will be able to find things that you can have just a few weeks out of surgery. For example, we went out to a Chinese place less than 2 weeks after surgery. I got the wonton soup and didn't eat the wonton (I also only was able to get down half of it and took the other half home). I was a cheap date at $2.25 + tip. Even longer after surgery, you will be able to go pretty much anywhere and find something to eat, but you probably won't finish it.
The alcohol for me wasn't a dealbreaker, because I rarely drank as it was. It can be especially dangerous in the first year, because you are rapidly losing the weight. I do know several people that have drank after surgery and typically a beer or half a glass of wine is where they feel like it may have been too much. To go by your program's guidelines though, it is one year to make you much healthier to live a longer and more fulfilling life. You will be able to do more than you ever imagined.
I have tried every popular protein powder and I couldn't stomach any because of the taste and/or texture. I ended up getting BlueBonnet original flavor, it's unsweetened and unflavored but tastes/smells like milk powder and it's GREAT. I usually add in a scoop with a cup of 2% milk and half a banana. This gets me 35 grams of protein. It tastes like mild banana milk.
For my multivitamin I use MultiVites Gummy Vitamins, which are delicious and cheap. I also use Celebrate Calcium Plus 500 for my calcium which aren't as delicious, but there are plenty of different flavors to try. I don't require an iron supplement, so no help there, sorry. It's easy to get a B-12 shot once a month if you ask your PCP, and for Vitamin D, I use NatureMade. Good luck.
Hello! I hope this does not go against any rule but I had a revision to my RnY on January 30th 2018. Eight years ago I lost SO much hair the first time around. This time I am taking Biotin. I'm not a medical professional but it does work if you take it on a regular basis. I use this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004H7GB9G/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&th=1
Hope that helps!
Cheers!
EDIT: I just saw that this is the better deal: https://www.amazon.com/Natrol-Biotin-Maximum-Strength-Tablets/dp/B0185PXU3K/ref=sr_1_4_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1519830762&sr=8-4&keywords=Natrol%2BBiotin%2BMaximum%2BStrength%2BTablets%2C%2B10%2C000mcg&th=1
I bought this glass scale back in 2010 and it's still going strong! It's digital, goes up to 400 pounds and is pretty darn accurate. So glad Amazon remembers purchase history 😃
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001KXZ808/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apis_1500664871817
I was just listing a few of the foods that are my 100% no gos. Calamari and oysters were a few others i forgot which I don’t touch at all, but everyone has a different experience with which foods they tolerate.
I’m about to have some bloodwork done in the next 2 weeks so i’ll know if i have any vitamins deficiencies soon enough. My protein shake is where i get most of my vitamins and combined with a healthy diet i only expect an iron deficiency.
I’ve never weighed over 200 since the surgery but i do notice that during the winter i will gain 10lbs or so due to more inactivity and cold weather but it comes right back off in spring when i start hiking and swimming more. Uhh social life is a bit interesting because you have to know your limits and do not cave to peer pressure. With GBP you are more prone to blackouts because a large amount of alcohol hits you at once and you’re a bit gone after that. I had 2 really stupid nights after i turned 21 and I wasn’t very aware of how much was too much, and i figured out shots are an absolute no. To be on the safe side i never have more than 1 per night and 2 if I’m out celebrating but not driving. Make sure you avoid cigarettes aswell. That road leads to stomach ulcers and alot of pain. Yes i was warned about it before hand but thats growing up and having to learn the hard way sometimes lol.
It sounds like you're still on liquids/mush? Do you like Miso soup?
Soybeans are packed with protein. Get some Hondashi and miso paste... add tofu if you like it.. and then whatever other additions you like (soy sauce, black vinegar whatevs) protein packed and soup-er (I COULDN'T STOP MYSELF) delicious!
When you can eat eat, snack on edamame!
Thank you. It's been quite a long road, but I did my research and bought the tools that got me through it.
It's just a lifestyle now.
https://www.amazon.com/Ziploc-Twist-Loc-Containers-Lids/dp/B000LNY1D8
Are your friend.
I actually tried a Fa!rlife one today that was pretty kick ass. 26g of protein, so less than premier, and also more calories, but it tasted really good.
Core Power High Protein Milk Shake, Strawberry Banana, 14 fl oz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PFKFTW9/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_hkLUCbPMJAP68
I have this book which has lots of good liquid recipes, using cocoa, peanut butter powder, pumpkin purée, decaf iced coffee, etc: https://www.amazon.com/Fresh-Start-Bariatric-Cookbook-Weight-Loss/dp/1623157730.
Check this book out https://www.amazon.com/Gastric-Sleeve-Bariatric-Cookbook-Recipes/dp/1939754704
Is this it? Emotional First Aid Kit: A Practical Guide to Life After Bariatric Surgery https://www.amazon.com/dp/0976852659/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_FnZSCb8N9CH67
Having curly hair AND having hair loss even before the surgery, I can tell you my curls do little to nothing to hide the hair loss. I recommend just using a product. My mom loves Toppik spray but imo it's kinda gross and sticky and gets everywhere. I prefer the 'fibers' but Toppik is sooo stupid expensive. So what I've done is kept an old empty Toppik fibers container and have been refilling it with this. Works pretty good. Can't get your hair wet or it kinda washes away but you're gonna get that with most of these kinds of products.
I found this stuff called Better than Bouillon and really like it because you can make it weak or strong for whatever your preference is that particular day. Plus they have a lot of flavors.
Unfortunately however if you have an aversion to broth of all kinds, I don't think that there's going to be anything you will find that will fix that problem.
I take these (bypass 18 months ago):
Then, I'm not currently on either of these, but for a while I was taking:
When taking all of these vitamins daily as recommended my numbers have all come back fine. Personally, I HATE the B- Complex because it smells funny, and I've tried a few brands and discovered that its just the way the B-50 complex smells and I just deal. Have one of those lame pill/vitamin containers that you can fill for a whole month, and I keep the B-50 in a separate container because otherwise ALL of the vitamins smell and its a more horrible process.