I'm new here

I'm looking for help and support. I have gained about 20 pounds and find my carb craving is out of control. I need suggestions on getting back on program. I been looking at other sites and see that people suggest protein shakes - haven't tried those yet, so do you have any suggestions for flavorful (good tasting, preferable chocolate!) drinks? (and afordable) I've also read posts talking about detoxing, what is that? I don't seem to get any responses for the OSSG site. they seem to have a lot of folks who are long-time friends and they don't ever respond to questions from new people like me. oops, I take that back, 1 person did respond to me. TIA - Caja

Hi Caja, Sorry, I don't have any suggestions for protein drinks, but I just wanted to welcome you the Mormonism board and say Hi and let you know we have something in common ... I also had the Duodenal Switch Surgery (in Omaha, no less) and of course we are both LDS! (I think I've only met 2 other people who are LDS and had the DS surgery.) You might also want to visit duodenalswitch.com and ask over there. Our nutritional needs do differ somewhat from lap banders and RNYers. Oooh, I do have one suggestion for protein drinks ... my surgeon gave me samples of Unjury (unjury.com) - I do like the UNFLAVORED powder and I put it in oatmeal, baked goods and so forth. It is a little pricey, but they do offer sample sizes and then you can buy a large canister of your fav flavor. Laurie in So Calif.