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I don't know if it would work for a full liquid diet but it worked for me to get enough protien in after surgery. I drink Isopure zero carb bottled drinks. I get them at GNC. They are 40grams of Protein each, a clear liquid in fruit flavors. I mixed each one half with Water to get 40 oz of water and 40 oz of protien per day. I was able to get the other 20 grams in food. It also isn't so filling. I was only able to eat one ounce of food at a time for the first month after surgery. I am two years out and only eat 3.5 oz food per meal now. I looked at this post because my surgery was 4/19/10 :-) I wanted to loose 80 lbs. I lost 120 and have held it pretty well so far. Lots of walking, wii fit plus. I eat whatever I want (except rice, noodles, not much bread - those flat buns are fine) but in very small quantities. I eat 5 mini-meals a day. I only drink one of these (diluted version) after exercising now. It seems to help build muscle. The grape and the apple melon taste the best. the others are not very good IMO.THey are made with 100% whey protien isolate.

I lost 120 lbs in a little less than a year, 80 of it in the first 6 months. I weighed 263 at 5'9". I now weigh between 143 and 146. I don't have much loose skin. I am also over 50 so I should have what I have. I can wear sleeveless tops again and shorts. My stomach is not what I would show but I have friends that are my age who have never been fat and have similar skin. I did it exercising. I started well before my surgery walking and got up to 2.5 miles per day. I also use the wii fit plus on the weekends for an hour each day. It really helped loose skin along with fat as I lost. I also kept in mind that whatever I was going to loose, it would be in the first year so I was totally committed to success. I also mosturize a lot. I went out and got a tan after loosing and I think that was a mistake, my skin aged quite a bit after that (no one else notices, but I do).