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I was actually pleasantly surprised at how much I liked the chicken broth protein. Just make sure you get other flavors too. I really dislike strawberry but my surgeon said to mix it with crystal light lemonade, it's pretty good that way. Just don't get bored. Good luck on your liquids.

I'm in although I haven't had surgery yet. I'm trying to lose for me now so that hopefully after surgery it's not so hard. I have been doing a protein shake for breakfast for the past month & a half. I'm officially down 10.5 lbs since march 5. This week I lost 3.5 lbs, I'm at 286

Congratulations on your loss! Woohoo!

You should check with your surgeon to see if there is a specific protein that you should use. My surgeon says pretty much all are good as long as they're made with whey protein. I personally like EAS (I buy these at Walmart or food maxx) also the Atkins Protein drinks are good. They're premixed or you can buy EAS in powder form. The only protein my surgeon doesn't want me using is the collagen based, you find it in the protein shots which sound nice because they're small but you don't absorb as much of the protein. You should check Walmart, bariatriceating.com or Vitamin shots. Good luck.

Thank you all for your support. I do have to add that my husband is kinda supportive he just doesn't like that I'm going to do it. I did have him go with me to my first appointment with my surgeon and that made him feel better. He's worried that somehow I'll make it difficult for his dieting. Or that I'll be so depressed about not being able to eat like I do now. Which I know from speaking with several friends who've had it done that it is a valid concern. One friend told me that she didn't expect the overwhelming sense of loss over food. So I know to expect it. If I don't have that feeling then great but if I do I'll hopefully be able to recognize it and cope with it. I'm so glad I found this forum. I need people to talk to who understand. Thank you all very much.

Jessica89- thank you for your support. I had my first appointment with the surgeon last Monday, this Friday I go meet with a nutritionist, I had my EKG, blood test, and chest X-ray on Friday last week too. I just scheduled my psych eval for June. My husband has told me he doesn't agree with my decision but he supports it. He is over weight, but is losing by riding bicycles. He wants me to be more active but I'm not lazy, I just don't ride bikes or like hiking like he does. My mom thinks because I'm losing weight on my own by cutting out a meal and replacing it with a protein shake I shouldn't have to go through with surgery now. I keep trying to explain that I'm 290 lbs, I have a lot more than 10 lbs to lose. If I had less than 80 lbs to lose I probably wouldn't do the RNY but realistically I should lose at least 120. And since other things have not worked I feel like this is my last shot. I appreciate all the support. I need all I can get, we all do.

This is my first post, hope I'm doing it correctly. I understand what you're going through. I'm dealing with the same nay-sayers in my life. I have some friends that are truly supportive and my sister is too. But my husband and mom and other family members are totally against it. I was feeling great about everything early last week, now I'm feeling sick to my stomach and nervous. I'm a ways out from surgery (probably August) so I have time to think long and hard about it and prove to them that this is my decision and it's the right one. Good luck with the process and dealing with negative people.