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Where can you get these samples ?

Once you start shopping for Protein powder online, you'll start seeing ads for other protein powders. You should look at the ingredients and nutrition info to make sure they meet your requirements. Here are the ones I purchased (I think I found all of these through ads on Facebook):
IdealFit (IdealLean) (You can also buy individual sample size packets if you don't want this many)
1up Nutrition (I bought the "summer body starter kit," which allowed me to choose my own samples, but that no longer seems to be available; it might have been a special offer that you can only get to by clicking an ad)
Northbound Nutrition Waves of Whey
Strength (Unfortunately, the samples are 5 packs of the same flavor, so you'd have to buy 10 packs just to get both flavors)
KetoShop (There are two different sample packs; I got the zero carb just because the flavors were more appealing to me)
P.S. None of these are referral links and I do not benefit in any way from them.

I would highly recommend it. Otherwise you're likely to end up with a couple of $40 two-lb tubs of some kind of Protein powder that you hate. Definitely get some samples first to test drive!

Testing your way though different Protein powders or drinks is definitely not a bad idea. Many online shops offer sample packs, e. g. one brand might offer a variety of their flavors in a pack of 6 or 8 samples.
Don't restrict yourself to whey protein though. Try a few plant based Proteins as well, just in case.

I loved the chocolate Premier Protein preop, but shortly after surgery, I found them to be way too sweet. My taste buds had changed so much - they tasted like chocolate Syrup and were just too sickingly sweet. However, a few months later, I was able to tolerate them............ UNTIL I developed an intolerance to whey. A followup scope exam showed early signs of eosinophilic esophagitis, which is an allergic reaction. Since whey was the only real change as far as a new food for me, it was the obvious culprit. My doc also told me that whey can cause problems in some people. I also started to notice a general lactose intolerance. After switching to plant based Protein Powder and drinks, and staying away from all dairy, my esophagus was completely normal on the next exam.

My surgeon office called me at the end of June wanting a July surgery date. I couldn't do it until August. Mine is scheduled on the 4th. I think another of it depends on your risk profile and state regulations with Covid. The best is to keep pushing forward

Eddy Blaine Brown II

I did too they put me on the liquid diet a week early. I lost it in 4 days

Isn't that the hardest part? "Don't focus on the scale!" is a mantra for after surgery but prior to it, we are all its slave and live in fear of its judgement and retribution. Evil sadists, the lot of them, stringing you up for every mistake you enjoy. Oh, popcorn, how I long for you!
Okay, I kid, but it is hard to know what your weight will mean for you. You need to ask your insurance and office plainly "If I can't lose this weight but show I am doing this to try (diet, food tracking, exercise) per the program... what is the program policy?". My surgeon emphasized I could "not" gain weight between my pre-surgical consult and surgery, but neither of my insurances have weight or program requirements that way. What they do require is that I follow the clinic program, so my surgeon could choose to postpone if I was not in compliance. I was 100% on board... before my surgery got canceled 1 week into my liquid diet. After that torture, and working from home for 8 weeks, of course I ballooned. Ughs!
I kicked my butt and started back on my program a few weeks ago, then got my reschedule last week. I am back to my weight in January when I saw him, but 10 pounds over where I was the last time I started the liquid diet in March, which is frustrating. I will do it though and not cheat! I make it a competition to get through each day and I love to win. I had to find my motivation again with this whole situation derailing it, but it IS hard when you don't know about surgery. It is so easier to stay motivated with a deadline, at least for me.
So I guess my advice is to 1) get an answer from your program about the weight and 2) find that motivation. You might not lose the pounds but find a way to prove you are on the program (journal food, fitness tracker?) to let them know you are a proactive part of your own success, if they will just work with you.

That’s what I did. I ordered sample packs of a bunch of different Protein powders, not only to figure out what I like, but also to have some variety when I was drinking so many Protein Shakes.

If your pre-op diet has only been liquids so far, then I would personally stick to that in the last day before surgery. The sudden introduction of a regular meal the night before surgery after just liquids seems really odd to me. I'm not sure what surgery you're having done, but I would think regardless, the doctor isn't going to want remnants of a meal sitting there being digested.