I started my two week Pre-Op diet today. I'm suppose to drink these nasty Protein shakes twice a day, and I can't get down the first one. Nasty taste and even nastier after taste.

Did anyone else substitue the Protein Shakes for a Protein Bar? I know those are much better? Don't think I can get through these two weeks on the shakes.

Any help you can provide is much appreciated!!

That's good to hear ill have to try it out

Have you all tried Isopure water? I wont say it's good but will say it is better than shakes! Or at least a break from the shakes. They have 45 gams of protein per bottle. Lots of fruit flavors...punch, grape, peach, even orange cream soda.

Some people put it in a blender 2/ice and say it tastes like a slurpee-havent tried that yet.

I tryed the punch it was so nasty I couldn't even handle a few oz.s I even tryed adding a little bit to my sugar free cherry kool-aid and yuck. Isopure water not something I like.

Right now im using this shake called fitsmart, my mom had got it and until i finish it she isnt buying anything else. I plan on using the optimum Nutrition 100% whey Gold Standard as well or Designer Whey Protein they both have veryyyy high ratings and supposedly don't taste bad.

Im using 2 scoops of Protein Powder 1/4 banana 4 oz of low fat milk and ice. Sometimes I put a litttle bit of Peanut Butter in it. It's delicious.

In regards to Peanut Butter there is a product called PB2 which I use in my shakes (post op). I think the only place to buy it is online (some gyms sell it that's where my sister first bought it). They press out most of the oil from the peanut and then grind up the peanuts to a powder. Significantly reduces the calories/fat content and tastes pretty good in a chocolate protein shake.

I ended up with Syntrax Nectar in Cappuccino, Iso-100 in Gourmet Chocolate, and IsoFlex in Chocolate Peanut Butter. I also bought a bunch of single serve packets in flavors like lemonade, cherry, pina colada, dreamsicle. Jay Robb powders are chunky, no matter what I did to them. You can get them in a fitness nutrition store, not GNC.

I like to combine a scoop of Cappucino with a half scoop of chocolate, and it tastes like a mocha frapp. Low cal, NO SUGAR, and I'm pretty sure no carbs.

I also mix it up between using Skim Plus milk (tastes like 2%) and vanilla Silk (soy milk)

Everyone's tastes are different, I only liked unjury's chocolate, the rest nauseated me.