Today I started my pre-op diet--My band is scheduled for Sept 29th. I started this morning with a protein shake and it was Ok, I trying not to focus on the limitations but it is hard and I feel like it will only get harder,but I know the end results will be worth it. I can do find in the day time while I am at work it is when I am home in the evenings when my mind gets busy, I plan to try to keep myself busy and start a walking scheduled as soon as the weather gets a little cooler. Do anyone have any better sugestions take can help keep me stay focus especially at nights and weekends, has anyone ever got off track doing the pre-op period?

So have you gotten any good ideas for the liquid diet thing? I just finished my first week of it and I still feel hungry! I have found that vegetable broth tastes better than chicken broth- more flavor! It is hard to deal with at work when everyone is eating lunch so i just stay at my desk- I have been getting more work done!!

Iyna

If you have a Costco near you their protein powder isn't bad, someone suggested putting sugar-free jello powder in it and that helps. there are a lot of protein

drinks on the market. Sugar-free jello and pudding is OK. It's not fun, but with a little imagination you can make it tolerable. There are a lot of Smoothie recipes

on this forum and a Google search for WLS liquids has a lot of ideas. This is a very helpful forum and I'm sure many will chime in with great ideas.

Good luck and be assured it'll be worth it.

I am one of the ones that do my protein shakes with some sugar free pudding powder. Love the vanilla shakes with vanilla pudding, yum. And I almost always make my shakes up as a frozen smoothie. My surgeon approved me doing them that way as long as I dont let them sit and drink them pretty much right after making. I mix up my shake, then pour it into my smoothie maker with a giant handful of crushed ice, the pudding powder and sometimes a splash of vanilla flavoring and process the heck out of the whole thing till it becomes smooth, icy goodness. I then half eat it with a big long soda spoon, half suck up with a big straw. Now I want one. :D

I am one of the ones that do my protein shakes with some sugar free pudding powder. Love the vanilla shakes with vanilla pudding, yum. And I almost always make my shakes up as a frozen smoothie. My surgeon approved me doing them that way as long as I dont let them sit and drink them pretty much right after making. I mix up my shake, then pour it into my smoothie maker with a giant handful of crushed ice, the pudding powder and sometimes a splash of vanilla flavoring and process the heck out of the whole thing till it becomes smooth, icy goodness. I then half eat it with a big long soda spoon, half suck up with a big straw. Now I want one. :D

Thank You,what is the ratio of pudding to protein mix. I purchase the started set of UNJURY--contains--chocolate,strawberry ,vanilla,chicken soup and unflavored--the chocolate and strawberry are good,but still has that very mild protein after taste,but are still very smooth in texture,but you can only get this product on-line-Do you have any suggestion of any good protein shakes.Thanks