First day of my preop diet, and I choked down my 2 protein shakes barely. I felt nausea afterwards. I can taste the vitamins, and they are thick. Anyone please help me out. I had atkins.

Did you try these before you had surgery to see if you liked them? I ask because if you did and they tasted ok, it may just be a mix of not feeling well and nothing is going to taste good. If you hadn't tried them, then you may want to try another brand. Everyone's tastes are different. The recipe I used was a bit of a homemade one (recipe from my surgeon's office). I used 1 packet (or serving) of Carnation Instant Breakfast NO sugar added (comes in blue box), w/ 1 c. skim milk, and 2 1/2 T of non-fat powdered dry milk. It is about 20 gr of protein and tastes GOOD. I still enjoy them. They have a lot of vitamins in them too!

I finally gave up on my BA protein shakes as I could not get them down without gagging after day 2 of my pre-op diet. I'm sticking with the bars for now and have ordered some Unjury (chicken soup flavored-hot) and also some GNC chocolate flavored mix that got some rave reviews. You might try those.

I actually like the Bariatric Advantage Protein shakes as they feel more filling than Protein Shakes from the stores maybe because they are higher in Fiber content.

The only time I could not have them was just after the surgery when they proved too thick to get down. I did successfully use pre-packaged Muscle Milk Light and Premier Protein (from costco) at that time as they were a thinner consistency. Try those and see if you like them. They have a similar nutrition profile to the BA shakes.

I used a shake with the same protein and vitamins that we got from The Vitamin Shoppe. It was the same counts for only 1 scoop of the powder. I always added a banana or strawberries to the shake as well--oh and ICE. I couldn't take the smell of the BA shakes and the thickness. I also like Myoplex for the pre-mixed shakes. The Carb lite version is the one I keep on hand just in case. The important thing is to stay on liquids and get as close to the 60 grams of protein as you can and to stay under 900-1000 calories. Go to a good store and tell them what you're doing and ask them for a meal replacement powder that tastes good! They know!! The shakes don't have to taste bad.

i found if I mixed mine with cold water as well as ice in the blender AND used a straw (smell got to me), they were okay. For the vanilla ones I added instant coffee, which was good as well as Walden Farms chocolate sauce (0 calories, sugar, fat, carbs etc). Day 1 was terrible for me, I am on day 5 and they are now actually quite good. Good luck to you

I try to add flavored extracts to my shakes, It helps me to get it down.

I actually like the Bariatric Advantage Protein shakes as they feel more filling than protein shakes from the stores maybe because they are higher in fiber content.

The only time I could not have them was just after the surgery when they proved too thick to get down. I did successfully use pre-packaged Muscle Milk Light and Premier Protein (from costco) at that time as they were a thinner consistency. Try those and see if you like them. They have a similar nutrition profile to the BA shakes.

Me, too! Premier Protein from Costo!!! I didn't get any strawberry but the vanilla is my favorite. I think they taste pretty good, no aftertaste, and no Vitamin taste. Good luck and don't give up!

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Thank you all for the great ideas!!! My surgery is the 19th, I still have 12 more days of preop diet. What is unjury, and costco?

Thank you all for the great ideas!!! My surgery is the 19th' date=' I still have 12 more days of preop diet. What is unjury, and costco?[/quote']

Costco is like a Sam's Club!? Not sure if you have those where you are, but I checked & Sam's Club sells the Premier Protein shakes, also!! Good luck and hang in there. I have 4 more days of Liquid/Protein diet. I'm not feeling too good. I think all the sugar-free stuff is giving me a headache! But soon it will all be worth it.

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I made this Protein shake, not drink...

1 scoop vanilla Protein powder

1 Cup of cold decaf coffee

1 T Instant Sanka

1 T Cocoa powder

Artificial sweetener to your liking, I used 5 packs of Equal (I like things sweeet)

6-8 ice cubes

Blend until smooth.

No smell, no after taste, though I did burp up a little vanialla flavor. The shake is just like a coffee shake, yummy!

Suzeeq, thank you for the info. Good luck with your surgery. Let me know how it went. I want to know all the details, when your feeling up to it.

Still wanting to know what unjury is???? Does anyone know, I heard a few talking about it.

Unjury is a brand of protein shake. Google it and should have all the info. I have some, have not tried it yet but based on online opinions, it is one of the better ones.

Thanks for the info. I will look it up. I am doing good with whey protein powder from walmart, not to bad.

I get banded tomorrow. I have been on a liquid diet for 10 days now to shrink my liver. I have been drinking whey protein shakes. I bought the Body Fortress Vanilla at Walmart. My doctor said to add sugar free pudding 1 tsp to give it another flavor. The banana cream & chocolate is heaven. You can use any flavor you desire as long as it is sugar free.