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JennaSoto    85

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My dietician just sent me the prep diet and told me the profile shakes should be made with Water not milk YUCK!!!! Anyone ever been told this before?

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kileybug34    173

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No, but I mix mine with coconut milk. It is yummy and much better than dairy milk.

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JennaSoto    85

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I was planning on using almond milk. I just can't imagine Water.< /p>

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Mandymoo13    111

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oh yes, all mine pre-op were made with Water. To be honest, once they sat in the fridge for 20 min, I could not tell. Plug your nose and down the hatch!

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JennaSoto    85

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Is it because of calories? It is there a medical reason? I put in a call to my Dr to ask.

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elcee    3,343

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The ones I used had to be mixed with Water. Most have some kind of "milk" powder in them already and yes it is because of calories. It might be hard but the preop is only a short period of time, best to suck it up and just get on with it, it will be over before you know it.

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megamomnj    334

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My pre-op were with Water. I just tried to get them down as fast as possible. Now I use unsweetened almond milk.

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hely88    883

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I hate shakes with Water. I use skim milk and I know people use almond milk. Maybe ask if you can use the almond milk its very low in calories.

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Aqusis    16

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Preop was Water, could use milk post op. I used nectar Cookies and cream. It was good with slightly warm water.

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michpell39    399

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My pre op shakes will be with Water and even with that they are super thick

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koolkel    80

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I make mine with unsweetened almond coconut milk( yes! They make a combination one, Blue Diamond brand) It's thinner than milk but tastes SO good.

BUT if your doctor requires Water you should follow her/his instructions.

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JennaSoto    85

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I will do what he says but I am going to call and ask for sure.

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gg83    74

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With preop diet you have to mix with water... Mix them with some fruit they taste good that way! :)

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gg83    74

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With preop diet you have to mix with water... Mix them with some fruit they taste good that way! :)

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Maddysgram    6,159

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my shakes are mixed with Water, add ice cube, put it threw Magic Bullet mixer and its like a milk shake.

I hate milk, so no prob for me.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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