I figure water has less calories so I will do that, but pre-op I was wondering if milk would help with the hunger some?

Milk is probably fine if you do Skim milk. I currently mix mine with a Slimfast which does have some sugar, but I'm eating under 800 cals a day and under 70 grams of carbs a day.

I have always used 2% milk or half milk/half coffee. I make really good protein shakes and still drink them occasionally at 4.5 months out. I couldn't make a decent shake with water.

My dietician told me to mix my protein shakes up with Skim Plus milk, it has no fat like skim milk but taste way more creamier and it has 11 grams of protein per cup so in a shaker I do two cups (22 grams protein) plus two scoops of Dutch Chocolate Isopure which is 50 Grams protein and altogether I got my 72 grams of protein for the day. It taste great with a little sugar free vanilla flavoring.

I have been having problems tolerating dairy since my surgery (only 3 weeks out so hopefully that will change!). I didn't even TRY my Protein Shake with Water because I KNEW it would be BLECH! I switched from 1% (lactose-free!) to Unsweetened Almond Milk. It's only got 30 calories per cup (vs. about 70 per cup with milk) and no tolerance issues!

It does have a slightly nutty flavour to it, but you get used to it. Downside is there is only 1 g of Protein per cup, but upside is there is only 1 g of carb per cup! Could be worth looking at if you're trying to cut calories, as long as you keep the lower protein amount in mind too.

Use skim milk in my opinion. It's going to add even more protien which will help you stay full even longer. Don't worry about calories, I don't think I've broken about 650 calories a day on my pre-op diet.

I mix some of my shakes with light plain soy milk (I'm lactose intolerant) and sometimes with water....when I drink my nectar drinks I mix together a packet of crystal light and then add my nectar protien....makes for a cool drink....

I don't like milk so I have always mixed mine with water. I still drink one every day for breakfast mixed with water.

Unsweetened Silk Almond Milk, 30 calories per cup, 1g carbohydrate as fiber, 1g protein. Win in my opinion.