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Hey everyone please share share share... from tastes to amounts to what kept you full, including activities, what made you hate liquid lol, WHAT MADE YOU SURVIVE??? Thanks!!!!! :)

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Powerade Zero helps. I froze it and ate it like an icee(made me pretty full) strawberry, Orange, Lemon Lime were my favorites. sugar free Popsicles, yeah, I stocked up on those. Crystal Light is good too. Mio. Also Dasani has the flavor drops too, they have a pineapple coconut (only flavor I tried) & I'm not a fan of piña coladas but it was really good ice cold. For broth - I recently just found one I liked called Herb Ox (Beef and Chicken) taste really good. (beef if high in sodium though*) still the best I've found. Not a fan of Jello, but did try consume some. Most people say 1-3 days are the hardest. However, I breezed through those and had a rough night the fourth night. Best Protein I found was Muscle Milk Light (30g of protein) & I also used Body Fortress, relatively cheaper than the ready made ones and with skim milk tastes pretty good especially when blended with ice. Almost like a milk shake and made me feel full. Throughout it all though, I only remained full for a short period but I think a lot of it was head hunger and needing to chew something.

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Powerade Zero helps. I froze it and ate it like an icee(made me pretty full) strawberry, Orange, Lemon Lime were my favorites. sugar free Popsicles, yeah, I stocked up on those. Crystal Light is good too. Mio. Also Dasani has the flavor drops too, they have a pineapple coconut (only flavor I tried) & I'm not a fan of piña coladas but it was really good ice cold. For broth - I recently just found one I liked called Herb Ox (Beef and Chicken) taste really good. (beef if high in sodium though*) still the best I've found. Not a fan of Jello, but did try consume some. Most people say 1-3 days are the hardest. However, I breezed through those and had a rough night the fourth night. Best Protein I found was Muscle Milk Light (30g of protein) & I also used Body Fortress, relatively cheaper than the ready made ones and with skim milk tastes pretty good especially when blended with ice. Almost like a milk shake and made me feel full. Throughout it all though, I only remained full for a short period but I think a lot of it was head hunger and needing to chew something.

Thank you so much... How was your surgery post-op? How do you feel?

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Hi beba. My doctor provided our high Protein liquids etc. I did like the pudding and vanilla shakes ;). Lived on sf Popsicles and at nite I walked a lot on the treadmill as my hubby ate...so mean. But I needed it. broth I eat alot of. I like it tho. Some folks do not. I bought the boxed Lipton noodle Soup and strained it. Good childhood memories.

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I'm newly sleeved! 2.28.13. The pain has not been as bad as I've anticipated and trust me- I'm a wimp lol. Gas pains are a little relentless though but the more you walk the easier they become to deal with and the better you feel ultimately. If I drink too fast/too much I do feel a slight discomfort that subsides relatively quickly but I know my stomach is telling me to slow down.

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Also would like to add - Premier Protein (I've only tried the vanilla) heard chocolate was good but has a relatively high source of Protein too (30g) comes in a pack of 12 and is not so badly priced also one of the better tasting ones - you can find these at Sams Club and costco. I also bought Atkins Advantage- they taste ok but only have 15g of protein my suggestion to use these would be to mix and match it with another high sourced Protein Shake. Isopure was expensive. 12 for 44 bucks and some change. Doesn't taste that great, leaves an after taste and your mouth feeling kinda 'stripped' or 'raw' maybe chalky. However, it's upside 40g of protein w/ no carbs in a bottle. Also tried pure protein shake, it was ok. Hope this helps. I have heard a lot of good reviews about Unjury. They also have a chicken broth one & unflavored for you to be creative. 21g a protein to a scoop w/ 8 oz. haven't tried it yet but hope to. Good luck!

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