I've been preparing for surgery for two years. During that time I've made many adjustments among them: giving up diet sodas and caffiene, limiting carbs and eliminating added artificial sweetners (my choice). When I was fianlly approved for surgery, my doctor quickly scheduled surgery. I immediately went on the full liquid diet; no time to graze my favorite restautants or even have my 'last gorge meal'. On Tuesday, suregry day, I will have been on liquids for two weeks and I haven't had any real hunger or weakness. Did anyone else have this experience? The only issue is all the sweet tastes. I do eat cream of chicken soup and broths to help with that, but would appreciate other suggestions. I had my doctor look over all the potein drinks and found some were not true meal replacements, so I'm making adjustments, but everything else has been fine - no hunger, good energy and sleep very well. All the dread of these 2 weeks was a non-issue for me.

Thanks AuntB! What kind of juice do you drink? I'll probably be okay with a chocolatey type shake for a day or two but after that, I know I'd be tired of the sweet taste as I'm not a big fan as it is! I've never heard of Knox Blox ? But I do intend to try it! Do you just put that in individual small bowls?

Use a 9 x 13" pan for the Knox Blox. My favorite juices are orange & apple. The only other kinds I've tried are different varieties of V-8 Fusion which I just don't like as much. You could probably use any kind of juice. Good luck!

Use a 9 x 13" pan for the Knox Blox. My favorite juices are orange & apple. The only other kinds I've tried are different varieties of V-8 fusion which I just don't like as much. You could probably use any kind of juice. Good luck!

Okay, I will try the Jello thingy. I do like V-8 Fusion but never buy them because they're expensive. I will try the apple juice, if they have unsweetened. I'm not a juice drinker overall, but I'll have to get used to drinking sweet tasting liquids. Thanks for the suggestions!

Are the Knox Blox thingies hard or are they like gummies?

Are the Knox Blox thingies hard or are they like gummies?

They're gummy.