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Almost 9 months out. Opinions on going back on a full protein shake diet for a few weeks?
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So I'm also 9 months post out now! Time sure does fly. I'm not too far from my goal weight, and I may actually decrease it to a lower number, but it has come to a turtle crawl. I would like opinions of others that are near this far out (or even further vets!) and what you think about going back and doing protein shakes again like in the beginning after surgery 3 times a day. I do the premier protein, 30 grams protein, 1g sugar). I have actually been doing this for a week now and am having no problems and my weight loss has started up again. I feel totally fine as long as I get all my water in. And before anyone mentions it, I am not really into trying the 5:2 plan even though I'm glad a lot of you love it. I may try it one day, but right now my mind is on only shakes. My dietician seemed ok with it, she just said "don't get too far ahead if yourself", not real sure what she meant. But if I could do this for maybe 3 more weeks (I'm on week 1), heck, I think I could hit goal weight. Of course I think I would have to introduce normal foods in slowly once I'm ready to stop the shakes, but I'm getting all my vitamins in and my bloodwork just came back perfect. So any thoughts, suggestions? Advice? It seems to be working just fine so far, so I'm curious if anyone else this far out, or further, has done something similar. I would love your feedback! Thanks so much!