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Try whatever brand vanilla Protein and use that as your "base." Add fruit and almond milk or fruit juice and blend. Here are a few of my faves:

banana walnut- Protein Powder, frozen banana, almond milk, walnuts and one stevia packet- optional.

Peanut butter/banana- Protein powder, frozen banana, PB2 powder, almond milk, and one stevia packet-optional.

Tropical fruity: Protein powder, frozen mango, frozen pineapple, frozen Strawberries, orange or pineapple juice. *One stevia packet if the fruit is not sweet.*

We can't have fruits or juices or milk on the clear liquid diet.

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My surgery is Aug 5th as well. Day 1 on the liquid diet for me and it was easy until i got home. Im thinking i will need to keep super busy at night until i get used to this. Good luck friends!

That's my hardest too cause I have to cook for my husband and son. On day 3 I found myself in the kitchen stuffing my face with pieces of bacon I had cooked up for my husband's blt. I felt horribly guilty afterwards and started panicking about my surgeon not performing the surgery. So trust me ladies, it's NOT worth it. Try your best to stick to the program. We are all in this together!

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Can you have broth with GENEPRO (unflavored protein)? My surgeon requires Bariatrics Advantage shakes.< /p>

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I have a GNC and a Vitamin Shoppe near me. Where's the best place to buy from? I will order online if I have to but I have been so busy at work that my pre-op diet has crept up on me and is now in 5 days.

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I got mine from the store in my surgeon's office but I know GNC sells unflavored Protein. Check your pre-op plan to see if you're allowed broth.

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I am allowed broth on mine.

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Thanks, I am going to swing by there and check out what they got.

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Try whatever brand vanilla Protein and use that as your "base." Add fruit and almond milk or fruit juice and blend. Here are a few of my faves:

banana walnut- Protein powder, frozen banana, almond milk, walnuts and one stevia packet- optional.

Peanut butter/banana- Protein powder, frozen banana, PB2 powder, almond milk, and one stevia packet-optional.

Tropical fruity: Protein powder, frozen mango, frozen pineapple, frozen Strawberries, orange or pineapple juice. *One stevia packet if the fruit is not sweet.*

We can't have fruits or juices or milk on the clear liquid diet.

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Ditto we cannot have fruit ..But good luck to everyone ..WE CAN DO THIS!!!!

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You're welcome and good luck on your pre-op diet and surgery!!

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I knew I would get sick of Protein shakes. I have bone broth or lamb broth from whole foods with unflavored Protein powder once or twice a day. The lamb broth is the most flavorful broth I have ever tasted. The Bone Broth does not have a lot of flavor but it does have 9 grams of protein, by the time I add my protein power to it, its over 30 grams of protein.

http://www.gnc.com/Allmax-Nutrition-IsoNatural-Unflavored/product.jsp?productId=3467633

I purchase it at a local place and it is about $10 cheaper than GNC.

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