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What protien drinks are you suppose to take? I have tried several and one I really like is Syntrax Nectar fuzzy navel flavor. I havent had trouble drinking that one...but...we will see how i feel when im only drinking liquids starting Dec 26th!

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I discovered that some Protein Shakes cause diarrhea for me, others do not. Sadly, while I enjoyed the organic Protein Powder from costco, my system doesn't like it. Syntrax Nectar is no problem, nor is Unjury, or Bariatric Advantage.

I used to like Premier Protein ready to drink, but after nearly three weeks of pre-op diet, I find it have a much longer after taste and so have stopped using it. 3 more days till surgery. My son and husband have come down with colds. I'm worried I will get one.

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I'm on day 14 of liquids feel faint not getting enough nutrients doing the sugar free Jello and pudding poweraid zero and Protein Shakes but still feel very weak and have major stomach issues can't stop going to bathroom is that the point to empty us out before surgery?

the point of the liquid diet is to shrink your liver. The bathroom issue is probably more of a case of liquid in liquid out

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I'm on day 14 of liquids feel faint not getting enough nutrients doing the sugar free Jello and pudding poweraid zero and Protein Shakes but still feel very weak and have major stomach issues can't stop going to bathroom is that the point to empty us out before surgery?

My dr is having me take a multi Vitamin because of the lack of nutrients. Maybe you are allergic to something in the Protein Drinks that's causing your stomach issues. I'd talk to your Drs about changing it to something different.

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38 years old.

Max weight: 425

Starting weight: 405

Beginning liquid diet: 387

Current: 374

I needed to be on my liquid diet for 10 days.

I had already lost about 18lbs leading up to it... But no lie... I am 2 days from surgery and I've dropped almost 15 more from it.

I think this diet is more than shrinking your liver... It's practice for post-op lifestyle changes.

Hang in there! The first 2-3 days are BRUTAL... but honestly... It does get easier.

Hang in there and always stick to the program.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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