Heyo! I had my surgery exactly one week ago and while I'm very happy I did it, this liquid diet business is killing me. I've always been the type who hates eating the same thing for every meal, even if it's my favorite food. That's why I'm so bad about eating leftovers. If I ate lasagna for dinner, I'm not going to want it for lunch 5 consecutive days in a row. It's a shame because I've given so much of my cooking away over the years because I hate waste.

Anyway... every day drinking my meals is sooooooooooooo GROSS!!! EW!!!! These Protein shakes, ugh! They are so nasty! You crack one open and take a whiff and it's like smelling a bottle of Vitamins So now I'm stuck in this situation where I'm literally so hungry my stomach hurts but the thought of taking another drink of anything makes my esophagus contract in horror. My Breakfast smoothie sits untouched on my desk as I type this. I'm dreading opening it and drinking it.

I have 7 more long days of this liquid diet. I'm doing the best I can to vary it. I've been getting creative with my food processor but no matter what it all tastes the same because of the texture. Last night I blended black Beans, avocado, tomatoes and chicken broth into a drinkable Soup. I would have enjoyed it MUCH more if I could've just eaten it as a salad in its whole form

The only thing stopping me from driving to my favorite brewpub and ordering a big, juicy burger is the terrifying thought of making myself sick and/or dislodging my band, or worse, ripping the stitches on my stomach... That's enough to quell my appetite.

I'm just venting here. I know there's really nothing I can do except make myself take in the required 40 grams of protein per day and try to keep myself busy so I'm not thinking of the aching, deep grumble of my stomach.

Happy New Year, everyone!

I don't understand this. No one else has ever whined about the liquid phase.

Try to get some variety in your liquids. Remember you don't have to count calories or watch sugar in this early phase. Try V8 Fusion. The grape raspberry is awesome. Simply Orange and Simply Apple juice are both really good. Get some popsicles. The Outshine brand has all different fruit popsicles. Stop somewhere and get a good milkshake. Try broth. Try the Carnation shakes. I totally get what you're saying about protein drinks. Some are really gross. I wasn't very hungry during the liquid stage, but my doctor and the nutritionist stressed staying hydrated. Make sure you're getting liquids in and please don't eat a burger! Good luck!

Thanks, belladonna_1975 Those Simply juices are pretty good. May go out and get some this afternoon. I've managed to liquefy pretty much anything I want with either broth or milk as the base - but the texture... bleh. I think that's the point though, so it passes through the stomach easily.

Like I said, I know I just have to get through it. When I learned I had to do this for 2 weeks I thought it wouldn't be a problem at all, that I could do anything for 2 weeks with no trouble. But abstaining from real, delicious food for 2 weeks completely is much harder than I expected. I didn't think I'd suffer as much but there you go.

I went out to dinner last night at a Thai restaurant with my friends to Celebrate their marriage and I got a coconut milk based soup. It was delicious and the broth was very easy to drink but the floating mushrooms, tomatoes, and tofu were sooooooooooo tempting. I saved my leftovers to puree and blend into a liquid today!

Protein2o is something I wish I had known about during my preop liquid phase! My favorite flavor is Lemon Splash. I would suggest buying 1 of each flavor and trying each before buying a bunch of any flavor.