Hi, I'm one week a way from getting banded and i have several questions in my head and your help is greatly appreciate it.

1- For how long do i need to stay on the liquid diet?

2- When can start eating pureed food?

3- What are some of the things that some of you drank during the liquid stage?

4- What kind of Protein shakes do your recommend (Slim-Fast, etc)?

5- While on the liquid stage, how often do you have to drink something so that you dont feel hungry?

My surgery date is on 8/20 at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ.

Hi, I'm one week a way from getting banded and i have several questions in my head and your help is greatly appreciate it.

1- For how long do i need to stay on the liquid diet?

2- When can start eating pureed food?

3- What are some of the things that some of you drank during the liquid stage?

4- What kind of Protein shakes do your recommend (Slim-Fast, etc)?

5- While on the liquid stage, how often do you have to drink something so that you dont feel hungry?

My surgery date is on 8/20 at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ.

1- For as long as your doc tells you to.

2- When your doc tells you that you can start eating pureed food is when you can start.

3- Soup, V8, Protien shakes, Juices.

4- I like the atkins shakes and also a product from powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury, chocolate is my favorite flavor. Welcome to the UNJURY Homepage

5- I think how often you have to drink something varies by person.

Good luck with your surgery!!!

lfm, good luck with your pre-op diet and surgery. I've found shakes that I really like the taste of and am happy with the weight I've lost. They are Nutrimeal from USANA and come in chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. They're not just Protein shakes, but a complete Meal Replacement. One does replace a meal and I'm not hungry after one, but I had to reset my body to a healthier lifestyle in the beginning.

Huggy

lfm, good luck with your pre-op diet and surgery. I've found shakes that I really like the taste of and am happy with the weight I've lost. They are Nutrimeal from USANA and come in chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. They're not just Protein shakes, but a complete meal replacement. One does replace a meal and I'm not hungry after one, but I had to reset my body to a healthier lifestyle in the beginning.

Huggy

Usana is one of the worst products one can use for banding. The fat content is high, carbs are very high, the calories are double what bandsters should consume, there is far too much sugar in them, and it's just a bad product all around. If that isn't enough the protein is horrible, not a good quantity at all.

unjury, Matrix, and Isopure have half the calories and double the protein. Usana is BAD for bandsters. Might as well drink full sugar carnation instant Breakfast, at least that is cheaper.

<p><p>For Protein shakes, I REALLY like Dymatize Cafe Mocha ELITE whey protein isolate. I mix 8 oz skim milk with that and some ice cubes and blast it in my personal blender and it is wonderful. Haven't found one I like better so far. </p> <p> </p> <p>Also, for clear drinks, try the Isopure in the bottle (you don't mix it). It's like fruit punch or kool aid and I have actually found that it is very good. They have about 8 flavors. Haven't found one yet that I really don't like at all. Each bottle has 42 mg of protein so drink half a bottle at a time over ice. Water down just a tad if it is a little too sweet for you. Don't think GNC carries it (they carry all the powder stuff) but you might try a health food store that concentrates on things like weight training, etc.</p></p>

Hey! My nurse turned me on to the Low Carb Slim Fast. It has 20 g's of Protein and only 4 carbs. I never thought I would say this but the vanilla is better than the chocolate!! lol Anyhow, can't beat them for convenience either!! Make sure not the regular SF or the Optima....those have way to many carbs and not enough protein.

I drink different broths from Soups and vegetable juice out of canned veggies. I will be on it for two weeks, however, doctors are different.

Also, I was told to drink 2 oz Water every 15 minutes and I haven't been hungry yet.