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con con    142

con con
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Stick to the Protein shakes sugar fee Popsicles sugar free Jello. Your body can't handle anything substantial. And......this will pass. I promise

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jess9395    5,450

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You aren't gonna like my answer...

Suck it up and deal in the short term for long term gain (or loss LOL).

That said, there are SOOOO many brands and flavors keep trying till you find ones you like. I don't like some of the more popular ones (Premier, syntax nectar, isopure) but kept looking till I found ones I did--syntax matrix, Quest, chike

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con con    142

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Breathe. What's vital is to get your Protein and fluids in. I had to literally force myself to consume Protein shakes. I seriously had to convince myself. You will be fine

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con con    142

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High Protein low sugar and carbs. For the first few weeks I just had Premier Protein shakes that I purchased online from costco. I also purchased Isopure but hated it. I tried string cheese and scrambled eggs but that was 2 weeks out and I only had a couple of bites. I made bone broth and had fat free milk. You need to allow your body to heal. You can do damage if you go outside the liquid phase

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Inner Surfer Girl    12,015

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I feel so uninformed don't even know what to buy? High Protein low sugar? Online or you go to a store?

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What does the post-op food plan recommend? Are you on clears only for the first week or are you allowed Protein shakes?

Try:

Premier Protein

GNC Lean 25

Syntrax nectar

Bone broth

sugar-free Popsicles

sugar-free hello

Crystal light/Mio drops, etc.

Decaf tea

Herb tea

powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury

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Clementine Sky    708

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There are various "recipes" for shakes that you can find online, and some are surprisingly yummy. I like Unjury's chocolate Protein shake with a little PB2 powder blended in, or a Torani sugar free Syrup. If you haven't checked out the blog "The World According to Eggface" I recommend popping over and looking at her shake recipes. Starting about a week out I began making smoothies using a Greek or Bulgarian yogurt that is high in Protein and low in carbs and some frozen fruit. It felt more like a "normal" meal to me. Dr. Matthew Weiner is a bariatric surgeon who has a video on YouTube about the "set point smoothie" that he recommends to his patients. I also like adding GENEPRO or another unflavored Protein Powder to Crystal Light.

For me finding things to look forward to and distract myself was beneficial during recovery. I took advantage of the time off to binge watch several shows everyone raves about that I'd never had time to watch, read some great books, and got little treats like fresh flowers and candles that add a simple pleasure to the day. That helped me to take my mind off food. I had cravings for things that first week that I haven't desired at all ever since. Head hunger is totally normal, and for most people it lessens with time.

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Proud2BMe    1,016

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Your only 2 days out and drinking Protein shakes? I had to do one week of Clear liquids. I didn't do Protein Shakes post--surgery until week two when I was to start on full liquids.

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sean72977    43

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High Protein low sugar and carbs. For the first few weeks I just had Premier Protein shakes that I purchased online from costco. I also purchased Isopure but hated it. I tried string cheese and scrambled eggs but that was 2 weeks out and I only had a couple of bites. I made bone broth and had fat free milk. You need to allow your body to heal. You can do damage if you go outside the liquid phase

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Thank you

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I feel so uninformed don't even know what to buy? High Protein low sugar? Online or you go to a store?

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What does the post-op food plan recommend? Are you on clears only for the first week or are you allowed Protein Shakes?

Try:

Premier Protein

GNC Lean 25

Syntrax nectar

Bone Broth

sugar-free Popsicles

sugar-free hello

Crystal light/Mio drops, etc.

Decaf tea

Herb tea

powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury

Alternating protein shakes and clear liquid. 4 Oz at a time

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sean72977    43

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I feel so uninformed don't even know what to buy? High Protein low sugar? Online or you go to a store?

Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App

What does the post-op food plan recommend? Are you on clears only for the first week or are you allowed Protein shakes?

Try:

Premier Protein

GNC Lean 25

Syntrax nectar

Bone broth

sugar-free Popsicles

sugar-free hello

Crystal light/Mio drops, etc.

Decaf tea

Herb tea

unjury

Thanks for those tips

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con con    142

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You're welcome. Seriously the sugar free Popsicles were the only thing I looked forward to. Soon you will be able to incorporate scrambled eggs and soft cheeses. By the way. Online purchases really helped me. 8 months out I'm still restricted at what I want to eat. Not much interests me so I still have to push the Protein consumption daily. It's our new normal. But cut yourself some slack.

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    • Alisa_S

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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. LeighaTR

        LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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

        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.

    • CaseyP1011

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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