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Hello everyone! So I’m scheduled for sleeve surgery 2/24 and I’m wanting to make sure I’m prepared for the “full liquid stage”. I was told day 3-14 I need to be on full liquids like broth, cream based Soups, etc. however I want to know how did you guys manage protein/fluid intake? I was advised to get about 48-64 oz of Water in and at least 60g of Protein daily. They said it was okay if I didn’t meet that goal right after but I do want to do as best as I can to try to. Any suggestions? I feel like I’m going to be sipping all day and all night to meet this goal in the beginning stages lol. It is crazy because I have a family member who had this surgery and didn’t follow nearly any of the rules as far as meeting goals, dieting etc unfortunately so I cannot ask her questions like this. Thanks in advance guys!

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we were also told to shoot for 60 grams of Protein and 64 oz of Fluid. I was able to meet that right away, but I know it takes some people awhile to get up to that level. If you can only meet the requirements of one or the other (although definitely try for both as your body needs both to heal!), the fluids are more important. You can end up back in the hospital pretty quickly if you're dehydrated.

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I drank premade GNC Lean shake 25 g Protein Shakes (Swiss Chocolate). You'll have to sip, sip, sip all day long, morning, noon, and night.

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I finally got to my Water intake at about 9 weeks out. I am still struggling to eat enough to get to my Protein total, I am about 45 -50grams a day. I have give up worrying about it. I will get there soon In the beginning eating took all my time and drinking was a real pain to fit in but as things mend and begin working it gets better. Good luck

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I set the timer on my Apple watch and took sips every 3 min. I would do that for about 30 min and then I'd come back in 30 and do it again. It's a PITA right at first, but staying hydrated is critical in those first few weeks. Once you can have more than a sip at time, you can back that off. Even almost a year later, if I feel like I'm not drinking enough, I'll set my watch and have like 2-3 swallows every 3 minutes while I'm sitting at my desk.

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Bone Broth was great for hitting Protein and liquid goals simultaneously. I found warm liquids and especially broth very comforting and easy on my tummy. You can drink regular broth too, but bone broth has more protein per cup.

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Disclaimer: Always listen to your doctor - or at least not me 🙂

When you read about the liquid stage pre surgery, its sounds nearly impossible. Actually, the hardest part is consuming the liquid. You wont be hungry.

I found the Protein broths were the most tolerable. Hated the fat free cream of something Soups. My doc (may be different from yours) basically said for the first few days worry about not being dehydrated - to do your best on protein. Then it was protein based liquids - check out the protein waters, they aren't "heavy." Pretty soon thereafter, shakes, puddings, Jello, yogurt. That's only about a week-10 days out. at that point protein isn't too hard.

In the early stages, I agree with Queen - warm was much easier than cold. I thought this one was pretty tolerable: Protein Broth

Wish you all the best for surgery. If its at all encouraging - I think it was the best decision I have made!

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If it wasn't for Protein Water, I would have struggled to get my 60g daily protein in the first weeks and months post surgery. I couldn't handle the Protein Shakes beyond the first two weeks. The protein water I swear by has 28g of protein per serve and adds to my daily water intake, making things SO much easier.

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