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Hi, I am getting banded on 10/10/08, and I am looking for a cost effective Protein replacement. I did Optifast for 6 months, to qualify for the band, and I am tired of the flavor. It was also costing me $100.00 a week for the shakes. I am looking for alternitives for my liquid stage after getting banded. What was the best value you found out there?

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hi i drink the eas protien drinks, the one i drink has 17grams of protien, they also have other eas brands with larger amounts, i bought them at stop&shop four for $5.99 the cheaper one. the rest you can get from walgreens, riteaid, look in the pharmacy isle. the flavors are strawberry, vanilla, chocalate, good luck.

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If you have a Sam's Club nearby, they have EAS 100% whey chocolate or Vanilla for $31.24 (price may vary at different locations). It's really good. I've used it for years. 23 gms protein/3 gms carbs. 62 servings. Their web site also shows 6 lb bags. You can also get it on Amazon.com $32.95 (free shipping) if you want to wait for ground.

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me again you can order opti-fast from walgreens online or just ask the pharmacy to order them for you, the doctors office, wow i see on most post where people have to order from the doctor,s too expensive. your local supermarket has them also have you tried slimfast the lowcarb ones, i drink all the flavors, not banded yet .had to do the 6 months classes lost 27lbs so far sil.

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I use whey Protein I buy at Wal mart in a big container for $14.00 it had 25 Grams pro. It comes in Van or Choc. I use a scoop with crushed ice and blend. I have also added SF flavoring and its very good. The powder mix last along time

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Unjury is great, and can be ordered online for a good price! I bought some of their sample packs first. It was great to figure out what I wanted and liked first. If you are like me, I've tried and purchased several in large quantities, only to find out that I disliked the taste!

I also like AnyWhey (flavorless) and you can add it to all your foods with no taste and an added boost of Protein. It's a good price too and I find it all over at drug stores and GNC.

The EAS the above people talked about is good too, I just get burned out easily and got tired of the EAS. I'm always looking for different ones at a good price and to keep things exciting!

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I am not sure where you live but I shop at costco and they have a powdered protien shake that has 17G of protien I like the Vanilla and use the food flavorings like Rootbeer,cherry,orange there are so many to choose from and without the huge cost of getting flavored protien shakes. I went on opti fast 10 years ago and lost 100 lbs and gained it back. I was banded Sept 26,2008 and have lost 50 lbs it has been a great tool. Just remeber it is a tool not the solution. I really have had some challenges trying new foods that are healthy and not full of fat. My advise is to Stick with the doctors orders. That was the advise given to me and it has worked well.

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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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        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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