OKay SO IM new to this site!! EEKK im so excited!! ne how i was going to get the lap-band about 2yrs ago but my personal life got in the way and i ended up not doing it...so just Nov 2011 I went to a seminar with my mind set on lap-band but once i spoke to my surgeon he suggested gastric NO WAY JOSE!!! i do not want the gastric bypass! my goals are to be a cake decorator and baker and bypass i cannot eat one bit of sugar plus not even all the mal-nutrition that u get NOP! not me.... and he said what about the sleeve at first i was afraid about more than half of my stomach will be gone n leaks freaked me out!!! but he put me at ease and was great i felt like i could trust him n i know im in good hands..... SO i had to go trough a lot of blood work and test and FINALLY i got a call about 2 weeks ago that my insurance APPROVED ME!!! YAY!!! so i have me pre-op consultation on Aug 16 and my surgery will be Aug.28TH!!!! WHOOO i am ecstatic but scared and excited OMG SO MANY MIXED FEELINGS! i mean my life will change FOREVER!!!! but i know it is for the besT! but ne waysssss I would like to know what is the best protein to drink on my 2 week clear liquid diet!???!!