Hi everyone,
I am so excited to be joining this group. I had my surgery on 28 Aug at 8am in the morning and have already dropped 15lbs. The surgery went very well and the only complaint I had was a soreness to my shoulders and neck (nurse said it was due to the anethesia). After a couple of days it went away. I am still on the liquid diet and so far it has been good. I'm not sure how any one else has done during this phase getting enough Protein, but if you like Ensure Plus or Boost with protein, I found that by adding 1 packages of Beneprotein with the Ensure or Boost, you can more than make the daily requirement of 50-60 grams of protein. It doesn't mix real well unless you give it a good shake. To get it to mix, I used an empty Ensure containter, dumped half of a new bottle into it and mixed in the Beneprotein, I then added as much of the 2 together and gave it another sound shake. For me, there is no additional taste and has made it really easy for me to get my protein. It is so good, I've had to get on my 14yr old daughter who thinks they taste like milkshakes and her drinking them made me run out pretty fast :crying:. I plan on experimenting and seeing what additional ways I can use it in my dietary plan. I use the pre-measured packets so they can travel well and bought them on line at Walgrens.com.
