Post op 3 weeks today!

[BCJoe 0]

Hello I am new here and this is my first post. Today is 3 weeks since my procedure and I'm feeling great over all. Still a bit painful. I've lost over 30 lbs so far. I see my doc on Thursday and I'm a bit concerned I cannot find a Protein Drink I like and can't seem to make myself drink them. I am so tired of the liquid diet and I go through small bouts of depression over it. Just wandering how long that lasts and if anyone has gone through similar?

[juarezgil 28]

Try costco brand premeir Protein Shakes . 30gm of Protein in each they taste good and only need 2 a day to get your min amt. of protein a day

[Phoenix79 452]

Welcome to VST BCjoe! I am also celebrating my three week post op today, and my follow up is Thursday too! I am switching to purée/soft foods today and I hope you will get to soon as well- it opens up a whole bunch more flavors to you. But in the meantime, have you tried savory things like Soup broth, Healthwise or other bariatric Soups like cream of Tomato that have 15g of Protein per packet? I add a few dashes of Tabasco, garlic powder and celery salt and it really "kicks it up a notch" as Emeril would say! I also eat out as restaurants that have broth based soups and ask them to give me as much broth as possible since I just had stomach surgery and they have all been very accommodating. Plus it's nice to get out of the house! I've had French onion soup with no cheese, no bread, chicken tarragon with tortellini (sans chicken chunks & tortellini) and at home had strained campbell's vegetable beef soup. To all of these you could add unflavored Protein Powder to up the protein (as long as the temp is under 140 degrees because it will curdle). As for regular protein powder, my surgeon's office recommends Syntrax Nectar, and it is very yummy- especially mixed with milk or soy milk. They have lots of flavors and they mix very well- popular flavors include fuzzy navel (tastes like OJ with a touch of peach), Cappuccino (similar to Starbucks frap from the grocery store), double stuffed cookie (Oreo shake), and vanilla bean (close to melted vanilla ice cream). You can buy a sample

pack of 11 or so flavors from various bariatric product websites if you want to try it out. I occasionally feel depressed too about liquids, but then I realize how short this actually is compared to the rest of our lives- we will get to eat again, plus we want to give our stomachs time to heal up properly! I mix it up so I don't eat shakes all the time- for dinner I'll have the bariatric Tomato Soup and have bariatric hot chocolate for dessert- boom- 30g of protein down! Don't forget to take your Vitamins and exercise (walk, walk, walk) so you stay healthy and let your body burn fat and not muscle. Before we know it, we'll be posting before and after pics on here too!

[BCJoe 0]

THANK YOU Phoenix and juarezgil! I will try all you suggestions and happy 3 weeks to you as well! You are so right this is nothing compared to the rest of our lives that outlook will help me very much. Have a good night and thank you again!

[VSGJourneyGrandma 19]

I am right there with you about those Protein Shakes. I can drink them - but, am so tired of drinking them. So, I started to mix my Nector Vanilla Bean Protein in some sugar free applesause. Mix it really good and it does dissolve pretty good. It is really good!