winitown 6 Posted July 17, 2013 Hello All! I am trying to drink Slim Fast to jump start my weight loss until the Nutritionist provides info on the liquid diet, Protein Shakes, etc, but OMG I just opened one and it is HORRID! Does anyone know if the Protein shakes (that seems to be a way of life post surgery) taste anything like a Slim Fast shake? I even put it in the freezer to make it slushy, but it is gross. And for lunch I have caramel rice cakes and unsalted almonds for a snack. I fear by 5 pm, I will go running to the closest McDonalds for a Big Mac and fries. OMG, this is going to be a lot harder than I expected. I want to lose weight and do well so badly, that I thought the liquid diet/protein shakes and decreased amount of food would be easy to deal with, but I'm worried now. Ughhhh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irishkat 14 Posted July 17, 2013 Hello All! I am trying to drink Slim Fast to jump start my weight loss until the Nutritionist provides info on the liquid diet' date=' Protein shakes, etc, but OMG I just opened one and it is HORRID!Does anyone know if the Protein Shakes (that seems to be a way of life post surgery) taste anything like a Slim Fast shake? I even put it in the freezer to make it slushy, but it is gross. And for lunch I have caramel rice cakes and unsalted almonds for a snack. I fear by 5 pm, I will go running to the closest McDonalds for a Big Mac and fries. OMG, this is going to be a lot harder than I expected. I want to lose weight and do well so badly, that I thought the liquid diet/protein shakes and decreased amount of food would be easy to deal with, but I'm worried now. Ughhhh[/quote'] I'm only 3 weeks post op but I drink Adkins shakes & they aren't that bad especially the strawberry. I know a lot of people drink powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury but ive never tried them. Once u have surgery, it takes all the margin for error out of the equation. You have no option but to eat small portions. I still have cravings but it doesnt lead to cheating. (Like b4 surgery lol) It'll b fine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monica74 38 Posted July 17, 2013 I'm four weeks post op. Did your surgeon give you a specific pre-op diet? Mine didn't make me do the liquid diet prior to surgery so I just ate healthier and didn't starve myself. Protein Shakes are pretty unpleasant so I wouldn't subject myself to them if not required... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynn4677 0 Posted July 17, 2013 I'm trying a little bit of all of them... adkins is good... Bariatric is good. Still experimenting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DiminishingDawn 50 Posted July 17, 2013 Premier is awesome and unlike slimfast it is low carb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
life_after_gastric_bypass 214 Posted July 17, 2013 Back in the day when i had slim fast, I drank the ones that were already made like the creamy strawberry and it was really good OR If you go to any GNC they can help you find a nice Protein drink/shake... I used Isopure creamy vanilla and that wasn't so bad... but after surgery I did not like it at all. (taste buds changed) My surgeon had me on 2 shakes and a sensible dinner. in GNC they also have Protein Bars that can help when you are hungry as a snack.< /p> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites