Hi there! I am scheduled for open RNY on November 14th!!! Yay!!!!! If you visit the website *bariatriceating.com*, click on RTD protein (ready to drink), and I have tried the AchieveOne, (coffee flavored is awesome), and you cannot beat the 3 OZ liquid protein bullets...you get 42G of protein in just 3 OZ!!!! They are a little pricey, but will do the trick especially in the beginning, when we cannot FIT much in our stomach!!! Also the micellar milk packs a lot of protein. It tastes like liquid jello and comes in 3 flavors. Also, *allthewhey.com* has a bariatric variety pack for 9 bucks to try, and they taste pretty good too!! Good luck to everyone. It hasn't really sunk in for me yet...it seems surreal I guess. I know myself, and I will have a little tweaking going on the day or two before surgery!! It will probably take that long for it it sink in!! I have always wanted to be healthy and thin and be normal, but I guess that since I have always struggled with my weight, I just can't quite to seem to fathom a smaller me! Oh well, again...good luck to all!!!

Gail, Since the online version is slow and cumbersome, my best guess is that you will be more likely to avoid abandoning it when you need it most later on down the road. As I mentioned, I literally spend no more than 5 minutes a day on my entries. There are also a lot of reports which I honestly don't use...but they are really good reports for those who want that feedback. I just want fast reporting and I have loaded in all of my favorite foods. It also stores them all as well as organizes them into groups better...at least as I recall. Hope this helps. If you find that you don't want the $20 version, you get a full refund in 30 days if you desire. John P.S. If you are in two locations for entry it may be better for the online for now. Post-op, believe me, you will be able to "catch up" easily when you get home at the end of the day. You just won't be eating that much after surgery to remember what to enter...and you should be satisfied.

I'm in Missouri and my surgery date is November 28th. We can still go through with this together. I'm just a click away. Andrea

I finally have a date... I am so excited and nervous at the same time!!

John, I have the free version but I was wondering what the $20 extra got you? Gail