Feeling defeated after 3 mo. app't

Thank you for the response and encouragement. You are right--each nut is different. The nut who did the meeting I was at did not say we could have soup with crackers!! It's frustrating when the advice we get from our own doctor's office differs depending on who does the class. One of the people in the group explained how she was having difficulty with eating solid foods and used protein drinks to ensure she was getting enough protein. The nut told her to stop immediately. When it was brought up that she had to do what she had to do...she then went on about how we got ourselves into this situation so we have to follow the new rules. I found her very condescending. But enough about that... I just don't want this to turn into what every diet in the past has ended up like--complete failure. I am learning to eat differently and I have decided to use the nut's instruction as a guideline and to find out what works for me. My fear is if I disallow these foods (mainly soup, milk, protein drinks) then if/when I began having these during maintenance then I would begin gaining weight making the surgery futile.

Thanks again for the support :-)

HI....WHAT NANCY SAID IS ALL TRUE...YOU CAN HAVE SOUPS AND PROTEIN DRINKS...BUT DO SO IN MODERATION OR YOU WILL BE GRAZING AND THATS WHAT THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO DO!!! HAVE YOU TRIED THE PROTEIN BARS YET? THEY ARE A GOOD WAY TO GET IN SOME SOLID PROTEIN AND KEEP YOU FROM BEING HUNGRY SOON AFTER EATING IT.

GOOD LUCK AND CONGRATS ON YOUR NEW LIFE!!!

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I actually do eat protein or granola bars and I usually only have a protein drink before I work out (I go at 6am and cannot fathom eating solid foods at that time!)..that really isn't the issue...I just felt like the rules are setting me up for failure. I understand that they want us to learn to make better choices and that liquids pass through quickly and does not satisfy...but I just feel like they are forbidding certain foods rather than allowing us to make the decision--such as having them in moderation. 

YOU DO WHAT WORKS FOR YOU!!! LISTEN TO WHAT JENN JUST POSTED TO YOU....GOOD LUCK!!!

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I also agree about them not being where we have been. In fact, in the meeting a person stated she was having trouble with solid foods and was taking protein drinks as a way to get in her protein until it is resolved and she was told to stop. Another person stated that she needed to do what she needed to do and the dietician stated "you're the ones who got yourselves into this situation" and that we basically needed to follow all the guidelines. I found it very condescending.

Anyway, I appreciate your support and advice. I will use the guidelines as exactly that and tweak it to work for me!

Congrats on your success by the way! I hope I can be as successful!