Post-Op Liquid Diet Blues

Hey guys. Just wanted to get some of your ideas as to what I can drink.
I've been sticking with the costco protein shakes, but I'm really getting sick of them.
I don't really like soups, only home-made turkey and i've been drinking the broth, but it tastes really salty to me. And I am weird with textures so I don't like anything puree'd.
I tried these motts puree fruit cups, but the texture totally disgusted me.
Some of my pre-surgery shakes also disgust me now, so I'm at a bit of a loss.

What kind of shakes are you guys drinking?

-Jane

Hi Jane - as an RNY - I had only 2-3 days of liquids post op - then runny liquids for a few days - I never really found a protein shake I liked - so I stuck to skim milk - as well really runny cream of wheat - and runny oatmeal - no raisins or anything - cream soups - even cup of soups - just avoid the chunks of chicken or whatever - another mushy food I still use is Cozy Shack fat free rice pudding and tapioca pudding. You could add a bit of milk to fat free yogurt and avoid the fruit chunks as well. If you are a milk drinker - 1 cup of skim milk has 9gms of protein, I used to crush up ice in my blender and pour a big tall glass of skim milk over it. I like milk - but the colder the better - you could even use Chocolate or Strawberry Quick if you don't like it plain. Just some ideas. Good luck!

Hey Jane,

Not sure how far past surgery you are, but after 10 days, some of my favs were a tablespoon of something like hummus or guacamole to shake up my taste buds. I also had some scrambled egg or really creamy mashed potato. You can also try cottage cheese or pate meats - really, it's all about getting your 80-100 grams of protein at this point, so sorry GF, but you HAVE to keep up your shakes - try some other flavours from Popeye's - my favourite is one called Cafe Brazil, that is kinda like a coffee flavour. The Costco ones are a bit heavy for my taste.

I was also having lean ground beef and mashed up kippers - kipper snacks have an awesome amount of protein. Tuna mashed up with mayo.

Count up your protein - it's all important, especially down the road regarding hair loss.

If you are interested, I tracked my intake pretty carefully for the first couple of months, and shared it here: http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/diary/who/jenndeon/

Also, this is the post-op dietary guidelines that worked best for me: http://www.cornellweightlosssurgery.org/pdf/dietary_guidelines_sleeve_gastrectomy.pdf

Stay strong and good luck!
- Jenn