Liquid Diet... blah

I'm pre-op and thought I'd ask..... what did you drink during your pre-op liquid diet and how much did you lose on it?

Ginger

found a protein  shake that i liked.    ended up making my own with unflavored NOW whey isolate protein powder, skim milk and sugar free davinci syrups.

dropped 14 pounds on the 10-day pre-op phase.

I was only on clear liquids for 2 days post-op. Before that, I was only cautioned to lose about 15 pounds pre-surgery, which I did in about 3 months on a 1200 calorie/day diet. I did drink one or two protein drinks a day while on that diet, in part to try out the different shakes and get used to them, but also because it made sticking to 1200 calories a day easier. At first, I drank the EAS low carb Advantage shakes, but at 17g per 11 oz shake, post-op, I had to drink 4-5 of them a day to get my protein in. By the 3 or 4th shake, they were getting pretty hard to swallow. I switched to the EAS Mypolex Original shakes. They are larger, 17 oz, but also one shake has 42g protein, so I could drink 2 a day and get all of my protein in. I still drink one every morning, because I don't like breakfast, and it gives me a boost on my daily protein.

 I have been drinking vanilla creme muscle milk and some crystal light in between.  I started my pre-op liquid diet on Monday and I've lost 8 lbs as of Thursday.