At two weeks out my wife and I were still on the liquid diet. We had Bariatric Advantage brand protein for shakes, she used water, I used skim milk. Two of these shakes per day is 60 grams of protein, if I remember correctly (I know the Premier Nutrition premixed shakes from Costco provide that much.) Right at the start of the third week, we were allowed the pureed diet which gives you more choices, if this is the same plan your doctor uses. (They aren't all the same.)

You need to talk to your doctor and/or nutritionist if you are really struggling. I think at this point your doctor will be happy if you are sticking to the liquids and letting your stomach heal, but you would really need to ask him/her.

It's normal not to hit goals at first. But by now, you should probably be getting there.

Protein shakes are the best way to pack a lot of protein into a small drink. At 3 months out, a daily protein shake is still how I meet daily protein requirements.

Or you can add protein supplements into your soups or drinks. I haven't tried it, but heard that unflavored Unjury works if it stays lukewarm. If it's heated up too much, it turns into hard clumps.

When I was two weeks out from surgery (and still on liquids) I was drinking 2 Premier Protein shakes per day. You can buy them at Sam's Club, Costco, or some other grocery stores now. They don't taste bad and it helped me meet my daily 60 gram goal. Now that I'm almost four months out, I only drink one a day and get the rest of my protein from food.

I use the Unjury protein powder and mix it with 8 oz of skim milk. The trick is to make a glass and then just drink 2 oz every hour. This allows you to get in the entire shake. There is no reason you have to try to drink the whole thing at one time. This was the only way I could get in my protein. I am 8 weeks out and now either drink a Unjury shake or eat a Quest Protein Bar.

I am 3 weeks out tomorrow and eating soft foods so I really think it depends on what your specific dietary plan is. My body completely rejects every shake I have tried now, which sucks, so i feel your pain on the protein front. I just made a chili egg puff this morning and it is packed with protein, but is also pretty high in fat unless you use low fat ingredients. I have posted the original recipe below:

10 eggs at room temperature
1/2 C all purpose flour, unsifted
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 pint (16 oz) creamed small curd cottage cheese
1 lb shredded Jack cheese
1/2 C melted butter
2 (4 oz) cans of diced green chilies

With a mixer beat the eggs until light and lemon colored. Add everything but chilies and blend until smooth. Fold in chilies. Put the mixture in a well buttered 9" by 13" baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until top is lightly brown and the center appears firm. Makes about 10 to 12 servings

It freezes well and each serving has 18 grams of protein in it. I can only eat about 3 bites at a time, but I can get through 2 servings in a day, which is a good chunk of the protein requirement that I have. Just remember to listen to your doctor, have honest conversations with him/her and see what your body tolerates. I was supposed to be on pureed foods for another 2 weeks but because my body (or maybe my mind) would not tolerate the texture, they gave me the ok to try soft foods. And let me tell you, getting in more protein has made me feel a million times better than I did week 2!

I assume that you could use egg substitute, lowfat cheeses and a butter substitute or something in the recipe if you wanted to but i didn't.

At Two Weeks out I was told not to worry to much about protein but to try and drink one Isopure Clear Liquid drink or one shake a day. I was told to make sure my water intake was good though. I think they are more worried about Dehydration then your intake of protein... It wasn't till about week 4 I was able to drink two shakes in a day. Now at 5 weeks 2 protein drinks are my breakfast/ brunch. I will drink those before anything else and then for the rest of the day I can have other protien foods (like meat). You will get there!

Oh a good way I was getting protein in was Jello mixed with Unjury unflavored protein powder. (you know the jello you have to make) They show you how to make in on there website... it didn't taste half bad and the jello counts as water intake... WIN WIN!