If there is a smoothie king near you, try their gladiator smoothie... 20 oz with 45g protein... yummy. Might take you awhile to drink though, and that early out may not agree with you yet. You can ask for one fruit instead of two if you want to lower the carbs (with no fruit, it has only 2g carbs... with one serving strawberries it has about 10-15g). Total calories about 250 (I get strawberry protein powder with one serving of strawberries).

They didn't recommend any protein drink and they have you on a full liquid??? Sounds odd!

Sam's Club has Premier Protein (choc., vanilla, and strawberry). 30 g of protein, low carb. Also, consider getting a good protein powder. Many here like Syntrax (I haven't had it, though) and personally, I have been using Unjury protein powders with a lot of success and no icky aftertaste (available online). I really appreciated the Unjury powder because they have a chicken broth flavor and a cheese sauce, so I didn't have to have all sweet drinks which make me want to scream... LOL.

You can add some greek yogurt into your shakes to pump up the protein and also make them thicker...

It's hard in the beginning to hit the protein targets, but once the swelling goes down you should be able to get there with the Isopure\other supplements. I sipped on Syntrax Nectar Lemon Iced Tea all day for the first few months to hit my totals in the beginning. It's got 24g per scoop, so 2 or 3 refills depending on what you're eating will get you there.

I continued to use the 'New Direction" products I had left over from the 8 days of liquids prior to my surgery. They are very high protein, low carb/sugar and had a great taste. Everyone's taste is different, so it's hard to choose a protein drink mix. I bought Whey Isolate Protein Elite Series by Muscle Tech/Six Star in Decadent Chocolate and though I've tried a couple others, they are not nearly as good as what I buy. It has 30g/protein and an excellent balance of the rest.

I just bought Silk Almond Vanilla Flavor unsweetened milk and I find it disgusting, so I only use 1/2 cup with my protein shake and freeze to a nice thick consistency and can tolerate it. I won't buy it again, will try the Carbmaster milk and yogurt next time I'm in Lansing (20 miles away) and I won't make a special trip for it.

Next I'm going to try the Syntrax products that everyone says is so good and see what I think. A very smart person on MFP sent away for several sample size packets of protein mixes from a variety of companies and is going to see which one they like the best before buying the large containers. That' what I should have done, although I was able to return the Unjury products and will be refunded my money even though the containers were opened and I had them a month.

I love the Unjury products also. I'm sad they aren't selling the cheese sauce at the moment.

Sent my daughter out last night for the Kroger Carbmaster milk, used it to make my protein ice cream and really liked it. I like the almond milk also, but I don't drink that like milk, so doubt I'd like it as a creamer for coffee, if I drank it.

Unjury has a website called www.baribest.com that suggests WLS people get in 30 grams of protein at breakfast. I'm going to do that starting today and see if that helps the hunger I'm lately feeling. it makes sense to front load it.

And no, i don't think it's head hunger. I think I'm legitimately hungry, although it's not a raging monster like it used to be requiring my immediate attention.

Premier protein, which you can buy in bulk at BJs, has 30 grams of carbs per 11 oz container, and it tastes good. I like the chocolate.

My information from my DR says that I need to take in 60-80gms of protein a day. I am still on the Full liquid part for 11 more days. I am having so much trouble getting more than 20gms of protein a day. I started drinking this fantastic new clear protein drink called ISOPURE from GNC. It has 40gms in each bottle and they dont taste bad but, I am still struggling. Any suggestions?

Your post confused me a bit; Can you only drink a half bottle or do you not like the Isopure?

Have you tied a few of the Isopure flavors? I used two bottle per day in the first few months which helped me nail the protein goal while getting 40 oz liquid. There are a great many good products available, many listed by the responders here but I did find that the Isopure gives you a great jump start.

Isopure is awesome because it also counts towards your water for the day. I like and still use Syntrax Nectar shakes. They have some creamy (mix with milk) and some non-creamy (mix with water). I like to freeze the creamy ones, shake every hour or so until it's like a slushy. 20+ grams of protein in a scoop plus the milk, give you over 30 for one of the creamy shakes. Also I use Syntrax unflavored protein powder. You can add it to anything to up your protein intake. 10 grams per scoop and it really doesn't change the flavor at all.