In Training
I am still preop and have been "training" myself on the liquid diet which I don't have to start until Oct. 10th. So I have been doing protein shakes as my breakfast. So my question is when I have a meal, I am supposed to wait an hour before drinking water (training myself on that too). Is that the case with protein shakes as well?
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Surgery 10/15/12 - HW-263lbs GW-150lbs CW- 170.8
It depends on how you feel. If you drink it like a meal and dont sip on it over a long period of time i would call it a meal and wait to drink water for 30-60 mins. The thing your doing is teaching yourself to recognize full and not full. if you drink water too soon then you just push everything through your stomach. Its harder to feel full on less quantities when you have a normal sized stomach so you might have difficulty with that but good practice.
Good luck!
Sara
First of all, you go girl!! You are really preparing yourself for post op life--soo proud of you!!
I don't drink "shakes" per se. I drink unsweetened iced tea with one scoop of unflavored protein powder twice/day. Once I drink one of these, it does tend to fill me and it's probably an hour before I would feel like eating or drinking something. I don't drink these as meal replacements--just count it towards my daily water intake.
If the protein shake is a meal replacement, then yes, I would wait an hour to drink so that the shake will keep you feeling full.
BTW, did you go to the support group meeting last nite? I moved my daughter into college so wasn't able to make it.
((hugs))
Marie
Age: 50 Ht: 5' 3.5" SW: 261 BMI: 45.5 CW: 119.4 BMI: 20.8 Goal in 9.5 months (23.6 lbs below goal) Total lost: 141.6 lbs Inches lost: 84.25"
Month one: 22.2 lbs; Month 2: 17.4 lbs; Month 3: 11 lbs; Month 4: 13 lbs; Month 5: 11.4
lbs; Month 6: 9.2 lbs; Month 7: 13.2 lbs;
Month 8: 9 lbs; Month 9: 10.2 lbs; Month 10: 3.6 lbs: Month 11: 7.6 lbs Month 12: 5.8 lbs 
I did not go to the support group meeting. My husband had to work late and I had no one to watch my daughter. Besides the topic was supposed to be plastics and I am not at that point yet.
I am walking 60 Miles in 3 Days to fight cancer! Donate today!!
http://www.the3day.org/goto/igomes
Surgery 10/15/12 - HW-263lbs GW-150lbs CW- 170.8
I am walking 60 Miles in 3 Days to fight cancer! Donate today!!
http://www.the3day.org/goto/igomes
Surgery 10/15/12 - HW-263lbs GW-150lbs CW- 170.8
