I know how you feel. Our tastes do change after surgery. What has helped me is using Syntrax Nectar fruit flavored shakes and drinking from my blender bottle so my nose isn't right in it when I'm drinking. I also like to eat lots of fish, scallops and shrimp for lots of protein.

Your body has been to hell and back and requires alot of healing. Dont worry that you dont have any energy yet. By two weeks you'll feel a little more hopeful and by a month I was up and running. Literally. Do be sure you get your walking/exercizes in to your ability but dont overdo it. I had trouble with my shakes right after surgery and i'm tempted to go back and try that brand now. I'm blaming the anastesia lol. Even tomato soup tasted funny to me early post op. Things have gotten better lately. I'm almost four months now and there is definately light at the end of my tunnel. I bought a size 8 Diesel brand jeans, almost brand new at a thrift store today for 3.75 and they are my new major goal! I'm about a 12 right now. You just do some healing right now, and before you know it, you'll be on your feet doing more and dropping the pounds! Get well soon!

my tastes changed too. Some of things I liked, I can't stand and visa versa. So much stuff tastes so good now more than any thing. But, that was past the shakes. uggh. Hang in there.

It is hard to get the full 70 grams of protein in at first. It took me a couple months to work up to it. I found the colder the better with the protein shakes. I make mine a milkshake consistency. Eggface has some protein shake recipes that might help make them palatable.

JJ

Hang in there! Have you tried the shakes the same way that you made them pre-surgery? If so, try them the other way (with or without milk). I was fortunate, I am not lactose intolerant, but I know everyone isn't as lucky. If you are, try soy milk or some other subtitute. Personally, I couldn't do the water shake.

I know how you feel about the protein shakes. If you are looking for a little bit of a change - Gatorade makes a yummy protein drink. It's for athletes - It is the third part of a series and it is called Recover. It tastes like crystal light. My nut approved these drinks so I bought a few dozen bc I was choking down protein shales as well. After 4 weeks they made me want to puke. There is 130 calories per 17oz bottle, 16g protein, 12g sugar. The sugar is a little high but bc you are sipping the drink over time it won't make you sick. Most grocery stores carry them. They come in berry, strawberry kiwi, and lemon-lime orange.

I'm 8 days post op and just got to add pureed foods, but they still want me to get in a couple of shakes a day for the protein. I too am finding that I'm getting sick of the taste, but they still fill better on my tummy than some of the other stuff. One thing I did pre-op was Isopure. It was a nice switch from the shakes. It doesn't sit well with me since surgery, but that would be something else you could try for a change. They've got 40g of protein in 20oz bottles. Nice way to hit that protein number. Good luck and hang in there!

Shakes! Puke!!! I am feeling the same way. My nut just let me start creamed soups and yogurts without the fruit. She says I have to do that till 11/3, at which point I can start pure? I have become a rebel & am trying some of the foods a little earlier. I just can't take those sweet things this much. From what I can tell, my nut is very cautious. It will get better and I know it could be a lot worse.
The shakes are definately easier to digest than the food at this point. I have found that mixing unflavored Nectar protein power with Chocolate is much better. Then I add milk and water if needed To be like chocolate milk. Thick stuff makes me gag right now.

I went to see my surgeon yesterday and he said it is hard to get in all that protein this early out. i am six weeks and struggle to. i also hate the sweet shakes.

USE YOUR BLENDER!!!

Shakes are nasty unless you blend them w/ ice!

my absolute favorite:

cup of skim milk
scoop of vanilla protein (body fortress @ Walmart,cheap & good)
teaspoon of decaf instant coffee right out of the jar not made
ice

BLEND AWAY!

not to sweet and soooooooooo good! You will think you just came from a coffee shop!

I too had a real hard time getting all my protein in with shakes after the procedure. at about 2 weeks, I could not dring them at all. It took about 3 months and my tastes changed (slowly) back and I have not had problems since then.
One trick you might want to try is those little viles of liquid protein. I though they were too sweet but when they are added to a 2qt pitcher of S/F Cyrstal light, they make the drink taste pretty good.
I am 15 months out and still do my AM shake 23gms/ protein and I do a Protein bar in the afternoon. Because I am 5-6" I am supposed to get 88 grams aday. I use 4 to 6 oz of milk blend, then add 2 - 4 oz ice water to chill it down.
Try to have fun experimenting.
Cheers,
JILL

I'm a week out and I'm gettin 70-80 grams of protein in a day.. THANK GOD for Unjury! I have 2 shakes a day.. 1 with chocolate unjury powder the other with vanilla.. both with fat-free milk, decaf coffee, and ice. It seriously tastes like a Coffee Coolatta from Dunkin's. With the milk, they're 28 grams a piece.

Then I will have some cottage cheese mixed with LF yogurt or a scoop of strawberry sorbet unjury powder with 8 oz Crystal Light lemonade.. SOO good!

Protein drinks are my curse. I just try to get down a bottle of Slim Fast with 20 gm protein a day. Not easy, but at least I'm trying. I know I'll catch heck from nutritionist on 11/2. I also spent a ton of money on powders & won't do that again.

I went through the same phase of not being able to tolerate any protein shakes. I spent a fortune on Unjury and other expensive proteins. I finally found one that I liked called Wonderslim. I still have those other protein shakes and I'm thinking about adding them to coffee to see if I can now tolerate them.
You just have to keep shopping around until you find one that you can tolerate. Best of luck to you. Rhonda