Protein shakes as meal replacement ?

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1. You need to make sure you get all your nutrients

You can do this, but make sure that you take vitamins, and that the meals you eat other than the shakes include fruits and veggies. I did this in the lead up to and for a few weeks after weight-loss surgery. But you will eventually have to go back to eating real food. So your eating habits surrounding regular food will need to change long-term to maintain the weight loss.