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I am having the hardest time getting enough protein! I am getting beyond frustrated! I was banded on 10/21 and have yet to get enough protein. I am determined to do it today. I am forcing myself to drink a protein shake, I have to plug my nose with each sip...its horrible!! But thats only 25g, once I get that i have to try to find a way to get 40g more....and I still have no appetite. I never thought it would be this hard.

Tomorrow will be my first full day back to work. I am really nervous about what food to take and if I can last the whole day. Even though I know I am not doing great as far as eating goes (I havent been eating enough & am definitely not getting the protein I need) while I am at home, at least I'm here. How did you all adjust to the work environment? I wish I didnt have to go back. :wink2:

Wow how do you all get so much protein in? I am having the hardest time even getting close to 60g.

My left shoulder hurt too after surgery. Why is that? When I went to the dr he asked how my shoulder was feeling, at that time it didnt hurt so I didnt ask him why it would hurt at all. Now I wish I asked... I didnt know what that was all about.

The first week is really tough. I know I didnt get enough nutrition...all i did was sleep and drink water and protein water, which i hated. On the 7th day I started on a few foods; refried beans, cottage cheese, egg beaters, sf jello, sf popsicles and broth. I did that for 2 days. Now today I can have a little more. I'm scared to eat now because I lost 14 lbs right away and dont want to gain it back. I had a banana today and some jello. I am going to broil a piece of salmon later. I feel like now that I am getting a few things in my stomach I have more energy so I can start my walking again, I had no energy before. My dr said that i will probably get hungry until I have my first fill. I am worried, but I didnt go through that pain to gain any weight back. I am up to 18 lbs lost, so its worth it. I hope you start feeling better, I know its hard and scary!

I dont think it has to be all that much weight. Over the last year I have lost 54 lbs...14 of it was in the last week. I went to my post op 1 wk appt, and my shoes kept falling off..they were never loose like that. I dont know if I just wasnt retaining any water or what, but I know my shoes were really loose.

That is so exciting!!! You just made all my doubts go away. I was second guessing my decision... but hearing that keeps me inspired :thumbup:

my dr said to take tiny bites and chew enough until you think it would fit threw a straw..... which is tiny!! I was only banded a week ago, so i havent had any food yet, but I am nervous for when its time.

I was banded on 10/21. The first week was supposed to be a pure liquid diet. My dr wanted me to drink 2 oz h2o and 2 oz of Isopure Protein water. I had a really hard time doing that, I hated the Isopure and it took me 2 days to finish one bottle of the Isopure, each bottle has 40g of protein. so at the very most I was only getting 20g, if that, of protein. My dr said i need to have 65g of protein per day. Today I was able to start soft foods, so this morning I made some egg beaters and added some unflavored whey, it was disgusting, i took one bite and threw it away, and opted for a yogurt instead. It has taken me over an hour to eat 1/2 of the yogurt. I am really starting to worry about nutrition. I don't see how I am possibly ever going to meet the 65g of protein per day. Does anyone have any ideas how to get the proper nutrients? What did you do? :sneaky:

OMG thank you so much for posting that! I had my surgery exactly one week ago today. For the past week I have felt so tired and weak because I couldnt stomach the Protein water that I have. I was told by my dr to drink 2 oz of protein water and 2 oz of h2o every hour. I know I have not been getting my nutrients and I have not even been remotely close to hitting 65g of protein a day. Today I can start soft foods so I tried to make some egg beaters and added unflavored whey to them and they were disgusting, i took one bite and threw them away. I am really starting to worry. Do you recommend the unflavored powder or all of them?

I am at exactly one week today. All I have had the first week is water, protein water, sf popsicles, and sf jello. I did not do well and feel like I got dehydrated because I have had a hard time drinking as often as they wanted me too. My dr wanted me to drink 2 oz protein water & 2 oz h2o an hour. But I was sleeping alot and not getting it down. I am good with water, but i HATE the way the protein water I have tastes. I just have to force myself. I know I havent gotten the proper nutrients this past week. I am starting to worry that if I dont get to my 65g of protein soon, I am going to start getting sick. I can start soft foods today so I am going to add Whey to my egg beaters and soup...and try to force myself to drink some of the protein water.

I weigh myself everyday too. I just had my surgery on the 21st and its been exciting to see the weight coming off. 11 lbs so far. :thumbup:

Thats good to know. Pre-Op i was walking 3 miles a day...now I have ZERO energy.

They made me take a few walks at the hospital right after my surgery....but since i have home its been really hard to muster up the energy. I am on that first week of a liquid diet and i am having a really hard time drinking enough water and consuming enough protein. I have been failing at it. I think yesterday I only had about 20g of protein and 80 calories. I tried to walk but I dont have any energy. What does everyone do to have enough energy to walk? Other than being tired, I feel great, my stomach doesnt hurt at all anymore and I can get around just fine. I went to work yesterday and by the time I went from my car to my desk i was really tired. Im thinking of trying to dilute some apple juice so i can at least get a few carbs to help with energy. I dont know what to do. :thumbup:

I had my surgery on Oct 21st and I am having a hard time forcing myself to drink and I am starting to feel like I am getting dehydrated. I am going to try to really concentrate on drinking...its a lot harder than I thought it would be. I have been horrible about the water and the protein water...and thats all i have been ingesting since my surgery.