My NUT told me post op in September to eat spoonful of peanut butter to help get my protein in...now in April I still like my spoonful of peanut butter... How bad is this??? I beat myself up over it. I started at 222 and this morning was 176.4. I'm losing slow but I'm proud of how far I have come! Do any of u guys out there do the peanut butter thing???

I love peanut butter but it is a trigger food for me. I have to stay away as much as possible.

I saw a product on amazon with really good reviews called PB2 - Powered Peanut Butter. I haven't tried it yet but it is supposed to be almost as good with 85% less calories and fat. I found a store locally that sells it so I am going to try to get by there this weekend. This would be great to add to protien shakes instead of the real thing.

http://www.bellplantation.com/

I love it too, I just got some almond butter, and that is yummy. My take is, sometimes I can "afford" it, and sometimes I can't. When I choose to eat it, I try and measure it out (eyeballs are almost always wrong) and log the calories. It is a big chunk of calories for the protein content, but I do love it and try to fit it in sometimes. Nut oils are not to bad to get into the diet, but raw nuts are better yet... walnuts are the most beneficial for antioxidants.

MY local grocery store carries there own PB made in right in the store, it consist of ground peanuts, thats it, nothing esle, no sugar, no salt, no nothing, and it taste great. I know its still high in calories, but I dont feel as bad when I do grab a teaspoon full every couple days. I also have found a PB/ Chocolate protein powder that really helps.

I haven't done the peanut butter thing, but I have started replacing my snacks with raw almond slivers and different nuts here and there that are high in protein, but lower in calories.

I saw a product on amazon with really good reviews called PB2 - Powered Peanut Butter. I haven't tried it yet but it is supposed to be almost as good with 85% less calories and fat. I found a store locally that sells it so I am going to try to get by there this weekend. This would be great to add to protien shakes instead of the real thing.

http://www.bellplantation.com/

I eat PB2 - It's fantastic and falls in line with my diet. Try it!!!!!!!

I eat PB2 - It's fantastic and falls in line with my diet. Try it!!!!!!!

I just ordered some. I wish they made it without sugar and salt! But the stats are still pretty good....

I think you're are right on target for starting weight of 222. Congrats on the loss! Keep up the good work!

Thanks you guys for the replies!

That looks good! I am going to order some. Nice to see they pride themselves on having no artificial sweeteners. Not everyone likes that taste and you can hardly find a product like this that you can add to smoothies that doesn't have it.

I have a friend who eats the PB2. She has not had WLS,but is on this other diet thing. She will mix it with fat free cool whip and fat free SF chocolate syrup. She says it taste just like a reeces Peanut Butter cup and freezes it for an ice-cream treat.

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That looks good! I am going to order some. Nice to see they pride themselves on having no artificial sweeteners. Not everyone likes that taste and you can hardly find a product like this that you can add to smoothies that doesn't have it.

I just found something called "peanut flour" . It is no sugar or salt and mostly is sold with most of the fat removed. It also comes in dark and light roast. You can bake with it or add it to smothies and such. The darker roast is supposed to have a stronger flavor. I ordered mine from netrition.com and it has 16 gms Protein per 1/4 cup! It is also gluten free.

http://www6.netrition.com/protein_plus_peanut_flour.html

shipping is a flat $4.99, so I ordered three pounds to keep the cost down.

What is it about peanut butter? It is the only thing I really crave post surgery. I guess it could be worse, I could be craving Ben and Jerry's NY super fudge chunk.

I eat peanut butter all the time. ALL THE TIME. A lot of times when I'm crunched for time 2 TBS of PB is my go to breakfast. It's real food, fast, delicious and has a nice amount of protein. I don't limit fat or protein...just carbs. Now, I don't eat a meal and then 30 minutes later go for the PB for dessert. It IS the meal. Works for me!

I eat PB2 - It's fantastic and falls in line with my diet. Try it!!!!!!!

Ditto! It really is good. You should check it out, You can also find it at Netrition.com for $3.99.