I went yesterday to see the nutritionist, I thought I was going on an all liquid diet, but to my relief it turned out to be an 800 cal, 75-150 g Protein diet.

sounds easy enough, I had to buy their food, so I thought this was a no brainer... well, as usual it's not.

I can't make any food combination work, I need 6 small meals a day, and in order to keep the calories under 800, the protein is only about 90 grams.

I do have "ass" flavored Protein powder isolate, but it has 90 calories and I'd need a scoop and a half to get to the right amount of protein, but

that puts me over the 800 calories.

Am I making this more difficult that I have to? it just seemed that sticking to this diet was mandatory.

So I just punched in a sample diet into Sparks people....here's what I came up with.

Breakfast 3 egg whites w/ 1/4 cup of shredded cheddar cheese

lunch 3 ounces skinless chicken breast 1 cup of salad (no dressing but you could add a small amount)

dinner 1 4oz ground turkey burger (no bun) 1/2 cup of baked potato 1 cup of green Beans

That alone is 546 calories. And 68 grams of Protein. If you add in 2 100 calorie Protein shakes that have at least 15grams of protein each you'll catch your minimum protein without going over your daily calories. I don't know what protein source you're using but I found a ready made drink called ZOIC that is 100cal and 15 grams of protein that tastes decent.

HTH

I went yesterday to see the nutritionist, I thought I was going on an all liquid diet, but to my relief it turned out to be an 800 cal, 75-150 g protein diet.

sounds easy enough, I had to buy their food, so I thought this was a no brainer... well, as usual it's not.

I can't make any food combination work, I need 6 small meals a day, and in order to keep the calories under 800, the protein is only about 90 grams.

I do have "ass" flavored protein powder isolate, but it has 90 calories and I'd need a scoop and a half to get to the right amount of protein, but

that puts me over the 800 calories.

Am I making this more difficult that I have to? it just seemed that sticking to this diet was mandatory.

Oh Also look into Protein Water The one I've been drinking is the Muscle Milk brand 60calories and 10grams of protein zero sugar.

The problem is I have to eat their food, they sold me some pre packaged food. Most everything is 15 grams of Protein, 100 to 250 calories.

Well, I can get it to 91 grams of protein, which I suppose is good enough. But it says not to use any other food except what they gave me. I can't supplement any of my own food.

The problem is I have to eat their food, they sold me some pre packaged food. Most everything is 15 grams of Protein, 100 to 250 calories.

Well, I can get it to 91 grams of protein, which I suppose is good enough. But it says not to use any other food except what they gave me. I can't supplement any of my own food.

Was the food included in the total cost of your surgery or did you have to pay extra for it?

No, I had to pay extra for it, and I'm trying to (as we speak) choke down the apple cinnamon oatmeal. Dear lord, how can they ruin oatmeal?

total cost for pre and post op food, roughly $350.00 and so far nothing tastes good. lol

oooo Ass flavoured! yum! I'll buy that off of you...NOT! lol Hang in there, it'll be so worth it, right?

My doctor has me on Optifast light right now (two shakes, a Protein bar, and a dinner of lean meat and veggies). I take in between 700 and 1000 calories a day and tons of protein.

I'll go to full optifast two weeks before surgery - 5 shakes a day. Ask your doctor if either of these options are appropriate for you. Optifast isn't THAT bad, and the Protein Bars come in tons of flavors.