I've realized as I've been journaling my food, the last 3 or 4 days, I've been getting 60+ g of Protein from actual real food (mushies/pureed) and not from the Protein powder shakes. Tomorrow I'll be 6 weeks post-op. Is this normal? Should I still be using the protein powder anyway?

I'm never hungry and am eating at least 4 or 5 times a day - have to keep reminding myself to eat since I'm not hungry.

That's what I'm hoping to be able to do as soon as I am on purees (16 days left!) - I'd be interested to see a sample of what you eat in a day to get 60 gms protein. My doc wants me at least 75 grams so I know I may need to keep one protein drink/supplement during the day but I'd love to be on 2 rather than 1. Suggestions welcome!

I was the same way, and since I couldn't tolerate Protein drinks/shakes, my surgeon was elated once I could get protein from food. I was advised to cut out all supplements if I could get my protein grams from food sources.

Sounds to me like your doing fabulous ! ! !

My Nutritionist would be thrilled with you! I am supposed to eat 75 grams of Protein per day spread out through 3 meals of 20 grams of protein at each plus one snack of 15 grams. At 4.5 months out I am still drinking one Protein shake each morning as part of my 20 Breakfast grams of protein. I was told that I had to try to wean off from this one shake by my 6 month visit. I was never much of a breakfast eater so its hard for me to get down food first thing in the morning. I typically eat cottage cheese or have an egg, but those are only 8-10 grams.

I think you are doing great, Nancy!

Marie

Here is what I had yesterday. It's pretty easy to get 60 g of Protein in at this point - just takes a bit of planning is all. Sorry if it looks goofy - copy & pasted from my tracking program (realizemysuccess.com).

food Diary Entries for August 22, 2011

Meal/Item Qty Cal Fat Pro Carb

Breakfast

Cottage cheese: nonfat 0.5 cup 80.0 0.0g 12.0g 8.0g

Morning Snack

lunch

Egg: large, boiled 1.0 ea 77.5 5.3g 6.3g 0.6g

Afternoon Snack

Lunchmeat: turkey 4.0 oz 118.0 2.0g 19.2g 4.8g

dinner

Ragu OWS STB Sauce 1.0 serv 70.0 1.5g 2.0g 10.0g

Meijer 96/4 Ground Beef 4.0 oz 130.0 4.0g 24.0g 0.0g

Evening Snack

Totals - Planned Food: 475.5 12.8g 63.5g 23.4g

I'm surprised you can eat 4oz of anything at one meal! I amvalsi 6 weeks out and am lucky if I can get in 3/4 of a can of tuna. I'm still at just over a 1/4 on most of my meals. Go you!