I know I've read posts from people who say they no longer drink shakes in order to get all their Protein. I just don't understand what they're eating to make this happen.

I can see it being possible after your several months out but ... how is it possible at the 1 -3 month period? I'm trying to get in as much as I can but I'm not geting 60g consistently.

I would LOVE to see some examples ....

I am like you. The only way I get in 60+ is if I drink my unjury Protein broth so I am going to love seeing what everyone replys.

Typical day:

Breakfast - one egg poached (15 protein)

Am snack - one string cheese (9 grams)

Lunch- grilled chicken breast ( 20 grams) plus a couple nibbles of veggies

Pm snack - yogurt or string cheese or good sharp cheese (9 grams)

Supper -something like what the family eats but I eat more of the meat and a couple nibbles of whatever else they have - 10-20 grams

And usually I have not gotten to 70 grams (what dr. wants) so I have to drink my Unjury chicken broth (20 grams)

I am not as hungry as I used to be and I really have to TRY to get the needed protein in. I was falling short a while back and while I still lost weight - I hit some stalls - and are now loosing hair in handfuls - and just wonder to myself if the short on protein is what did it?

Someone posted a while back that they did not want to snack all day? but I see no other way of getting in that much protein......they posted about the "slippery slope" of snacking......all the while I was thinking to myself ......how else would I get that much in.......I can't drink the shakes they make me hurl.......and the Protein Bars are higher in calories...........so I end up HAVING to eat all day.

decisions decisions.................lolol.....Interested to see what others post!

I am one week out from surgery and am struggling with this as well. I found Isopure protein drinks (the grape frost one tastes like grape koolaid). It has 60 grams of carbs in 16 ounces.

4 meals a day with each meal consisting of 15gr of Protein per meal.

I added greek yogurt to chicken/tuna/egg salad to boost protein grams. 2-3oz of chicken/tuna would give me 20-25gr of protein, throw in greek yogurt that would give me a couple more grams.

1 large egg, 7-8gr of protein plus 2 laughing cow cheese wedges - 14-16gr of protein

3oz of ground meat with some sort of sauce and cheese 14-16gr of protein

I just ate meat, cheese and eggs with greek yogurt to boost counts.

I am not as hungry as I used to be and I really have to TRY to get the needed Protein in. I was falling short a while back and while I still lost weight - I hit some stalls - and are now loosing hair in handfuls - and just wonder to myself if the short on protein is what did it?

Protein has very little to do with hair loss after any type of surgery. I lost hair after my gallbladder removal, and I was below goal, and eating normal foods.

This link explains it, and the study to prove this is attached.

http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/vsg/4347455/Hair-Loss-in-Weight-Loss-Surgery-Patients/

There are plenty of patients who got in most if not all (plus some) of their protein from early out where I didn't get in protein until I was over 6 weeks out, and those people lost more hair than I did and for a longer period of time. I never took Biotin or any other special hair/nail/skin supplement. Zinc is important as is taking the recommended daily value of a complete, adult Multivitamin. Plus, a large decrease in fat intake seems to be a culprit as well. I never and still refuse to eat low fat or fat free foods. Our bodies need fat when we low carb/high protein. Plus, when they remove the fat, they load it up with salt/sugar and other carbs. I know some take the Omega 3s and Krill oils to help with fat intake or good "fat" numbers. But, I never did that either.

It's the natural shedding process of our hair, and then throw in the trauma of surgery, major caloric changes, hormone changes etc etc after surgery. It'll grow back.

I just posted a similar topic in the nutrition forum. I am to the point where very little tastes good and I struggle all day long.

I need help with the counting / measurements. For example when you make something like chicken salad ... do you just add up all the ingredients then divide by how much you eat?? Do you measure the chicken breast first to know how many ounces it is which will let you know how much Protein is in it???

Soooooo confused. :-(

I need help with the counting / measurements. For example when you make something like chicken salad ... do you just add up all the ingredients then divide by how much you eat?? Do you measure the chicken breast first to know how many ounces it is which will let you know how much Protein is in it???

Soooooo confused. :-(

I would mix all the ingredients after they were measured, divide out my portion and then count the protein, carbs, calories that way. Or, you can do it separately, but for me, that made it more difficult for my little brain.

I know I've read posts from people who say they no longer drink shakes in order to get all their Protein. I just don't understand what they're eating to make this happen.

I can see it being possible after your several months out but ... how is it possible at the 1 -3 month period? I'm trying to get in as much as I can but I'm not geting 60g consistently.

I would LOVE to see some examples ....

I have been able to get all protein in easily and am 5 weeks post op. My surgeon uses a larger bougie size (40) maybe that's why.

Breakfast: 1 egg plus one egg white omelet with cheese or turkey bacon or ham etc.

snack: 1/2c cottage cheese

late lunch: 3 ounces of tilapia

dinner: whatever the protein portion of family dinner is. If they have Pasta, I always have frozen tilapia, salmon and shrimp I can defrst in warm Water and pan saute in minutes. (3 ounces about)

Sometimes on busy days it's tough to eat enough, so I'll add a Protein shake in, but I can get at least 60g or protein in without shakes most days.

When I make strir fry for the family meal, I'll just eat the shrimp or chicken out of it and maybe 1-2 pieces of broccoli.

I eat eggs most mornings. Today was 2 egg white sprinkled with some cheese

Cottage cheese goes down easy for me and has 14g of protein so I eat that often as lunch or a snack.

The school cafeteria actually has a lot of things I can eat if I'm stuck there. One day this week I ordered a tuna sandwich minus the bread, so I ended up with a scoop of tuna salad on some shredded lettuce with 2 slices of provolone. I couldn't quite eat all the tuna, but got plenty in. It was higher in fat, so I just left the fat out of the rest of the day.

I need help with the counting / measurements. For example when you make something like chicken salad ... do you just add up all the ingredients then divide by how much you eat?? Do you measure the chicken breast first to know how many ounces it is which will let you know how much Protein is in it???

Soooooo confused. :-(

I usually am making it in a single portion for myself so measuring it out isnt difficult, but sometimes I just estimate. I can look online and find how much protein is in half a cup of tuna salad. In the end, I'm not going to obsess. It doesn't matter much to me if I get 61g or 68g of protein, as long as I get at least 60.

I usually hit my goal of 70 grams of Protein and I just recently cut out the Protein drinks (only because I'm SO sick of them)

My typical day: (I'm 2 months out)

Breakfast (7:45): 1 Morning Star Sausage Patty (10g), 1 egg (6g), and 1 slice of cheese(4g). Total = 20 grams

Morning Snack: (10:00): Reduced Fat Colby Jack cheese stick = 5 grams

lunch (12:30): I will usually have some sort of lunch meat, lately I've been digging Oscar Meyer Carving Board Roast Beef (YUM) = 2 oz is 12 grams

Afternoon Snack (3:00): Carb Control Light 'n Fit Yogurt = 5 grams

dinner (6:00): Some sort of protein, I will sometimes do chicken (3 oz=24g) with a little tomato sauce and mozz cheese (1/4 c = 7 g) melted on top.

At that point it puts me at 73 grams of protein. If I get to this point in the day and I haven't reached my protein requirement I'll have something like SF FF pudding and the milk from that will usually get me to where I need to be. My nut said I need to eat 6 small meals daily.

Hope this helps! I'd provide more suggestions, but that's pretty much all I eat!

A typical day for me in the middle to end of the second month (and actually not much different today) is:

Breakfast - 3 turkey sausage links (15g) or strips of turkey bacon (18g)

AM Snack - 1/2 cup greek yogurt with raspberries and almonds (13g)

lunch - salad including about 2 oz leftover meat (tri tip, filet, chicken, etc) and 10g lite cheese (20g)

dinner - 3 oz light meat chicken w token veg (peppers, onions) w 1/2 oz lite mex cheese blend (must have been fajita night) (28g)

Eve Snack - 1/2 cup hi pro SF pudding (ok, it has some Protein powder in it, and greek yogurt) (12 g)

Total of 91g protein, 850 calories and two nominal servings of fruit/veg for that day, and coincidentally within the magical 40g carb limit that some impose upon themselves, though I don't control to carb count. I often do still have a Protein shake in the afternoon of heavier workouts, but that's more for workout recovery than meeting the protein bogey, but does mean that I can have a more veg intense dinner.

A typical day for me in the middle to end of the second month (and actually not much different today) is:

Breakfast - 3 turkey sausage links (15g) or strips of turkey bacon (18g)

AM Snack - 1/2 cup greek yogurt with raspberries and almonds (13g)

lunch - salad including about 2 oz leftover meat (tri tip, filet, chicken, etc) and 10g lite cheese (20g)

dinner - 3 oz light meat chicken w token veg (peppers, onions) w 1/2 oz lite mex cheese blend (must have been fajita night) (28g)

Eve Snack - 1/2 cup hi pro SF pudding (ok, it has some Protein powder in it, and greek yogurt) (12 g)

Total of 91g protein, 850 calories and two nominal servings of fruit/veg for that day, and coincidentally within the magical 40g carb limit that some impose upon themselves, though I don't control to carb count. I often do still have a protein shake in the afternoon of heavier workouts, but that's more for workout recovery than meeting the protein bogey, but does mean that I can have a more veg intense dinner.

What kind of turkey bacon has 6g or protein per slice? Ive tried 3 brands and they all have about 3g per slice. I may have to switch brands yet again.

What kind of turkey bacon has 6g or Protein per slice? Ive tried 3 brands and they all have about 3g per slice. I may have to switch brands yet again.

Trader Joes, if they have invaded your area yet, has a good one that's uncured, 6g protein, 0.5g fat, 30 calories per 1 oz precooked slice. I haven't found anything in the supermarket brands that touches in for nutritional density.

All of that looks great a few weeks down the road, but what about on week 1, where you can't have things like Greek Yogurt and eggs yet? I'm 4 days out and really unsure what I should be eating to get in the protein.

There's no way you'll be able to get in 60 grams of protein in at four days out of surgery. The first time I hit my goal of 70 grams was exactly two weeks after surgery. Four days out I was really just focusing on getting my water in and sips of protein drinks every few hours.