Hello

So my nut tells me I should be getting in 90 grams of Protein where as my co-workers is telling her 45-60. I am seriously struggling getting all mine in because I am sooo full. I drink 3 shakes a day at 30 grams each and my 64oz Water. I have no room for mushies and I am so sick of the shakes I want to give up. Isopure makes me vomit. Im trying to figure out how to get all this in while my co-worker has only 1 and 1/2 shake a day and is done.

BTW, Im almost 3 weeks out.

So tell me, what is your protein requirement???

My NUT wants me to get around 45 right now (4 weeks out) and try to work my way up to 60-80 as the swelling in the my stomach goes down and I'm able to eat more without the shakes.

I'm pretty sure it's a personalized number, so you should try to listen to your NUT. Mine told me to get at least 99g a day, which will be hard. While my paperwork says women will need to eat between 60-110 gr per day, my NUT crossed through the numbers and said I'll need 99-124 grams. I'm 5'9" and 27 years old so I don't know if maybe height & age makes a difference?

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Personally, I never got enough protein in. I could barely drink 1 premier protein shake from Costco. But I worked up to it. Your NUT is giving you a # to work towards. Do the best you can and be done with it. It sounds like your doing fine. Isopure drinks are horrible. I do use Isopure powder vanilla to make high protein baked goods though. Have you tried the premier protein drinks from costco (kirkland) or Sam's club?

Have you tried the premier Protein drinks from costco (kirkland) or Sam's club?

Yes, the premier Proteins are the ones Im drinking now. There the only ones I have found for the high protein content that I can keep down. At 30 grams of protein in only 11oz, its pretty good. But 3 of them is pretty hard. It takes me time to get it down. I told my nut and she said I really need to try to get in the 90 grams. But I feel jealous that my friend only needs 45 per her nut.

I feel your pain Vampsy. I am 3 weeks out and so sick of isopure and protein shakes. I feel so overwhelmed like on a daily basis.

I used to struggle a lot with getting my protein in. Now however at 5 months out, I have no problem getting the 70 grams I was told, sometimes I get much more then that. I use unjury, tried premier, found a chunk in my drink and have forever been turned off. I also found it quite thick and it was too heavy on my stomach. I use skim milk and add chocolate unjury and that gets me 30 g protein and strawberry unjury with a little water which gives me 20 g. Strawberry doesn't taste amazing but for some reason its one of the only ones thatI can tolerate.

I also use unjury. I tried a bunch. I do drink one little 11oz Atkins premade mocha type one in the morning (has a hint of caffeine for get up and go) and then the unjury during the day. The strawberry sorbet is good with crystal light lemonaid and is much lighter than a "shake" type drink. Unjury also has unflavored powder that I will add to cream soups to get a little extra. I am getting in a lot more protein most days than what I was told (20 grams until eating real food, then 60-80). Hope this helps! I am almost a month out, so pretty close to you

I use the unjury chocolate with the high protein skim milk "Mootopia" from HEB, if you have the chain in your area. The unjury is 20 g and the mootopia is 12g protein and 6 carbs for 8 oz...so 32g protein for a 8 oz shake. I really LIKE it... been trying to drink this for breakfast and before bed everyday.

I much prefer the unjury chocoloate to anything else. It definitely helps me get to my protein goals each day. As long as I get 60 or more my doctor is ok with it.