Okay...here's the deal; I am 10 months post-op and have been losing hair very slowing for five months. I never get the 60-80 gr. of Protein that I'm supposed to, but closer to 40-50. I am approximately 5 lbs under goal...

My question is...will I continue to lose hair as long as I don't get in the protein OR will my body eventually adjust to my new weight and stop freaking out??

I eat...I get around 1200 calories a day. Will it stop??

at 10 months post-op you should be able to get 60-80 grams of protein with just food and one shake a day, unless you really have an aversion to protein. I would try to find a way to up your protein and are you taking any Biotin vitamins?

I can't tolerate the shakes...but I've added a protein bar (10 grams) and some string cheese to my day...but 60-80 is sooo much...I must need some protein secrets!!

I do take Biotin and I think its saved me from being bald!

Premiere nutrition makes protein bars w/ 30 grams,@ Sam' club.

Also biotin 3000mcg and get the Bosley thinning hair combo, shampoo/conditioner and foam.

For most people, hair loss stops at about one year post op. You should be over the worst of it.

Your Protein is not all that low. How tall are you? My nutritionist told me the taller you are, the more protein you need. I am 5'2" and she said I need 60 grams per day.

A cup of plain ff greek yogurt has 23 grams of protein. I put Torrini's sf coconut syrup in it and it's pretty yummy . You can put sf cheese cake pudding in it too, and that's also very good.

What kinds of things do you eat to get your protein. You asked for protein ideas, so it would help if we knew what you're already eating.

Premier nutrition? Do they suck? I can't stand the usual Protein bar taste.....

And where do I get the Bosley stuff? Right now I use Nioxin.

Thanks for the input!!

I'm 5'1 (and a half)...I eat some Peanut Butter, a 10 gr. Protein bar, some string cheese and whatever my family has for supper....but I need to up it, I know.

I'm so fixated on calories...I've been in diet mode for so many years it's hard for me to eat protein and not worry about the calories. More protein equals more calories....

Even though I'm under goal, I can't seem to relax yet.

I appreciate the guidance!!

the protien bar I ate before surgery had 12 grams of protein, it was more of a wafer...I'm not crazy about those thick bars....try going to bariatricpantry.com and see what they have...I order my cocoa I drink every morning (15g) from there....

I finally found a protein drink I like: Gatoraid recovery3 chocolate. 20 gr protein. I tried it yesterday & went out to buy more today! I also found that I like Luna bars. My hair is coming out slowly also & I'm only 2 1/2 months post op.

The Premeire Protein drinks are really good. I haven't heard of anyone not liking them. You get them at costco. They are 160 calories for 30 grams of Protein. They taste like choc. milk.

Do you like tuna? tuna is very high in protein. So are eggs and cottage cheese.

I totally don't get all my Protein in either, I get around 60 grams a day from a 600-700 calorie diet. If I was eating 1200 I could easily fit it all in.

Experiment with different foods, you don't have to do shakes for protein to get it in. Cheeses, meats, yogurts, Beans and tons of other foods have protein!

I found a shake I like! Gatoraid recovery 3

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At the grocery store you can buy pure Protein Bars,mist if them have 20 grams of Protein,I like a few of them. Our surgeon like s a 10 to 1 ratio as far as calories to protein,so if a bar as 20 grams of protein it shouldn't have more than 200 calories.

I'm 9.5 months post op and 100lbs down. I have also lost about 50% of my hair. I take 10,000mg of biotin a day. I aim for 70gm of protien daily. Some days I get more. Some less.

I just read up on silica. It's supposed to work wonders in our situation.

I'm really hoping the hair comes back soon. I'm getting married in just over three month and don't want to be bald!

Good luck.

Pre-op I was easily able to get in 80 grams of Protein and 45 carbs and stay within 800 calories. I ate meat & vegetables. Is meat that undoable post-op? I'm still on full liquids and I'm almost 4 weeks out.

I kind of don't get how 80 grams is that hard, unless eating protein is that hard on your system, which would be weird.