The Last Time I Ask About Hair....i Promise!

[MinaT 669]

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.

[mesaucedo 207]

Mina, I can only eat about 2 oz of Protein at a time if it is meat. Less if it is red meat. So it is definitely hard. Also, I stay full for 4+ hours. I rarely have room for veggies too.

If I solely drank shakes, I would be fine. But I try to limit those and rely on food sources.

[Spirit Fire 115]

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.

How many carbs and calories does this drink have?

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

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.

What is silica? is it a Vitamin? I've never seen it in the store anywhere.

[Dooter 1,457]

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!!

unjury chicken Soup flavor protein mix. Good stuff. Lots of protein. It's a nice change from the shakes.