Protein Causing Weight Gain

[wendy88 7]

I feel like all the Protein is making me gain weight or at the very least stall. I had problems with this pre op also while doing a trial run of Protein Shakes I gained 12#. Anyone know why?

[Giselle3264 175]

Before you assume it's the Protein, I suggest you look at all the other factors to make sure they're in line. Are you drinking at least 64 ounces each day, mostly Water? What's your calorie count each day? Are they mostly low fat calories? Are you taking all the Vitamins and supplements prescribed at this point?

[LadyK 164]

I'm not sure? What are you mixing your shakes with Water or are you using milk, yogurt? Those can add extra calories, but usually not enough to make you gain. Sorry I couldn't offer more help. I'm sure someone will know

[Dooter 1,457]

with your current stomach you'd have to drink an awwwwful lot of Protein for it to cause you to gain weight. And eat nothing but junk. It's got to be something else. Write down EVERYthing you are taking in and talk to your doc or nutritionist.

[iggychic 1,405]

I feel like all the Protein is making me gain weight or at the very least stall. I had problems with this pre op also while doing a trial run of Protein Shakes I gained 12#. Anyone know why?

You should look at the quality of drinks you are using. They could be full of sugar. I personally upped my protein recently and broke a stall, losing 8lbs in a week after three weeks of nothing. The protein was what did it likely.

[Dooter 1,457]

You should look at the quality of drinks you are using. They could be full of sugar. I personally upped my Protein recently and broke a stall, losing 8lbs in a week after three weeks of nothing. The protein was what did it likely.

Good point. I was just assuming it was low sugar, low cal, low carb, etc etc...

[ericgaults 1]

You should look at the quality of drinks you are using. They could be full of sugar. I personally upped my Protein recently and broke a stall, losing 8lbs in a week after three weeks of nothing. The protein was what did it likely.

I quite agree to this, I do not have any problem regarding with protein in take.

[RickM 1,753]

Some Protein Drinks are high in sugar for good reason - the resultant insulin spike helps in transport of the Protein to the muscle cells to start repairing them after a workout. This is a good thing for those who are working to build muscle mass but they aren't the appropriate thing for most of us during weight loss when we are simply trying to maintain what muscle mass that we have. Check the label and look for ones that are low in sugar.

As others have suggested, log what you are eating so that you can see where problems may lie. Some minor weight fluctuation (including minor gains) is to be expected as we lose due to changes in hydration and Water retention, and there are lots of things that influence that - salt in diet, TOM, glycogen/carb depletion, etc., but 12 lb is a lot from that source. To the OP - was your early Protein Drink trial run in addition to what you were already eating, or were they meal substitutions? In our early stages, it's difficult to get enough calories in to create any genuine weight gain, but there are many reasons for stalls, and the classic third week stall is one that most experience irrespective their dietary phase.