Hi. I had my sleeve surgery on 12/10/12 and every since then it's really hard for me to take protein in. Is there any way I can help keep it down? Any suggestions?

What kinds of protein are you trying to eat? I was sleeved 12/12/12 and usually do one protein shake in the morning and 3-4 small meals of soft protein the rest of the day

I drink the protein water and the meal replacements shakes but it takes me a couple of days to drink them

Can you eat soft foods? Scrambled eggs? Greek Yogurt? Mix some protein powder into grits or oatmeal or instant pudding mix.

Can you eat soft foods? Scrambled eggs? Greek Yogurt? Mix some Protein powder into grits or oatmeal or instant pudding mix.

Yes I can. Will it make any of that super thick and gritty?

Hi. I had my sleeve surgery on 12/10/12 and every since then it's really hard for me to take Protein in. Is there any way I can help keep it down? Any suggestions?

I had my sleeve Tuesday 1/15/13 and I was told to start my Bariatric Advantage Protein shakes well I'm using a lactose free mootopia milk and my protein shake is like.pudding is there any tips y'all might have that would help I'm sipping away but after the first few hours I went straight to just using a spoon because it was that thick. Do I add more milk or Water or what I'm.not sure what I.can and can't do hoping to get some advice from anyone who might have some to give.

If u are ok to have cream of wheat or oatmeal u can use ur protein shake as the milk. A friend started doing this so she could get double her protein cuz she was having a hard time too.

In the beginning, a lot of my protein came from "true moo" chocolate milk.. 8g a cup, and just plain milk is 9g.. I also have body by visalus protein powder. It's a soy protein, though.. it tastes like cake batter. Mix that into milk with some ice and it's a really thin but kind of icy shake. A cup and a half of milk and the 2 scoops is 24g. I say that, and I've totally slacked on my protein lately. I need to get back on the wagon. I also like the EAS advantage pre-made shakes. I think you just kind of have to try different kinds until you figure out what works for you.

i like 1percent cottage ch...1/2 cup has 14gp. over the moon nonfat milk

has 11 g p. Greek yogurt has about of protein powder....

Sleeved on 2/5 started purée today ( thicker) soft boiled egg puréed w mayo.. Kinda like a deviled egg. Tasted wonderful but sat in stomach like a rock! About 3 tablespoons.. Too much?

I'm 3 weeks post-op and tried puréed egg mayo; I found the same and didn't stop throwing up for an hour! I'm having trouble with most food but eggs really aren't my friend!

It could be that your stomach can not handle the mayo? Did you doctor recommend that to you? Just curious because I am about to hit the puréed stage myself. As for protein, I use pure protein shakes. 35g of protein in the 11 oz can. So really you just need to drink two and you made your mark. They taste great, though not as yummy as the body by Vi shakes because those do taste like cake batter. Try adding a tablespoon of baking chocolate and some PB2 and you have yourself a PB cup shake and it's healthy. PB2 is amazing super low in calories and fat and tastes delicious in shakes. I too struggle with getting my protein in because its hard for me to drink as much fluid as they want us too... Especially since we can't chug anymore. I'm not a big fluid drinker to begin with. I bought isopure flavorless protein powder to add protein to my yogurt and other soft foods and I love it. 26g per scoop and it's not gritty at all. If you mix it in your yogurt and leave it in the fridge for a bit it completely dissolves and you can't even tell. I bought mine on amazon. Gigantic bottle full almost to the lid for 45 dollars.

eggs are an issue for a lot of people, so don't worry if they don't agree with you right now. It took me 3 - 4 months before I could eat eggs again and I still cannot eat runny yolks (instant throwing up), but hard yolks are okay. Be careful about adding in condiments that may add a lot of bad calories. Use yogurt instead of mayo.

Also, watch the chocolate milk, it is often very high in sugar and sugar is not your friend. I saw a bottle of Tru Moo Chocolate milk (about 8 - 10 oz.) that had 40 grams of sugar! Waaaay too much!

Thanks for the tips both of you! I'll put eggs on hold for a while..... :-)

I'm not doing well with the protein yet either - one sip fills me to bursting point and then just comes back up again! I'll try your suggestions though - thanks!

Yesterday i added a banana cream greek yogurt to my vanilla protein shake. Mixed it well and BAM 36g of protein just in breakfast. Tasted just like a banana shake.