Hello. I am 4 weeks out from my sleeve surgery and go back to work on Monday. I want to drink a Premier Protein shake for Breakfast but not sure how much I should drink at this point - do I drink 5 oz. or 8 oz.?

Thanks.

Drink what you can just take everything slow. I usually do one scoop of protein powder to about 8 oz of water but I never get it all in.

I buy the chocolate shakes from Costco (premier protein or is it pure protein). I get confused with the name and am too lazy to go downstairs and check. Anyways, I drink the whole container. It gives me 30 grams of protein. It's a good start with getting in all my proteins for the day. So I would say you can drink the 8 oz.... Good luck with going back to work Monday. I go back on Monday also. I stayed out this long because I had hand surgery 2.5 weeks ago.

At 4 weeks out, I was drinking 8 oz. 1 scoop of protein powder and 8 oz of 1% milk. It took a while to drink but I was able to get it all down. Now at 3 months it goes down fast, and I continue to have it for breakfast, usually holds my hunger at bay till around 1pm..

For newer folks, target being able to drink first 1 ounce an hour while you are awake for the first week or two after surgery you can easily meet Protein goals with this strategy and not be discomforted as the amount you drink at once will be sips over an hour. After that, work up to 1-3 ounces per meal until 5 weeks out. Then you can start moving towards 5 ounces and 8 ounces as the months progress. Usually around month 5 or 6, most post ops do not find much restriction from a shake and are encouraged to try and get their Proteins all from solids, usually earlier then that.

At 5 weeks out, I was sticking to 5 ounces as not able to drink more without discomfort. By 6 months out, I could drink 8 ounces no problem, with chia seeds. Today, I feel like there is no limit to the amount of shake I can drink at once. My stomach basically treats it like Water. It does not cause restriction for me any longer. For this reason, I have lately been mixing up my breakfast to include 5 ounce shake and 2-3 ounces of a protein like chicken meatball. I still love to have my Protein Shake first thing in the morning with chia seeds.