Hello all. I was wondering how many weeks everyone was when you could finally eat enough to get your required protein in without shakes? Thanks!

i am at 6 wks right now and i'm still having a Protein shake daily OR a Quest bar in it's place. it's still tricky and i'm eating several times a day, mostly protein to get my counts in.

I'm over 3 months out and still have to supplement frequently.

Everyone is different, but I am 8 months out and still use one most days.

I'm 2.5 years out and I find the best way to maintain my weight or lose more is to have at least one shake a day.

I'm 7 months out with very good restriction and a very busy work schedule with no breaks in my 12+ hour days. No way could I eat enough to get in all my Protein. I still have a 30-40g protein smoothie every day that I drink between appointments. I add Suprafiber or Metamucil and benefiber to the smoothie, so I'm getting a lot of my Fiber, too. And at 24-32 oz, it's a good portion of my fluids.

Maybe if all I did was graze all day on the weekends (between ranch chores, yard work, housework and playing ) I could probably get enough protein through regular food. But at this point the smoothie is easy, tastes delicious and has the best absorbed form of protein out there (whey isolate) so I have no plans to give it up.

I doubt this could be done without shakes. It's tough enough to hit our protein goals even with the shakes.

It is possible without the shakes I cannot tolerate any of them-so I eat protein rich food

Thanks for the replies. I'm only a little over a week out and hoping someday i will get to the point where shakes are not needed. I know that is far away for me! I really can't stand the shakes, they make me gag. Keep my fingers crossed that the protein bars sit better with me when I get to the stage that I can start having them.

What kind are you drinking? I like Premier chocolate and strawberry, Garden of Life vanilla and chocolate, Syntrax Matrix vanilla, Syntrax Nectar cherry, lemonade, apple and peach, and Muscle Milk banana, cake batter and red velvet cake. I also add coffee, PB2, fresh fruit, 100% juice, and Torani SF syrups for flavor variety. I dilute the RTD versions with milk to cut the sweetness and thickness and dilute the powders with at least 50% more liquid than what the directions say. There's so many options available, you might try different ones to find something that doesn't make you gag.

I've been sleeved in France and my surgeon told me I don't need any supplementary diet for now, just eat natural food. I've been on Greek yogurt, milk, fish cheese and egg for my Protein intakes.

So, I'm almost 4 weeks out, without shakes, pre or post-op.

Not sure if it's a good thing though, just sharing the info.

I'll go back for the first post-op appointment on Monday, will see if he will give me any Vitamin or protein supplement.

I just had my telephone appointment with my surgeon and he told me that I can start adding food to my diet but not to fully get rid of the shakes just yet. I have to make sure food agrees with my stomach. So far so good. My book I got from Kaiser gave me a sample of foods to eat daily with the amount of Protein. I am going to try that sample because I cannot handle anymore of the Protein drinks.

For example 3 weeks after surgery: Breakfast: 1/4 c scrambled egg substitute 7.5g, Snack: 2 Tablespoons of reduced fat Peanut Butter 8g, Lunch: 1/4 c low fat greek yogurt 6g, Dinner: 1/4 c reduced fat cottage cheese 7g. (I will most likely do yogurt or eggs again). = 28.5 g of protein.

I hope this helps.

@@LKG, my recommended Protein is 60-80, does Kaiser only recommend 20-30? I am 7 weeks out....

@@LKG, my recommended Protein is 60-80, does Kaiser only recommend 20-30? I am 7 weeks out....

I am a Kaiser patient and my required intake is 75 grams of protein per day. I think the previous poster was referring to her protein grams from whole foods, which supplement the protein from her shakes.

I am at 1100-1200 calories a day. Most days I need to get about 120 grams of Protein. There is no way I could eat that much food and get the required protein levels without drinking a shake

Atkins shakes are palatable to me but the protein is lower so you have to factor that in.