Vegetarian getting sleeved? What about protein?

[Boogirl6 17]

Hi everyone,

I am brand new to this forum. I'm trying to find as much info as possible before signing up to get sleeved. Here is my major concern: as a vegetarian, I don't eat very much Protein. It was actually when I became a vegetarian that I started to gain weight because all I seem to eat is carbs and cheese. In addition to meat, I don't eat eggs, yogurt, cottage cheese, tofu, and I don't drink milk. I'm just a weird eater. I have no idea how I would be able to get enough protein in my diet after the surgery??? Protein shakes would be great...but what else? Is anyone else here a vegetarian or do you know of a vegetarian who had this surgery done?

Thanks in advance!!

[Brandalyn 53]

I don't think the sleeve is right for you. You may want to look into the band. Protein is our staple for nutrition.

[KristenVSG2014 1,872]

@@BLERDgirl is a vegetarian and she's been very successful but I would think eggs and dairy would be a big part of Protein for a vegetarian and if you are eliminating those this will be very difficult for you to meet protein requirements once you move on from shakes. Hopefully she can offer some more advice. Sorry, I'm a total omnivore.

[skeptictrash1 43]

Don't be discouraged!! I will be getting my sleeve done tomorrow and I have found a plethora of products to fulfill the Protein requirements. whey Protein is good, legumes, almond milk, etc. I am also a vegetarian, and I think as such you really need to put a plan in place along with a strong commitment to hitting those requirments.

[Lifeafter40 89]

You are eating more on the vegan style which means no diary or animal products. I am vegetarian so I do dairy products but no meat, fish however I love Premier Protein shakes. Now to answer your question you will have yo rely on vegetables, Beans and go to a health food store and ask for non dairy Protein Shakes, non dairy cheese which I Love hope this help

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

@@Boogirl6 - It will be a challenge. Your choices are either whey isolate or soy isolate for Protein powder. If you do no dairy at all you'll end up relying pretty much on Beans for food based Proteins. Do your research before committing to this. I like almond milk but it's a bit carb heavy and you only get I think 9 gms of Protein per cup. Hemp milk reportedly has more protein but I haven't tasted it. I'm not doing a lot of non dairy milk these days since the carb/protein ration doesn't make it worth it for me. I don't like drinking cow's milk, but I'm okay with 0% greek yogurt since it's a bigger protein payoff for the carbs.