Hi all!! I had my surgery 1 week ago today. Recovery has neither been as bad nor as good as I imagined it could be. Fluids are easy for me, protein is not. Protein is sitting like a rock on my stomach. I have yet to be able to get near the 60 oz my surgeon wants me to get daily. It is just uncomfortable. And I am feeling it. I am weak and have no stamina. Does anyone have any ideas? I had hoped to return to work tomorrow after my post op appt

Isopure is not very tasty alone, but you can mix it with something else. I have used Grape Frost, and Black Tea with Lemon. I do 1/2 bottle isopure (20 g protein and 10oz fluids), with either Crytsal Light, or G2, another 10-12 oz fluids. I sip it all day, adding ice as I go. The Black Tea tastes the best, in my opinion.

I am one week post op also. I am adding unflavored Protein to my soup and my Water with Crystal Light. It has been much easier than trying to drink one more shake.

Hi I had surgery on March 10 and i am getting in 64 ounces of liquid, and 3 Protein drinks i can do broth, kool-aid with ice, popcicles sf jellow. i don;t seem to be having any issues it bothers me that i am able to get all of this in when everyone else has problems. but i am sick of Protein shakes, jellow and broth. i go back to doctor on Tuesday. i'm full but with liquids. I had lap band removed Jan 6, 2015 and had sleeve revisions march 1. i was hoping to have restriction since my sleeve never worked

@@grandmasandy You will have restriction. Don't worry. A lot of people don't feel restriction when they are in the liquid phases. Once you move onto purees and soft foods, you WILL feel restriction. Also, remember that the surgery itself can do temporary damage to the nerves in your stomach so you may not FEEL full even though you are. That will heal up.

Protein shakes are the DEVIL! . I don't care what kind, I'm so sick of them(see my post: I want MEAT!!) I'm really really trying but my stomach is saying no. No matter how slow I sip it fills me so muchthen the good old artificial sweeteners have me run to the bathroom like Usain Bolt in the Olympics...argh

On the "other" website a friend told me that a cup of shelled peanuts (when you're allowed to eat them) is 38 grams of Protein, so I try to eat those daily. I was also told about MetRx bars - I buy them at Walmart - recently ordered them on Amazon I think. they are around 35-40 grams of protein, try to have one each day... by doing this, I don't worry all day about how to get the protein in. I also drink ProtiDiet drinks. They aren't bad at all - not too sweet. it comes as a packet of liquid that you pour into your Water. they are 15 grams of protein and 60 calories. you can get them at Dietshopz.com

Good luck.

On the "other" website a friend told me that a cup of shelled peanuts (when you're allowed to eat them) is 38 grams of Protein, so I try to eat those daily.

Not to disparage peanuts, because I eat them myself as an occasional snack if I don't have a refrigerator handy for cheese or yogurt, but a CUP of peanuts? Sure, it's 38g of protein but it's also 828 calories and 72g of fat! sicne I only manage just over 1000 calories a day right now, that seems pretty extreme! Also, I was instructed not to eat nuts until 3 months post-op, but I know some people are allowed to eat them sooner.

I'm 2 week out today. I can't handle any more artificial sweeteners. They are giving me diarrhea so bad it's dehydrating me. I talked to my dr today and they told me to stop them as much as possible. I do drink one quest shake a day to get 34 gr start. Of course good knows how much stays when I head to the bathroom. They are allowing me to start my 3rd week(eggs, cream of wheat ect) on Wednesday so in the mean time it's yogurt and peanut(for me almond) butter and such till then.

I'm 2 week out today. I can't handle any more artificial sweeteners. They are giving me diarrhea so bad it's dehydrating me. I talked to my dr today and they told me to stop them as much as possible. I do drink one quest shake a day to get 34 gr start. Of course good knows how much stays when I head to the bathroom. They are allowing me to start my 3rd week(eggs, cream of wheat ect) on Wednesday so in the mean time it's yogurt and peanut(for me almond) butter and such till then.

It's entirely possible to do this without any artificial foods. I am allergic to artificial sweetners, stevia and food dyes to name just a few. I did best buying unflavored protein powders.

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I am taking my favorite Protein shake which is Advocare Mocha chocolate (24 g) and adding another scoop of unflavored protein to it (24 g). So I am getting 2 48 g shakes while I work during the day. Then I will have a small meal with protein at night.

_{Jamie, I didn't know the caloric/fat content of peanuts, I was just told the Protein amount... pretty interesting, I think they will be a once and a while treat. Now what do I do with the 9 lbs of peanuts I have at home}

_{Jamie, I didn't know the caloric/fat content of peanuts, I was just told the Protein amount... pretty interesting, I think they will be a once and a while treat. Now what do I do with the 9 lbs of peanuts I have at home}

Eat them over the course of a year.

_{Jamie, I didn't know the caloric/fat content of peanuts, I was just told the Protein amount... pretty interesting, I think they will be a once and a while treat. Now what do I do with the 9 lbs of peanuts I have at home}

They can be pretty high in fat. However 1 ounce as an occasional snack, won't hurt. PB (nut butters) were allowed on my program from day 1. I could add ½ to 1 tbsp to my Protein shakes during my all liquid phase.

Really!

Yeah I'm doing better with it.