I continue to have a battle balancing calories while trying to make sure that I get at least 60 grams of protein. I may at times don't even get up there all with food from morning to night. I try to stay at 800 calories but it gets tricky with calories and carbs. So I brought shakes to start drinking them in the morning. Any suggestions? I am 4 1/2 months out.

6 months out and I have my protein shake in the morning, Syntrax Nectar fuzzy navel , tastes like watered down orange juice. I cant eat anything in the morning, so thats quite a suitable alternative to the start of the day for me.

I am almost 2 years out and still have a Protein shake for Breakfast. I also use Protein powder as a flour replacement in several recipes so I can get enough protein daily and avoid carbs. When I have a gain of weight I will go back to the clear protein supplements and add them to a 32 oz Water bottle so I can sip this during the day (and skip lunch) so I can maintain my current weight. I am not to my goal yet but am still working on weight loss.

I am 7 months out and still have a premier protein shake in the morning. It is a fast, easy breakfast for on the fly with 3 kiddos. Even before surgery, it was my go to for breakfast.

@@bellabill _ I was making protein shakes before WLS surgery and I continue to supplement my protein. My shakes are more like liquid meals since I start with protein powder, then add yogurt, fruit, veg. I need it when I am on the go and I also use them to get nutrition pre workout. I can't hold down solid food taken before a workout, but I can keep down a shake, On non gym days I less likely to make a shake and it helps me meet my protein goals and keep my calories low so my nutritionist is okay with it. I still gt more than 50% of my protein from regular food.

I have a Chike coffee Protein shake every single morning. It tastes wonderful.

On the weekends I have Marley (as in Bob) Garden of Life Raw Fit Coffee or Spiced vanilla Chai for a quick lunch. Also delicious. Not quite as delicious as Chike and all their fabulous flavors, but nice for variety if I don't feel like tossing some fruit in to a Chike strawberry, Orange Creme, banana, etc.

I use my blender and add ice. Comes out like a real shake.

I was using powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury pre-surgery and continue to drink Unjury shakes or the Unjury chicken Soup every day-typically 2 servings a day. This is the only way I can get at least my minimum 60 grams of Protein, and preferably 100 grams of protein. For me, getting that much protein just from solid food was extremely difficult.

My surgeon prefers us to avoid liquid calories. He states that his patients that focus on getting Protein from solid food have had better success rates.

I still drink the Premier Protein shakes on Saturday mornings for breakfast because I'm out the door and on the go and don't have time to really stop and eat.

I am a year and a half out maintaining a 135lb loss (at goal or below, I never truly set one but am thrilled at my current size/weight--5'6" 135 and a size 4) and still have one shake a day.

Depending on the day it will be a quickie Protein powder and Water one or one w fage greek yogert, fruit or nuts or nut butter or whatever looks good in the fridge.

I have at least one protein shake a day. I am 3 months out from surgery and 53 lbs. lost.

Yeah, he is very against his patients drinking their calories and wants me to get my Protein in from food.

My doc and NUT are the same. They want me to focus on eating "real" food and not getting protein or nutrients from the shakes. After all, you wouldn't be able to eat everything in the shake you're drinking with your tiny stomach, right? It sounds crazy (and did to me too), especially with all you see on this site about counting protein. I would just say listen to your body and do what's right for you.

Yeah, he is very against his patients drinking their calories and wants me to get my Protein in from food.

My doc and NUT are the same. They want me to focus on eating "real" food and not getting protein or nutrients from the shakes. After all, you wouldn't be able to eat everything in the shake you're drinking with your tiny stomach, right? It sounds crazy (and did to me too), especially with all you see on this site about counting protein. I would just say listen to your body and do what's right for you.

Yes, exactly! My doc and NUT are in the same space and they believe the same thing. He doesn't want me to drink my calories and would rather I eat them. He's thinking more long term and people going over their calories because they're drinking the majority of the it calories and not feeling full for as long as they would if they actually ate food.

I drink 1-2 shakes a day. I think I will continue this forever. When I was playing sports or working out during the off-season and when getting myself ready to join the Army I did the same. Now that I am active again and work out a lot I am back at it. Unlike a lot of people on here I LOVE my brand of protein and would not drink anything else! It is part of my daily routine. I agree "eating your calories is best but with as hard as I workout and as active as I am outside the gym it is hard for me to get all of the protein I need just in my food intake! Plus my shakes range in the calorie count between 130-170 cal. depending on how I make it so even at 2 a day I am only drinking 340 calories, I used to drink 3x that a day just in soda and beer!

Yeah, he is very against his patients drinking their calories and wants me to get my protein in from food.

That is interesting thought. I would think they want us to lead more of a normal lifestyle however it's certainly challenging to incorporate all protein we need in our diet. I have been doing this until recently I felt the pounds were not melting off around the 4th month. This is why I wanted to see if people were still on shakes. I started shakes on Monday and I finally lost 3 lbs. I will continue to do this for a month and see what the results are.

I have a Chike coffee Protein shake every single morning. It tastes wonderful.

On the weekends I have Marley (as in Bob) Garden of Life Raw Fit Coffee or Spiced vanilla Chai for a quick lunch. Also delicious. Not quite as delicious as Chike and all their fabulous flavors, but nice for variety if I don't feel like tossing some fruit in to a Chike strawberry, Orange Creme, banana, etc.

I use my blender and add ice. Comes out like a real shake.

I have to look into this Chike stuff you are talking about. Sounds good to me.