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.

From. Day one I couldn't stand any type of protein must of went three to four weeks with out using it then my doc told me to start bringing it in foods I'm finally starting to to eat Quest bars and Quest chips for extra protein in my system after operation my tastbuds changed be for op I like protein premier shakes now I can't stand them

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.

A Chike shake is 130 to 180 calories and Marley / Garden of Life is 80 to 90 calories.

What 17 gram protein food is 80 calories and keeps you full for 3 - 4 hours? Marley / Garden of Life does that for me and I'm just a couple weeks shy of a year out.

A full Chike shake takes me over an hour to drink and keeps me full from Breakfast until lunch. 28 grams of protein and 130 to 180 calories.

I love to eat, but shakes can really fill you up and help keep you under your calorie limits while meeting your nutritional goals.

I am 48 days out. *(maybe I should start counting weeks) and I'm recently down from 3 to 1-1.5 a day just to make sure I get in my 75g a day. I like them. They are very convenient and I have to be in class 3 nights a week....

I use GNC Lean 25 pre-made and they are very tasty.

Funny, this topic should come up. I just met with my nutritionist this past Saturday and she explained why we should wean off Protein shakes. Basically, we have to learn how to eat enough to get our protein from food so we can keep ourselves feeling full longer. That will help avoid cravings for bad stuff. Protein from shakes is protein received, but in liquid form doesn't help to keep our tiny tummies full. Therefore, we can end up eating bigger portions than we should as time progresses. Our portions will eventually get bigger as the months pass from surgery. Our goal is to eat 3 distinct meals with small Snacks, but if we use fluids instead of meals we leave room for more bad stuff. Also she warned that patients will think "oh I've made my protein quota, I can eat this and this..." and they can bc there is room. Too much protein with bad stuff will cause weight gain.

She gave me a scheduled ratio for protein to carbs to ensure continued weight loss. BC if you eat too many carbs (good or bad) with protein you will gain weight back.

I don't have to worry about sugar or calories or fat - yet. She said focus on protein and carbs ratio and if you plateau we will examine the food log and see if sugar or calories or fat comes into play. I can't eat that much yet anyway- and still rely on at least 1 shake a day to meet.

That's why measuring your food and tracking on a App like MyFitnessPal is important ... so you know if you have hit your limit for the day.

Your measuring cups will never get bigger. They stay the same size.

I do! I love the shakes. I'm 9 months out.

I know a lot of people who have protein shakes for breakfast who are not bariatric patients. I love em

I am 3 weeks out and have premier shake every morning, 30 grams of Protein right off the bat. But I love the taste of the chocolate and it goes down very easy. Has anyone tried Profuse? 2 tablespoons added to Water and it is 10 grams of protein. Comes in grape and berry. Very good. And you kill two birds with one stone, water and protein.

Where do I get profuse

If I was a world traveler I definitely would bring shakes and bars to be safe. I would be nervous about foods in a foreign country. You are a brave gal!

I get profuse from my doctor, but it is sold on line too. Google search "Profuse".

I love this stuff.

I'm a year out and still drink one a day.

I have one on work days for breakfast & drink it throughout the morning. Usually Trutein- different flavors to keep it interesting, Trader Joes coffee concentrate, half of a frozen banana (makes a nice texture). Prior to surgery, I would often forget breakfast & now I don't like hot coffee, but still like the kick. I'm 7 months out & when I asked the NP about this, she said that the most successful patients will cont with protein shake daily!

Drinking one right now.

I'm 3 months out and usually drink 1 a day. Maybe 5/7 days a week.

I plan on using the protein for good, it does the trick for me, and I want get back into weight training again, I did have to research to find the right one, paid 24.95 and get 2 servings for 32 days lots better than 90.00 for a month