I'm finding I'm only able to get in between 450-600 when my surgeon wants 800-1000. I'm subsisting mostly on Greek yogurt, Turkey dogs, babybel cheese, cottage cheese and publix pre made chicken salad. I'm only getting in one protein shake per day as they make me nauseated. I find that within a bite or two despite chewing and taking small bites that I develop this heartburn feeling that only goes away when I stop eating. Does anyone have suggestions on things foods to try that might help boost my calories up some more? Thank you

Hi Ashley,

I will be 8 weeks next week and am eating between 500-700 cals a day. I don't drink any Protein shakes, hated them. I do eat close to 50 protein a day. I eat very soft cooked eggs in the morning with 1/2 toast. Snack is a tuna pouch. Lots of chicken, hamburger. Vegetables come next. I am eating anything I want, just very little bites, and chew a lot. It seems to go down better if they are moist. Good luck!

Thank you, though I find that within a few bites I am having this heartburn feeling that prevents me from eating any more. I'll have to send that to my NUT and see whether this is something my surgeon should address. Tuna doesn't sit well with my pouch at all it just gets stuck and comes back up with thick foamy saliva. Same with hamburger but I have had some success with canned chicken and chicken salad.

What Protein shakes have you tried? In those first few weeks I hated Protein Shakes, I could not find any that I liked. I ended up not getting enough protein in and in the long term that is a huge problem.

You should get a minimum of 1 gram of protein for every inch you are tall as a minimum.

I ended up trying Premier Protein ready made shakes. The chocolate flavor is the best. There are 30 grams of protein, 1 gram of sugar and 160 calories. It is an excellent choice for a supplement. You can buy at Sam's or costco.

Recently I had surgery on my neck where they went through my throat. It has caused me real issues and basically put me back on soft foods. From what my doctor said, this could go on for months.

I went to my Bariatric team for help. They gave me a whole bag of Protein shake samples to try.

Syntax nectar - fuzzy naval is excellent, I also loved the Caribbean cooler and vanilla bean torte. They don't have that horrid protein taste. I use Water for the fuzzy navel and milk for the other two. I ended up order a box of each of these flavors in the grab and go packets I purchased these on line via Amazon..

I have been eating a lot of cottage cheese which has great protein, pudding - I eat the real thing not sf, yogurt, cream of wheat, homemade Soups, cooked vegetables cooked very soft,

I am struggling with most meats because of the swallow issue right now but most fish will work.

I am surprised your doctor has you focus on calories vs. protein.

I am able to get between 900 and 1100 calories a day and easily hitting my protein goals.

If you cannot get your protein through food, which I still cannot you have to supplement or you will get sick.

I wish you the best of luck!

In terms of the heartburn, I would definately call your doctor and ask for something. In most cases bypass cures this issue so maybe there is something more going on.

My surgeons nurse seems to think I have a stricture and I'm going in tomorrow to consult with my surgeon. If he thinks it's a stricture he will refer me to GI doctor for endoscopy

Surgeon and GI doctor both feel I might have a stricture so I'm scheduled for endoscopy on Thursday.