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I'm talking about later......after I'm at least two years out from my bypass.

Will I be able to take in enough Protein daily to be effective?

I was able to make some great headway a few years back after first losing a great deal of weight.

I reached a point where I wanted to drop cardio and focus just on weight training. During this time, It seemed like I was eating much of the same foods I'll be mostly eating post-op. I just didn't know if I'd be able to consume enough to fuel significant muscle growth like I was able to do back then.

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Yes, Dub, you will, but you have to work at it. My nutritionist says to eat Protein 80% of every meal, which leaves 20% for a bit of low sugar veges and fruit, and almost no grains, and eat two Protein Snacks a day. This gives me over 80-90 g of protein a day. Initially I had trouble getting it in, but now it is routine. I start when I get up with a homemade Protein Drink (1/2 whey, 1/2 dry milk powder, milk and Water, blended with a bit of fruit like peach or applesauce) which is 30 g. I eat soft prepared chicken, pork, but mainly white fish or salmon for other meals, also some low fat cheese. I was roughly your size, BMI over 52 originally, down 80# in three months, and swim/walk and lift weights for workout.

BTW, that six months goes quick. I go through alot of clothing, but have a bunch of good jeans, from 52W/32L on down, and have more all the time...message me if you want them (free). I live rural, so jeans and T-shirts are my uniform. I have gone from 3xl shirts to XL already, almost out of 46w jeans...

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How about taking a look at the vegan and natural bodybuilders? They are able to do it without animal meat, so you should be able to also.

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Thanks.

I'm not talking about anything crazy......just preserving as much muscle as I can and lifting to enhance it.

I know energy will be low at first....just hoping I can get my Protein and Water down each day with no trouble.

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Be careful of overdosing on protein....you can get too much and overload the kidneys.....

Many a High School football player would up in the ER going into renal Failure....also the elderly in Nursing Homes.

People think the more the better and only do harm.

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So can you build muscle with 90 grams of Protein a day? Everything I read says you need calories above maintenance. I really want to build arm muscles.

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So can you build muscle with 90 grams of Protein a day? Everything I read says you need calories above maintenance. I really want to build arm muscles.

Yes you can. post-161802-14395968763263_thumb.jpg

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Wow @ erp .. ! You look amazing!.. If u don't mind my asking whats ur wkout regimen... I'm almost 2 weeks post op and I'm trying to plan my exercise and want to known what i can do when. Also.. Seems like u have no tummy flab! Please share ur secret! Thanks

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So can you build muscle with 90 grams of Protein a day? Everything I read says you need calories above maintenance. I really want to build arm muscles.

Yes I've done just fine

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So can you build muscle with 90 grams of Protein a day? Everything I read says you need calories above maintenance. I really want to build arm muscles.

Yes you can. attachicon.gifImageUploadedByBariatricPal1439596874.958763.jpg

You look great !!!! Hard work paying off.

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Wow @ erp .. ! You look amazing!.. If u don't mind my asking whats ur wkout regimen... I'm almost 2 weeks post op and I'm trying to plan my exercise and want to known what i can do when. Also.. Seems like u have no tummy flab! Please share ur secret! Thanks

I was NOT an exercise person pre-op. I simply accepted the fact that if I wanted the maximum result, I would need to do my part. I started with walking daily. At 3 months out, I walked and jogged. Finally at 6 months out I realized that I was half way through my "honeymoon" and scared I was wasting it. I hired a personal trainer and started exercising for "real" 3 days a week. Fast forward to now, I still workout with my trainer and we focus on strength training mostly. I also workout on my own 1 or 2 days a week taking classes at the gym. Some weeks I do the minimum, which for me is 3 days a week. Some weeks I am very motivated and I workout 6 days a week.

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I am doing about 110g of Protein a day on average, 150 on days when I lift weights (I throw in a Protein shake post workout). Been mixing in genpro (1/3 of a scoop) with yogurt and coffee and eggs at Breakfast. I'm keeping my hair and muscles.

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