I'm 8 weeks post-op. My doctor wants me to be eating 3-4oz protein per meal plus 2 servings of veggies each day. My issue is that I hate eating the protein! I chew and chew and chew, take small bites, and it still goes down funny. Anyone else have this problem?

I had the same problem. It was a good 6 months before I could tolerate solid chunks of meat.

To solve the problem, I switched out between chicken/turkey/beef hamburger.

Turkey hamburger was the easiest on Frankensleeve.

But I mixed them with re-fried beans for most of my meals.

Here's 3 of my favorite recipes:

http://www.bariatricpal.com/blogs/entry/33646-bbq-sauce-low-carb-my-new-favorite-sauce/

http://www.bariatricpal.com/blogs/entry/31168-my-favorite-mexican-food/

http://www.bariatricpal.com/blogs/entry/31464-updated-really-cool-recipe-make-spaghetti-noodles-from-chicken-meat/

Wow that sounds like a lot of food at one sitting this early. I am not eating that much yet (though I am bypass patient). Have you tried other sources like cheeses, yogurt, etc?

I agree with both comment so far. I would say try eating 2 ounce portions instead of 3 to 4 ounce portions. Also try some softer Proteins here are some ideas.

Eggs- scrambled with little milk

Flaky fish - i did tuna with avocado

Ground beef And ground turkey

Sliced deli meat and extra thin sliced cheese.

@@joatsaint thanks for the recipes! I'll try them this week!

I love yogurt! And cheese and lunch meat. Those go down easy. Believe it or not, before surgery I was a huge egg-lover...now I can't eat them!

My doc told me to 'listen' to my body. Eat as much Protein as I can, but don't push it.

It's funny, I'll sit down to eat and be HUNGRY! But after a few bites, I'll feel done.

Wow that sounds like a lot of food at one sitting this early. I am not eating that much yet (though I am bypass patient). Have you tried other sources like cheeses, yogurt, etc?

I agree that it sounds like a lot of food, but my plan calls for 3-4 oz portions of Protein 3 times a day starting at 2 weeks! No veggies though. I can't finish that much in one sitting, so I just portion it out, and eat what I can in 30 minutes. I was told to stop eating at 30 minutes (assuming I'm not still hungry), rather than sitting and trying for an hour just to get the full portion down.

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good point - I forgot about the 30 minute rule at the beginning.