Ok, so I'm 6 weeks out of gastric bypass surgery and can have protein bars for a meal (snack????). So I just ate a Premier Protein bar that has a weight of 5.63 oz and I'm not suppose to eat over 4 oz. ... of course now i'm really paranoid that i'll stretch my pouch or gain weight. Uggh. should probably cut them in half going forward or no big deal really?? Your thought?

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I would cut the bars in half so I didn't start getting into the habit of eating more than I should especially so soon after surgery.

I think you are confusing volume with weight. You can hold 4oz volume of food (1/2 cup). The bar weighs 5.3oz but completely chewed up, it does not take up 5.3oz. It likely would be less than 2oz in volume once chewed.

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Ok, so I'm 6 weeks out of gastric bypass surgery and can have Protein bars for a meal (snack????). So I just ate a Premier Protein Bar that has a weight of 5.63 oz and I'm not suppose to eat over 4 oz. ... of course now i'm really paranoid that i'll stretch my pouch or gain weight. Uggh. should probably cut them in half going forward or no big deal really?? Your thought?

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It's not a big deal. Don't sweat it. As long as you stop eating before you feel uncomfortable, you are fine.

Edited March 14, 201610 yr by PayItForward

At 6 weeks post-op it seems a little early to eat protein bars. But the process after RNY surgery is best described by experimentation. So I don't think you did any major harm.

There is probably one point of clarification. Your protein requirement is a separate requirement than your meal volume requirement. After surgery, I consumed protein shakes for my protein requirement. They tasted terrible. I discovered that if I added a half a banana to the shake [and liquified it using a blender], it made the shake tolerable. The half a banana did not count against my meal volume requirement.

One word of caution. Some protein bars are nothing more than glorified candy bars. So make sure if you use them, that you check the sugar content. Premier Protein Bars [Chocolate Peanut Butter] have a good amount of protein (30 grams) but they also have 8 grams of sugar. And sugar by content is listed as the fourth item in the ingredients listing.

The program guidelines I was given read "We recommend a protein supplement that provides at least 20 grams of protein and less than 5 grams of sugar per serving."