Hi, I'm new to the app and on my 7th week post vsg! I was just wondering what everyone was eating during their 7th week and how much Protein they were eating. I'm 25, male, 6'2 if that helps?

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At 7 weeks post-op I had JUST been cleared for solid foods. I was aiming for 100 grams of Protein a day. My day looked something like this:

Breakfast: Protein shake

Morning Snack: String cheese

Lunch: 2-3 ounces of soft meat (pulled chicken, tuna salad, etc.)

Afternoon Snack: Dannon Light & Fit Greek Yogurt

Dinner: 2-3 ounces of soft meat (pulled chicken, tuna salad, etc.)

Evening Snack: Protein Shake

Hope that helps!

If think by my 7th week I was cleared for most food. I probably still ate a lot of Greek yogurt, cottage cheese. Turkey, tuna, refried Beans, etc.

My Protein target was and is 100 grams of protein.

Since my sleeve was in 2011, the Protein targets were more like 60grams.... which wasn't so easy to get at just 7 weeks out!

There is considerable evidence that higher protein targets especially for bigger people is very helpful so I would be aiming in the 80-100gram range if at all possible.

I ate alot of low carb Protein drinks, greek yogurt, lean meats like fish chicken etc. I would occasionally get some veggies in but not much. It took a few months before I had capacity to resume eating much in terms of veggies. I never have added alot of fruits due to the sugars.