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Stop when full, or push on to get required protein in - confused

trekker954

By trekker954, in Post-op Diets and Questions

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#BirdDog    604

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I get Isopure drinks at GNC. 40g of Protein in 20oz. So I get in a good chunk of liquids and protein just from that, then I eat the rest of my protein. One of my issues is getting in enough liquids so this has been a good help. I stop eating when I'm full, pushing on is how I got to be obese.

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B-52    7,113

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@@trekker954 I stop when im full and i eat when im hungry. I try everyday to get in as much Protein as possible. Some days were/are better than others. I was never one to log in anything either... i followed the rules as much as i could and when i didn't i lived with the consequences.

Also when i was first starting out i drank liquid shots of protein.. i bought the ones from GNC... Most will have around 40-50gms each shot... Kept them in fridge and chugged one each am.... the rest was easy to get it... for the most part.

@@B-52 What B said..... We both have the band.

I like the liquid shots when I travel, small and easy to bring with me.

It's hard to predict what you're going to eat day to day when away.

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B-52    7,113

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Stop eating g when your full. I have it on good authority that it's what THIN PEOPLE do!

I have it on good authority Thin people are not even interested in eating.....

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rolosmom7    740

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@@trekker954 I stop when im full and i eat when im hungry. I try everyday to get in as much Protein as possible. Some days were/are better than others. I was never one to log in anything either... i followed the rules as much as i could and when i didn't i lived with the consequences.

Also when i was first starting out i drank liquid shots of protein.. i bought the ones from GNC... Most will have around 40-50gms each shot... Kept them in fridge and chugged one each am.... the rest was easy to get it... for the most part.

@@B-52 What B said..... We both have the band.

I like the liquid shots when I travel, small and easy to bring with me.

It's hard to predict what you're going to eat day to day when away.

I have Protein Shots and they taste horrible. I'm honestly not sure how you guys do it. More power to you!!

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laceemouse    631

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Stop eating g when your full. I have it on good authority that it's what THIN PEOPLE do!

I have it on good authority Thin people are not even interested in eating.....

I don't know, all of my family and most of my friends are thin and most of them love to eat. They just get full very quickly. I would go out with 6 or 8 girlfriends for lunch and we would all have the same salad with broiled chicken, dressing on the side. They couldn't finish their plates, they were stuffed. I would eat every last bite and get up and leave the restaurant hungry. I was even like this as a kid, although I was normal weight. I ate school food and camp food while everyone else complained about it because I was HUNGRY. I cleaned my plate and asked for more. When I did get the point I needed to lose weight I would never stay on a diet long, I was STARVING. I did Weight Watchers many times and was hungry morning, noon, and night.

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LisaMergs    2,854

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There are products like Protein2O that are high-quality, whey isolate clear drinks. The flavor far outweighs the Isopure clear drink. By miles. And you can add that as one of your liquids for the day..instead of Water.

I hate eating. Truly I do. It's not a eating disorder kind of hate, more it's bothersome to stop and eat. I'm never hungry. Ever. So when I do eat, it is Oikos triple zero, cottage cheese, and the like. I always toss in a scoop of unflavored powder to give me an extra 20-ish grams of Protein.

Also- Fairlife milk. Someone here turned me on to it- 15 g of Protein in one cup. I'll toss in a scoop of unflavored or vanilla powder and I'm up to 35-40g-ish in one small cup.

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ShelterDog64    2,364

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I haven't been able to find Protein2O in any store in the Tacoma, WA area, and I'd love to try it. I may bite the bullet and order some but the shipping is terrible.

Like @@LisaMergs, I'm not much interested in food anymore. It's just a job now, instead of my very favorite hobby, but I still like to cook which actually was a hobby of mine and the eating was a secondary part of it.

I exist on mostly yogurt, string cheese, refried Beans, Fairlife milk (if you haven't tried this yet, get it right away) and GENEPRO Protein powder. I eat a few bites of vegetables most nights with my family and their meal, but I don't eat with gusto like I used to. I know my hunger is going to come back at some point, so for the time being I'm enjoying this 'meh' relationship with food and am trying to shed as much weight as possible.

We're having friends over for Thanksgiving dinner today and I'm making part of the meal, they're bringing part. Even cooking all this normally gorge-worthy food hasn't make me hungry, eating the actual meal should be interesting :) Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

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HanSolo1977    261

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I stop when I'm full. I drink two Protein Shakes a day (one after Breakfast as part of my morning liquids and one after lunch as part of my afternoon liquids) to make sure I get enough Protein in. I'm going to try the fairlife and Protein Powder.< /p>

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