I was told that I needed 70 to 80 grams of protein, daily, after banding.

I started stocking up on different kinds & flavors. Then, people told me "not to buy too much, because I would be able to get it from my food."

There is NO way I can get that much protein in a day. I would have to eat nothing but meat, beans, & cottage cheese. I have a hard time getting any kind of fish or meat down. (It seems to hang. ) If It wasn't for whey protein shakes & protein bars, I would never come close to getting the protein in.

How about the rest of you???

Can you get your protein from your food alone??

just wondering

Nope, I rarely get it all from food but I don't really care because I enjoy the protein shakes. It took some time to find the better brands but now that I've found them it's fast and easy.

I agree with wasa...they are easy...

no way for the food...I am at about 40g a day from food.

best of luck

rain

I've been eating WC oatmeal (10g) w/milk (8g)

but no..... I'm not eating the volume of food it would take to give me it strictly from regular food....... I've been supplementing with the protien bullets 27g

I only drank protein shakes for the first month. i easily get 60-80g a day in regular food, but I eat 5-6 small meals a day and I eat protein in every meal (at least 10-15grams). I also try to drink milk to supplement.

Guess some people do, but not me. I get about half of mine from food (my goal is 100 grams/day). Maybe I could force it down, but why??? I love my protein shakes/latte's....they are good and taste like a dessert/treat to me....so why force down tuna every day when I have something else that makes me happier and just as healthy. Protein is protein, after all, regardless of the source.