I am wondering how on earth do I get the required amount of protein in when I can only eat a few bites per meal? I am 2 months post op.

Basically, protein drinks until you can get enough from real food - which can be quite variable, a few weeks to a few months.

I agree, protein drinks. I also cannot get all my protein from food, unless I were to basically eat all day, which I obviously don't want to do.

Edit to add: Greek yogurt, protein fortified soups from here on Bariatric Pal, Fairlife milk and jerky, could get me to my protein goals if I really worked at it. I find it easier though if I just start my day with a protein shake. That get me over half way there, so the rest of the day I can usually get there easily.

Edited July 10, 20188 yr by sillykitty

Drink protein supplements until you can eat enough which will take months. Reach out to your team for help working out a plan.

Thank you.

Eat six times a day. Works awesome.

13 hours ago, Creekimp13 said:

Eat six times a day. Works awesome.

This depends on your level of restriction. 5 months out, I usually can't get 2 oz of solid protein in. So I'd have to eat 2 oz of chicken, 6x's a day, to get to 60 g of protein. Clearly that's not practical, or desirable. So I foresee needing protein drinks for a long time to come.

2 hours ago, sillykitty said:

This depends on your level of restriction. 5 months out, I usually can't get 2 oz of solid Protein in. So I'd have to eat 2 oz of chicken, 6x's a day, to get to 60 g of protein. Clearly that's not practical, or desirable. So I foresee needing Protein Drinks for a long time to come.

I went on Amazon and bought a 12 pack of Pure Protein drinks. They have 35 grams of protein per can. They are chocolate flavored.