Hello all!! Please help me! I dont want to lose my hair or my nails!! I dont want to fail at this!! i was banded on June 12th! four days post opp!! i started my full liquids today and started added my protein supplements!! yuck!:sad: AWFUL!! i dont know what to do!! i have got to have 60 grams a day!! any suggestions?? Please help! Im in need of support!!

What kind of protein are you taking in? Shakes? What kind? Unjury is good and GNC sells some good powders as well. The Atkins shakes are good....it gets better!!!!! I always drink one for breakfast and usually between lunch and dinner....if I get a little hungry. If not I try to get one in before bed. I am still lacking in the protein section as I just started putting meat in my diet. Good luck to you!!!!

Don't forget, you can get extra protein and calcium in powdered milk. I add a serving to my skim milk/banana shake in the morning and it is really filling. Sugar free Carnation Instant Breakfast is a great base for a breakfast shake also.

I completely understand your thoughts about not wanting to lose your hair! My hair is my thing! The good news is that everyone doesn't lose it. I've been pretty obsessive about getting my Protein in, and I have not had a problem with hair loss. I just went and got my hair cut and colored, and she said my ahir looked healthier than ever! (I guess it's all that protein.)

I use the New whey Protein Bullets. My favorite is fruit punch flavored, and I mix it with fruit punch crystal light. If you can drink crystal light, you can drink this! I mix 1/2 bullet (21 g protein) with about 20 oz of crystal light.

Good luck, and I wish you healthy hair and nails!:biggrin2:

Thank you everyone for the great advice! I have Any Whey protein, a hige 60 servings thing, powder, and then unjury chocolate powder mix you mix with milk. they said it taste "just like chocolate milk" i wonder where they have been buying there milk. lol LUCY?? where can i buy these protein bullets?? are they like individual things?

I think GNC sells the protein bullets, but I bought mine online at supplements.net (found them for a better price). Each "bullet" is a cylinder plastic tube that has 3 oz (I think) of the liquid protein. I buy the ones that have 42 g of protein in each tube. They are really handy b/c I can carry a tube in my purse very easily. They come in multiple flavors, but I think the fruit punch is the best. The liquid is sort of the consistency of jell-o before it begins to set. I don't care for them plain, but in the crystal light it's just fine.

not to be a bummer, but some people lose their hair due to surgery. The anastesia (spelling is horrible), not just the Protein.

Good luck to you.

The up side if you lose it, it will come back in.

I was not crazy about the Protein powder either but now I am a fan. I buy the chocolate and vanilla Whey Protein at Wal-Mart. I went to Smart and Final and bought Torani's sugar free flavorings. I got carmel for the chocolate and I add a tablespoon of Peanut Butter. I also got black cherry and add a little almond extract. You blend them with ice and they are really good. I buy the frozen fruit and sometime just add a cup of fruit and it helps with the flavor. I drink a Protein shake almost every morning.

When I got to the mushy stage, my mom made me homemade Soup and stew and I just put it in the food processor and would eat a half cup of that for dinner.

Kim

Edited June 17, 200818 yr by KVM

It tried so many different brands of powder, RTD, and anything else they sold that has protein. The only thing I can drink is the Achiev One RTD. It comes in 4 flavors, has 20 grams of protein and 5 grams of carbs. My nutritionist said to use drinks that contain at least 20 grams of protein and 5 grams of carbs or less. They taste so good. You don't even know you are drinking protein! They taste very much like the Starbucks frappacinos you buy in the small glass bottles. Also I can tolerate the Isopure RTD. They come in a bunch of flavors including iced tea and green tea. They are 20 oz with 40 grams of protein and little to no carbs. I love the blue rasberry flavor.

sjcharly,

Where do you get the Achiev?

I didn't like the Isopure water. To me they taste like soap. The only one I can tolerate is the green one. The nurse told me they were really good so of course I went out and bought a case of the variety of flavors. My friend tried one and she didn't like it either. So I can't even give them away. I haven't tried the protein bullets yet but someone told me they are way to sweet and thick. I just tried the K2O water and I like that so at night when I get hungry before bed, I drink one of those.

There are a few places that I can get the Acheiv One drinks. One is a website called bariatriceating.com and the other is a store that is near me that specializes in WLS. They also have a website which is c2Linfo.com. I know it is also available on other websites but those are the two that I use most frequently.

The isopure drinks that I drink are the blue rasberry and the Iced tea. I don't care for the taste of the other flavors but I know my Mom drinks the Alpine Punch and likes it. And she hasn't had surgery, she just needs the Protein for other reasons. I also find the whey protein bullets to be too sweet but I guess mixed with another drink it might be more tolerable.

If you go to Vitalady.com, you can buy samples of several Proteins to see what you can tolerate before you buy the 60 serving can.

I enjoy the Protein nectar by Syntrax. The Twisted Cherry is pretty good and the Fuzzy Navel is really good. "Iced tea with lemon" a little too creamy for my taste and tastes like instant tea. They are pure protein with no carbs or fat. 23 grams per scoop. You can purchase them at Vitamin Shoppe or online. They tend to be lighter than the ones mixed with milk.

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