Not Getting Enough Protein

[avargas18 0]

I forgot the jay robb is not a heavy Protein Drink at least no in Water - it is just flavoring to the water.

It is light!

[greengenie 0]

Howdy y'all, it's me again.

Banded on July 1st and feeling frustrated. Even with an empty band, I feel quite a bit of restriction and I am only able to eat 3-4oz at a time... which is good.

My frustration lies with getting enough Protein and Water in each day. I've tried quite a few different Protein powders and the only one that I can stomach is EAS Myoplex 42g powder. Unfortunately, the Myoplex makes a very thick pudding like consistency (about 12-16oz). It's so heavy that I can only eat a teaspoon or 2 per hour and its too thick to enjoy. It's a chore to eat. If I thin it down to the consistency of a shake (which still requires a spoon to eat), it's more palatable, but ends up making about 32oz. It ends up taking the entire day for me to eat and I'm constantly feeling like I have a lead weight in my stomach, so I'm not able to drink much Water.< /p>

And to top it all off, forcing down that 1 Protein Drink only ends up giving me 42g of protein and my doc wants me to get 80g a day! GHAA!:cool: So frustrated! All I keep thinking is "I'm gonna lose all my hair and get that waisted-away look because I'm not getting enough protein in." I'm sick of eating nothing but this Protein Shake day in and day out, but what's the alternative? :thumbup:

P.S.- I've tried several of the liquid Protein brands, such as Isopure, but even the "unflavored" makes me gag and want to retch.:wink2:

Hi, this is my first post! I was banded on July 7, just 10 days ago. I completely sympathize with you over the Protein Shake thing, especially as someone who as always hated milk, the smell of it alone makes me gag and I can't figure out how to get enough protein grams in daily. I am probably getting in less than 1/3 of what I need to be. I am afraid of being malnourished so yesterday I forced down, while holding my nose, about 5oz of lactaid with strawberry IMetabolic which was a sample packet given to me by the nutritionist. That's all I had besides water all day. I don't think I can drink that again. I've tried SynerProtein vanilla flavor with water and ice, it's soy based and I can get that down without holding my nose. I know what you mean about being so full it's hard to get other liquids in but I am starting to think it's the type of protein that causes the problem. I am not sure yet if it's the whey protein or milky stuff that makes me bloated and gives my stomach spasms, but I am going to stick with the soy based products for awhile and see how that goes. I can't continue like this, there are a lot of good suggestions in this thread that I will try, thanks everyone.

[bamber24 0]

I'm just over 3 weeks post-op and was having the same issue. I was drinking Special K Protein Drinks, and they only have 10gs of Protein in them so I asked my nutritionist what was best. She suggested a brand of Protein Shakes called Premier. They have I believe 32g's of protein, they aren't too big, and taste good. In addition to that, I eat/ate a lot of cottage cheese once I was able to. Approximately 12g's of protein per serving.

The Premier shakes can be found at costco, and they are about $18. for a box, which I believe has 18 shakes in it. Not too bad to get you through to the next step.