getting enough protein.......

[jadekatz 0]

hello im kinda new here, had my surgery on 9-9-10 have lost a total of 23lbs so far..... have been stalled at current weight for 2 weeks now:sad: have my first fill oct 5th what im wondering is how is everyone getting their 70 grams of Protein in a day when your only supposed to be eating 2-3 times a day?

[Momto3redheads 18]

70? I guess different doctors recommend different amounts? My doctor said to shoot for 45 grams for non menstruating women and 55 for those who are menstruating.

I eat a lot of chili - thats great protein! (large chili at wendy's has 28 grams) Also you can buy non flavored Protein powder at Walmart and put it in anything...applesauce, yogurt, shakes, etc. I like to make a choc Peanut Butter shake with my herbalife choc mix, a tablespoon PB2 (powdered Peanut Butter - can use regular lowfat) and then add extra Protein - it is like a heavenly chocolate dessert and I feel like I am getting something fabulous like dairy queen. LOL I use the vanilla herbalife shake and put in frozen fruit, skim milk, and extra Protein Powder, too. I know they tell us not to drink a lot of our protein - but I cannot eat more than a cup at a time and even then sometimes I can't eat much - so this is the only way I can get in my protein....and since I hit my "sweet spot" I am never hungry anyway...

Good luck to you!

Kim

[KAS1971 0]

My doc has said 60-70 as well for Protein intake. I plan 1 snack a day but again that was his instruction. I do have the unflavored Protein Powder from GNC. I do my best to get most of it via food .. eggs, quiche, tuna, cottage cheese greek yogurt however also add it to the cottage cheese, tuna, even DD ice tea.. it litterally has no flavor so I can make almost anything high in protein.

[BetsyB 9]

My doctor is a three-meals-a-day guy, too. And he recommends 65-70 grams/day.

I find I lose and feel better if I go for 80-100--but your mileage may vary.

I eat around 3-ish ounces of Protein (chicken, turkey, fish, Beans...whatever) at every meal. But I also use Protein supplements a couple of times a day. (Not sanctioned by my doctor; he likes patients to limit to 1/day, and as a meal replacement. I use them as Snacks. Still, I am losing at a greater rate than most of his patients.)

I like the Inspire and PURE Proteins from bariatriceating.com.

[michellehoeffel 1]

My doctor also wants to hit at least 60 grams a day. 3 meals and 2 Snacks. I try to get Protein in at every meal. In the morning I have a shake which has about 30 grams of Protein no sugar and only 214 calories. I treat my self at my evening snack if I have made the goal for the day with something nonprotein and healthy of course.

It might be hard at first until you get used to it and you will find that you actually just know what to eat without even thinking about it.:smile2:

[TracieCat 8]

My Doctor is another that recommends three meals a day. And the Protein goal he gave me to shoot for daily is 64 ounces, up until now I was getting most of that by drinking my Protein shakes, usually two a day, although sometimes I was doubling up on the powder to get it done in one shot instead of two servings. That is something I have been having an issue with, getting my shakes in like I should.

I just this past week, am finally in the mushies stage of my post op, so at least getting some other sources of higher Protein in now as well.