Are protein shakes the answer

[Sharon7370 6]

Hi I was sleeved 20/12/13 and have lost 107lbs so far. I'm stuck in a it of a rut weight loss wise at the moment and my hair is falling out badly! I worked out that I am probably only managing 10grams of Protein a day. I do take a multi vit once a day. Any help tips or advice would be great

[mark! 449]

At 10g a day, I'm not sure if it would combat the Hair loss, but it would certainly combat the muscle weight loss and overall health of your body. 10g isn't going to cut it for anyone, not even a 10 year old child. Gotta get more than that.

[Sharon7370 6]

Do Protein Shakes count as a drink or food, I'm not worried about the calories of them because I don't eat enough calories too worry its the half hour between eating and drinking I'm concerned about. If its a drink then no wait time for a cuppa if its food I have to wait half an hour

[huligoo 75]

If your not eating enough...drink the shakes...60-80 grams a day of protein...to help prevent Hair loss and muscle loss

[MIJourney 490]

Congrats on your HUGE loss!!! You definitely need more than 20g of Protein. I shoot for 90g/day most of that coming from food and under 900 cals a day. I do make a Protein Shake 3 or 4 days a week if I'm not going to get in in by food alone. My nails are growing like crazy. Keep needing to clip them. I'm hoping it helps with Hair loss too:)

[SerendipityHappens 1,594]

Protein Shakes count as liquids.< /p>

[Arts137 1,811]

More Protein!!! Any way you can!

[Sharon7370 6]

I was doing herbal life shakes before the op to help lose the weight and had some left so I've got some to use up. Just been to holland and barratt and bought 2 huge tubs of whey Protein at 78grams per 100 grams of powder shall try it and see if it makes any difference in the meantime I will buy a hat

[mark! 449]

Try to keep each serving at or under 30g of Protein. If you have to split it up, then do so. Everyone is different, but the general consensus without knowing your liver/kidney function and blood work, is that your body can only ingest 30g protein in a sitting, anything else is tossed out in the crapper.

[QweenNique 44]

Not true about the consumption of Protein per sitting. It's not tossed and it depends on your metabolism. And a Protein Shake is yes a liquid but its also a meal depending on the cal intake.

[DonRodolfo 1,416]

Not true about the consumption of Protein per sitting. It's not tossed and it depends on your metabolism. And a Protein shake is yes a liquid but its also a meal depending on the cal intake.

My NUT said the same thing as mark about the body only being able to use a particular amount of Protein. What are you saying happens to excess protein?

[QweenNique 44]

My NUT said the same thing as mark about the body only being able to use a particular amount of Protein. What are you saying happens to excess Protein?

Great question however it's complicated lol my nut has never restricted my protein per sitting because she advised that a protein shake will or should take up to 30min to and hour to consume and because its being consumed in a slower rate the restriction per drink or bar or whatever is in fact being absorbed. Now everyone is different as well a bodybuilder can consume 100 grams in one shake less than an hour they consume over 300grams a day and Proteins that are not absorbed can be passed out the body or turned into Aminos in some cases. It's hard to turn the excess into fat thank heavens but paying attention to the calorie and fat in a shake is important we need Aminos and protein when working out.

[Sharon7370 6]

Off to see my consultant this afternoon, hopefully I can get some help with the Hair loss and general feelings of being run down. Feeling very fatigued to at the moment.and weight is plateauing even though I still have at least another 40 lbs to go