Almost 4weeks out, need some meal planning advice

[Sherryp50 4]

Hi! I was sleeved July 17th and am set to start my soft diet Wednesday. Currently I am drinking 3 Unjury shakes per day for a total of 66 grams of Protein. While I think they taste good I am getting a little tired of them and would like to eat some protein, or at least cut down one of my shakes per day. I have even thought of this, usually I mix one scoop of Unjury with 4ozs 1% milk, I wonder if it would be better to mix 2 scoops with 8ozs and sip over a longer period of time just to get two out of the way?

[tml74 24]

Hi. I was sleeved 7/17 but my doctor allowed soft foods after 2 weeks. I eat just about anything chewed very well. eggs, chicken, fish, tuna with light mayo, low fat cheeses, I also mix unflavored Unjury in my crystal light fruit punch or mio flavors and like that better than the creamy sweet chocolate shakes. It's too much sometimes. I stay away from a lot of carbs and eat Protein, veggies/fruits and then carbs if there is any room (usually not). I also find using myfitnesspal app is so helpful for me to keep track on the summary.

[clk 3,519]

You should start eating some of your Protein once you're on soft foods but shakes will remain a part of your life for a long while. I'm three years out and while I no longer need a shake to hit my goals, I enjoy drinking one to boost my Protein. It also frees me to eat a larger variety of foods with my meals, instead of just dense protein.

So my suggestion, other than finding some nice protein-rich soft foods (cottage cheese was my go-to until lactose intolerance got me) is to experiment and find a shake you actually enjoy. I have changed up my protein several times in the last three years but the only line of protein to make it this whole time is the Syntrax Nectar line. Look for a sample pack of them online and see if you enjoy them more than the unjury. I can't mix with milk so I really love that if I'm in a hurry, all of the Nectars (except vanilla bean torte!) taste good mixed with plain Water. No joke - not tolerable mixed with Water, but taste good. Even my hubs, who has despised every single protein I've used over the years will drink the chocolate one mixed with water. He says it tastes like Yoo-Hoo.

I also "double up" my protein once in a while by doing two scoops in 1.5 times the amount of liquid. You'll read conflicting accounts of whether or not this works. Some people cite studies showing we can't absorb more than 30g of protein at a time, and others cite studies disproving that. It's up to you and what you're comfortable doing.

Good luck!

~Cheri

[Elliejmiller 24]

Hi. I was sleeved 7/17 but my doctor allowed soft foods after 2 weeks. I eat just about anything chewed very well. Eggs' date=' chicken, fish, tuna with light mayo, low fat cheeses, I also mix unflavored unjury in my crystal light fruit punch or mio flavors and like that better than the creamy sweet chocolate shakes. It's too much sometimes. I stay away from a lot of carbs and eat Protein, veggies/fruits and then carbs if there is any room (usually not). I also find using myfitnesspal app is so helpful for me to keep track on the summary.[/quote']

So glad to see this. Mine was the same way but I was tripping out because everyone else is longer for foods!!!! Few thanks lol

I'm doing well with all foods chewed up really well and no issues. Back to gym too. Down 20 lbs surgery was 15 days ago