Was Protein The Enemy All Along?

[kiwiladydee 402]

Could I have avoided years of weight gain and the pain of surgery by eating a little moo-moo? I realized not only do I not get enough Protein in my current diet on WLS, I never ate protein! My food intake was Pasta, pizza, and smoothie \ in that order. And maybe popcorn daily 100 calorie pop. I always stayed under my calorie count and I walk 3 times a week, but the scale was broke, it would only increase!! Now that I'm forcing myself to eat these (sorry not to offend) yucky animals snd chalky shakes, the scale seems to be fixed?? Ok I had to vent realizing I hate protein and miss my love of carbs, but they no longer taste the same.

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[TinyMamiOf3kids 1,280]

I don't do shakes & Protein hummm I have meat daily so I guess that helps.

[rabrijumo 140]

I find that people are to diverse to say any one diet is best for all. Low carb was the only diet I ever did that was sucessful (ish- since I did not keep it off) plus when i am keeping low carb I can actually resist tempting items. When I tried low cal low fat I was miserable and felt sick and weak. I never lost wt well and ended up cheating rather quickly due to how I felt.

[Bert_n_ernie 60]

Could I have avoided years of weight gain and the pain of surgery by eating a little moo-moo? I realized not only do I not get enough Protein in my current diet on WLS' date=' I never ate protein! My food intake was Pasta, pizza, and smoothie \ in that order. And maybe popcorn daily 100 calorie pop. I always stayed under my calorie count and I walk 3 times a week, but the scale was broke, it would only increase!! Now that I'm forcing myself to eat these (sorry not to offend) yucky animals snd chalky shakes, the scale seems to be fixed?? Ok I had to vent realizing I hate Protein and miss my love of carbs, but they no longer taste the same.

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I miss my Pasta days too. Before surgery I always stayed under the calorie count as well (until the cheesecake came around)

New Life Started 07/24/12

[O.T.R. sleever 3,386]

I've been lurking around here for a while now, but felt I might have something to offer here.

Yes, you absolutely need Protein it's what fuels your body & it metabolizes slowly compared to carbs. But you don't have to get your Protein from animals.

There are several vegitarian/vegan protein options out there. The only caveat being that when dealing with vegetable protein you need to be carefully to get a full amino acid balance. Hemp protein is the only known plant protein that independently supports a complete ammino acid structure. Sun Warrior also makes a blend of plant Proteins that have all he amino acids your body needs.

[Bert_n_ernie 60]

Google liquid Protein. I haven't bought any but I'm gonna look into it. My aunt told me about them. She used them after her bypass. I guess they're Protein Shots with like 50 mg of Protein per shot.

New Life Started 07/24/12

[O.T.R. sleever 3,386]

Google liquid Protein. I haven't bought any but I'm gonna look into it. My aunt told me about them. She used them after her bypass. I guess they're Protein Shots with like 50 mg of Protein per shot.

New Life Started 07/24/12

Before you order them check the ingredients. If it says Gelatin or collagen don't waste your money. The human body is incapable of using collagen/gelatin Proteins.

Unfortunately every protein shot I've found except "yes whey" sources their protein from these useless products.

[Bert_n_ernie 60]

Before you order them check the ingredients. If it says Gelatin or collagen don't waste your money. The human body is incapable of using collagen/gelatin Proteins.

Unfortunately every Protein shot I've found except "yes whey" sources their Protein from these useless products.

Yeah I saw a lot of those and wouldn't waste my money. I found a couple that look promising. They're specifically designed for bariatric patients. I'm an.obsessive label reader.

New Life Started 07/24/12

[transit1972 1]

Google liquid Protein. I haven't bought any but I'm gonna look into it. My aunt told me about them. She used them after her bypass. I guess they're Protein Shots with like 50 mg of Protein per shot.

New Life Started 07/24/12

If ur near a costco they sell the premier shakes 30g so only 2 a day here in Ontario Canada

[DLCoggin 1,788]

Well I'm originally from Texas and if eating Protein was the key to avoiding weight gain, I never would have made it to 185 much less 285! Lol!! But the absolute importance of protein post-op is undeniable. Doctors vary widely on their recommendations - from 60g to 100g a day - but I've never heard of a bariatric surgeon that doesn't stress the importance of protein post-op.

[PaulB 346]

My nutritionist wants me to forget about calorie count right now and focus on Protein Protein protein. She says to stay away from yogurt it may taste good but pass though your pouch so fast that you do not get enough from it.and the calories don't count she suggested puting in some fat to help out. Ok I have never been told this befor and find it hard to Belive. But she used to be 387 lbs and now she is 138. So who do you Belive your self and all the things you have read or someone that's done this Journy ???

Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

[Winter84 35]

I drink theses, the blue one is good also

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[PaulB 346]

I drink theses' date=' the blue one is good also

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Yummy I like them too

Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

[Lissette2022 53]

I drink theses' date=' the blue one is good also

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How many of these do u have a day?

Surgiversary 8/27/12 @ 255lbs (Sent from my iPhone using RNYTalk)

[bekki03 51]

How many of these do u have a day?

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The only problem is they are kinda expensive. They have 40 grams of Protein. I really liked the green one. Melon Apple. when I was on the liquid diet these were a staple....but I had to order them online. I don't know what store carries then