what is your protein requirement?

[califmomto4 84]

What is your daily Protein goal?

How far post op are you?

Example of how you meet your goal daily (food/supplements)

[SoccerMomma73 1,867]

60-80 grams, 3 months....get it about 1/2 the time, gotta force myself to do a shake a day....

HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 219

[w106fox 62]

4 weeks post op- Protein goal 80-100 grand calorie goal 800-1000 I do 3 shakes a day and eat chicken, tuna and cheese. Also if I need to "snack" I'll eat Peanut Butter crackers and instead of sour cream I use plain Greek yogurt when I'm cooking.

[Pam Peltz 56]

60 g a day. Had surgery 2/20/13.

[pebulz 135]

40-60 gm a day 3 weeks out

[TxDumplin 69]

50-60 grams a day....It's getting more difficult cause these shakes are starting to taste like poo!

[BBdoodle 483]

When I first had surgery my minimum Protein requirement was 64 grams/daily. I would have my shake for a mid-morning snack or use it as Breakfast. I never had any problem getting the 64 grams in. I am a year post op now and drink a shake if I don't get enough protein in from food.< /p>

[celebrate*me 52]

2/19/13 surgery. My Protein requirements is 110 usually do between 80-90 daily. Isopure Water and Protein Shakes daily.

[DLCoggin 1,788]

Coming up on 19 months post-op. Requirement is 100g a day. 35g Protein Shake (Pure Protein) every day for breakfast. chicken, fish, turkey, low-fat cheese, yogurt - all excellent sources of Protein. There are also tons of grocery store foods that are surprisingly high in protein and low in fats and carbs. Getting in the habit of reading labels helped me tremendously in identifying all kinds of good ones. You have to hunt a little but the gems are there!

[pebulz 135]

Wow again what a difference depending on Drs 40-60 gm for my dr and some 100gm. I dont get it we all had the same surgery

[DLCoggin 1,788]

It does make us mere mortals wonder. But I think we have to remember that on the forums we see only pieces of any given doctor's post-op protocol, in this case the Protein requirement. Doctors on the other hand see the whole program and make their recommendations on all aspects of post-op care as well as their own personal experience regarding what works and what doesn't. I reckon if we trust our doctors enough to allow them to do their surgery, we have to trust their judgment regarding post-op care as well. There doesn't seem to be any general pattern that would indicate one protein requirement is more or less successful than another.

[Dorian 683]

It does make us mere mortals wonder. But I think we have to remember that on the forums we see only pieces of any given doctor's post-op protocol' date=' in this case the Protein requirement. Doctors on the other hand see the whole program and make their recommendations on all aspects of post-op care as well as their own personal experience regarding what works and what doesn't. I reckon if we trust our doctors enough to allow them to do their surgery, we have to trust their judgment regarding post-op care as well. There doesn't seem to be any general pattern that would indicate one Protein requirement is more or less successful than another.[/quote']

It would be nice is there was a universal protocol for this though huh?? Would make everything so much easier!

[Dorian 683]

Mine is 60~80. I get 60 alone in the two Protein Shakes I do, so the rest is in food. Sometimes will have a nectar Water drink as well. If you plan, its really not that hard to do. Of course some days are better than others!