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How much Protein are y'all being told to consume daily? My rny team is saying 80-100 gms. That seems crazy high.

Preop weight 389 current weight 342 lost to date 47 lbs 152 to goal rny 6/11/23

Mine says 60

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How much Protein are y'all being told to consume daily? My rny team is saying 80-100 gms. That seems crazy high.

Preop weight 389 current weight 342 lost to date 47 lbs 152 to goal rny 6/11/23

At least 65. I usually get closer to 80 tho.

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My surgeon requires 100g.

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So far, 60-64...

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Why are everyone's stats for a normal day... Calories, carbs, and protein... I'm trying to god the delicate balance. I can't get down the Protein Shakes anymore and they're all so many carbs and calories. Even the low cal ones. I'd rather eat my Protein than drink it.

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I maintain a food log so I can track my numbers very closely.

1640 AVERAGE daily calories - some days I'm over and some I'm under and both are fine. My goal is always to hit the average (on a weekly basis).

Carbs/Fat/Protein = 40%/30%/30% (again an AVERAGE) and I hit that very close on a weekly basis.

Food is always the best source for Protein (and just about everything else including vitamins) as long as you can meet the protein requirement from your doctor. As noted above, my surgeon requires 100g a day. I've had a 35g Protein Shake for Breakfast every day for close to two years. There have been exceptions but as a general rule, I found it very difficult to hit that 100g number with food alone and still maintain my calorie, carbs and fat goals. The daily shake makes it relatively easy.

Everyone please note that I am not a June post-op - Oct 20th I'll be two years post-op.

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Why are everyone's stats for a normal day... Calories' date=' carbs, and protein... I'm trying to god the delicate balance. I can't get down the Protein Shakes anymore and they're all so many carbs and calories. Even the low cal ones. I'd rather eat my Protein than drink it.[/quote']

I'm almost 5 weeks out and here is my typical day:

Protein: I aim for 70g

Calories: between 500-700 depending on the day (I'm trying to stay closer to 700 because at 500 I was stalling and upping the calories has helped)

Carbs: between 35-45g I don't really track this consciously because I'm so focused on protein that I'm eating very little carbs.

I finally found a decent Protein Shake. It is gold standard from GNC. It isn't chalky and gross!

Surgery: 6/26/13 HW 370 SW 320 CW 303

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Why are everyone's stats for a normal day... Calories' date=' carbs, and protein... I'm trying to god the delicate balance. I can't get down the Protein Shakes anymore and they're all so many carbs and calories. Even the low cal ones. I'd rather eat my Protein than drink it.[/quote']

Roughly

900 on calories

40 - 50 on total carbs

90 on protien

Im still having an issue balancing solid foods. any starch sits very heavy with me. so im getting better but need to do a better job of measuring.

this morning went to a local deli had 3 bites of my eggs a bite of dry whole wheat toast. and was full to the point i needed to.get rid of some( 2 hours later) was able to get in half a protien bar..... this is the toughest part so far i eat nothing solid but when i do it causes me issues 15 % of the time. im loosing weight and im happy with that! but i need to get some sort of menu i can work with! this hit or miss introducing new foods to le pouch is for the birds....

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I feel like I'm loosing to slowly. I'm 5 weeks this pass Thursday and only down 26-28 pounds. Is this normal weight loose?

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I feel like I'm loosing to slowly. I'm 5 weeks this pass Thursday and only down 26-28 pounds. Is this normal weight loose?

Everyone is different

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I feel like I'm loosing to slowly. I'm 5 weeks this pass Thursday and only down 26-28 pounds. Is this normal weight loose?

I keep trying to tell myself I didn't gain it over night and won't lose it over night. I'm 7.5 weeks out and down 31-32 lbs.

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Why are everyone's stats for a normal day... Calories' date=' carbs, and protein... I'm trying to god the delicate balance. I can't get down the Protein Shakes anymore and they're all so many carbs and calories. Even the low cal ones. I'd rather eat my Protein than drink it.[/quote']

I'm usually 700-900 calories. 70g protein. 40g carbs. Some days I'm higher on carbs or protein but I would call these average for me. Only thing my surgeon stressed is the 65+ protein.

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Roughly

900 on calories

40 - 50 on total carbs

90 on protien

Im still having an issue balancing solid foods. any starch sits very heavy with me. so im getting better but need to do a better job of measuring.

this morning went to a local deli had 3 bites of my eggs a bite of dry whole wheat toast. and was full to the point i needed to.get rid of some( 2 hours later) was able to get in half a protien bar..... this is the toughest part so far i eat nothing solid but when i do it causes me issues 15 % of the time. im loosing weight and im happy with that! but i need to get some sort of menu i can work with! this hit or miss introducing new foods to le pouch is for the birds....

I am having the same issues with food. With VERY little exception everything that requires chewing makes me nauseated. I have no problem with my Protein Shakes or Greek yogurt. I am still not able to eat anymore than about 1.5 oz at a time on a good day. I'm not really sure how much it should be at this point but reading posts I feel like it should be a little more than that. My calories are rarely more than 500 a day but I do manage to get at least 60 g of Protein.

surgery date 6/11/13 HW: 364lbs. SW: 335.5 CW: 300 GW: 150

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I feel like I'm loosing to slowly. I'm 5 weeks this pass Thursday and only down 26-28 pounds. Is this normal weight loose?

There is no such thing as "normal weight loss". Comparing your weight loss to someone else's weight loss is always a bad idea. The fact that your weight loss is different from mine (or anyone else's) means absolutely nothing. There are simply too many variables.

Focus on following the protocol as closely as you possibly can, maintain a food log, stay active and stay away from the scales for at least a week at a time and two would be even better. You're gonna love the new you!!

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I am having the same issues with food. With VERY little exception everything that requires chewing makes me nauseated. I have no problem with my Protein Shakes or Greek yogurt. I am still not able to eat anymore than about 1.5 oz at a time on a good day. I'm not really sure how much it should be at this point but reading posts I feel like it should be a little more than that. My calories are rarely more than 500 a day but I do manage to get at least 60 g of Protein.< /p>

surgery date 6/11/13 HW: 364lbs. SW: 335.5 CW: 300 GW: 150

Did they give you lil 2oz cups @hospital? They make good portions for beginning out, I use mine gor a lot of measuring just fill em up &eat with applesauce, Jello &etc plus my protein shakes it will all happen in time plus drink Water.< /p>

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