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Eat low meat. Cant get more protien per volume. whey, eggs and soy are also great. Bariatric Advantage has a vegtable Soup that one serving is around 20 grams of protien. I find the Soup better tasteing than the shakes , but they are both bland.

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I don't think I could since I have so much restriction and my portions are so tiny. I still have a Protein Shake everyday and probably always will.

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For someone who has just had surgery thru the time they are back to solid foods, I would say it is impossible. Once back on solid foods with few dietary restrictions, it's still a challenge to get an average of 20gm per meal. That's why I still rely on at least one high-quality Protein shake a day (Premier ready-to-drink) and keep Protein powder on hand too, even at 3 years post-op. It just makes life so much easier.

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I don't think I could since I have so much restriction and my portions are so tiny. I still have a Protein shake everyday and probably always will.

Same here. I have even gotten so used to the taste, I look forward to drinking them.

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Eat your veggies that are protein: Beans, peas, chickpeas, broccoli, spinach, etc. Put Protein on salads or mix in with the dressing (YES!).

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I wish someone would invent a Protein pill... there's a pill for everything else, why not Protein?!!

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My go to meals are tuna salad w/ cottage for lunch, Protein shake for bfast & lunch meat, cottage cheese tacos. I personally loved all these things before my sleeve so now it's even easier. When I crave hot food ( not often cause I was always a salad girl) I order a taco and eat the inside only with a side of Beans. Meatballs are great too. I will even heat up lunch meat with a slice of cheese & it's like a melt without the bread. I also have eggs at all times of the day now.

Good luck!

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I wish someone would invent a Protein pill... there's a pill for everything else, why not Protein?!!

They do make protein pills! You have to eat a ton of them to get any benefit though so you might as well eat the foods. Proteinex (or the makers of proteinex) is a company that makes them that I've found. One gram per pill. chewable. I didn't try any. They sent me some samples. I got so tired of trying samples of different products that I gave up and gave them away to someone just sleeved.

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eggs for Breakfast, greek yogurt or cheese & lunchmeat for Snacks, tuna for lunch and Protein for dinner. It is possible but you have to count carefully.

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Maybe try to mix up your shakes. Matrix makes some that are so decadent its like a milkshake. The premier ones from costco are 30 grams and as long as they are super cold, it's like chocolate milk. I even had those all the time before sleeve.

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Here is a sample of how I get my Protein in without a shake. This day is a little light on the calories (I normally try to get 800-1000). Each meal is about 5 oz in volume ( 6 months out). I apologize that I couldn't get a screen shot of the entire day in one pic, but you should be able to see each meal.

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Isopure drinks, which has the consistency of Water. I found the best prices on Vitamin Shoppe. It was the only way for me (and not 70 mg, my doc doesn't require that much). I could not do the thickness or sweetness of shakes or other Fruit Drinks. It is 20 ounces and has 40 mg of whey Protein (160 calories). For me, it is simply fantastic because I just cannot do shakes or juices that are super sweet. I can have white fish but my stomach cannot yet, each time I've tried, well let's say I'm not getting any Protein.

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I started using Protein Shake powder when cooking. I couldn't stand the texture of most shakes so I started making muffins out of shake powders, hemp seeds, almond flour ect.

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