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Mine is 80-but doctor told me 40 at the least yesterday, so today I'm having less than 80 the next few days to see how that goes.

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I meet or exceed it almost always. I'm barely missing it on days I don't get it all in.

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I'm suppose to get 60-80 grams a day and I never get anywhere near that. I am having a hard time because the Protein Shake make me gag. I don't know what to do?? I'm worried about not getting enough Protein but when I try to drink it I want to puke. I would rather not do that so I just haven't been drinking it. I have been eating Greek yogurt but it only has 14g in a serving. If I could just eat meat that would be great but I'm only 2 1/2 week post-op.

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Finding Proteins easy, it's fitting liquids in that seems hard!

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Starting out after 2 wks i finally bought a good vegan type unflavored whey Protein Powder an i was put at least a tsp in my Soup, broths,coffee,hot tea,pudding,yogurt you name it i stuck it in. The more i got the weight dropped. Now i get between 40 to 70 day. An its thru food for majority unless im alone

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I'm on phase 2 of my post op diet, post op day 10. I'm to eat two meals, have one Protein Shake, and get at least 60 grams of Protein daily with a goal of 73g.

I'm hitting about high 60s.

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Yes I do! And I have to get my liquids in because if I don't i get dizzy. All is well. Met goal in 6 months lost 140 since I started the process. Protein is so important.

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I am getting 60-70 per day and that is with just one shake, I have been EXTREMELY fortunate that nothing I have tried has bothered me in the least. (I may regret that but for now it has made this pretty easy) So for Protein I have had pureed chix w/ Beans, pureed beef stew, black bean Soup, cottage cheese, greek yogurt and SF pudding and Jello with unflavored Protein added.

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Be careful. Your body can only absorb 20g per hour. If you drink one shake fast you'll either have pain, throw up, or not get all your Protein for the day. I think 3 small 20g shakes are easier than 1 big one for three or 4 hours straight!

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it took me a good 2 weeks to build up to getting 60 grams of Protein but now I get over 70 most days. As for fluids what I started doing was adding loads of ice and a tiny bit of Water with my Protein Shakes. I then just sipped all day. It was a good way to get both protein and fluids in one shot. At nearly 6 mths out I still start most days with a Protein Shake. I use FAGE 0% greek yogurt which is 23 gms of protein per cup, add a scoop of protein powder (Isopure unflavored) which is 26gms per scoop plus any flavorings I want. My protein shakes usually are between 30 - 40 gms of protein. Te rest I get from food. If I'm a little low then dinner is usually a cup of Soup with a scoop of Isopure mixed in.

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Yup. Every single day.

It comes from milk, chicken, fish, red meat, Beans, Protein drinks.

Love my Protein. :)

Pre-op, I certainly didn't eat enough protein.

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you bet! I had no issue post-op because I had no problem with downing my shakes. Once transitioned to solid foods, I had no issues with anything I tried (I was very fortunate).

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