Any One Else Struggling - - PLEASE HELP

[ginger3151 0]

Is anyone else struggling with trying to get in all their Protein while not exceeding their daily calorie allowance?

I'm having a really tough time. I use a Protein Drink in the morning, but don't want to have to use it more than twice a day. If I eat regular food, I don't can't get 65 to 70 grams of protein without going over the 1000 calaries a day.

Can someone please HELP!!!! :help:

[annielkd 0]

I don't think there is a mathematical way to do that. If you have two drinks (even using water) they are going to be about 200-300 calories.... then that would leave 700 for food.... I don't know what state you are in... but, that's about 350 for two meals. It's a tough struggle. I have two drinks a day... then I eat twice... but, I try to stick to about 200 calories per meal. It's tough.

[Cleo 0]

I have a terrible feeling that Lap banding is just another way to slowly starve without the hunger pangs. What sort of a life do we have when we spend it drinking Protein Shakes then not being able to eat real food?

[ontheway 1]

Cleo -Is it starving if you don't have hunger pangs though? That was the whole reason I got the lap band! I was tired of having it feel like my stomach was chomping on itself and I could just cut back the food without being so danged hungry all the time. My suggestion to you regarding the Protein is ALWAYS eat your protein first - be it tuna, chicken, cottage cheese, etc. And find some supplement that is higher in protein. I use several different things when my days are low and one is Isopure from GNC. The taste isn't great but I add part of a Crystal Light on the Go and it makes it better. Best part - 40 grams o protein in that 20 ounces of liquid that i spread throughout the day. There are also several other choices at bariatriceating.com that I like....explore and I hope you can find that balance for you.

[fatandoverit 1]

cleo... you seem to have a really bad attitude

[JulieNYC 4]

My doctor only recommends 45 g of Protein for me a day (I'm 5'2). I have a Starbucks FF cafe au lait (12 g), 1/2 cup of cottage cheese (12 g), and either a piece of fish or a high Protein yogurt (either 16 g) almost every day. Total calories for these 3 items = 250 cals, for 37 g of protein. Then I can eat almost anything else I want for the other 750 cals and I'm going to meet my protein goals.

If I were a taller person, I'd eat a little more fish or cottage cheese and I'd still meet my goals on very low calories.

Try a strained yogurt like Fage Total and/or a "whipped" cottage cheese like Friendship 1%. I loathe normal cottage cheese, but whip it (or blend it at home) and it's one of my favorite foods.

Good luck!

[lapbandliz 0]

I'm eating about 1100-1300 calories a day and I'm still hungry. My stomach just churns and growls. Sometimes this happens even after I eat...I still feel hungry. It really gets me late at night. Needless to say, my weight loss is slow. I've had 2 fills, do I need another one? I can get really stuck while I'm eating if I eat to fast or too big a bite, so I'm not sure that making the band tighter is really what I need. Please advise.... thanks!

[ginger3151 0]

One thing I have found that helps me with the hunger pangs is to drink some Ice Cold Water. It shrinks the band and helps me get through the times when I feel hungry!

[JosieK 120]

hi ginger,

there are these test tubes called:

whey Liquid Protein-42

they have 42 gms of Protein. there is also ones with 25 gms of Protein

they come in grape, fruit punch, orange, blue raspberry

i buy them on a website called A1supplements.com

they have low calories and low carbs.

i put them in a glass of ice and pretty much this fills alot of my protein requirements without the calories.

hope this helps

[Desiree1970 0]

learn how to cheat your brain...

Add Protein to your cottage cheese.

Mix Protein into your omlette.

Add your protein into a smoothie

I love Protein nectar and I drink that with my crystal light...

It's all about twisting your minds way of thinking about food.

Hope that helps

[WASaBubbleButt 41]

I have a terrible feeling that Lap banding is just another way to slowly starve without the hunger pangs. What sort of a life do we have when we spend it drinking Protein shakes then not being able to eat real food?

Well, I guess if that is what you want to make your diet that is your choice. I don't know of anyone that has to do that but to each his own I suppose.