sunshine1531 30 Posted March 13, 2016 My surgery is coming up soon on march 22nd and I've been re-reading through all my education materials from my doctor. I'm finding a lot of good examples of solid Proteins he recommends eating but I only found one part that talked about how MUCH Protein I should be consuming in a day. It says the minimum requirement is 50 gm for women and 65 gm for men. My question is, if that's the minimum, is there a higher number I should be trying to target instead? Or is there a maximum amount also? Thanks for the advice! Sent from my XT1080 using the BariatricPal App Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inner Surfer Girl 12,015 Posted March 13, 2016 My surgery is coming up soon on march 22nd and I've been re-reading through all my education materials from my doctor. I'm finding a lot of good examples of solid Proteins he recommends eating but I only found one part that talked about how MUCH Protein I should be consuming in a day. It says the minimum requirement is 50 gm for women and 65 gm for men. My question is, if that's the minimum, is there a higher number I should be trying to target instead? Or is there a maximum amount also? Thanks for the advice! Sent from my XT1080 using the BariatricPal App Every surgeon and NUT are different. I was sleeved April 20, 2015 and my Protein target is 100 grams a day. According to my surgeon's practice the targets are: 100 grams a day for a men and anyone with a starting BMI of over 50. 80 grams a day for women with a starting BMI of under 50. It seems to me that most good surgeon's have a target of at least 80-90 grams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James Marusek 5,244 Posted March 13, 2016 It is a function of age and activity level. Your surgeon should provide you with a recommended daily minimum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
