Feeling Discouraged..

[mpt809 30]

I've been doing everything to the T as the saying goes and I seem to be in a stall and not seeing any results at 3 months out..

[James Marusek 5,244]

One thing to do now at this stage is to assess your Protein intake. Your daily protein requirement is met by a combination of the amount of protein you obtain from food combined with the amount of protein from protein supplements (protein shakes, protein bars). Right after gastric bypass surgery, the volume of food you consume is minuscule (2 ounces) per meal. But as you get further along, the meal volume increases. Therefore you have a very important option available to you. As a result, you can begin to reduce your reliance on Protein Shakes. I went from 3 a day, down to 2, down to 1 and eventually none when I reached 1 cup per meal at a year and a half post-op.

This is important because protein shakes contain calories. If you can reduce your caloric intake, then you can end a stall. At least that was the approach that I used and it worked for me.

[Airstream88 361]

Are you getting in your fluids and Protein? If you aren't making the suggested amounts for either your body won't give up the weight. Are you exercising? You could also not be eating enough. At 3 months post-op I was eating between 750-900 calories a day per my Nutritionists guidelines. Now at 5 months post-op I get all my protein from real food (3oz chicken, shrimp, etc per mini-meal, 4x a day) and eat between 1000-1200 calories depending on whether its a workout day or not.

[mpt809 30]

One thing to do now at this stage is to assess your Protein intake. Your daily protein requirement is met by a combination of the amount of protein you obtain from food combined with the amount of protein from protein supplements (protein shakes, protein bars). Right after gastric bypass surgery, the volume of food you consume is minuscule (2 ounces) per meal. But as you get further along, the meal volume increases. Therefore you have a very important option available to you. As a result, you can begin to reduce your reliance on Protein Shakes. I went from 3 a day, down to 2, down to 1 and eventually none when I reached 1 cup per meal at a year and a half post-op.
This is important because protein shakes contain calories. If you can reduce your caloric intake, then you can end a stall. At least that was the approach that I used and it worked for me.

I am getting enough fluids, but lacking on the protein. I have to work on that, it's been hard to keep much down.

[mpt809 30]

Are you getting in your fluids and Protein? If you aren't making the suggested amounts for either your body won't give up the weight. Are you exercising? You could also not be eating enough. At 3 months post-op I was eating between 750-900 calories a day per my Nutritionists guidelines. Now at 5 months post-op I get all my protein from real food (3oz chicken, shrimp, etc per mini-meal, 4x a day) and eat between 1000-1200 calories depending on whether its a workout day or not.

As I mentioned above- I am getting more than enough Fluid in, but not protein. Also, i exercise regularly since given the green light to do so after surgery..

[Airstream88 361]

If you are not getting your Protein in then you are probably not getting enough calories. I had a really hard time tolerating Protein Shakes and bars so really had to make the effort to move to real food. In the beginning make sure any meat (chicken, pork, etc) is moist. I started with meatballs or meatloaf with low sugar marinara, taco meat with cheese, chili, chicken/turkey with guacamole, hummus, salsa or low-fat gravy, meatloaf, and lots of mozzarella cheese sticks and pearls. I took really small bites, chewed till it was mush and ate very slowly. bariatriceating.com has lots of recipes for all stages. I also get recipes from "The World according to Eggface" blog.

[blondie66 271]

Eat more and stop dieting...I know strange advice but you're 3 months post op and that's considered the honeymoon phase. U can eat and it'll start things moving. Also you need to exercise 30 mins daily. Counting calories and avoiding carbs will come. At 3 months u can't eat much of anything do eat what u can 3 meals and 2 Snacks but eating too few of calories can slow it down.

[cevans2995 4]

Try the Premier Protein shakes. I love them and you can get them at costco and on Amazon. The banana one tastes like juicy fruit gum to me but the other flavors are great.