How do i get enough protein in my diet when I can only eat a few bites

[apositivelife4me 189]

I am wondering how on earth do I get the required amount of Protein in when I can only eat a few bites per meal? I am 2 months post op.

[RickM 1,747]

Basically, Protein Drinks until you can get enough from real food - which can be quite variable, a few weeks to a few months.

[sillykitty 10,775]

I agree, Protein drinks. I also cannot get all my protein from food, unless I were to basically eat all day, which I obviously don't want to do.

Edit to add: Greek yogurt, protein fortified Soups from here on Bariatric Pal, Fairlife milk and Jerky, could get me to my protein goals if I really worked at it. I find it easier though if I just start my day with a Protein Shake. That get me over half way there, so the rest of the day I can usually get there easily.

Edited July 10, 2018 by sillykitty

[GreenTealael 25,360]

Drink Protein supplements until you can eat enough which will take months. Reach out to your team for help working out a plan.

[apositivelife4me 189]

Thank you.

[Creekimp13 5,840]

Eat six times a day. Works awesome.

[sillykitty 10,775]

13 hours ago, Creekimp13 said:

Eat six times a day. Works awesome.

This depends on your level of restriction. 5 months out, I usually can't get 2 oz of solid Protein in. So I'd have to eat 2 oz of chicken, 6x's a day, to get to 60 g of protein. Clearly that's not practical, or desirable. So I foresee needing protein drinks for a long time to come.

[apositivelife4me 189]

2 hours ago, sillykitty said:

This depends on your level of restriction. 5 months out, I usually can't get 2 oz of solid Protein in. So I'd have to eat 2 oz of chicken, 6x's a day, to get to 60 g of Protein. Clearly that's not practical, or desirable. So I foresee needing Protein Drinks for a long time to come.

I went on Amazon and bought a 12 pack of Pure Protein drinks. They have 35 grams of protein per can. They are chocolate flavored.