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but can someone tell me - Roughly, how much in food equivelant is 100g of Protein?

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100 g of Protien is about the equivelant of 1 pound of Beef. I don't know about you but I couldn't eat that much if my life depended on it after being banded. Protein Shakes are your friend.

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What is a 25g Protein shot? My doctor told me I had to get 60 grams of Protein in a day. I thought that was a lot but now it seems like it might not be enough.

They are small 2.9 oz. vials of fruit flavored protein that usually come in 25G and 42G. They can be downed in one or two swigs.

You can view them here: http://www.nashuanutrition.com/store/index.php?target=products&product_id=170

I buy mine at the local Vitamin Shoppe

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The only time a lost clumps of hair, in which my daughter asked if I was on chemo, was when my thryoid issue was finally diagnosed correctly. Now I am taking synthroid .88 mg every day and no more Hair loss, but I worry what will happen once I am banded.

I had thyroid related hair loss a couple years ago. I had been on Synthroid .50 mcg for a couple years then all of sudden my levels went out of whack. When my dose was raised to .75 the hair loss finally slowed then stopped. What I have experienced recently was comparable to that hair loss.

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100 g of Protien is about the equivelant of 1 pound of Beef. I don't know about you but I couldn't eat that much if my life depended on it after being banded. Protein shakes are your friend.

It can be done if you are not too tight and you focus on protein at every meal. I agree that Protein Shakes are your friend if you need protein but my doctor does not want me using them as a meal. I have to get three solid meals in a day then use the shakes as between-meal supplements.

Yesterday’s food Intake:

Breakfast

½ cup eggbeaters 12G Protein

1tbs shredded cheese 3G Protein

Mid-Morning

Worldwide shake 35G Protein

lunch

1 fish filet 19G Protein

Mid-Afternoon

Protein Shot 25G Protein

dinner

½ Hamburger Patty with slice of Tomato 14G Protein

1 tbs shredded chees on HB patty 3G protein

½ C Beans 10G

Total: 121 G

Edited by Jodi_620

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Thanks for all of the advice. I pretty much only eat Protein. and i do my shakes. my thyroid leves are ok, had them checked about a month ago. I am still trying to figure out how Jodi gets all that food in. Wow, i have a hard time getting in a half of chicken breast and for get anyfood before noon. well, i will continue to search for something to stop the madness of the Hair loss. i think i will add Biotin to the multi Vitamin, which i will also change out to a chewable. thanks all.

Patti

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PatticNJ,

I think that your last post explains the cause of both your hairloss and your stalled weight loss. I am not sure what your doctors guidelines are, but my doctor would tell you that you are too tight and need more nutrition and more calories. If you only eat Protein, can't eat before noon and can barely eat a half a chicken breast, there is no way you are getting in enough Protein or calories.

I hardly think that 1/2 cup eggs w/cheese (112 cal) , 1 fish filet (120 cal) and 1/2 hamburger patty with 1/2 c Beans (210 cal) is too much food for one day. All of that adds up to less than 500 calories.

Add an 11oz can Worldwide shake (160 cal) and a 3 oz shot of protein (100 cal) and it is a grand total of 702 calories. Even that falls below what many sucessful bandster here get in one day.

You need the protein and other nutrients to stop the hairloss and you need calories to burn fat, so you need to eat more to get your weight loss going again.

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Jodi,

Thanks, I think my last fill is giving up a little. I can actually eat now. I am able to get some more food in me. I am still very tight in the morning, but my Dr said that sometimes it is from not drinking all night. I can usually eat around 11, but then i try to eat my lunch or a snack. I have a nice fruity shake for Breakfast, with Protein milk and fruit, it equals about 350 calories and 35 g Protein. then for lunch i have chili, or tuna or chicken, with some crackers and tomatoe. for dinner it is whatever i make the family minus the rice, Pasta or potatoes. So last night it was 4 slices of London Broil with some corn. I've never been one to journal my food, otherwise WW would have worked for me LOL. ok gotta check the crying baby.

thanks,

Patti

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