? About Carbohydrates

I have a call into Dena, but she won't be back in the office until tuesday! Maybe some of you can tell me. When I saw Dr. Hornbostal for my 1 week follow up he said I could move up on my diet but to keep an eye on my carbohydrate intake and not to exceed 20gms a day. Well................. today I looked at my skim milk and protein powder and together for an 8 oz serving it's 15gms of carbohydrates!!!!!!!!! Do the math.......I'm supposed to drink 3 a day that's 45gms of carbohydrates!!!!!!! I'm I supposed to mix it with water ????? Got any suggestions?????? Thanks Brenda

no i dont have the answer for that. my soy milk is 10 grams of carbs. so that doesnt help much. Are you able to get 3 of them a day down yet? how about the water? I am doing well to get down 2 protein drinks and no where near the amount of water yet I try i really do but i just cant get it all down. Jan

Most days I get 3 protein drinks in. I still don't get in all my liquids, and I am not eating much, mostly cream soups or mashed potatoes. I only eat about 3 oz of either one. Somedays I don't even think about eating until in the afternoon. See ya later Brenda

Dear Brenda: It's Dr. H. What the actually directive on stage II is, is watch out for more than 20 grams of carbs AT ONE TIME, not IN ONE DAY. Target for daily carbs is not more than 100 grams, but more than 20 grams at a time will put you at risk for dumping. Hope this helps. Dr. H.

Thanks Dr. H. we really appreciate your clearing this up. I didnt see how you could keep it under 20 grams in a day when we arent getting much anyway. We better watch or p's and q's boys and girls we are being watched lol. thanks again. Jan

Thanks Dr. H., I guess when I saw you and you were telling me about the carbs. I was to excited about the weight loss I had for 1 week and wasn't listening like I should. Thank you again. Brenda

Some people mix protein drinks with water but to me they taste lousy. You might try for a short time buying premade protien drinks I drank carb solutions pre made drinks and I could get them down. I am not a fan of protien drinks and personally I only used them a short while like the first couple of months. I felt better and had more energy on eating real protien not shakes but that is me. I did better on cottage cheese, tuna, cheese and thing I liked.

but right now David we are in a stage where that stuff isnt permitted and if i cant get anymore down at a time than i do now i will never get enoough protein. Our diatition says we need 90 grams a day that is a lot of cottage cheese and tuna isnt it? lol Anyway right now it is protein shakes untill for me the 14th then i can start trying to get some of it in per real food. . Jan

I know that all surgeons are different, and a lot of them are on the anti-carb patrol. My own surgeon's protocol calls for 50+ g of protein each day without counting carbs. HOWEVER...the dietician that works in his program will tell you that the carbs you choose should be the healthy ones...fruits, whole wheat pasta and breads, etc., and NEVER eaten alone...always with protein. With THAT said...I'd probably get really skinny if I could stick to just 20 g of carbs a day. But then, I'd be hungry all the time because carbs are what fills me up. ANYWAY...as long as you aren't taking in the "bad" carbs, going over the 20 g, especially with milk and protein powder, I think you'll be okay. And yes, USUALLY, you mix the protein powder with water. ICK! I like the Advant Edge pre-mixed stuff...15 g protein, 100 calories, and tastes good. Hope that helps a little. Pamela