Protein Feast??

Has anybody done a protein feast as a plateau buster?? So far today I've had about 90 grams of protein and still have dinner to go so I should end up over 100 grams for the day (or more if I can stomach ANOTHER protein drink before bed ) I REALLY HATE protein drinks but have had two today and some cheese and peanut butter......oh and I had my Rocomojo this AM and nearly all of my water already ..... no caffeine (have a slight headache)....and no sugar. I've been on this plateau for 4-6 weeks now....fluxuating between 145-149 and really want to get 20 more pounds off by September 14 (one year out).....any other high protein suggestions out there?.....Oh yeah, I bought some of the frozen south beach diet meals and am going to try them this week....they have like 28 and 35 grams of protein (not sure if I can eat the whole thing) but it beats lean cuisine! Any thoughts are appreciated! Kim

I protein feast most of the time, but i do like my protein drinks! Love ya, Lindy

I eat the South Beach meals everday, sometimes 2 a day and the wraps too. Im not crazy about the pita bread wrap in the kits but the meals are not bad at all. I stick mainly with the chicken ones. I just do not do well with beef or steak. Im going to try to make some protein balls to nibble on but havent a clue how much protein is in one. Maybe someone will pop in who knows and lets us both know.. Sandy

Michael Cappalone from the BB list posted this about busting a plateau the other day. I didn't ask him if it would be okay to post his post here, but I'm sure he wouldn't mind...he's such a sweetheart. It's about shocking the system and he has used it to get off plateaus and other people have too. This is for after WLS, of course, but I remember back in the days when I could still diet and lose weight. I would go on a certain amount of calories a day. I would always weigh every single day, even though some people say don't too that. I do...and I have a reason for this which takes too long to explain, but anyway I would weigh every single day. I remember times when, after dieting for months and month, there would be a family reunion or Thanksgiving or something where I would abandon the diet for the day and eat like a pig. Then the next morning, I would hang my head and go to the scales like I was going to the gallows, only to be delighted that I had lost 4-5 lbs. since the day before! I could never explain it, but I guess my system was shocked enough to lose weight. Anyway, here is what he posted and he knows a lot about WLS and is below goal, so I trust him.... Here it is: I first read about "shocking the system" on another surgery website, and I couldn't believe it, but time after time this seemed to work for people, so I began using it. It's a chemical reaction that occurs in the body and I really don't pretend to understand it, but here is basically it: Day 1) Eat your normal meals, but incorporate high carb foods (the BAD carbs (NOT SUGAR!), like white flour and pasta and such, if you can tolerate them without feeling sick). For example, have toast or waffles in the morning, then for lunch have a sandwich on white bread (yes, white bread! Can you believe it?) with some potato chips (the fat free ones are fine, the key here is carbs), and then at dinner have some potatoes or rice or bread or pasta with your meal. Pasta can even BE your meal! For dessert, have a nice piece of sugar free pie or sugar free cake or cookies (these are also high in carbs, but zero sugar). Day 2) Completely cut out all carbs (as much as possible) - go on liquid proteins, and LEAN animal proteins, i.e. chicken breast, lean beef, tuna, etc. Do not eat carbs this day, and also try and eat low fat. This means low fat cheese if you must have cheese, etc. Day 3 through Day 7) SLOWLY re-introduce some of the healthy carbs back into your diet - you know, whole grain carbs, vegetable carbs - these types of carbs which are LOW on the GLYCEMIC INDEX. Try and use a nice percentage ratio of 70/20/10 as the end result. If you use fitday.com (it's free!), you can easily track this. You want to try and have 70% of your calories from lean animal and liquid proteins (try and get in 70-100 grams), 20 percent of calories from carbs, and 10% of calories from fat. This should have you back on a downwards track of losing weight. Also, during this period, KEEP DRINKING your water and taking your vitamins! Now again, I am not sure how to explain the science behind this, but it has to do with blood sugar and metabolism and such. All I know is that this has ALWAYS worked to "re-start" me when I hit a slump, and it's been great.