Appetite & Nausea

I'm 11 weeks out from surgery.  I was hoping I could get a bit of people's stories on when they started to feel less nausea and wanting to eat more.

I've had a difficult time getting the 60g a day of protein in for a few different reasons.  Dense protein won't stay down, plus I'm very rarely getting hungry and wanting to eat much.  I look at some of the amounts people are eating and I'm a bit boggled by it.

Today I managed to get 72g of protein in, but now I feel a bit ill.  My doctor would like me closer to 90g a day for the first year.  The only way that would be possible is to drink two Premier Proteins a day, plus meals.

My 3 month check up/blood work is on the 21st.

How is your water intake?

I'm 3 days post-op and I don't have nausea, but the thought of eating ANYTHING makes me want to gag.  I'm hoping this gets better.

My protein shakes are going down well and my water thank goodness.

I would forget about protein for now and focus on liquids. Dehydration causes nausea. You have plenty of stored fat to burn for energy but must drink minimum of 64 oz of liquid a day. 

I was never nauseated cause I made sure to drink

Absolutely worry more abou****er intake than protein at this stage. You will be able to eat more protein soon enough. The shakes are enough for now just begin to add small portions of regular food at a time. Everyone is different I am able to stomach most meats but still drink the majority of my protein.

hey I am so sorry to hear this. I am so nausea everyday its just horrible nothing helps! I hate feeling this way.I just want to cry, most days I do I am 3 weeks post op.I am thinking about going to the patches see if that will help. Keep in touch.

At three months, I was lucky to reach 60 grams of protein in a day. I still find 90 grams of protein in one day to be unrealistic. The only way I have ever eaten that much, which I'm not even sure I have, is when I've had an entire protein shake (I usually only drink half), and I am over a year out. I prefer to focus on incorporating healthy fats and fiber into my diet. To get 90 grams of protein, I would basically have to eat nothing but meat, and then I would be horribly constipated. In sum, I wouldn't worry about reaching 90 grams of protein, at this point anyway.

Sadly, it is very common for us to receive unrealistic advice from our doctors because they just don't understand what it is actually like to live with the effects of wls. Mine gave me sample menus which suggest eating way more food then I can still manage or even want to attempt to eat. It's so easy for them to say just eat more, but that is not always what's best for us. Plus their programs are designed for the average patient, but everyone is different. Focus on figuring out what's best for you. I know when I need to up my protein consumption because I start to feel more hungry and have less energy, and I have found that 70 grams per day keeps this from happening. But it took me probably 9 months to get to that point.