Your fave source of protein
Surgery was 5/2, so almost to the 4 month mark here. I think I'm doing pretty well but still depend on shakes a lot to get to 70 of protein a day. Meanwhile I see people posting number from 80-100.
So what's your favorite source of protein per calorie? Keep in mind I can eat about 3-4 ounces comfortably at this point.
And I'm at Red Lobster now getting ready to have tilapia. Very high in protein! Yay!
**Edited to add: dumped the qdoba for higher protein.
Consult Weight:276/Surgery Day Weight: 241.6 /Goal Weight: 150
Hi there! 4-1/2 mos post-op so eating the same 3 - 4 oz. When I look back at my MFP diaries its a lot of ground beef! Meatballs, meatloaf, seasoned taco beef, shepperd's pie (with just a little potato), cheeseburger, then steak. Also chicken breast and chicken sausages and deli turkey....50 cal for 9 grs of protein! Cheese is a regular in my diet as is yogurt.
I'm not a traditional person as to certain foods at certain times of day, so I could eat some spaghetti sauce for breakfast or whatever.
on 8/19/16 9:20 am - GTA, Ontario, Canada
Shrimp with ****tail sauce
Canned solid white tuna
Skinless chicken breast
Turkey breast (not deli slices)
Steak, personally I like a Filet Mignon, its pricey so we don't have it a lot, mostly when we go to a restaurant
Eggs (egg salad, devilled eggs, over easy/hard eggs, quiche) - World according to Eggface's "Egg Bites" are the bomb
Grilled salmon (for some reason I love salmon but hate canned salmon)
Pork chops
Ground beef - made into either a cheeseburger or meatloaf
Turkey kielbasa
Bacon
Hot Italian Sausages
Deli meat (although I only eat salami, the rest usually had potato starch in it and I am allergic to potatoes)
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Daisy 5'5" HW: 290 SW: 254 CW: 120
Nov 15, 2013: RNY - Toronto Western Hospital, Nov 2, 2017: Gallbladder removal & hernia repair
Sept 7, 2023: three +1 hernia's repaired in bowel
10+ years post op, living & loving life!
on 8/20/16 11:57 am - GTA, Ontario, Canada
Awesome thanks Ginny! I never think to go to M&Ms!! I will check those filet's out for sure!
I love eating egg salad with just a fork/spoon too!!! Too bad on the no shrimp, I LOVE shrimp and eat it often!
Daisy 5'5" HW: 290 SW: 254 CW: 120
Nov 15, 2013: RNY - Toronto Western Hospital, Nov 2, 2017: Gallbladder removal & hernia repair
Sept 7, 2023: three +1 hernia's repaired in bowel
10+ years post op, living & loving life!
Almost 4 months out and my favorite is greek yogurt, hands down. Yoplait Plenti with Fruit - I could eat it exclusively, and some days, I almost do.
I love Red Wine Vinegar glazed salmon, so that would be my second choice with chicken breast rounding out the top 3
HW: 333 Consult Weight: 318 SW: 293
"Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right" -Henry Ford
Solid protein with the best protein per calorie ratio is likely canned tuna. At least that I've had. Chicken is a close runner up.
Beef is my favorite, but the calories are higher because of the fat. But the fat is good for us, and RNYers early out are malabsorbing a lot of it. It's the one yhing wecwill always partly malabsorb, besides vitamins and minerals.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.