Question:
do you need to take protein shakes 2-3 a day even if you are eating food

i had lap band and have limited restriciton so i can eat food like meat do i still need to take the protien shakes and teh vitamins? will it help with the weight loss? or should i just take the protien shakes everyday along with food?    — lana C. (posted on July 19, 2009)

July 19, 2009
My nutritionist told me that I need 70 grams of protein a day for women. If you feel you are getting that amount of protein in your food then you are okay. It's more for men, but I don't know what the count is. Hope that helps you.
   — patriciab

July 19, 2009
My surgeon's Registered Dietician got ALL OVER ME for drinking protein shakes. I had RNY on March 2, and this was about the end of the 1st week of may. I had emailed her with a question about how many calories we should be taking in at that length of time out (I think I was about 10 weeks out). Here was her answers: "Keep up the activity and in regards to the food, don't focus on your calories....that is your old dieting brain. Most bypass patients eat on average 600-1100 calories per day in the first year but if your only focusing on calories then your not looking at the fuel your putting in your body. We would like you to instead focus on protein, fat and carbs Ensure your getting >65 grams of protein per day, less than 120 grams of carbs and less than 48 grams fat per day. The website fitday.com may be helpful in letting you know what your currently fueling your body with from a macronutrient standpoint. NO more protein drinks if you're meeting your protein by food....and you should be by now. Make an apt to work with me, I look forward to seeing you!!!" Aside from that, it has been my experience that the shakes have more calories than I'd like to have sometimes, so I save them for when I've had a hard day and one or more meals have gotten "stuck" and won't go down. When that happens, I need to throw them up, and of course, then I'm going to be low on my protein requirements, so I'll have a really delicious Inspire Peanut Butter Cookie or Peanut Butter Fudge shake.... or something a little lighter, like Syntrax Nectar's Fuzzy Navel fruity shake.
   — Erica Alikchihoo

July 20, 2009
I too find that I can usually get my potien without the shakes. I do resort to a protien bar if I am running and don't get enough for the day.
   — trible