Question:
Protein intake at 5 years post op??please help

I am 5 1/2 yrs out, was/am a very slow looser do tolabs being messed up from the get go.. now we are getting them where they should be and the weight is coming off nicely, My question is.. What should the protein intake be at this point?.. still >65 gms per day?.. please let me know what you are doing.. thank you soooooo much.    — Kalli R. (posted on July 5, 2009)

July 5, 2009
My doctor and dietician told me that I would need 70 gms of protein for the rest of my life. Men need 80 gms, if I remember correctly. These numbers don't change, no matter what point you are. Hope this helps! :)
   — PaulaJ

July 6, 2009
Hi--and congratulations for your 5th+ year post-surgery! I had R-N-Y on June 3rd, 2009. My surgeon and the dietician/nutritionist say that at least 60 grams of protein per day is the current requrement. That said, it seems like every doctor differs in their program! Ask a question, and chances are you'll get a different answer from each responder (seems to me). We should go by what our doc and dietician say, but there's no reason that you couldn't se someone else for a second opinion if you think your docs are not doing what feels really right, is there? Good luck--and just keep plugging in the protein!
   — Cattykit