Question:
proteins

with the band why do they say eat your protein first    — vizip (posted on July 16, 2009)

July 16, 2009
Hi, when you eat your protein first it helps you feel satisfied sooner and stay satisfied longer as protein sits on your stomach longer. This actually applies to everyone whether or not you have had any surgery. It is most important for duodenal switch and rny people because we malabsorb and need a little more protein per day so we need all our pouch space for protein. Hope this helps. Kevin
   — hapkidodoc

July 17, 2009
Protein will be the main stay of your diet for the rest of your life - one you have surgery, your stomach is so small that there is no way you can get in enough food to get all your nutrition with diet alone. If you don't get in enough protein, your body starts taking them from the sources in your body that are made up of protein - hair, nails, muscle, organs. So, you want to be sure you eat your protein first - then, you can have a little bit of vegetables and fruit. If your doctor checks your body composition after surgery on a regular basis, you can determine if you are losing fat or muscle - if you are losing muscle, you aren't getting enough protein. And remember, just because you take in 100 grams of protein, it doesn't mean your body makes use of all that protein. For example, for most people, your body only actually uses about 80-85% of the protein in fish - perhaps only 70% of the protein in chicken - and less in other foods. Each person is different, though, and they may do better with chicken than fish. I hope this helps answer your question.
   — Wendy M.

July 17, 2009
Protein first is becuase the protein is the most important element to your health. After any of the surgeries you don't have as much room in your "pouch" so put the most important things in first to make sure you get them down.
   — phyllismmay