Question:
How do you get all the protien in?
I was wondering-- I hear everyone talking about getting three meals, protien shakes, water... Sounds like A LOT to put into that small of a pouch. Are the shakes instead of meals, inbetween meals? Does the water used to make a shake count toward your water intake? I guess if some of you could give me an example of what you eat during the day and how you get it all in it would be helpful. Thanks Erin — Erin P. (posted on May 22, 2004)
May 22, 2004
I also was wondering the same..I am post-op tuesday will be 2 weeks for me
and now taking vitamins and my protein..well sorday protein..I cant seem to
stomach the ones I bought..and looking for some different ones..I just dont
see how we can get all this in a 24 hour period excluding time of sleeping,
and then waiting the half before or after before meals of drinking..just
how do you do it?
Shauna
5/11/04
229/125/212
— por2geegurl
May 22, 2004
<p>It isn't as difficult as it seems once you get into a routine and
find foods that agree with you.</p><p>Here is an example of a
typical day for me:</p><p>Morning:<br> Vitamins with milk
(Carb Countdown) 10-12 ounces for 15 - 18g
protein.</p><p>Breakfast:<br>yogurt 6g
progein</p><p>Lunch:<br>Yogurt if I'm at school or
something else with 6-12g of protein.</p><p>Protein
Drink<br>Isopure Zero Carb with 40g
protein</p><p>Dinner:<br>2 ounces of chicken or another
protein source for 6-8g protein.</p><p>Evening Vities taken
with 8 - 12 ounces of CarbCountdown milk.</p><p>Throughout the
day, I drink A LOT of decaf tea with Splenda and Minute Maid Light
Lemonaide. When I'm at home, I make and drink lots of hot tea. I'm hooked
on many of the Celestial Seasonings flavors. I usually make a 32 ounce mug
of tea and will refill it at least once or twice. Getting in a minimum of
64 ounces is easy. Most days, I drink at least a gallon of low/no calorie,
non-carbonated, and caffeine free beverages.</p>
— Rachel T.
May 22, 2004
How about you should be getting not 3 meals a day but 6 meals a day. Your
protein should be part of each one of those meals.
— Dee Ann A.
May 22, 2004
Erin, Nice name by the way. I drink ISOPURE. It is not a shake. It is a
"clear liquid" and tastes like fruit punch. I just have not
problems with that. I also keep a bottle of water with me everywhere I go.
Good Luck
— Erin E.
May 23, 2004
Hi I am only 3 months postop and I am doing well on the protein. My
surgeon recommends 3 meals a day and no snacks so for breakfast I have
designer whey protein mixed with fat free carb countdown for 30 grams of
protein some days I mix fruit with it. Lunch is a meat, cheese, cottage
cheese combination of to equaL least 20 grams of protein and add well
steamed veges. Dinner is the same routine for lunch unless I have been to
exercise and just don't feel like eating then I repeat the protein shake so
this gives me anywhere from 70 -80 grams min. a day. Your body can only
absorb 30 grams of protein at a time so don't waste alot on really high
protein count drinks I have seen some that say 50+ grams and they are
usually very expensive. Also another thing is if you are taking iron DO
NOT take it with calcium or milk products they need to be about 2 hours
apart because they will cancel each other out and we can't afford to waste
our vitamins either. I take my calcuim with my shake in the morning and at
the evening meal and multi with iron mid morning and bedtime.
Good Luck it does get easier.......Nancy
— nefish
May 23, 2004
Erin...I usually have 8 oz skim milk mixed with 1/3 cup non-fat dry milk
(it gives me extra protein and my dietician suggested the following menu)
for breakfast or my mid morning snack. If I don't have the milk for
breakfast, I have 6 oz lite fruit flavored yogurt with 1/3 cup non-fat dry
milk added (if I have yogurt for breakfast, the milk is mid morning snack).
The milk with added milk powder equals 16 g protein and the yogurt with
added milk powder equals 15 g protein. Then, for lunch I either have 2 oz
of baked chicken mixed with 2 TBSP pickle relish and 2 TBSP non-fat mayo or
2 oz ground turkey breast (white meat only!!) mixed with 2 TBSP Ragu
traditional spaghetti sauce and 2 TBSP mild picante sauce. I have to put
the baked chicken in the food processor and grind it to look like saw dust
or I get very sick when I eat it any other way. The ground turkey doesn't
bother me at all. I brown it in the skillet with PAM just like I would
brown hamburger. I also have something around me to sip on at all times.
I generally manage to get 24 oz water, 32 oz crystal light, and 16 oz milk
per day. Sometimes, I can get in more water, sometimes not that much.
But, as soon as I feel full and a little uncomfortable, I stop eating
immediately. Hope this helps.
— Katherine F.
May 23, 2004
My surgeon says protein shakes do not take the place of meals. I drink two
shakes a day and three very small meals plus snacks. heck, I eat all the
time.
— Delores S.
May 23, 2004
My surgeon says that early on its impossible to get all the protein in, but
after a month or two our ability to eat gradually increases and we can meet
the goal. pre op were like a overstocked warehouse bulging at the seams,
with inventory clogging the aisles. So since were so well nourished pre op
as posties were safe for awhile.
— bob-haller
May 23, 2004
My surgeon says that early on its impossible to get all the protein in, but
after a month or two our ability to eat gradually increases and we can meet
the goal. pre op were like a overstocked warehouse bulging at the seams,
with inventory clogging the aisles. So since were so well nourished pre op
as posties were safe for awhile.
— bob-haller
May 23, 2004
I am almost 4 years post op and I drink Extreme Smoothie that comes ready
mixed in a can. I can has 35 grams of protein, 160 to 170 calories and
very little carbs. I drink a can in the morning for a snack and a can in
the evening for a snack. I also count that toward my daily fluid intake.
Just over a year ago when I started taking hormones I gained 15 pounds in a
flash. Then I leveled off and have stayed there. I credit the protein
supplements and lots of liquids with making me successful. It's not nearly
as difficult as you think. Best wishes to you!
— ronascott
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