How can I eat 90 grams of protein in a day when I'm full?
Symphony2010
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I recently had the gastric bypass surgery 2 months ago.
My calorie intake is between 600-800 calories a day.
My dr told me I need to have 90-100 grams of protein a day, but every time I eat or drink anything with a lot of protien, I find that I'm not hungry for the rest of the day. So I've only been taking in about 30-40 grams. I've started losing my hair and my incisions from surgery, have still not healed all the way....which I'm told is because of low protein.
My question is- r there any high protein foods that r not that filling?
My calorie intake is between 600-800 calories a day.
My dr told me I need to have 90-100 grams of protein a day, but every time I eat or drink anything with a lot of protien, I find that I'm not hungry for the rest of the day. So I've only been taking in about 30-40 grams. I've started losing my hair and my incisions from surgery, have still not healed all the way....which I'm told is because of low protein.
My question is- r there any high protein foods that r not that filling?
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Eggs are high protein and don't fill me up at all!0
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try protein shakes .... add to lowfat milk of some type (dairy, sow, almond, etc). Depending on the type you get you can really pack in the protein0
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I generally like a scoop of body fortress whey isolate (vanilla for me, haven't tried the others, 30 g protein) with 1 c almond milk, and a ton of ice. I sometimes blend in berries (frozen or fress). It's about 160 calories and 31 g of protein, if you use about a cup of ice, its got the consistency of ice cream, but less rich. I always eat it on work out days!0
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chicken, beef jerkey, eggs, whey protein.
1g of protein is 4 calories, so if you could eat pure protein, at 100g you would have 400 calories. Food for thought.0 -
I generally like a scoop of body fortress whey isolate (vanilla for me, haven't tried the others, 30 g protein) with 1 c almond milk, and a ton of ice. I sometimes blend in berries (frozen or fress). It's about 160 calories and 31 g of protein, if you use about a cup of ice, its got the consistency of ice cream, but less rich. I always eat it on work out days!
This is good advice. If you can find a protein powder that tastes good in water (I suggest optimum nutrition vanilla), then that would be even better. The idea is to get as much protein as possible, with as little fat as possible. That will help avoid that over-full feeling.0 -
try protein shakes .... add to lowfat milk of some type (dairy, sow, almond, etc). Depending on the type you get you can really pack in the protein
I was going to say the same thing - but I add water and peanut butter to mine.0 -
You can make a huge omelet for breakfast with a bunch of egg whites. Another nice high-protein snack is cottage cheese. And if you're into soy, you can snack on edamame.0
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Low fat dry pressed cottage cheese, chicken, protein powder
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You can make a huge omelet for breakfast with a bunch of egg whites. Another nice high-protein snack is cottage cheese. And if you're into soy, you can snack on edamame.
Yes! actually a great breakfast replacement (but I eat 1/2 of it as a between meal snack 2x/day on weight lifting days) is 1 cup low fat or fat free cottage cheese mixed with one scoop of vanilla protein powder, and 1/4-1/2 cup berries. About 290 calories, 60g protein!0 -
I had VSG surgery two months ago. Early on I found it easy to drink a protein shake mixed with a sugar free iced tea or sugar free juice. It was a lot easier to go down than a shake mixed with a milk product.
One scoop of protein powder in a cup of coffee is another great way to add protein. I use isopure or jay robb which mix really thin so you don't even notice the protein powder in the coffee.
Greek yogurt and cottage cheese don't stick with me for very long and have a lot of protein.
When you're eating your meals, remember to eat your protein FIRST. Avoid filling up on other things until you've met your protein goal. You can make your protein goal in 400 calories.. and you still have 200-400 calories for your carbs and fats.0 -
Tell your doctor that you need help from a nutritionist. You need professional help. This is a serious medical problem. MFP friends are NOT doctors. I am a retired RN, and I won't try to advise you on something this serious.
The fact that you had a gastric surgery puts you into a whole different ball park than most of the folks on MFP. You sought out help to speed up your weight loss; but with that decision, you also took on the risks and responsibility of that decision. Your complications are not to be ignored, and you aren't going to find a quick fix here.
Get yourself to your doctor ASAP...please, Sis. The fact that you are losing hair and your incision is not healing should be enough to make it clear that something needs fixing right now. Your child need a healthy mom, not a sick one.0 -
I know with the weight loss surgey that you can probably not eat very much at a time and alot of what you have is liquid so I am going to be another person who is saying protein powder! Body fortress is def a high protein choice. 30g but I will say that almond milk might not be the best mixer because it is thick and will make it even harder to get more in. I would say mix it with non fat milk or a lactose free milk.. something thinner and add vanilla greek yogurt. that is also high in protein. so in the end it will be a bit thicker but have more protein over all. 1/2 cup water or milk (really cold) 1/2 cup vanilla greek yogurt and 1 scoop protein powder. should come in around 40 grams have 2 of them a day and you will be in business! Good luck! 0
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Get yourself to your doctor ASAP...please, Sis. The fact that you are losing hair and your incision is not healing should be enough to make it clear that something needs fixing right now. Your child need a healthy mom, not a sick one.
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I would try protein shakes. Might be the easiest way to get a lot of protein. Do you see a dietician? If so, I would talk to them also, they should have ideas for you.0
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I use almond milk and PB in my protein shakes. Add protein with protein powder!0
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Tuna has 20 grams of protein in a tiny 4 oz can, 100 cal can. It may help with the "space" issue in your stomach. Also, I know you need real food but I've found that Quest protein bars are amazing and arent full of a bunch of artificial stuff. Less than 200 calories, pretty small, 20 grams of protein, about 17 grams of fiber, 1 gr sugar. They make a good dessert when popped in the microwave for 10 seconds 0
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When I notice I'm not getting enough protein my go to choices are:
Protein shakes mixed with soy or cow's milk (different kinds of protein from each source)
Chicken breast
Salmon
Shrimp (low calories and high protein)
Greek yogurt (The only brand I like is Yoplait... 10g in most flavors, 13g in the key lime)0 -
Has anyone replaced a meal with a protien shake? I would love to replace lunch. I hate trying to figure out what to eat for lunch every day.0
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A spoonfull of peanut butter?0
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Tell your doctor that you need help from a nutritionist. You need professional help. This is a serious medical problem. MFP friends are NOT doctors. I am a retired RN, and I won't try to advise you on something this serious.
The fact that you had a gastric surgery puts you into a whole different ball park than most of the folks on MFP. You sought out help to speed up your weight loss; but with that decision, you also took on the risks and responsibility of that decision. Your complications are not to be ignored, and you aren't going to find a quick fix here.
Get yourself to your doctor ASAP...please, Sis. The fact that you are losing hair and your incision is not healing should be enough to make it clear that something needs fixing right now. Your child need a healthy mom, not a sick one.
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Eggwhites and protein shakes do it for me. They dont fill me up much if any.0
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Tell your doctor that you need help from a nutritionist. You need professional help. This is a serious medical problem. MFP friends are NOT doctors. I am a retired RN, and I won't try to advise you on something this serious.
The fact that you had a gastric surgery puts you into a whole different ball park than most of the folks on MFP. You sought out help to speed up your weight loss; but with that decision, you also took on the risks and responsibility of that decision. Your complications are not to be ignored, and you aren't going to find a quick fix here.
Get yourself to your doctor ASAP...please, Sis. The fact that you are losing hair and your incision is not healing should be enough to make it clear that something needs fixing right now. Your child need a healthy mom, not a sick one.
Ditto this!! At least 90% of these are general advice that these folks would give everyone else and most of them have no background in medicine or nutrition. Go back to your doc for more specific advice or go see a nutritionist who is familiar with GB patients.0 -
Tell your doctor that you need help from a nutritionist. You need professional help. This is a serious medical problem. MFP friends are NOT doctors. I am a retired RN, and I won't try to advise you on something this serious.
The fact that you had a gastric surgery puts you into a whole different ball park than most of the folks on MFP. You sought out help to speed up your weight loss; but with that decision, you also took on the risks and responsibility of that decision. Your complications are not to be ignored, and you aren't going to find a quick fix here.
Get yourself to your doctor ASAP...please, Sis. The fact that you are losing hair and your incision is not healing should be enough to make it clear that something needs fixing right now. Your child need a healthy mom, not a sick one.
^^^^This!! Get yourself some nutritional counseling asap!0 -
Tell your doctor that you need help from a nutritionist. You need professional help. This is a serious medical problem. MFP friends are NOT doctors. I am a retired RN, and I won't try to advise you on something this serious.
The fact that you had a gastric surgery puts you into a whole different ball park than most of the folks on MFP. You sought out help to speed up your weight loss; but with that decision, you also took on the risks and responsibility of that decision. Your complications are not to be ignored, and you aren't going to find a quick fix here.
Get yourself to your doctor ASAP...please, Sis. The fact that you are losing hair and your incision is not healing should be enough to make it clear that something needs fixing right now. Your child need a healthy mom, not a sick one.
This right here.
This woman wins the whole Internet.0 -
I generally like a scoop of body fortress whey isolate (vanilla for me, haven't tried the others, 30 g protein) with 1 c almond milk, and a ton of ice. I sometimes blend in berries (frozen or fress). It's about 160 calories and 31 g of protein, if you use about a cup of ice, its got the consistency of ice cream, but less rich. I always eat it on work out days!
^^True Story^^ That's my yummy after workout protein shake. In a pinch when on the run I use ready made Premeir Protein Shakes (30g protein) & can be found at Sams or Costco.0 -
"Get yourself to your doctor ASAP...please, "
This one. Also probably a nutritionist. I am not familiar with the specifics of weight loss surgery but you once you have spoken with the doctor/nutritionist, you may want to talk to some others who have been in your situation before. Good luck!0 -
Thanks everyone for your advice0
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