Protein Protein Calories

[kiwi0615]

I had my surg on 6/28 and my nutritionist is pushing me to get atleast 40g of protein in a day, vitamins, and 500-600 calories a day. MY HEAD IS SPINNING! I feel so full all the time and dont want to eat anything. And now I have an ear infection and on antibiotics.. Please tell me this feeling will pass. I dont want to eat or drink and I feel so bloated

[Busybee]

Kiwi,
Slow down. You can not get it all in at the beginning. Small meals, sip sip sip. I use gummie vitamins and take two a day. You should be eating 3-4 small meals and two snacks. Try to eat what makes tummy feel good, but be mindful of protein first. You will get the hang of this. I try to keep the mindset that I have to teach my tummy to eat again just like teaching a baby to eat. Listen to your body and be mindful of the goals that the nutritionist has set it will get easier. Some days I feel like a hand ful of raw almonds and an ounce of cheese for breakfast. If that is what my tummy wants that is what I give it. This morning I felt like crawfish etouffee at breakfast time. My tummy thanked me. Soon you will look back and laugh at the beginning. Wishing you success!

[dachsie]

Oh i would kill for some crawfish ettoufee right now. LOL

[Busybee]

dachsie, it is one of the things my tummy will always enjoy. I can eat about half a cup of etouffee. No rice. My surgeon told me at my first post surgery visit, "You know you can't eat rice." I said, "OK" He said, "I mean it, NO rice." I told him I had done without it for 44 years before surgery I thought I could go another 44 after. He could not believe it when I told him I do not like rice.

[Solo]

busybee, i haven't had surgery yet but i LOVE rice! did your surgeon explain why rice is forbidden? was it because you were so soon after surgery? thanks and congrats on your impressive weight loss to date!

[Dena]

Docs say no rice because it expands so much in your tummy. I'm 9 months out and eat a little rice occasionally now but stayed away from it in those first months.

[TEACHn96]

Kiwi,
According to the bible I received from my nutritionist, for the first 3 weeks you should be taking in 1 oz of liquid every 15 minutes while you are awake. That makes 4 oz every hour. That comes out to 48 oz. but if you have 2 protein drinks that is only 16 oz but gets you 40 gms of protein (I used Unjury).

I hope this helps!