Gastric Bypass Surgery Support Group

Gastric bypass (GBP) is any of a group of similar operative procedures used to treat morbid obesity, a condition which arises from severe accumulation of excess weight in the form of fatty tissue, and the health problems ("co-morbidities") which result. If you are considering gastric bypass or have had it, join the community where we share our experiences and find support.

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jazzman8 12/20/2011

Does anyone take protein shots and do they work?

I am finding difficult to take in 60gm of protien a day especially being a vegatarian. I normally take whey protien shakes powder with slimfast milkshake in the morning but this fills me up and cant do same short of thing lunch time and in the evening.

Any suggestions?

deleted_user 12/20/2011

I'm a veggie, too and finding a way to get the protein in is also tricky for me. Instead of proteing shakes I sometimes have protein bars and if I don't finish it, I just keep the rest for later so as not to waste it. Those are about 20 grams of protein right there (Pure Protein bars only have 2 grams of sugar.)
I also make my meals out of nuts, cheese and beans and if you like yogurt, Greek yogurt has more protein than regular yogurt. One of my favorite ways to get protein is hard boiled eggs or make egg salad with non-fat mayo. Yum!

deleted_user 12/20/2011

Greek Yogurt is a great source of protein and it is delicious. The Dannon OIKOS Greek yogurt has 12 grams of protein in it.

deleted_user 12/20/2011

I tried one for the first time a few days ago and ended up on the toilet a million times that day. Sickly sweet and didn't sit well for me.

imjj4short 12/20/2011

I had to use the shots the first month. I didn't like them...too sweet. It helped to dilute it in water.

JJ

Lcat4 12/20/2011

Whey protein isolate is the protein for WLS. Shelly has wonderful protein shake and smoothie ideas that are just heavenly.

http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2007/06/my-favorite-protein-shake-recipes.html

Protein shots are way too sweet or me. Bariatric advantage has some but I haven't tried them. I like Maxpro from muscle max

farmgirl392 12/20/2011

Most protein shots are a collagen form of protein. Unfortunately, we can't use that kind of protein. You need a whey isolate for the best results.

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