Protein, protein, protein...

Oct 04, 2010

 Before the surgery I was all consumed with calories, fat grams, carbohydrates, etc... Now, now I stress over proteins.  I have noticed that my hair has gotten a LOT thinner.  The vanity in me is screaming about it... but it seems a necessary evil it seems.  I used to use a hair band that would wrap firmly around my ponytail twice!  Now its like 5-6 times and I hate pulling it back that way because the pony tail it piddly.  I will be one year out from my surgery in Nov.  I know several people have said that their hair grows back thicker after a bit, but I am wondering if this is when they get closer to their goal weight- or if it is when their weight normalizes a bit.

I will be the first to admit I had not been getting enough protein.  I just couldnt stomach the protein shakes my doctor's office sold.  I was drinking Boost high protein drinks, but even those just have 15 grams!  There is only so much I can stomach in a day!!  But now that I have been reading the forums, Joel stated there was a premier shake sold at Costco that had 30 grams of protein per shake.  I decided to try them... SURPRISE!  They are good!  I was finally able to get in 75 grams of protein in one day yesterday!!  I feel more energy and I am excited to have this in my arsenal as well!!!  

Hopefully in a couple months, the extra protein will help my  hair growth and I can rest a little easier.  I am so glad I found this online support place!!

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