Protein calculator.....

oh honey.... dont fret! You will not fail at this. You are doing great! and getting 60ish g of protein in the stage you are in is a whole lot better than what I was getting. You told me earlier that you were able to get into some shorts that didnt fit b4... that is awesome news! I am always here for you if you need anything at all and im sure theres many others that feel the same way. Keep it up girl you are doing great!

Sarah, dont' worry about what you read on this site, instead do what you are told by the Docs office..Beth gave you specific instructions and education on protein, that's what you want to go by.. You are doing great, It took me awhile before I worked up to getting all my protein in.. Give me a call here at home, I will go over some stuff with you..As soon as I am feeling better I will have this little group get together..it helps when you are sitting around talking to other WLS patients.. Brenda

Thanks, Brenda. I'll have to do that... I talked to Taryn today, and she cleared some things up for me. She also said that she was one that could not tolerate protein supplements. She suggested pureed scrambled eggs. What a great idea! a) They tasted like manna from heaven, lol! b) they are so high in protein! So... that made me feel a little better. I have my follow up on Friday. Hopefully I'll be able to move on to the pureed foods diet at that time. I NEED something to chew!

Oh My Gosh!!!! It is worse than I thought. According to the protein claculator, I am suppose to be getting 71 grams of protein. I thought 60 was bad, but there is no way I will be able to get in 71. Since I have been so sick since my surgery 3 1/2 months ago, I am luck to get in 8-10 grams of protein. Protein and protein shakes make me sooo sick. I have a lot of work to do!!!!!

I posted the calculator as a tool of sorts... to get a guestament of how much protein I was getting in. Dont take that as medical advice. Always follow what your doctor recommends. I thought the calculator was a good idea because sometimes its hard for me to figure out how much I am getting in with certain foods I eat. I am sorry that you are sick i do hope you get to feeling better.