Protien all at once??

Good morning all!! I got turned on to the vitamin shoppe's website and i ordered the NEW-WHEY protien vials they have 42 grams of protien and 0 sugar and 0 fat it comes in 3.5 ounce vials. I usually mix it with water or sometimes straight up......... my question is this... should i drink it all at once or spread it through out the day? Also i am 6'1" how much protien did your doc tell you you needed daily?? thanks all!! VICTOR

My doc said to get in 75 grams of protein each day.  I am no where near that because they all make me gag and throw up.  How do these taste that you found? 

If you can stand it - shoot one straight up, twice or three times a day a day, that should do ya. 

I've attended support meetings for 30 months now. They usually strress to only take 20-25 grams during the initial first few months per serving. Many post ops there also use these vials, however, most find the "direct taste" not that good. Most mix half of the vial with water and add a SF complimentary flavor of Fuze, Crystal Lite, Target or Walmart brand of same. Men are usually advised to get 70-80 grams per day. I'd advise breaking it down over the day, instead of drinking the entire vial at once to get in about 1/2 of your day's protien. Best to get protein from foods, but I realize that's virtually impossible from your recent surgery date. Good luck on your journey. You might take a peek at my profile story, to get an idea of the journey. DAVE

I read somewhere that the body can not absorb more than 32 grams of protein at one time. Anything more than just passes through the body. Don't recall where I read that but I usually try to follow that rule (just in case it's true).

There is no scientific proof that we are restricted in the amount of protein we absorb at one time. 

 Quoting from “ Bariatric Nutrition: Suggestions for the Surgical Weight Loss Patient”  by Allied Health Sciences Section Ad Hoc Nutrition Committee: Linda Aills, R.D. (Chair) Jeanne Blankenship, M.S., R.D, Cynthia Buffington, Ph.D. Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D.,&  Julie Parrott, M.S., R.D.  

“One popular myth is that only 30 g/hr of protein can be absorbed. Although this is commonly found in both lay and some professional reports, there is no scientific basis for this claim”.

SherryB

What Sherry said!

But I wouldn't do more than one a day of the bullets. They are mostly collagen and while your nails will be awesome if you use them, I'm not sure the protein is as good a quality as a protein shake.

early out they were a life saver for me, I hated protein shakes. I mixed them with G2 an drank it iver a couple of hours. If you're going to use it all at once use the 26 grams vials. If you use the 42 use 1/2 at a time twice a day. Speperate by at least 1 hour you'll be fine.

The 26 grams bullets are at WalMart for 1.97 each. best deal I was able to find. Use food to get as much protein as possible once you can

Hi Victor,

    My Doc said to use one bullet for 3 meals....if you want to call it a meal : )  Mix 1oz protien and 1 oz water and space them out.  Being that you are a guy and a tall one at that I would listen to the other gentleman that said guys need 70-80 grams a day....I think he knows what he is talking about.  I Best of luck to you although I am sure you don't need it!  Say a little pray for me I have my surgery on Tuesday!!!!!

Holly

I use 2 new whey bullets a day mixed with water, that way i get in some req water and the additional protien...my surgeon upped my protien via these in addition to my protien from food....absorbtion is better when diluted according to her.

teri