Potein shakes

About  how long did it take for you to be able to get in enough protein in food to cut out the protein shakes?? Monday I will be 4 weeks out and  I am so sick of protein shakes!  Any high protein recipes to share to help me meet my goal of 70 G a day??

At 4 weeks it is still pretty difficult, considering that the majority can't tolerate really dense protein yet. What stage are you on? At 4 weeks I was at the end of my soft foods stage (my surgeon flies through the stages) but I had to stay on soft for a few more weeks until I could handle things like chicken (which is still my nemesis). Right now, if you're cleared for it, fish and seafood are really good options for "non shake" protein. With your still-new restriction though, getting in 70 g a day will be a chore. Honestly, if it were me, I'd get a bunch of samples of different brands and different flavors of shakes to mix things up and relieve the boredom. You truly may still need them for a while if you can't hit your protein goal yet. I know I couldn't at 4 weeks. Best of luck!

Can't remember exactly but I believe I switched over fully in the 5th week coinciding with clearance for solids.

The first couple of days I needed the shake to balance the protein for the day.  However, after a day or two I converted my regular meals from three traditional breakfast, lunch and diner meals to eating four times a day every 3-4 hours.  Once I made that switch everything went fine.  Never had any trouble with protein, dropped all reliance on shakes, and hunger control is very effective.

Another key was focusing my protein on 3 ounces of fish at three of the four meals.   Breakfast usually has eggs.  I found fish to be the highest bang for your protein buck vs, other options which might have more fat.

One thing that helped me after I got tired of protein shakes was protein pudding. 

1 1/2 cups milk

1 cup nonfat dry milk

1 pkg sfff pudding mix

4 scoops of protein powder

blend on high speed until well blended and pour inot 4 serving containers.

By the time I got sick of the protein pudding someone mentioned protein coffee so now I'm on to that but still sometimes eat the protein pudding because its so easy.  Hope that helps

Kathy

Can't remember exactly but I believe I switched over fully in the 5th week coinciding with clearance for solids.

The first couple of days I needed the shake to balance the protein for the day.  However, after a day or two I converted my regular meals from three traditional breakfast, lunch and diner meals to eating four times a day every 3-4 hours.  Once I made that switch everything went fine.  Never had any trouble with protein, dropped all reliance on shakes, and hunger control is very effective.

Another key was focusing my protein on 3 ounces of fish at three of the four meals.   Breakfast usually has eggs.  I found fish to be the highest bang for your protein buck vs, other options which might have more fat.

I am over a year post op and I still drink one every day. You just need to get creative with them.