Or protein, that is.
About two weeks ago, I went for a follow up appointment with
my surgeon and nutritionist (who I will refer to as NUT going forward). Both were really pleased with my progress but
the NUT wants me to up my protein. Right
now, I’m getting maybe 40-50grams a day and for a post-op patient, that is
mediocre. I need to be somewhere closer
to 80-100grams but it is hard to achieve that without a) drinking protein
shakes, blech! Or b) eating a shit ton of calories.
I refuse to drink protein shakes. They are disgusting and I can say that
because I have tried almost every flavor under the sun. Chocolate, vanilla, coffee, fruity, yuck,
yuck, and yuck. I also am not a big fan
of greek yogurt (or any yogurt for that matter) or fish. I am the worst picky eater for this whole
protein regime. I’m also not cleared for
nuts just yet sooo, there’s that.
I’ve been trying to make majority of my meals lean protein
and reduced fat cheeses to help up the protein but it isn’t enough and lord is that bo-ring! I need variety! I recently made a trip to Trader Joe’s
because I have been hearing a lot of good things about some of their products
on WLS forums. These fancy, upper crust
grocery stores are really a trip for me.
Whole Foods overwhelms me completely and I often leave with nothing but
TJ’s was, dare I say it, normal? I’m not
an organic food nut but it is really great to know that pretty much everything
in their store is organic (hello clean eating!). I ran in there to grab only one or two frozen
items but I wanted oh so much more! I
picked up Fontina & Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms, Chili-Lime Chicken Burgers, “Just
Sauce” Turkey Bolognese, Pizza al Pollo Asado, and almond meal. Random, yes?
Originally I just wanted to get the stuffed mushrooms and chicken
burgers but everything else looked soooo good!
(totally stolen from TJ's website)
So far I’ve eaten the stuffed mushrooms and the pizza. The stuffed mushrooms are great stats for
post-op eating. Low calories and pretty
good protein, 9grams for two! The pizza
maybe wasn’t the best option but I shared it with my husband. It wasn’t the most flavorful meal but it was
tasty. I have yet to try the rest of my
purchases but I have big plans! I want to use the Turkey Bolognese for a
spaghetti squash bake and the almond meal is good for breading chicken and also
for baking! The burgers I was hoping to
have for lunch every now and then but I honestly forgot about them in my
freezer until this blog post. I will definitely
try them soon.
I think TJ’s will become a supplemental grocery trip for my
post-op needs. I can’t shop for
everything there because it is too far from home so anything I buy, I gotta
carry. Regardless, these finds are good
but aren’t the highest in protein count.
I really don’t know what to do about my protein but I must up it somehow
because I already feel my body slowing down with weight loss. I’m still losing
but it’s been sluggish since the holidays.
I’d like to say I will suck it up and just drink a shake but I highly
doubt that will happen. Instead, I plan
on getting PB2 and using that for protein supplement. I’m going to bake protein bars with PB2 and
also use it as a peanut butter alternative.
I read somewhere that you can drink it just with milk too…we shall
see! Next post will be filled with fun
food porn. Until then!
My stats thus far:
Pre-Op weight: 234lbs
Surgery weight: 226lbs
Current weight: 187.9
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