Originally Posted by AlabamaChick

My surgeon tells me 60 grams a day. I don't see how anyone gets 100 or more a day in with food after this surgery and stays within a decent amount of calories! I don't see how you get that much down anyway. If I had to rely just on food for it, I would have to eat all darn day! What are you guys eating to get so much in and how do you have room for other things such as fruits and veggies? I just dont see how all that can be put into one cup three times a day and one snack. I guess I need some help here. I have to use protein smoothies and this is how I get my protein in, but if I use milk and yogurt with protein powder then I could easily get 300 calories in one protein smoothie. There goes almost one third of my calories for the day. HELP! I'm really curious what everyone eats in a day. I feel like I eat too much sometimes and all I eat is protein, no veggies, or nothing else most of the time. You guys must can eat more at a time and live strictly on cheese and meat. I wonder about calories though. Do you count calories???? I've even limited my coffee intake because I use instant coffee with powdered milk for a milk base to add protein and then a little creamer and I can easily get 200 calories in a 16 oz cup of coffee just from the creamer and tons of powdered milk for protein. So basically a cup of coffee could be considered almost a meal if I'm counting calories. I'm SOOOO confused now. I remember when I didnt worry about calories and I had weight falling off. Now that I worry about them, I can't seem to lose one darn pound! Somebody help me!!!!!!!! I wish I knew if everyone counted calories. I hate those darn little things and would never count another one if I didn't have to.