Subject: protein requirements
> A regular lurker just asked me to do my protein thing again. Hope you guys
> don't mind? You guys who are coming up on 1 yr grad know all the words, so
> sing along.
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> 60g of predigested liquid protein SUPPLEMENT is the basic, basic for good wt
> loss and health. That's 30g twice per day. Taking larger doses won't help
> unless you are working out several hours a day and have boosted your
> metabolism way into the stratosphere. I even question whether most of us
> will ever reach NORMAL metabolism, let alone exceed that.
>
> You can eat all the protein you want, but bearing in mind, ALL food protein
> requires the use of a stomach to be digested. Then the first 12-18" of
> intestine for best absorption. No RNY has this part, so we're all equal
> there. Those with more common channel will stand a better chance of trying
> to absorb this UNDIGESTED protein, so you can never be sure how much you're
> really getting IN. This includes bars.
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> Getting in 60g of good protein (not with milk) will give you the basics you
> need without fats or sugars you don't want during rapid wt loss. It doesn't
> push the space in your pouch, so you can easily get it in. It also helps
> stamp out cravings since you are being nourished. It promotes good wt loss
> because it can fool your body into not knowing you are "starving" it. With
> a couple oz of undigested protein, you are starving it, just very slowly.
>
> When you plateau, we recommend hitting 90g a day (3 times) for about 2
> weeks, then drop back once it gets moving again. And of course, the more
> water the better.
>
> The elements you lose with your stomach are:
> protein
> iron
> calcium
> the fat soluble vites (A, D & E)
> B12
> zinc
> and maybe potassium & magnesium
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> It's important to get your labs done AT LEAST twice a year, and get copies
> for yourself. Just compare them, one to another, and see if any "trends"
> are developing. Easier to correct a slight problem as it happens.
>
> If you notice increasing sugar cravings, that may be a sign that your level
> is dropping. It can drop a little before it becomes dangerously low. But
> you'd want to reverse those cravings.
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> And not to disappoint, my anti-milk and sugar statement: milk contains
> sugar, nearly twice what you should be thinking of as a good wt loss dose.
> You can't really absorb much calcium out of it, but you do get every g of
> sugar.
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> OK, enough.
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> Thanks,
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> Michelle
> www.vitalady.com
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