Journal entry by Marivelle Villanueva —
I became dehydrated this past weekend and had to be hooked up to an IV - I didn’t have to go to the ER, thanks to my big brother Bryan who is an amazing nurse!!!
I met with a licensed dietician two days ago. She was concerned that I am not consuming enough calories. My goal is to take in 70 grams of protein a day which is a remarkable feat, considering I’m only on less than 500 calories and about 10 grams of protein currently. She suggested unflavored whey protein that I can mix with my food and drinks and a Bariatrics multi-vitamin which is 4x the potency of a regular multi-vitamin. I started on calcium supplements too and so thankful it’s chewable because the horse pill I was taking before was just too hard to swallow!
I have to take a moment to thank Aunt Barb for letting me know to space out the supplements else the second serving will not get absorbed. Great info!!
This week I’m trying some protein-dense foods suggested by the dietician and so far, no adverse reactions.
Thanks everyone for keeping up with my posts and getting on me when I haven’t done an update. ❤️❤️❤️
I met with a licensed dietician two days ago. She was concerned that I am not consuming enough calories. My goal is to take in 70 grams of protein a day which is a remarkable feat, considering I’m only on less than 500 calories and about 10 grams of protein currently. She suggested unflavored whey protein that I can mix with my food and drinks and a Bariatrics multi-vitamin which is 4x the potency of a regular multi-vitamin. I started on calcium supplements too and so thankful it’s chewable because the horse pill I was taking before was just too hard to swallow!
I have to take a moment to thank Aunt Barb for letting me know to space out the supplements else the second serving will not get absorbed. Great info!!
This week I’m trying some protein-dense foods suggested by the dietician and so far, no adverse reactions.
Thanks everyone for keeping up with my posts and getting on me when I haven’t done an update. ❤️❤️❤️
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