18 days post surgery and feelin frustrated..

My opinion is that you placed your body into "starvation" mode. Try uping your calories to 1200 and see what happens. I have been staying between 1100 to 1400 and I have lost 12.5 since the day before surgery. I am excercising now and I am 2.5 weeks post op. Good luck!

I agree, you are probably in starvation mode. If that happens you start burning muscle instead of fat. My doctor told me that once I get to the full foods stage I should be eating a minimum of 1250 calories a day. As my doc explained it this is not a diet but a lifestyle change and my stomach should tell me what I need. That is drastic to limit yourself to 800 calories. Are you still hungry? I listen to my stomach. If it is hungry then I feed it something healthy. Take this for what its worth. I am only 6 days post op right now but I have learned to listen to my stomach. It hasn't led me wrong yet.

My nutritionist put me on 2 protein shakes (140 calories each) and pureed protein with vegetables (1 meal). I am only doing what the doctors said. This is why I'm frustrated. I havent chosen any of my own foods. I have a booklet of what I'm supposed to be eating.