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Not Enough Calories

My fitness pal said I'm only consuming 880 calories a day and that's not enough. But I'm not hungry and don't want to over do it. I had my surgery on May 15th and ny first fill isn't until June 14th. HELP!!!!

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  • If you eat when you are not hungry you will stay/get fat. You need to learn to listen to your body not some site that knows nothing about you.

  • i was on 600 calories a day for 10 weeks pre-op and i never went anywhere near starvation mode .. if u arent hungry on 800 or so calories then thats fine too.. everyone is different some count calorie

  • I was banded May 15th as well. I also use MFP and I'm just now making it to 700 cals a day. You are doing great in my opinion and if you're eating 800 cals and are losing weight, then I'd say that's e

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I would be most concerned about protein consumption. My doctor says 3 oz of weighed protein (not volume!). You body needs to have protein or it will cannibalize muscle (like your HEART). This is why anorexics have heart attacks. Yes I realize you have to deprive your body of protein for a long long time for something like that to happen.

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