I know enough about nutrition and my body to know that I am NOT getting enough calories. I am only a little over a week banded so I am hoping it's that, but even with my shakes (1.5-2 a day) and my other small meal, I know it's not enough. BUt I'm NOT hungry at all. I am not getting in the full ounces of Water either, but I am trying. Before the band I drank like 2L of water a day so I should be back to that in no time.

I go back to my personal trainer on Monday (only doing some light arms--not chancing any problems and okayed by doc) and know that even slight exertion isn't going to sit well with me taking in no more than like 600 calories.

Did anyone else have this problem? Is it just because I am so newly banded and healing? Hopefully that's it and I'm just overthinking it.

Thanks!

To get extra calories when you really can't eat, try blending your own Protein shakes with Protein powder of choice (vanilla is a good neutral) and use full cream milk and a tablespoon of Peanut Butter. That has loads of protein, adds calories and is yummy. It helped me go from 400 calories to 900 in my first weeks. Sometimes i would add 1/2 a banana too. My body never went into starvation and I lost 10 lbs in the first 11 days after surgery.

Of course once your appetite returns, switch to non fat milk and limit things like peanut butter.

Good luck!

Ur body is still healing so as Long as ur getting ur proteins you shouldn't be very concerned... Week 3/4 that's when u should start looking at a calorie #...but still protein is most important...60-80g...what kind of protein shakes are u doing..?