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I am not counting callories but just can seem to get much food in i dont imagine id be getting more than 400 calories a day if that my surgery was 3 weeks ago and i have lost 7 kgs. Any pointers on getting more food im just not hungry and the thought of food makes me feel sick most the time

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I usually eat about 1000-1100 cals a day. 2 months out and losing steadily.

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Jessica, it took me 3 months to be able to really start liking food again and eat an adequate amount, Just give it time. I am now about 5 months out.

I am not counting callories but just can seem to get much food in i dont imagine id be getting more than 400 calories a day if that my surgery was 3 weeks ago and i have lost 7 kgs. Any pointers on getting more food im just not hungry and the thought of food makes me feel sick most the time

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What are u all eating to get in calories? Give me an example if you don't mind. I'm 8 weeks out and on full foods but still am not able to eat very much at one time. Between getting calories in and waiting to drink etc. I either don't get enough food in a day or too little Water. What are you all doing to help with this problem. I think I just need a little guidance :-)

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I've been tracking on Myfitnesspal and keep getting those "eat more calories or you'll go into starvation mode" messages. I hate eating because it will inevitably be uncomfortable - just changed PPIs, so hope that will help. I'm only getting in about 400-500 calories a day with few carbs, and am in a mini-stall - lost, stuck, gained a lb, lost again, stuck again. Thinking it's probably because I'm taking in too few calories.

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Goofycathy I'm with you. I rarely get enough fluids in. I can't imagine trying to cram more calories in.

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What are u all eating to get in calories? Give me an example if you don't mind. I'm 8 weeks out and on full foods but still am not able to eat very much at one time. Between getting calories in and waiting to drink etc. I either don't get enough food in a day or too little Water. What are you all doing to help with this problem. I think I just need a little guidance :-)

I read this all the time but I have never had that problem and I have never been able to get away with eating only 500 cals a day. This kind of worries me. As soon as I started on solids (about 3 wks out) I found it impossible not to get in at least 1000 cals a day. I am 2 months out now. I can eat about 4 oz of meat in one sitting. I usually eat chicken, cheese, deli meat, carrots and yogurt ranch, flatbread pizza, salad, etc. I pretty much eat whatever I want, but just smaller "normal" portions. I do eat something every few hours, though because I get hungry. The calories add up fast if you account for everything, which I do. That means if you used olive oil to sauté your chicken you count those calories, etc. Hearing how everyone can only eat 400-800 calories a day makes me feel like there is something wrong with my sleeve or I stretched it out. Idk. Is anyone else similar?? At least I am losing though...40 lbs in 2 months - not too shabby.

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Missmachine: You might be able to get more calories in, and it sounds like healthy foods, it just means that your Doc might have used a bigger bougie. That isn't a problem anyways because your still losing weight at a rapid pace. No problems at all. Just eat healthy and eat a lot of Protein first then veggies and then some carbs. I love that you lost 40 lbs in 2 months! Keep it up! :)

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I think calorie cycling (low-low-low-high-low) is a good strategy. In the past I've been able to break stalls by having one big ol' carb fest, then resuming a sparse diet.

I totally agree. I just read about this the other day. Let's see if I can find it .... HERE. It has to do with restoring leptin levels.

http://www.marksdail.../#axzz23Re6yB63

BTW, I'm mostly sticking to 750-800 calories until maintenance. It seems to work for me, but these last 30 pounds are as stubborn as hell!

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      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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