Hello all! I am 6 wks post op today and have been at a stall for about 2 wks. I lost 45 pounds the first 4 wks but nothing now. I am going to the gym and getting my protein but after reading some posts on here I'm not sure if I'm getting enough calories. I get between 400-500 a day......any advice?? Thanks to everyone for all the advice, u guys are great :-)

Calories need to be at least 1000.

Really?? I don't know how I can get that much in lol.....I only had 445 today and 150 was from my protein shake.... :-(

Also you may need to up your protein. I upped my calories and protein and lost 4 lbs in a week. Before I did that I was at a stall. Try getting more. Also to help you can use myfitnesspal it keeps track of everything.

Start by upping calories to at least 800 then up it more. Protein I was lucky to me getting 60 then I upped it to about 80.

Yep at least 800. It's hard but as soon as I bumped up I stared losing again but 45 pounds is a huge loss!!!! I'm at two months and only 36 down. Your body is in shock and needs to adjust. You will start losing again.

Thanks ladies....I talked to my nutrionist today and she said the same thing, between 800-1000 a day. I am just so scared to stretch my pouch, I don't know how I'm going to get that much in but I'm gonna try!

Greek yogurts are a soft food that has great protein and will bump caloric intake. I honestly never worried about calories just tried to keep protein at 70-90 grams a day.

I'm 4 weeks out and my doc says 400-600 calories so it sounds like mine...

And just today he uped me to 800-1000!!

I did force myself to get 800 yesterday and when I stepped on the scale today, I gained 2 pounds!! I am one of those crazies that weigh myself every day, I know I shouldn't but I can't help it......

Salt it's a horrible thing. So's not pooing. I know tmi but both can cause me to gain two pounds overnight.