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Madelyne Bonthron    128

Madelyne Bonthron
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I been told i should be taking in least 1000 calories. I get in maybe 600 cals in a day. I can only eat like 2 tablespoons and feel full and cant eat anymore. I have no problem taking in liquids that goes down easy but foods different story. My surgery for the sleeve was nov 19.2013. So just over 4 wks. Just wondering if others are having same issue

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Stacy_wls    135

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I'm curious on the answers for this. I'm only 9 days out so still just on full liquids. I can have yogurt and strained Soup in addition to my Protein Shakes. I get full on like 40 calories of yogur. I don't know how I will be able to get enough nutrients from food without the liquid additions. Good luck!

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MIJourney    490

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I was about 200-300 the first 2 weeks and about 500-600 for a long time after that.

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sbarbiegirl    109

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I'm 12 weeks out. My calories are 600 to 700.

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Madelyne Bonthron    128

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Thank you everyone. Its nice to know i am not alone in this and my calorie intake is normal

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Seela    1,187

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I'll be 9 weeks tomorrow and although I've come very close I've yet to hit 800 calories.

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gomekast    559

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I'll be 9 weeks tomorrow and although I've come very close I've yet to hit 800 calories.

I'm in the same boat at seela here.

I rarely hit 700 calories. .that only happens after I've been outside shoveling snow for more than 1 hour. But just my day to day normal routine is around 400-650 calories. My program doesn't tell you to hit a certain caloric goal. I think that's silly to do to any of us that have had surgery. As long as your hitting your Protein, Water goals and exercise goals you should be fine.

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Madelyne Bonthron    128

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Thanks guys a ton.. I told doctors office it is impossible to get that much cals in right now. Its funny that just few months ago i could go get fast food and consume that much or more easy.. now just watching my husband eat i think to myself man u eat alot but i would eat more then him and he never had weight issues.

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AshleyMidwife    189

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I am 2 weeks out tomorrow and range from 200-500 cals a day. It's frustrating because I feel so run down all the time. I am in purée stage and can hardly tolerate that! I made some puréed boiled cauliflower and ate two small bites and threw it back up :( but things like pudding stay down fine usually. I go back to work tomorrow and am so worried about not being able to keep up at work due to feeling so run down. No energy! To add to the frustration, I have no desire to eat or drink. Like seriously.....NONE. I force myself to help with energy but end up throwing up anything thicker than pudding. Feel low.....

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Madelyne Bonthron    128

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Ashley i sent u private message hope it helps :)

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moddd    79

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Ashley I am the same as you. To the T! No energy. Seriously could sleep for days. It's joy fair to me or my four kids. I need to snap out of it but don't know how?!

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Madelyne Bonthron    128

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Ashley I am the same as you. To the T! No energy. Seriously could sleep for days. It's joy fair to me or my four kids. I need to snap out of it but don't know how?!

As far as no energy goes it is so important to get your necessary amount of Protein or u will feel like shit. Protein Drinks work very well for me. I drink designer whey and champion whey brands. They taste very good and is easy on my stomach. My friend that had surgery 11 yrs ago introduced me to it and thank god cause some protein drinks taste like shit

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chilihot59    156

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I been told i should be taking in least 1000 calories. I get in maybe 600 cals in a day. I can only eat like 2 tablespoons and feel full and cant eat anymore. I have no problem taking in liquids that goes down easy but foods different story. My surgery for the sleeve was nov 19.2013. So just over 4 wks. Just wondering if others are having same issue

Do the best you can. Everyone's pouch has it's own unique preferences, lol! Our pouches are or can be quite temperamental. This is a one day at a time journey. The denser the Protein the fuller you'll feel and quicker. If a particular food doesn't agree with you right now, leave it alone for a couple of weeks. Even with me, 17 months out, there are days my pouch is stubborn and I have to really push myself to try to get close to my calorie intake. Other days, no problem whatsoever. It's still early for you. So, don't worry. You've got a whole community here to support you. As always, if your concerns increase, call you surgeon's office.

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mistysj    1,940

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Just to clarify, we don't have a pouch but a sleeve. :)

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chilihot59    156

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Just to clarify, we don't have a pouch but a sleeve. :)

Thank you for the clarification:)

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      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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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      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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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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