Should I be concerned about calories this early?

[Tate777 84]

Hello! I was sleeved on Monday (Jan 27th). Unlike many folks, I am not having difficutly getting 64oz of Water in per day. I feel like I drink so much water, I might as well just set the tv up in the bathroom to keep from having to get up and down so much! LOL Anyway, my diet guidelines for the first week indicate 60-70g of Protein daily. I can do that with 1 scoop of Isopure and 6 oz of milk, twice daily. That is only about 350 cals. Is that ok or should I be eating more? I am not hungry (I do have some stomach acid action that makes me think I am hungry, but I know better and I have a sh*t- ton of head hunger).

My NUT sent me home with guidelines that show 3 "meals" plus 2 protein supplements per day---just seems like an awful lot more than I need. An example:

B- 1/2 c. very thin cream of wheat with skim milk

S- protein supplement

L- 1 c blended and strained low fat cream Soup

S- protein supplement

D- 1 c blended and strained low fat broth-based soup

IDK but that seems like an awful lot..... anyway, would love to know your thoughts. TIA.

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

You can actually eat all that? I could barely get in a little bit of Protein Shake. I struggled with getting in my Water too. But overall, you are doing ok. Keep following your docs and nut directions. CONGRATS!

[Recycled 2,182]

Funny thing. I lost alot the first week and then in week two I stalled. I ate less, (400cal.) drank more, added more Protein and the scale didn't budge. I read stuff on here and some said eat more calories. Sounded unlikely, but I was discouraged anyway. So I had to work hard to eat more than twice the calories, logged in with fitness pal and noticed how with my biking and walking I was still only netting about 800 a day even with eating so much. Low and behold, instead of gaining like I thought, the scale went down. Go figure. Something to do with starvation mode when you eat too little.

Who would have thought I'd actually have to work at eating MORE to lose more. Whatever the reasoning, I'm gonna follow more of what is suggested and less of what I think should work. I don't know why I'm surprised.....my way of eating never worked for me before, so I will be relearning everything since WLS,

Edited January 31, 2014 by Recycled

[Pachary 8]

You sound a lot like me Recycled.

[AllisonKara 46]

Your progress seems just fine. You said, you never feel hungry, it indicates that you are actually following the dietary guidelines. So, no need to worry.

[Teachamy 1,042]

I'd just work to eat what the NUT tells you to eat. You may not want the food, but you will find that after a while, no more than 350 cal. will leave you feeling weak and fatigued. Best of luck!

[bearman99 228]

The only reason I track everything is to diagnose if I run into issues. Up to you though. If you can allow yourself an 8 week stall without going batshit crazy I wouldn't bother tracking. me however, well, umm, me batshit crazy when I stop losing for an extended length of time.

[bearman99 228]

Not a bad non-scientific why calories in/calories out might be flawed but a decent read on the topic.

http://authoritynutrition.com/debunking-the-calorie-myth/

Freeky takeaways...

Exercise may stimulate appetite and cause us to eat more.

Fat people are super good at storing fat (duh, right).

What if a hormone imbalance is the real culprit?

Why is it that malnourished kids still grow?

Want more in great detail so you can judge for yourself?

Good Calories, Bad Calories by Taubes

http://www.amazon.com/Good-Calories-Bad-Gary-Taubes-ebook/dp/B000UZNSC2/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1391192868&sr=1-1&keywords=good+calories%2Fbad+calories

Edited January 31, 2014 by bearman99

[McButterpants 2,846]

At week three my NUT told me not to worry about calories - focus on the Protein and fluids.

What you list doesn't look like a lot - you'll be able to take in more Soup and thinned oatmeal; it will pass thru fairly quickly. Once you move to a puree diet, you probably won't be able to take in 1/2 cup, more like 1/4 cup or something like that.

[hatters 47]

Anyway, my diet guidelines for the first week indicate 60-70g of Protein daily. I can do that with 1 scoop of Isopure and 6 oz of milk, twice daily. That is only about 350 cals. Is that ok or should I be eating more?

My guidelines for wk 1 was just clear liquids- I think on a good day I got in 80 calories. Wk2-3 was full liquids and I just drank 1 Protein shake a day, like you are doing. I think i stayed around 400 calories until wk 5. When I started mushy foods I increase my calories to 600-800. Wk 7 when I started eating real foods I increase by calories to 600-900. Which is were I am trying to keep them until I am in my normal body weight range, that is when I am going to increase them to 900-1100.

[Tate777 84]

I called my Nut and she said I should be having more than just Protein shakes-- it is impt for my body to get nutrients from other things (like blended/strained soups) throughout the day. Thanks for all of the responses.