Good afternoon. I am almost 5 weeks out and still eating 1/4 cup of soft foods and drinking 1oz every 5 mins. Most days I eat 300 plus calories and on others 700 somehow. I've been at a plateau for about 3 weeks now which I am not concerned about. I do worry though about how to increase my caloric intake? I am eating about 50 grams of protein and drinking about 30-40 ounces of water. I feel stuffed as it is and don't see how I can up it without stretching my new pouch or by keeping healthy eating? How do you keep up?

I kept up by drinking protein shakes. No way could I get in all my protein at that stage without them. Are you still drinking them? Heck I still do at going on two years out

I am 5 weeks out too and have 2 Protein drinks a day. I try very hard to get the protein in with food but just cannot seem to do that at the moment. I have a Protein Drink mid morning and then leave one until after dinner just in case I do manage it.

As for fluids, after the first few days I was able to get more than the recommended amount. Very lucky I guess. In fact I was so shocked at how much I could get in that I thought the surgeon hadn't done a good job. Until I ate my first smooth foods

don't worry about calories, count grams of protein only and you'll be fine. pay attention to your body. Yes, they tell us to get so much in but you can only do what you can do. At first, it's really hard to get in all the protein, etc. they want you to get in and that's ok. You build up to it.

Thank you everyone.

Jess, yes I still drink one a day. I can't to more because they gross me out now. I'm fine if I take one early but if I drink one in the evening it's torture.

Kate, you mean more as far as ounces per day or at any given time?

Esskay that's what I was doing all this time, focusing on Proteins and Water intake. Then I kept on reading that calories need to be increased in order to lose weight. Since I had a stall for a few weeks it threw me off and I started to think that was the reason why. I'm glad to know that I'm doing it right.

Thank you everyone.

Jess, yes I still drink one a day. I can't to more because they gross me out now. I'm fine if I take one early but if I drink one in the evening it's torture.

Kate, you mean more as far as ounces per day or at any given time?

Esskay that's what I was doing all this time, focusing on Proteins and Water intake. Then I kept on reading that calories need to be increased in order to lose weight. Since I had a stall for a few weeks it threw me off and I started to think that was the reason why. I'm glad to know that I'm doing it right.

Do some searches on here for favorite Protein shakes and do some taste tests! There are hundreds out there I'm sure you can find one you like. Took me a LONG time and I don't like most of the ones people on here rave about, but I just kept tying!

Personally I like the Syntrax Matrix ones (mint cookie and Peanut Butter cookie are my favorite) and the BSN syntha 6 ones (Mochaccino, orange cream and vanilla milkshake).

Keep trying! At your stage I was doing two most days and Greek yogurt to get my calorie and protein count up.

I am 3 months out and do 2 shakes most days. I also eat a lot of Greek yogurt. Sometimes I will add unflavored protein powder to up the protein intake. It's a good way to add 15gms easily. I like the pure protein shakes that are already made. They taste great and you get 30gms protein in 160cals

Thanks, will do.

More as in ounces @Pinkpeonies1.