Cant eat banded 19 May

[MeiQa 0]

Ok, taken it to the experts. I have the problem we all dream of. I do not want to eat and feel great. The problem is I am only eating about 300 calories a day. This has been for a week now. I do not feel hungry and have to force myself to eat three times and day and can only manage to get down about 100 cal at a time. It does not hurt, I do not feel sick, But I worry it is not enough and each day I keep thinking I will be able to eat a little more, but nope cant. Any idea what is a safe calorie range. I lost 20 pounds this week but I know a lot of us do the first week after the surgery. Thanks

[ChristyC 1]

When you you banded and what types of food are you eating? I am still on Clear Liquids being only 8 days post op. And I too, can only take in about 300 calories and worry about losing too fast. (I am down 27 pounds in 11 days.) 'Something I prayed for and boom, here it is! LOL I think if we keep up the daily Protein levels and if we don't feel weak, we are okay. I take in about 50 grams of protein a day, and find that clear Isopure and sometimes unflavored Unjury really help. If you are still concerned, call your doc or nutritionist. Best of luck to you.

A happy Fellow Bandster :sad: ChristyC

[plain 12]

Hi MeiQa.....same thing happened to me after my band. I think your stomach is still swollen from the surgical procedure. My appetite began to show again with week two or so. make sure to drink your Water (I realize it's an effort right now) so you don't get dehydrated, and enjoy having zero appetite for a little while.

[MeiQa 0]

Glad to know it has happened to others and they lived! I am doing mostly liq. but yogert and cream of weat too. My husband is the Water pusher and when I start to feel dry mouth I know I have not done a good job. I do feel good so I will stop worring. Thanks

[Neeley 0]

You are not far enough out to take in the amount of calories you are asking you body to take in. About 4 weeks after surgery and when you are just coming off of mushies and back on to solids your worries will be the complete opposite in that you will be able to eat anything not nailed down with little to no difficulty. And you will worry about gaining. Now that I have my first fill I realize I am very lucky I am not sure how much the doctor put in but I can tell you I am one of the lucky ones as I am very restricted (which is odd on the first fill) and long for the days when I could eat. Hang in there you are doing fine!

[MeiQa 0]

Thanks, heard from my dr. today and he said drink 1.5 to 2 lts of Water and enjoy the honeymoon!