My nutritionist told me before surgery not to focus on calories. Try to start drinking shakes, and eat a high protein, low carb diet. Get use to cutting out the carbs, not the calories. See it that works.

What New_Hope said is right, the calories aren't the issue for the first couple months. First thing my nut said was no drinking while eating, half hour before or hour after. Drink 64oz a day, and also make sure you're getting your protein in first. The biggest issue going forward is going to be what you choose to put in your mouth.

Today it may be that you need a lot of it to feel satisfied or full but the important part is to start choosing healthy foods. The surgery will help a ton w/ quantity, it won't necessarily force you to make better choices about what you eat. This I'm sure is an issue for all of us who use the forum. Good luck

Thank you for advice. I will try that. I do try to get plenty of protein, but it's hard sometimes to eat healthy because I'm in so much pain that I can't cook. I do make an effort to eat as well as I can, but sometimes I just give up for a couple days because it seems too hard. But I'm trying not to do that anymore and even restart my diet the next meal instead of waiting until the next day.

We all have our issues or we wouldn't be here. My advice is to look forward. We can't change yesterday. The fact that you want to eat better is the best start you can make. I agree you may want to start your day with a protein shake. And plan ahead, boil some eggs, have mozzarella sticks in the frig, make sure you have peanut butter in the cupboard and high fiber crackers, just in case you crave something. Good luck, it sounds like you're headed in the right direction.

Thank you. =) I was bad today, and had way too much junk food. I gave in, and I shouldn't have. It's only day 4 of my trying to eat better, it was bound to happen sometime. Gonna try better next time.