3 weeks post op

[gregt 0]

hi, can anyone help me fiigure out how to get over a 1000 calories? i am still on liquids and with Protein Drinks , yogurt diet pudding, and Soups . i add up my intake and only come up with 650 calories a day. I think i need more than that. I have not lost any weight in a week in a half. I read on here that you should have between 1200 and 1400 calories a day. thanks for your help.

[nallygirl 4]

hi, can anyone help me fiigure out how to get over a 1000 calories? i am still on liquids and with Protein drinks , yogurt diet pudding, and Soups . i add up my intake and only come up with 650 calories a day. I think i need more than that. I have not lost any weight in a week in a half. I read on here that you should have between 1200 and 1400 calories a day. thanks for your help.

Hi gregt...While I haven't had my surgery yet that is actually something I asked my nutritionist about. She suggested I just add an additional scoop of Protein powder to my shakes. So if my brand says a serving size is 1 scoop, I will just add 2 scoops for the extra calories. I'm not sure if you are using RTD or are making your Protein Shakes yourself, but if you are making them yourself you might want to try this out and see if it works for you. I'm sure some people in the post-op section would have some great ideas as well. Good luck to you!

[Lizzy Fu 0]

I would LOVE to hear more advice on this too! I'm 2 /12 weeks post op and I'm in the same boat. Getting around 500-600 calories a day, but not losing any more weight. Try posting this in the post-op section and see if you get more responses.

[parker62 8]

I would LOVE to hear more advice on this too! I'm 2 /12 weeks post op and I'm in the same boat. Getting around 500-600 calories a day, but not losing any more weight. Try posting this in the post-op section and see if you get more responses.

Monitor you Carbs intake: Stay strong.

[isit5yet 37]

It's tough for them to monitor their carb intake when weeks 2 and 3 are usually the puree/mushy stage. No staying strong about it.

Real advice: My doctor says that at this stage you'll eat items you won't normally eat later. The idea at this stage is to heal, and get your stomach ready for food again. You may still be swollen from surgery. It's about healing now over losing weight. pureed foods will normally be higher in carbs unless you feel like blending up chicken in a blender and drinking it...barf!

I'm moving to soft solids from the puree stage, and here are some foods I ate during that stage to help boost Protein amounts:

Greek yogurt w/ pureed fruit. Plain lo fat greek yogurt is so packed full of Protein. I used organic baby food food for the fruit - it was actually yummy.

Campbell's Vegatable Beef Soup. Chew the beef bits well or throw the whole Soup in a blender to puree it down.

I did pulse blend some chicken to add to other creamy Soups - very tasty.

Cottage cheese

Soft, low fat cheese like Laughing Cow wedges or Babybel

Ricotta cheese w/ pureed fruit

Egg Beaters

Low fat refried Beans w/ low fat cheese and a dab of plan greek yogurt. Plain greek yogurt tastes a lot like sour cream.

Edd salad - well blended and chopped w/ low fat mayo

Go to the Nutrition / Diet section of the forum for great mushy food ideas. I found it SO SO helpful for recipes and ideas!

Good luck!

--Carrie