My Fitness Pal says Starvation Mode

[50for50 72]

Question for more experienced bandsters....

I'm 2 weeks out and diligently recording my calories consumed in My Fitness Pal. I haven't had serious hunger return yet ( I have no fill), just a bit mid afternoon so my Dr said to have a snack. I'm on "mushy" stage so have been eating eggs/ Greek yogurt/ cottage cheese etc.. primarily. I'm totally satisfied on about 800-850 calories and am averaging 65-70 g of Protein.

Daily, the My Fitness Pal app tells me I'm not eating enough and my body will go into starvation mode. Should I keep doing what I'm doing? I've lost 14 lbs in 2 weeks but no movement in 4 days. I thought the point was to eat until you are satisfied, but no more. I'm confused but consider myself fortunate not to be in "Bandsters Hell"

Any advise would be appreciated.

[m1aman 944]

I wouldn't take medical advice from MFP. What does your doctor say?

[kazjim98 618]

Myfitnesspal says the same thing to me when I log my calories....I don't worry about it, I just keep on doing what I'm doing. My nutritionist told me the first 6 weeks were for healing, not to pay attention to calories, just Protein and Water intake.. You're doing great at 2 weeks post op and you could always talk to your nutritionist if you have worries. Best Wishes!

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MFP is great for tracking calories, not so good with nutritional advice.

Don't worry about what MFP says, just follow the calorie guidelines your nutritionist gave you and you'll be fine.

[lekanto 50]

You wouldn't want to do such a low-calorie diet on your own. It's different when you are working with a dietician and other medical staff. I assume they have you on vitamins/supplements and will be doing bloodwork periodically to make sure you don't develop any nutritional deficiencies. That's what makes it safer than a crash diet.

[Maddysgram 6,159]

I agree with everyone else. MFP is treating you as a normal adult person, when in fact you are now a banded adult person.

Don't worry about stalls in your weight, it will all work out if you are following the plan.

Congratulations on your loss so far!

[cheryl2586 3,053]

I think you can go under settings and change your calorie intake yourself. I havent used that sight personally in a while because I like spark people better but I think with any of them you can change all your intakes to what you want them to be.