abrupt appetite change?

Tracy46545 · January 29, 2010

I was sleeved Dec 14, 2009. The first five weeks seemed very normal, I tracked calories, carbs and Proteins just for knowledge. I was averaging 800-900 calories a day, 40 carbs, 80-90 gms Protein. 8 glasses of Water, no problem.

Last Saturday, I abruptly lost my appetite. It's not that food makes me sick, it's just that I have no hunger for it. I'm a decent cook, but 2 tablespoons of anything is more than enough. Most days this week I've ended up with less than 500 calories and only 32-40 oz water. Protein intake has slipped into the 50's and carbs are safely in the 30's. I'm working on a Protein Drink now because it's 8 pm and I only had 400 calories in today with 34 gms protein.

Is this normal?

3636millie · January 29, 2010

Tracy,

I don't know if it is normal or not. I am about 4 days behind you and the mere thought of food makes me gag. The only thing I've been able to get down the past few days are my Protein shakes and cheddar cheese. Hope this is just a "stage" we have to get through!

Tracy46545 · January 29, 2010

Interesting Marilyn...if it continues into next week I'm going to call Gabi and see if she can shed any light on it. At first I thought it was the pain pills (after I fell and dislocated my knee) but I've been off those this past week and I just have no appetite. I'm not sure I should complain.. lol, but it's a bit worrisome to only get 400-500 calories a day, although I'm pretty sure I have enough "reserves" to keep me from falling down.. lol.

I'll let you know if I find out anything!

thinoneday · January 29, 2010

I was sleeved Dec 14, 2009. The first five weeks seemed very normal, I tracked calories, carbs and Proteins just for knowledge. I was averaging 800-900 calories a day, 40 carbs, 80-90 gms Protein. 8 glasses of Water, no problem.
Last Saturday, I abruptly lost my appetite. It's not that food makes me sick, it's just that I have no hunger for it. I'm a decent cook, but 2 tablespoons of anything is more than enough. Most days this week I've ended up with less than 500 calories and only 32-40 oz Water. Protein intake has slipped into the 50's and carbs are safely in the 30's. I'm working on a protein drink now because it's 8 pm and I only had 400 calories in today with 34 gms protein.

Is this normal?

That exact thing happened to me at about 3 weeks out, I'm now about 5 weeks out. . . i just plugged along with what i could. . and did the best i could . . . it went away after about 2 weeks and now i'm back to normal. . . i guess these are some things we are going to experience while we're on our journey . . .you'll be ok!