Clear liquids and calories

[chasingpolaris321 214]

Hi all!

I am one week post op today and am entering my second week of Clear liquids including Protein Shakes made with Water. I'm finding like many I have seen on here that it can be tough to get down all of your Protein and liquids when your sleeve doesn't love anything in it, but what I am struggling with is feeling like I'm just not getting enough calories in to do much activity. I've been managing around 2-3 protein supplements a day in addition to lots of sugar free liquids and broth, but that really amounts to under 300 calories a day. I felt better each day after surgery, but starting yesterday I've been feeling really weak and woozy to the point that walking downstairs exhausts me.

I'm just getting worried that after two weeks of such a low calorie diet my body might not be in such great shape. Does anyone else have this concern? I don't feel hungry, but I definitely feel very sickly and like I might faint from time to time. I am following my doctors plan, but I just wanted to hear from people with other experiences to gauge if this is all part of the process.

[Tamlyn 107]

I felt like that, too. My doctor actually advised against sugar free liquids during that time because he said I'd feel better with my body getting energy from the sugar. I still don't think I went over 600-700 calories a day, but it did make me feel a bit less run down. (I'm 3 weeks out and down 16 pounds, so I don't think it hurt my weight loss any.)