Weight lost- Help

[asantiago 89]

Hello everyone

I hope everyone is doing great. I have a huge situation. I keep losing weight. I was 114 and now 104 and saw a nutritionist and gastroenterologist. They are concern that I may keep losing weight and may end up in a serious health problem. I do not want to go back on iv TPN. The surgeon said it had to come off since I was on it for 6 month. I need more calories but I feel so full even though I am so hungry at times. It is so hard to eat and constant drink all day long. Any suggestions??? I am very worried. I am so weak and tired. Tomorrow I have a appointment with my surgeon and will talk to him about what is going on. The nutritionist stated I need 1500 calories a day to maintain my weight. She said just taking in Protein is not enough. She said calories are important. I do not know what to do! I feel like I a wasting away. I want to maintain a healthy weight not be too too thin or underweight.

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[Airstream88 361]

What are you eating? Can you tell us what you eat in a day? Start adding in more healthy fats - nuts, avocado, etc. Eat full-fat cheese instead of low-fat. Use Fairlife 2% or Full-fat milk to make your Protein shakes - adds 13g of Protein. Add some multigrain crackers with the cheese - they don't cause the same feeling of fullness that protein does.

[asantiago 89]

Hello

In the morning I make a Protein Shake, or have a small half of English muffin with egg and try to have the other half a little bit afterwards if I don't vomit it. There are days I can have eggs and there are days I can't. I try to have cheese , crackers, fruits and yogurt. I have chicken Soup at times and veg here and there but I feel too full.

[WannabeH 114]

Maybe lower the Protein and increase your carbs. I know carbs is a bad word when you are dieting but definitely not in your case.

Try just bread with topping in the morning with no Protein. I know protein can fill me up for hours which is not good for you.

If I have bread only in the morning my cravings increase to eat more through the day which may be good for you (although it's something I need to be careful with).

I'm the same way as you with the eggs. Although lately I've been making omelettes with added cheese, ham, Tomato and fried in butter. I found omelettes to have a crispier texture which I can usually handle.

Also milk is good with your added favourite topping mix.

And as Airstream88 mentioned adding nuts throughout the day is a great idea.

I'm in maintenance now and it's a balancing act. Good luck and I hope your body is where it should be soon; and keep working with your medical team.

[Victoria Bontempi 14]

Eat some dairy and carbs. macaroni and cheese! That's how I fatten up the kids.

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[asantiago 89]

Hello everyone. Thank you all for your reply and advice. I really appreciate it. *Update* so I saw the surgeon yesterday. He told me that the nutritionist cannot expect me to consume 1500 calories a day with the size of stomach I have. He said 1500 calories is for a normal person and not someone who had bypass especially with me having 3 operations which has made it smaller. He said to have more frequent meals, and eat as much as I can healthy foods and Protein and as long as I am eating smaller meals and taking my Vitamins he recommended, that I will be ok. He said the nutritionist is concern that I may go under weight but he said that a person weight loss will stop at a certain level and that I will not waste away and should not go under weight. He said my eyes and my skin color looks good even though I had makeup. Lol . He said I will be ok and he will send me for blood with to make sure everything is ok and he will see me soon to make sure everything is going well. I do feel somewhat relief!

[ColleenErin1974 195]

Glad to hear you are doing ok! Keep up the good work and keep us posted!

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[asantiago 89]

Thank you. I have my days when I do vomit but I need to learn and remember that I can only eat a small amount.

[pdallariva 57]

Hello!

I am having a similar problem. I am weak and sick almost everyday. I'm 7 months out and down 120lbs. I cannot tolerate any Protein drinks as I get sick immediately. My surgeon suggested enzymes and probiotic which neither of them worked to make me not so sick. Between the nutritionist and the doctor there seems to be confusion. My doctor told me to stop all Vitamins and then the nutritionist tells me not to stop taking them. I told the nutritionist that I am getting sick everyday so she tells me to stop all Vitamins and come in for monthly B12 shots. This past week I am down 10 lbs and I'm nervous I'm going to be to thin. I barley have any body fat on me at all. Any help??

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[chucklecheeks 59]

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[MozzaWehsha 58]

Try incorporating dates - soft medjool ones- they are very dense nutritionally. I had to remove them from my diet because more than 2 a day dramatically slowed down my weight loss. Maybe eat one every 3 or 4 hours ud be amazed at how great they are health-wise and taste wise.

[JupiterinVirgo 846]

Adding calories is super easy even with a lot of restriction. Go for things with high fats like nuts, and sugars, like raisins. For someone with a condition bordering on being underweight you can probably even go get a GOoey high end organic treat from Whole Foods and get 500 cal just from that. If you had a need for the surgery at one time, then you know how to put weight back on. I would also consider doing everything I can to increase my nutritional intake-less focus on calories and more focus on organic vegetables and fruits. Just intuition based notions I have. It's amazing to me that anyone who is overweight enough to need bariatric surgery can actually get too thin. This is definitely not been an issue for me, and I can't imagine what you must be going through from one extreme to the other. You can do this! Just ask your body what she needs.

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Edited January 21, 2017 by JupiterinVirgo

[pdallariva 57]

I have tried high sugar but get horrible dumping syndrome and veggies are out due to to much gas. I actually did not have the surgery due to weight but actually because I had horrible reflux and I was not emptying all the way from my gastric emptying test. I was only emptying at 80%. But it was a plus to lose the weight.

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