How much should calorie intake worry me?

[christymarie 0]

Morning everyone! I have a question about calories. I'm 3 days post-op and I'm only getting in about 150 calories a day. I'm only able to manage about 1-2oz per meal and I'm drinking carnation instant Breakfast. I have yet to finish a whole bottle of it. It only has 150 calories per serving. Should I be worried about this? Should I try to push how much I can get in at a time? I'm just trying to figure out how much to let my body tell me what to do and how much to push it.

Thanks for your advice,

Christy

[sil 0]

hi christymarie i wouldn,t worry to much i was banded on the 13th of january my instructions was to drink ensure 3 times a day 1/4 cup. one at 9:00,1:00,6:00. i was not hungry at all. thank goodness within that two weeks i lost 19lbs. make sure you sip your protien Water, crystal light. my calories from the ensure was a total 7 grams of protien, 188 calories for the day. i thought i was gonna have problems but i did not. good luck on your new life journey.

[christymarie 0]

Thanks so much. I totally forgot about Protein Water. I may have my hubby go out later and get a 4 pack.

It really helps to know that I'm not the only one.

Christy

[ms.kelley-rn 0]

Hi Christy,

We're in the same boat. I was just banded on Tuesday and am hardly able to eat anything. Post-op day 1 I had 1/4 of a sf popsicle that morning and maybe 1/4 cup of chicken broth that night. This morning I've only had 3 small bites of sf Jello and some Protein Water. I was told not to worry about calories right now but to concentrate on getting my protein and water in. Don't force too much at one time because you will get overloaded. Just sip throughout the day...at least that's what I'm trying to do. It's hard but we can do this. Good luck to you.

[crzytchr 3]

I wouldn't worry about the calories as much as it probably isn't anywhere close to the amount of Protein you are supposed to have. Protein Water has about 5g.

I used New whey protein bullets. One of them is only 3 oz and has 42g of protein. Really easy to get down and then if you only can do a little more liquids during the day you are fine. They are kind of expensive but you only need one a day. About 3.50 at GNC. They are thick and tart tasting (hubby says like a sweet tart), but literally 2 sips and one ounce is gone. So, like I said REALLY easy to drink the thing in a day. I did one ounce every couple of hours.

** also if you get them, be sure to buy the 42g ones , they also sell some that are 26g or something like that

Edited January 29, 2009 by crzytchr