Your ticker says you've lost 26#??!! In a month? Or was some of that pre-op? Even if half was pre-op, you're doing GREAT! You have the same range of weight to lose as I do - 80-100 pounds. It's just gonna come off slower for us. Your body is busy healing right now. Don't worry - it will happen! Slower is better anyway - you won't have teh hangy skin!

I fell into that "starvation mode" idea too, but was educated on here that basically that's bunk based on old, very faulty research. We had a surgery to severely restrict calories for a reason... go with it! You will soon be eating more again. Don't waste these early days when you just don't want to eat! I could easily pack away 1200+ calories without trying and I'm only 5 months out.

At 30 days post-op I think I was still relying on shakes for much of my protein. Another thing I really enjoyed was chopping up some chicken in my blender super-fine, and adding it to a cream of chicken sup made with skim milk. Tons of protein and tasted great to me!

Once you are on solids again try Quest Protein bars. 20+ of protein per bar, super high in fiber (18g) which we don't get enough of, and a minimum of natural ingredients. And they just plain taste great! A real treat!

Good luck to you and just relax, hydrate, get your protein in, walk or exercise a bit, and it will happen! Slow and steady wins the race!

I promise, you are not in starvation mode!! The doctor says that unless we are a prisoner of war, low calories or up and down diets are not going to mess up our metabolism. He said we had this surgery to eat less. Do it!

I got between 300 and 800 calories for the entire six months I was losing. Only during the last month did I ever get 700 - 800!!! I always thought that starvation thing was hogwash. I KNEW I could of lived off the fat of the land for six weeks!!! LoL

You're doing fine. Know this, you had approx. 85% of your tummy removed. You now have the digestive tract of a field mouse or a hummingbird!! Celebrate that, enjoy it!!!! You're life will never be the same, a year from now, you won't recognize yourself!!!

Protein is oh-so-important. I was suppose to get 60 or more, forever. My "go to" foods, once I could EAT real food was 1% cottage cheese, tuna fish, I'd make a can with Lite Mayo. I always kept a bag of shrimp in my freezer. (goes down easy and great protein!!) I hate it that cottage cheese and milk bother you. Maybe that will change. In the meantime, you must find things that are GOOD for you and high in protein. Pre-op I started making chicken, pork chops, round steak, any of those, in a can of 98% FF cream of mushroom soup. (cream of chicken if you'd prefer) You can do it in a crock pot, in the oven or on top of the stove. Add a can of water.....and cook!! If you cook it long enough, any of them are very tender and you have "gravy" to make it even softer. Good luck!

out you guys...How in the heck am I supposed to eat that much protein including my fluid intake?

My weight is not coming off...I think Im eating under calories...my body is in starvation mode...
My clothes do fit me bigger but the scale is not moving at all...

I think my protein intake isnt enough....

Cottage cheese and milk upset my tummy right now.

Ive been making shakes with water and ice cubes and protein powder.....

I would love some ideas?

Kill 2 birds with Protein IN your fluids - Nectar Syntax - good stuff!

I'm also about 30 days out and struggle with protein. My nut told me 60-90 grams per day and I usually hit 60 but no more. I still rely heavily on protein powders. I like some of the Syntrax Nectar fruit flavors, and I also add unflavored powder to water or decaf coffee. It really helps since I'm still only able to eat tiny bits of food at mealtime.

I need between 90-100 gr protein per my MD. No way I can get that with three 1/4 cup servings of food each day. I love Syntrax Nectar and Unjury unflavored protein powders. I double the syntrax with 8 oz water, which gets me 46 gr in one drink. That or on scoop Syntrax and 1 scoop unjury. If you call Syntrax, they will send you a sample kit of flavors at a very reasonable price. Unjury has a sample kit too.