I am six months out, and I know what you're talking about. It's a weird adjustment, moving back into the realm where you feel like you're eating SO MUCH when really, you're still eating probably a third or at least half of what you used to consume in a day. What I did was really take a look at my caloric intake along with my protein. I rarely have days where I'm consuming over 750 calories, and when I do, it correlates with exercise-heavy days when I'm having to "refuel" more.

It doesn't help that I have a friend who strongly encouraged me to have this done who is almost two years out now. He constantly tells me, "I can't believe you can eat that much," and "Wow, I can only eat X." What I found was that a) he's lying - I've started watching him more and he's really consuming a ton more than he claims (and most of it junk that got him in trouble to start with), and b) What I'm eating at this stage is completely normal, within my limits, healthier and not likely to stretch my sleeve.

MFP is great to help with this brain issue. You can't always trust your fears, but the cold, hard numbers are hard to argue with.

I'm 10 weeks out from my RYN. I felt the same way when I was able to add calories, but you'll begin to have more energy which means you can exercise more and continue to get stronger. The phases this journey takes you on is like a roller coaster! I stalled for nearly 3 weeks and now I'm dropping lbs like crazy. Just stick with your plan and you'll do great. Having patience is sometimes the toughest part! Good luck.

I am 4 years out and have been told twice now that I put myself in starvation mode because I was eating too few calories. I really didn't believe this was real until my nutritionist told me. She upped my calories this last time to 1,200 per day. Like you mentally I'm thinking if I can't lose at 800 how is adding 400 to it going to make me lose? It feels backwards. But like others are saying here, we need to trust the process. I've been doing this not quite a month now. So far nothing, but I've also added exercise and weights, and it can take a couple of months before the body adjusts and the scale starts moving again. I'm trusting and waiting. You can too.

crepes_ wrote: »

cmchandler74 wrote: »

MFP is great to help with this brain issue. You can't always trust your fears, but the cold, hard numbers are hard to argue with.

This is exactly what I'm going to try to do. It's an incredibly strange feeling. It's like head hunger. You know that what you feel isn't exactly based in reality, but it doesn't stop it from feeling real if you let it get to you. I'm eating less than a quarter of what I used to, but I feel like I'm at an all day eat-a-thon even though I'm following the instructions given to me by my nutritionist to the letter.

@anbrdr Good tip! I'm currently doing breakfasts of Greek yogurt with half a scoop of protein powder. It's 245 cals and 28g protein. I'll be looking for Fairlife and giving it a shot.

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I think we doubt because we've tried other methods and they've failed. We trusted those methods and we got bupkis. If you do everything the right way, this one works.

I was slightly nervous about moving from liquids to pureed, to mechanically altered, and finally regular food. One recomendation is only introduce one new food per day. When I went from liquids I added refried beans first. I didn't have any adverse side effects so I then added the next pureed food. After I made the move to pureed then I added the mechanically altered foods (pureed food with some lumps). I did the same process by only adding one new food per day. If something wasn't comfortable then I didn't have that food again for several weeks. I was probably slower than most people getting to regular food but the process worked for me. Rather than making the move in 6 - 8 weeks I was probably more along the lines of 8 - 12.

Take your time, do what is comfortable and always consult your nutritionist if you have questions about foods.