Hey guys, I am about 2 years and 2 months post sleeve and am really struggling to eat enough. When I initially did my 6 months worth of research on the sleeve I was under the impression that after about a year it became a bit more of a challenge to eat less. Like you had to start thinking more about what you where eating and what not. Well long story short, I am more than 2 years out and would like to start eating more carbs / protein so I can gain back some much needed muscle. I was originally 347lbs and now weigh about 173. Don't get me wrong, love being normal for the first time in my life since 3rd grade (about 28 years ago, lol), but I felt healthier when I was overweight. I don't EVER want to go back to that weight! I just want to have more energy. I take lots of great vitamins, so I'm all set there, but I'm struggling to hit my 80g protein and enough carbs to have energy. I average a paultry 1000cal a day unless I binge out on chips or ice cream, which I really don't want to do.
Is anyone else out there struggling to eat this far out? Am I crazy? Seems like 4 oz of protein just about murders me and takes close to an hour to eat. 4oz of meat is roughly 20g of protein. I need more than 80 to weightlift I'm pretty sure. My buddy seems to think I need close to 200g of protein!! That seems like a pipe dream. Only thing I can think of is either I have a stricture or this is just how it is.
Any ideas would be helpful!
Only symptoms I have is inability to eat more than about 2-3oz max. Lots of fatigue issues. A lovely case of postural hypotension ( passing out when going from laying to standing too quickly) - this isn't all the time, and only at nights, and yes I'm drinking lots of water - 64oz a day approx.
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