Struggling to eat ENOUGH!

Hi gals,

I'm almost 13 weeks with my first and 17 months post VSG. I've lost 5lbs in the first tri, not a big deal as I'm still 20lbs over my ideal weight. The problem is I'm rarely hungry and can eat about 3/4 cup at a time. The Dr wants me at 2300 calories  in the 2nd tri and I have no freakin clue how I'm going to reach it other than high fats like pb, avocado, etc. 

Has anyone struggled with this? Any suggestions? I thought about going to GNC to see if they have those high calorie shakes people use to gain weight. Would love your thoughts! 

2300 calories? goodness! i wasn't anywhere near that when i was pregnant. we increased my calorie content from it's baseline which was originally 900 calories to roughly somewhere around 1500-ish. granted, we also have different types of WLS so that may have something to do with it. although toward the end of the pregnancy, i had to force myself to eat cheese sticks and carnation instant breakfasts (extra 300 calories a day) to keep my calorie content up at the behest of my nutritionist. if i didn't, i'd lose weight and they'd freak on me.

im not sure why they want you to eat that many calories. for me  my nut  had me eat something every 2 hours   to boost up protein even if it was just a cheese  stick . It was mostly about getting in the protein. Good luck

That sounds like a ridiculous number of calories!  I would guess that is based on a "normal" person needing 2000 calories a day and the recommendation to increase calories by 300 while pregnant.  I'm not a doctor, but to me, that goal sounds like a lot of weight to end up having to lose after pregnancy.  If you're still overweight, it is perfectly fine to only gain 15-20 lbs.  When I had my second pregnancy (6 months post sleeve) i just aimed to add in a few snacks to increase my calories by a few hundred .  I gained 18 lbs, had a very average size baby, and was back to my pre-pregnancy weight 2 weeks after he was born.  I honestly think the numbers these doctors come up with are just pulled from thin air sometimes!  2300 calories would more than double my current intake, I'd be a whale after nine months!

Thanks for your replies :) yeah I thought the nut was exactly that, a nut! And she knows about the surgery in detail so not sure why she's so hung ho on such high cals. I've increased to an average of 1600 and will stay at this level I think as long as baby is growing on target. As we all know, with morning sickness sometimes I'm lucky to drink my whole protein shake in a day! Blah! 

Anyways, thank you and a happy and healthy pregnancy to us all :) 

I had lost 10 lbs my 1st trimester and 3 the second im into my 3rd and in the past 2 weeks ive put on 3lbs so dont worry so much about eating all those calories focus on how healthy the food is ur eating and also make sure ur taking ur prenatal faithfully. You should be fine if you do that but none of us can really say cause we don't know ur exact medical history. Goodluck sweetie.