Should I count my protien shakes as calories?

I am 2 weeks out, and getting about 250-300 calories a day from food, but have been counting the calories from my protien shakes as calories, so I am intaking a total of about 400 to 500 calories because the shakes are about a50 calories per shake. Should I count those calories toward my daily total? I was thinking that maybe I should not be eating as much, maybe it was too many calories, but I don't see how I can cut back on eating. I eat half a cup of cheese grits in the morning....50 calories, 2 hours later, I have a protien shake...150 calories, then for lunch, I have a half can of some sort of cream soup...@55 calories, and then another shake 2 hours later..150 calories, and then for dinner the other half of the can of soup. Does this sound like too much? I have to time this all out, or I will forget to eat. My appetite is not back yet. Thanks for any help you can offer.

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