Daily Calories?

[AggiePaige 8]

I amtight enough and am eating around 1200 calories a day, but I am hardly losing weight. I just had a baby 9 weeks ago. Do you think my hormones are still messing with me? Help!!

[TKW 501]

I eat 1200 calories a day also. My weight loss has been very slow the past few months. I really think it just happens. There is no reason we should not lose on 1200 cal. a day.

Congrats on the new baby!

[mrshep08 18]

Congrats on the new babby!

[mybella 35]

I have not been keeping track of my calories although my dr. told me not to count calories, (I do it to see when I lose weight, how many calories am I taking in) only be mindful of eating my 80gr of Protein and some Fiber, and the carbs and fat will take care of itself. I use caloriecount.about.com program to keep track of my intake paste the information into a spreadsheet. I eat 3 meals a day, which for my first 10day on purees, I ate between meals (which was high protein greek yogurt non fat and low fat cottage cheese) and did not gain or lose and increased my workout to 1 mile per day of walking. I also could not get in all my Water quota. I had myy followup with the Dr. and she said no, no, no. After that followup I am only eating 1 cup per meal, no more eating between meals and I am able to get in 10-12 glasses of water. I do have Decaf coffee with sugar free hazelnut coffemate, crystal light peach tea flavor water and I heat it up sometimes for a hot drink and count it as water. All to say, that since eating this way and not being hungry with no saline in my band, today is day 10 and I am down 5.5 and that is the fastest amount since surgery for a total of 11.5. I keep track and my intake has been between 600-850 calories. I have been eating mostly ground turkey in a chili and meatballs, blade steak (4oz) with non fat yogurt or sugar free fruit which translate into 4-5oz of protein and 1 ounce of fiber or non fat yogurt. The chilli has fiber in the sauce so I would use the sauce as my fiber. Maybe baby fluid/hormones also, but I hope this helps.

[MellioM 116]

I was eating around 1200 a day and not losing. I upped it to 1500 and lost 5lbs in a week. I do exercise 5-6 times a week. For me 1200 was not enough calories. Everyone is different though.