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Hi. I'm 5'1 and was just sleeved on 6/9/10. I see on this forum that a lot of people are only taking in 600-700 calories per day. I have been eating 1000 - maybe that's why I seem to be stuck at a 25 lb weight loss LOL.

Should I cut my calories back to 600? Also, in trying to meet my Protein requirements I seem to be taking in more fat than I would like. I want to stay below 30% of my daily intake, but seem to end up closer to 40%. Must be the cheese! Any advice would be welcome.

Terry

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I did 600-800 calories for the first 4 months, no more than 30gr of carbs, and didn't have fat guidelines. The cheese I ate and preferred was the 2% milk fat cheese, and ate nonfat greek yogurt. I got in 60+gr of Protein. 4 meals a day, minimum of 15gr of Protein per meal. I really didn't have room for carbs, or Snacks with all the Fluid and protein requirements which was my main focus.

What does your surgeon/nutritionist recommend? I did add about 100-200 calories once I wanted to slow down my loss, but it only slowed it down from 5-7lbs a week to 3-5lb loss per week on average. It was tough to add more carbs just because protein kept me full for so long. I also didn't use Protein drinks. Protein from food sources, and it's how I lost so quickly without a stall.

If you're working out, you may need more calories. I wasn't working out much for the first 4 months so 600-700 calories was good for me. Once I added strength training, and cardio, I needed more calories and carbs to sustain my energy levels. Still never got over 1000 calories the first 6-7 months, but I tried.

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Thanks Tiff. I am not working out yet, but my job requires a lot of walking, so I am pretty active. I am trying to dial it back to 600 calories now. Maybe that will jumpstart things. Today is exactly one month since my surgery, so maybe I should just relax a little bit and let my body heal some more.

On another note, I just want to say thank you for all you do on this site. I always enjoy your posts and find you to be extremely knowledgable and generous. Keep up the good work, it's wonderful for all us new sleevers to have you.

Terry

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Thanks Terry. If you're active, you may just be in that dreaded stall. The scale will move, and you'll feel the difference in your clothing.

I appreciate your kind words. This site was my lifeline last year when I began the VSG journey, and I am glad to be able to help.

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