grams-protein, carbs, sugar-help !

jersey-sure · October 26, 2010

i will be 3 weeks out thursday and am on mushies/purees. i am a numbers person and have no trouble figuring out

calories. once i am 4 weeks out i can start to introduce foods again. when it comes to counting-what numbers should

i look for? my NUT gave me the Protein counts but what about fats, carbs & sugar grams. i know i should avoid sugar

but i cannot eat sweetener so how many grams is too much? it makes choosing easier if i have guidelines other than

calorie/protein. what numbers do you stick to?

a.walker · October 26, 2010

As far as sugar goes, it's all carbs. I try to stick to 40 or less carbs daily. When I first started out, I was eating about 400-600 calories a day, because that's all I could manage, and now I'm eating 600-800 daily, and that's my goal. I sometimes eat more when I exercise really hard, but usually that's in the form of an extra Protein bar or shake. I don't really look at fat grams at all. I track my foods on myfitnesspal.com, so I can look at them, but I don't really have a goal for the fat grams.

Everyone's going to be a little bit different. Some people find that 800 calories isn't enough, and eat more with great success. Some people do more carbs with good success; some people stick to even less carbs than me. This works for me, but I think you'll get into a routine and find your own niche; just make sure you stick with your NUT/surgeon's guidelines as well. I didn't have many guidelines beyond Protein, so I've figured out what (currently) works for me.