12+ weeks out! How many Calories do you average per day?

[apple-saucy 17]

Curious what your average caloric intake is at 3 + months out.

I feel like I'm eating a lot more calories than the average sleever. I average 800-1000 per day 20-40 grams of carbs 80-100grams of Protein...fats kind of a wild card. 30-60 grams per day...

Is this ok? I'm still losing on average 4lbs per week though it's slowed down some as my food intake has increased. (was 4.75 lbs per week at first) Having a stall every 3wks or so for 7-10days. I'm trying not to freak or get over worried.

I've lost 40lbs since surgery which also seems to be a bit on the slower side than average...

[katmagmom 9]

You seem to be at pretty much the same numbers as me. I was sleeved on April 11th. I get about 800 calories a day, at least 70g of Protein daily, and no more than 30g of carbs a day. I have lost 41 pounds since surgery. I stall about every 3 weeks for a week or so. Sounds almost identical to you Don't freak out or worry because then I will feel like I need to freak out or worry!! lol

[Amanda131 214]

I'm pretty much a 800-1000 calorie a day gal and have been since about 9 weeks out. Probably once a week I even hit 1200. I think you're losing at an excellent rate!

[RickM 1,753]

i'm running 1000-1100 a day typically, with 100g Protein, but that seems to be working - I'm halfway to goal at two months and averaging around 4 lbs a week loss. YYMV,

[Infernored 5]

I pretty much have the same intake as you. Lost huge in the beginning, now it's very slow, but it's coming off.

[marymoon 18]

On days that I don't exercise, I try to stay at 800 calories or less. I'm not doing low-carb since my body functions better if I get complex carbs in but I do try to keep my daily intake to less than 75 grams.

During workouts, I wear a heart rate monitor that calculates how many calories I burned and on those days I try to eat a bit more. I have yet to eat all the calories I burn off because 1) I don't completely trust the numbers and 2) there's no way I can eat an additional 600 calories right now. If it weren't for Protein drinks, I'd never get in my required 60 grams/day.

I've lost 48lbs since having surgery 12 weeks ago which I am more than satisfied with, but I also have a fast metabolism. My PCP is a bariatric doc and has a special machine to calculate individual metabolism rates and every time I've been tested mine is above-average for my age/weight. A huge chunk of my loss came immediately after surgery and I seem to have settled into a rate of 2 to 3 /week.