Help...calories, fat, carbs and protein???

[McKee 0]

Hi I am 32 days post op and confused! I don't know at this stage of the game how many calories, fat and carbs I should be taking in. My biggest confusion is carbs there are simple and complex and I don't know which is which! Cam someone help explain this as well as give some advise on what I should limit myself to daily on the carbs in order to get the greatest success out of my sleeve?

[McKee 0]

Really? No suggestions anybody?

[MINI-Me 196]

Sorry - I didn't see this post. I was gone for the weekend and it was really busy out on this site!

You may not have had a lot of answers, simply because there are so many opinions. Some doctors and nuts say, just to get in your Protein & let the rest take care of itself. Other's have very strict rules about calories, carbs, types of Protein, etc. some say a carb is a carb ... others swear you can subtract the Fiber and sugar alcohols ... others say complex carbs are ok, but not simple.

What is your doctor's plan? How are you doing with it? Maybe we can make some suggestions based on what you are doing & the results you are looking for.

Sorry ... I know that isn't much help. But, it seems like there are as many plans as there are individuals. Everyone seems to be a bit different on what works for them.

[McKee 0]

Thanks for your response. Yes you are correct there are a lot of different opinions out there. My surgery was June 8th and so far I have lost 25 lbs I did not have to do a pre-op diet so all lost is post op. Currently I take in anywhere from 400-600 calories and 50-60 grams of Protein on my lucky days! I have had a really hard time finding a protein supplement that I can stomach! I'm trying different Protein Bars and stuff now and can tolerate those better but they seem to have a lot of carbs and sugar. So that's were I get confused, should I even be worrying about the carbs when the protein benefit is so high? My surgeon didn't really offer any suggestions at my 2 week post op since at that point I was only on full liquids. I don't see him again for a couple more weeks so I figured I would try for some advice on here. I just don't want to mess this up! I feel like a slow loser but I know I shouldn't be compareing myself to others.

[Foxbins 625]

My surgeon says 600-800 calories during the losing stage and at least 60 gms of Protein, but I could not fit all that in until about 8 weeks out. I am low-carbing of my own volition, so no more than 30 carbs/day for me, although I read here about people losing just fine eating carbs. I count all carbs, simple, complex, Fiber, sugar alcohols, all of them. I am naturally a meat-lover, was before surgery and I am now, so low-carb is easy for me.

My first month I lost 22 lbs. I think you're doing fine.

[KellyL 173]

Sorry I missed the post too. I mostly focus on 70-80 or sometimes more on Protein and by the time i get that in i really have no room for many carbs so it makes it easy to also do low carb as well. Some days i have a bit higher carbs if i do a Protein Bar cuz of the sugar alcohols, but i don't have one everyday so i don't worry about it.

I want my eating to be more natural and not so much a "diet". I try to stay away from the dieting mentality, cuz if i make things completely off limits, i just crave it even more which could in the old days lead to binges. I do know about how many calories I end up with cuz i use myfitnesspal to keep up with my protein and it gives me the cal/carb count as well.