Wait...shouldn't Calories Per Day For Weight Loss Still Work The Same As Pre-Op?

[PdxMan 4,292]

Beach, as part of my Vitamin regimen, my NUT has me on Calcium supplements, so I found one at Vitamin Shoppe that is working for me. It has 1200mg calcium and since I live in the Great Northwest, and don't usually see the sun much this time of year, I saw they had one WITH Vitamin D, 400IU. She also has me on a Multivitamin, B12 sublingual and a probiotic. I have added Biotin, 5mg to add to my fantasy that it will actually help restore my hair loss.

Are you taking any supplements?

Xeno, yes, I have seen articles like that in my research. As I mentioned, nutrition is a controversial area, for sure. But, as with about any topic, there are going to be reputable sources stating just the opposite. That is why in my closing comments I put, "But this understanding of how things work does work for me." I believe that is the bottom line ... you have to find what works for you ... just find it.

[jewelwithin 13]

PDXman -- very informative. Thanks for the great info. There IS so much being bandied about with respect to the quality of calories and how that ultimately affects your body's response to them. I love data, research, and new info, so have to be careful otherwise I can drive myself (and others!) crazy. So for now, I'm just trying my best to get my 70g of Protein each day -- some days I make it, others I miss. And keeping carbs as low as I can.

I use 411fit.com. Right now for the last 7 days it shows these averages:

Calories: 961

Carbs: 81

Fat: 40

Protein: 70

Hydration: 63 oz.

And I can also go back and run a report on my net calorie intake since I started tracking (1/10) all food and exercise. I just learned by doing so that it's a pretty good indicator. From 1/10-1/30 I have had:

Nutrition in: 24707

Nutrition out: 47037 (it shows a DMR that varies slightly day by day but is around 2100 then add to this any exercise I do)

For a net change of: -22330

The prediction area says that with all of this I should have lost 6.38 pounds. Just weighed in today and lost 8 pounds, so that's pretty darn close.

Anyhow, obviously right now at this stage I'm a data junkie, but it is proving to be a helpful way to keep a bird's eye view on things, as they say. And more than that, it's keeping me vigilant about Protein, carbs & exercise.

toodles!

jewelwithin