1200 Calories?

[patkaye 2]

Hi: I was sleeved three weeks ago today and I feel great. I have transitioned into each food catagory with no problems. But I do find that I am still hungry. I called my dietician today and he said that I should consume approx 1200 calories; 60-90 grams of Protein within that. When I look on line and read others it doesn't seem to be that many. Seems like the norm is around 800. I don't know what to do, I want this to be successful because of course now I am at a stall and to increase my calories just seems like crazy talk. How many calories do some of you eat on average?? - any help or comments would be so greatly appreciated. I just don't know what to eat - forbidden foods are looking good because I am hungry but I am resisiting the temptation!

[MegInNOLA 531]

You're at the infamous 3-week stall. Just keep doing what you're doing (and personally, I think you're doing great to be getting in as much as you are!). The 3-week stall hits almost all of us.

That feeling that seems like hunger may well be excess acid--are you on a PPI or other antacid medication? A lot of folks need that after surgery. If it's true hunger, then yeah, eat something on your "approved foods" list, focusing on getting your Water and Protein in first. Every person is different, and we all respond differently to stuff. Hang in there--that stall is going to break, and you're on your way!!

[Jenn31MA 149]

Upping your calories a bit to like 1000 to 1200 calories would help with your stall too. Our bodies tend to go into a starvation mode when its not getting enough but from what i read (i am not sleeved yet) your doing good getting as much as you are in at 3 weeks! Keep up the great work and i hope to be doing as good as you when i hit that mark!!

[billemtp2003 3]

I have just finished my three week stall. I started peop at 293. 285 day of surgery and was at 263 untill today. I have been working and eating mostly what I was told to. I am a nurse and have been thinking about this. I think part of the stall comes from our body being in starvation mode and conserving any calories we consume. The othere is we have completely emptied out our GI tract with the prepped cleanse and liquids. So as our intestines fill with waste it will add weight. Untill start having regular bowel movements. The reason to increase calories is to get your body out of starvation mode. Also need to increase Water intake to wash awaw all the biproducts. Just keep doing what u are I dropped 3.5 lb in 2 days as hard as I try I can't go a week with out checking the scale I know I should not. Hope this helps.

[Cherrybomb 54]

I was 3 weeks yesterday and just broke a 5 day stall. I was getting around 400 calories, then my surgeon told me that I could forget Protein Drinks exist if I could get 60 grams through food sources. I stepped up eating to around 700 calories (almost all protein) and it also broke my stall.

[SweetP 18]

My doctor told me to eat 1000 to 1200 calories a day. He said I had to eat at least 1000 to lose weight. I aim for 1000, most days I'm a little under and some days I'll go a little over if I'm having a lot of hunger.

[Neese 75]

I have just finished my three week stall. I started peop at 293. 285 day of surgery and was at 263 untill today. I have been working and eating mostly what I was told to. I am a nurse and have been thinking about this. I think part of the stall comes from our body being in starvation mode and conserving any calories we consume. The othere is we have completely emptied out our GI tract with the prepped cleanse and liquids. So as our intestines fill with waste it will add weight. Untill start having regular bowel movements. The reason to increase calories is to get your body out of starvation mode. Also need to increase Water intake to wash awaw all the biproducts. Just keep doing what u are I dropped 3.5 lb in 2 days as hard as I try I can't go a week with out checking the scale I know I should not. Hope this helps.

We have the same stats (: I'm almost to month 3 now but i felt like I was reading a post I've written before ha (:

[kimmy*custis 276]

I agree with the doc, we need to get 1000-1200 calories, we are working out etc and need those calories to keep our bodies losing. If we eat too little , we go into starvation mode somewhat and have our dreaded stalls. Give it a try and see what happens, you can always mix it up again if needed. Good luck

[aviiva 140]

my dr also said 1200 i am 3 weeks and at a stall i have been getting about 600 calories i get most of my Protein from shakes i am not very hungry and cannot get enough food on to get more calories any suggestions on what i can eat to get more calories. for Breakfast i have a eas myoplex shake 42 grams of Protein lunch 1/4 cup of ff cottage cheese and dinner 1/4 cup of refried Beans with shredded ff cheese and then i have a 30gram Protein Shake what else.can i eat

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[SweetP 18]

my dr also said 1200 i am 3 weeks and at a stall i have been getting about 600 calories i get most of my Protein from shakes i am not very hungry and cannot get enough food on to get more calories any suggestions on what i can eat to get more calories. for Breakfast i have a eas myoplex shake 42 grams of Protein lunch 1/4 cup of ff cottage cheese and dinner 1/4 cup of refried Beans with shredded ff cheese and then i have a 30gram Protein Shake what else.can i eat

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I was also only 3 weeks out when my doctor told me to eat at least 1000 calories a day. I thought how in the world am I going to do that since I couldn't eat much at one time and I was still on soft foods. I started eating full fat dairy instead of fat free or reduced fat so I could get more calories in. I also try to get all of my protein from food instead of shakes. It's not to hard to get the calories if you eat on a schedule. I eat six times a day and try to eat some kind of protien every time I eat (lots of eggs, cheese, Beans, tuna and chicken).

[SweetP 18]

BTW, now that my sleeve will hold more food, I'm going back to reduced fat dairy to stay within my calorie range.

[Jesusislove 26]

I had a stall for two weeks, upped my calories, and the wieght is comig off fast. Of course lots of Protein as possible.

[adrimc26 7]

You're at the infamous 3-week stall. Just keep doing what you're doing (and personally' date=' I think you're doing great to be getting in as much as you are!). The 3-week stall hits almost all of us.

That feeling that seems like hunger may well be excess acid--are you on a PPI or other antacid medication? A lot of folks need that after surgery. If it's true hunger, then yeah, eat something on your "approved foods" list, focusing on getting your Water and Protein in first. Every person is different, and we all respond differently to stuff. Hang in there--that stall is going to break, and you're on your way!![/quote']

Thank you guys for bringing that up I was going to post the same thing. At least I'm not alone 3 weeks out and I'm actually snacking a little bit wich I know it's the worst thing possible. But yes I'm also hungry and not losing. It gets a little frustrating. Does it get better?

[june13sleever 223]

I have my own views on this. I have lost 110 pounds in a little over 10 months. I attribute my success to my eating habits early on. For the first three months I probably ate 500 calories. For the next three months I probably ate 500 to 900 calories. For the next four months I ate 800 to 1000 calories. I can eat 1200 now, but I try not to. I am hungry now so sometimes I just eat over 1200, but I don't worry about it because I don't want to get to 160 like I thought I did. 170 would be fine. I never stalled. Even know I have been loosing 1 pound a week. I still have not started working out. I did work out one weekend and lost 2 pounds that week. I was 182 on Monday, but my doctor's scale is 4 pounds lighter...so 178. I know so many people disagree, but you can not get your first six months back and you will be able to eat more and you will have more hunger.

[Indymom 132]

I'm more like June. I didn't focus on calories in the first 3-4 months post-op - I followed my food plan which was based upon portion sizes per meal and "approved" foods. So if my 3 oz per meal put me above or below a certain calorie amount, I didn't necessarily worry about it. I just focused on my Protein, keeping my carbs reasonable, and I also tried to watch the fat intake. I looked back at a lot of my food tracking at that point and I was probably getting 600-800 calories max and had steady loss during that time.

I'm almost 9 months out, and I am usually at about 1000-1200 calories/day, with less than 80 grams of carbs (usually), less than 50-60 grams of fat, and at least 75 grams of Protein. My weight loss has slowed to 1-2 lbs per week, but since I'm less than 25 lbs from goal I know that's normal. I'm happy as can be!!