The Average Calorie Count

[courtney333 35]

I'm almost 3 months out- avg calorie count is about 700-900 calories?! What is everyone else doing

[polandspring 11]

Hi Courtney,

Im just about 2 months out and am averaging 600-700 cal a day

[AbacoRaveness 44]

At two months out I was averaging about 800cal/day and when I met with my dietician, she recommended increasing that to at least 1000cal/day.

At my six month follow-up both the bariatrician and dietician yelled at me because I was still at 1000-1100cal/day. They want me up around 1300-1400/day. BUT, that's because I'm super active. I bike, I hike, and I ride horses. And these are little 2mile half hour jaunts, more like 10-20mile endurance events (avg. 4.5mph hiking, 13mph biking, and 7-8mph on horseback, which requires significant leg strength and posting). So, they probably wouldn't have been all up in my grill about it if I was less active, but they were really concerned that I'm not eating enough to sustain me.

Basically, eat when you're hungry and focus on BALANCE!

Does that help?

[nicmack31 18]

When in doubt, check with your doc or dietician. Your calorie count is going to depend on tons of factors, including how active you are, how much weight you need to loose, etc.