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Hey everyone!

The question is in the subject... How many calories are/were you eating 4 months pos opp. im doing about 400-600 a day. too much or too little?? And I am at an awful stall right now..... about 5 punds lost in three weeks...... YUCK!!

Thanks!!

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I believe at 4 months post op you should actually be at 800-1200 calories. My nut put me on 1200-1500 calories about 4 months out.

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I am 5 months out and consuming about 1000 calories, 50 grams of carbs or less, 65-70 grams of Protein.< /p>

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At 4 months out my Dr. said I should be doing 1000-1200 calories daily. I'm 5 1/2 months now and doing about 900-1000. If I eat more than that, I don't lose the weight. I'm a very slow loser and I'm losing, if I am lucky, about 1/2 to 1 lb a week now. Hope this helps!

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I'm 2 1/2 months out and I try to stay between 800 - 900 calories. I think you're not losing because your caloric intake is too low.

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I'm 4+ months out and eat around 700 calories per day. I thought the range for the losing phase was 600-800? I'm not sure that there is a right answer.

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It's All New - I think you hit the nail on the head. there is no "right" or "wrong" answer. When I talked to my NUT, I was really frustated because I was having huge stalls that made no sense. She asked what I was eating and we felt that it was best to up my calories and then see what happened. We did that and my weight loss started up almost immediately. I believe that my body was holding on for dear life to its fat stores when I wasn't eating enough.

The most important thing is to listen to your body and try a few things out. Don't swing the pendulum drastically but try a few days of adding 200-300 calories a day and see how you do.

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Just my opion but have you thought of rotating every few days your calorie intake, fat, carbs, & Protein instead of it maintaning close to the same daily? Just a thought.

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2 weeks out and im on 1200 cal

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