Daily Calorie Intake

[gettinMeBack 380]

How much are u usually. Averaging? I average 500-550 my dr told us to stay at 700-800 but if I eat that much I'm stuffed

[COnative 192]

I can surprisingly get 700-1200 but not more. But with that being said it totally depends on what I am eating. The more dense the food the less I can eat. But it is pretty easy to get in more calories with liquids - like Protein Naked or Odwalla drinks.< /p>

[jaymzee 79]

Around 1000 to 1200.

[iggychic 1,405]

I'm around 600 normally. I sometimes go over if I need to do a Protein boost (I do oveltine in nonfat milk at night to get me over the hump). I tend to go below or above that by 50 or so, but no matter what I do it's always near that number.

I don't know how I'd get 800 in frankly. I"m finding five meals hard to do myself and am trying to do four now. My sleeve just does not have any capacity for more calories unless I ate goober...which I'm not terribly interested in.

[Katie713 423]

Hey Iggy...sounds like you're doing well. At almost 7 months I take in about 1000 calories and about 75 grams of Protein and try and stay under 50 carbs...but I can eat almost anything, I feel like my old self...just with less capacity. No bread, no Pasta, no rice, no flour tortillas, no white potatoes, no crackers, no goobers. I do get carbs from veggies and fruit and nuts, dairy. Once in awhile I do cheat, I am not perfect. When I do cheat its usually a cocktail and maybe some tortilla chips with salsa& guacamole. Holy Moly I love guacamole!!

[gettinMeBack 380]

My instructions were to eat 3 small meals and 1 snack everyday. And with Protein Drinks as a Meal Replacement I don't see how I can get 800 calories in. It's hard gettin the 500 I do get. But I'm only a little over 2 months out tho so maybe that's why.

[COnative 192]

My instructions were to eat 3 small meals and 1 snack everyday. And with Protein drinks as a meal replacement I don't see how I can get 800 calories in. It's hard gettin the 500 I do get. But I'm only a little over 2 months out tho so maybe that's why.

I'm not trying to under mind your doctor but I simply cannot get the calories if I was just eating three times per day. I accidentally (had to take a friend the hospital) and consumed only three meals yesterday and only got 600 calories and that just isn't enough for me cuz I work out. I think you should try doing four small meals a day. Just my two cents. Good luck!

[iggychic 1,405]

My instructions were to eat 3 small meals and 1 snack everyday. And with Protein drinks as a meal replacement I don't see how I can get 800 calories in. It's hard gettin the 500 I do get. But I'm only a little over 2 months out tho so maybe that's why.

Honey from the beginning I've been at five meals a day. Snack, meal? There isn't a difference for me at least at this point...I don't get much in at either, but still, I skim around 600 650 with five meals. Packing those calories into 3 or 4? I couldn't do it without eating some bad stuff. You might consider calling your nut and asking about going to four or five meals a day (which is pretty standard at 2 months out). I'm not to transition to three meals a day until maintenance when I go down to 50 G Protein.< /p>

[imlosingit 130]

Almost 3 weeks out, 500 calories.... Normal?

[theoldmusicbox 399]

for the first couple of months, i was at about 500-600 a day. around the end of the 3rd month, close to 800. now at almost 6 months out, i average anywhere between 800 and 1000.

[Holly5.3 423]

Almost 3 weeks out' date=' 500 calories.... Normal?

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I'm almost 4 weeks and can get just about 600 in/day. It's hard when a tiny 1/4 cup of pureed food is a meal. By the time you compute calories per serving with what was consumed, it's a laugh. It's very hard to get 60-80 gs. P without Protein drinks and/or Soup. I've tried to get it in with only one shake and I barely made 50 gs. P and calories were only near 500. I'm going to try Ovaltine with Skim Plus milk as my after-dinner beverage. I'm hoping to get away from 2 shakes-getting tired of them.