To Count Or Not To Count

[newgrandmother 725]

do anyone count calories if you do how far out are you and how many do you get in? and what is your carb count if you count?

im almost 10 weeks and i get 800-900 a day carbs are 100 or less, but today i went over.

[Banned member 320]

I'm 7 weeks post op and I've been counting calories for the past 2 weeks and averaging about 500-800 cals a day but I plan to up my cals to 1000 a day since I breastfeed. I also exercise 3 days a week. I don't know if I will continue tracking my cals because I do become obsessive but I will just play it by ear. I more than likely will stop tracking and focus on what the NUT tells me to do which is eat a balanced diet. She wants us to follow the plate method. I average around 47g of carbs and about 60-80g of Protein a day.

[TheGamer 406]

I try to count everything I put in my mouth, but I'm super neurotic now that I've had my surgery done. I'm about 4 weeks out and I'm getting between 550 and 700 calories a day. On average, I'm eating about 25g of carbs a day. Fat is a little bit lower than that.

[ArtSong 291]

do anyone count calories if you do how far out are you and how many do you get in? and what is your carb count if you count?

im almost 10 weeks and i get 800-900 a day carbs are 100 or less' date=' but today i went over.[/quote']

I talked to my nut today. I'm about 8 weeks was told 800/1000 cals carbs 100 or less 85 g of Protein

[carolinagirlz 20]

I'm interested in everyone's responses to this question. I have become neurotic about my calories. I feel like I'm going back to my old ways of crash dieting. I'm almost 5mo.

[newgrandmother 725]

minky 47 grams? wow

thegamer yours is low also

artsong that number makes me feel better lol. my nut said a little over a 100 i will still lose weight.

now that i can eat all foods its impossible to get low carbs.

minky and gamer what do you basically eat in a day?

[newgrandmother 725]

carolina i feel the same way. i still feel like im on a diet. how do you get pass that?

[Banned member 320]

I eat mostly Protein, heck right now I'm munching on a turkey breast (cajun flavor) I also eat fruit and that's where I get most of my carbs. My goal is to stay under 100g of carbs but I mostly end up between 40-70g. I also eat high Fiber oatmeal with whole fat milk and that equals about 40g of carbs for just that one meal. My goal is to eat enough carbs to fuel my workouts. When my carbs were below 30g I felt so tired and it was hard to walk 2 miles. Now that I've upped my carbs I can run and not feel as fatigued as I was on the low carb. Also keep in mind that anything under 100g of carbs is considered low carb. I do feel as if I'm dieting when I'm counting cals and it's definitely a cycle that I want to avoid so probably in the next week or two I will stop or take a break.

[suepeeps 230]

my NUT said the best thing about this surgery is that you never have to count calories again. Make sure you get 60+ g of Protein in and just keep sugars and fats low. No more counting calories. WOOHOO

I know there is not much room for more calories anyway!

[carolinagirlz 20]

I eat mostly Protein, heck right now I'm munching on a turkey breast (cajun flavor) I also eat fruit and that's where I get most of my carbs. My goal is to stay under 100g of carbs but I mostly end up between 40-70g. I also eat high fiber oatmeal with whole fat milk and that equals about 40g of carbs for just that one meal. My goal is to eat enough carbs to fuel my workouts. When my carbs were below 30g I felt so tired and it was hard to walk 2 miles. Now that I've upped my carbs I can run and not feel as fatigued as I was on the low carb. Also keep in mind that anything under 100g of carbs is considered low carb. I do feel as if I'm dieting when I'm counting cals and it's definitely a cycle that I want to avoid so probably in the next week or two I will stop or take a break.

I Like your attitude!! My Nut says the same thing( balance). I got myself messed up by following what others were doing. Which was 700 cals, 20 carbs and 70 protein. I have been in a serious stall so I'm going to take a break from MFP and just live and eat like a normal HEALTHY person would do!

[Banned member 320]

I Like your attitude!! My Nut says the same thing( balance). I got myself messed up by following what others were doing. Which was 700 cals, 20 carbs and 70 Protein. I have been in a serious stall so I'm going to take a break from MFP and just live and eat like a normal HEALTHY person would do!

I also found myself doing the same thing and I was miserable. I have MFP also and haven't used it today. My friend had the sleeve and she didn't count cals at all and lost her weight very quickly and reached goal by the 6 month mark but she only had 80 lbs to lose. She basically just ate like a normal person, her words of wisdom inspired me because I don't want to count cals for the rest of my life or spend my time obsessing. I guess I'm ditching MFP also. My husband commented that it was driving him crazy also hearing how anxious I was about keeping track.

[newgrandmother 725]

suepeeps i like that, i dont have mfp but i have fit click just to keep track of protien, if i drink 60 grams of protien and eat i get in way to many grams of protien so i have to keep track that way.

carolina i hear where you coming from. i just want to be normal.

im glad i asked this quesion. I JUST WANT TO BE NORMAL lol

[TheGamer 406]

Hehe, I can tell you exactly what I ate and how much I ate on every day since I've started tracking. Basically I eat a lot of fish (salmon, tuna), dairy (cheese and greek yogurt), and the very rare shake. That's it. I have trouble eating a lot, so once I get my Protein in, I usually quit eating for the day.

[newgrandmother 725]

i go through phases where i dont want to eat. i get where i dont want to eat food and today is one of those days. i havent got all myprotien yet i still have at least 2 more Snacks before the end of the day. i work pm shift so my day ends after 12am

[PerfectlyImperfect 49]

I don't count. I know what I'm eating and know I'm not going over 1000 cal a day.