How many calories?!

[amitch17 17]

How many calories do you pregnant ladies eat in a day? I seem to be getting flack about only eating 1400 cals a day (I'm pre op) people day that's way to low but I don't starve myself I eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full. I'm 36 weeks.

[clk 3,519]

Take it all with a grain of salt. It's pretty normal for post sleeve patients to get far less than the "Oh my gosh, you're going to put your body in starvation mode" 1,200 calorie "magic" diet in the loss phase, especially. We quite frequently get flack from uneducated nutritionists or doctors for it, but it's fairly normal. And for some of us, we can only lose on the lower amounts.

During pregnancy, I'm aiming for 1,400-1,600 a day but more accurately hitting 1,200-1,300 most days. I still have days where I fight to get in 800 calories, honestly, because I don't have a ton of room and most of my Protein options are gone because the baby doesn't like them. For me, it's kind of like those first months post op again: eating is a chore some days and I can go hours and hours without eating before I realize it. I've had to be extra careful.

The important thing is that the baby develops well. I've gained weight and the baby is measuring perfectly. Nobody has any reason to complain.

Don't let it bother you. It's not as if you could magically make more room to eat extra, anyway!

~Cheri

[amitch17 17]

Well I'm sure I COULD eat more, or at least eat goods high in fat. But why would I when try make me feel like crap?

Good to know 1,400 calories doesnt seem like an unrealistic goal. I've gained 2 lbs an was advised not to gain any so I think in doing ok! Only 3 weeks left anyway

[amitch17 17]

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