Calories Please

[kmiller 146]

Would any of you mind sharing about how many calories per day you're eating?

[KevinsBabyGirl85 364]

I eat between 800-900 and my surgeon even suggested that I aim for 1200 since I'm working out 5 days a week!

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[DLCoggin 1,788]

I was averaging about 1300 a day for the last eight months. Had my "six month follow-up" (which was actually at eight months post-op) with my surgeon last week. Weight was 171 and she doesn't want me lose much more weight (how weird is that?!!). She recommended I go up to 1800 but I'm the cautious type so I've increased it to 1500 and we'll see what happens. So far I've gained less than a pound but that doesn't mean a lot. I'll be watching it closely for the next several weeks and that should give me a good indication of what effect an additional 200 calories a day will have.

[kmiller 146]

Thank you both for sharing that info with me. I was averaging around 500 and my weight loss had stopped. My trainer at the gym was concerned I wasn't taking in enough calories and putting myself into starvation mode. I just didn't want to be eating way more than I should.

[DLCoggin 1,788]

You're more than welcome. I would think 500 cals. a day is on the low side but it is interesting that in this whole process, my doctor never mentioned a daily calorie value until I asked her directly last week. Not that I'm complaining because I couldn't be happier with my results so far. Did your guys doctors give you a goal weight and/or a recommended daily calorie value?

[john 181]

I called my nutritionist last week and she wants me at 1000 cal per day which is hard.

[kmiller 146]

No, they didn't give me any idea of how much I should weigh, or the number of calories I should be consuming. All they said was to aim for 60 - 70 grams of Protein a day and to always eat protein first, which I do.

[mary818 66]

John.. Just wondering which nutritionist you see? I see Despina.. She's great. Always quick to answer my emails! I never asked how many calories. It's a good question as I tend to focus on Protein more than anything lol. Going to have to ask her!

[john 181]

I see Shannon , she answers my email right back also .She sent me a sample menu , I'll forward to you. What's your email

[mary818 66]

I've seen shannon too-- she's very nice and super knowledgeable! My email is mary_c_russell@yahoo.com. Thanks John!

[Michelle96 13]

Im suppose to be around 1680 but I'm normally between 800-1300. I don't starve my self I eat full fat stuff just nothing with sugar. I eat a variety of food, having issues with chicken and fish though so I eat steak and other meats.

surgery date: 2/18/2012

[newlife2012 0]

I see Shannon , she answers my email right back also .She sent me a sample menu , I'll forward to you. What's your email

Could you share your sample. My routine is getting boring and need some ideas.

Thanks,

Sandy

[Rose-Marie Chamberlain 5]

I'm new to this site. But I just wanted to say I'm really confused on calorie intake as well. I average between 600-800 a day and try to get 60g of Protein, which seems to be an issue for me. I am 6 1/2 months out so I'm still trying to get used to this new life.

[DLCoggin 1,788]

I'm new to this site. But I just wanted to say I'm really confused on calorie intake as well. I average between 600-800 a day and try to get 60g of Protein, which seems to be an issue for me. I am 6 1/2 months out so I'm still trying to get used to this new life.

I don't know if this will help or not but I had my surgery on Oct. 20, 2011. Starting weight in May 2011 was 285 and as of today I'm at 171. I started using a nutrition tracking app on Dec. 7, 2011 and from that day up to yesterday, I've averaged 1295 calories a day. Occasionally days as low as 700-900, occasionally days as high as 1800-1900 (usually holidays or special occasions). 600-800 calories a day might be a little ambitious. It's all about life style changes which says to me that whatever I do needs to first be healthy, and second be sustainable over the long term. You might want to discuss with your doctor increasing your calories to say 1000 a day and see how it goes for a month or two. Then maybe increase to 1200 and see how that goes. If your doctor agrees, you might find that getting used to this new life is not so tough after all!!

[mignonsmom 28]

K, I understand slow to no weight loss is driving me. I take in between 300-500 calories. But I was thing about going back to liquids, maybe ?