Calories?

[futuremrsparker 288]

How many calories are you all eating in a day? I've been getting around 1,000-- my fitness pal keeps calculating it to like 700-800 depending on the exercise I do that day and says I've been eating too little and will go into starvation. I'm afraid to up my calories (and don't know where I'd put the food). I have been in a long stall though...

[TurnThePage 220]

Saw my surgeon this morning and he said to aim for 1,000. More than 1,200 or less than 800 will cause a stall.

I don't think MFP factors in that you've had WLS and your body is functioning differently, does it?

[barroshe 62]

I just talked to my NUT about this at my 3 month. He told me to not subtract for exercise. If you've eaten 1100 calories but burned 300, stop eating since you've met your calorie goal. I put in my exercise but not until the end of the day and I know my calories are good.

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[DLCoggin 1,788]

There are all kinds of ideas on the forum about things you can do to try to break a stall. Personally, I think your best plan is to just keep following the protocol as closely as you possibly can and let the stall take care of itself. Stalls - long, short or somewhere in between - are all part of the process. Though frustrating, they are perfectly normal and most folks will experience more than one before all is said and done.

Your food log is one of the most powerful tools that you can possibly have for managing your weight. The longer you use it, the more you'll learn. I've been logging for two years and am still learning new things. Unless you're really exceptionally active, or less than three months out, you should be fine on 1000 calories a day as long as you're getting ALL of your doctor's recommended Protein in.

You're gonna love the new you!!

[deaddemmama 474]

There are all kinds of ideas on the forum about things you can do to try to break a stall. Personally' date=' I think your best plan is to just keep following the protocol as closely as you possibly can and let the stall take care of itself. Stalls - long, short or somewhere in between - are all part of the process. Though frustrating, they are perfectly normal and most folks will experience more than one before all is said and done.

Your food log is one of the most powerful tools that you can possibly have for managing your weight. The longer you use it, the more you'll learn. I've been logging for two years and am still learning new things. Unless you're really exceptionally active, or less than three months out, you should be fine on 1000 calories a day as long as you're getting ALL of your doctor's recommended Protein in.

You're gonna love the new you!![/quote']

I'm a food log convert, for sure! It really lets me know where I am.

[terry1118 1,274]

I'm a food log convert' date=' for sure! It really lets me know where I am.[/quote']

Definitely! No more guessing, estimating (over or under), and I always know exactly where I stand. :-)

[UK-Molly 43]

How do you log food, do you just keep this in a notepad or do you do something more in depth?

[SoccerMomma73 1,867]

Smart phone apps- my fitness pal or lose it are good

[deaddemmama 474]

Smart phone apps- my fitness pal or lose it are good

I use my fitness pal.

[UK-Molly 43]

Thank you. I just got my fitness pal, it's very good. So much better than a notepad :-) did't realise this existed!

[DLCoggin 1,788]

I use MFP as well (highly recommended). Fast, easy to use and probably the largest food database of any of the apps.

[Truckerchic 171]

Love and have used MFP, just double check your nutrition on the food you use from the data base as it has been built over the years from users, products change, things get entered wrong or its someones personal meal, even if you scan the product double check!

[UK-Molly 43]

Love and have used MFP' date=' just double check your nutrition on the food you use from the data base as it has been built over the years from users, products change, things get entered wrong or its someones personal meal, even if you scan the product double check![/quote']

Will do, thanks for the tip :-)

[futuremrsparker 288]

LOVE my fitness pal!!