How many calories per day?

[ladylei0 20]

8 months post op.

Is 1200 cals too much?

I usually vary between 800-1100 most days but every once in while I catch myself hitting 12, even 1300 per day.

Is that alright?

Please feel free to slam me. I do not want to screw up!

[MandieClick 6]

It might depend on: how active you are, how much you exersise, what kind of calories you are eatting, do you stagger the numbers (eat more one day fewer the next) and etc. Do you see a nutitionist for information and guidence? Hope some of these questions help you answer yourself in the right direction. Remember calories in should equal the amount of calories burned and congrats on your weight loss so far it is so very exciting! You may even want to consider taking a college nutrition course to even further understand what your nutritionist is talking with you about. Good luck

[ladylei0 20]

Thanks Mandie, those are good ideas. I Def want to talk to a nutritionist.

I stagger the caloric fluctuation, eat healthy, plenty of Protein and whatnot. Pretty active.

Thanks for the advice!

[Carlotta1 401]

If u plan on losing more weight..it would seems that your max should be 1100 calories per day if over 5 months ..That is what was given to me by my nut ..

Yes and exercise is a also a component in determining your caloric intake. It also depends on how fast u want to lose. 2 pounds per week to me is reasonable since u have had the surgery April 2013.

Calories in <. Calories expended is the equation for continued weight loss.

Figure how many pounds u want to lose per week (3500 calorie deficit = one pound loss). I would do a MedGen to find out what your resting metabolic rate is since u have been on the program for a while. That is a starting point for u

[Bronco0605 135]

What is a medgen and how do you do it?

[bertow56 0]

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