Advice about calories

[Denisepr 20]

Hi, I'm about 4 1/2 month out of surgery. Doing well but weight loss has slowed to a crawl. I'm down about 57lbs and have about 40 to go. I am eating between 600 and 650 cals per day, 98% Protein and drinking a ton. After a quick call with my nurse she told me she thought I was not eating enough. What are you eating at 4-5 months out? What is a good caloric amount to jump start my weight loss? Any suggestions are helpful. I'm waiting for my nutritionist to get in touch. Thanks.

[LynRN 294]

I will be 4 months out tomorrow. I have lost just shy of 50 lbs so far. Not as fast as I'd like, but I did just start exercising in the last month or so. Anyway, I eat around 800-900 calories/day. I try to keep carb less than 50 and Protein 60-80. Hope this helps.

[kyleebean 209]

I'm four months out as well and I eat between 800-1000 per day.

[kyleebean 209]

I should add I keep Protein at 80 gm and I drink about 100 oz of crystal light/water

[MGR1852 292]

I too was only eating about 600-700 calories a day but actually only netting about 400 or so with working out. A couple of weeks ago at the support group meeting the nurse suggested I up my calories. It's only been one full week but I went from losing 1.8 pounds to 4.4 this week. I'm now eating about 900 or so a day.

[MGR1852 292]

Oh yeah, I'm only a little over 3 months out! Surgery was 12-16-14.

[Denisepr 20]

That confirms it. Seems like I'm about 300 calories short. I'm going to change MFP from 600 per day to 900 and see if I can get things moving again. I typically eat less than 30 carbs a day. Best of luck to you all. This is a wonderful journey. Thanks for your responses. Every little bit helps. Denise