How Many Calories @ Day?

[lapnicky 39]

I'm three months post op and wondering how many calories a day should I be at? My doc and nut says just eat till satisfied and really won't give me a number. I've been stalled loosing weight for a month now.

[Recycled 2,182]

You want a number......try 800 for awhile.

[macman 603]

I am slightly ahead of you, I was sleeved on December 23rd. My goal is 800-1000 calories a day,. I usually eat less on the days I do not exercise and more o the days I do.

[Bufflehead 6,358]

I stay under 850 unless I have a huge exercise day, then I might go up to 900-1000. I am 10 months out though. At three months out I was more in the 550-650 range.

[gourmetone 394]

I agree at 3month I was around 650-800 now at 10 months my Dr.suggest 800-1000 which I'm truly enjoying sometimes a little tooooo much

[livvsmum 2,369]

I'm 7.5 months post op & avg about 600/day. Long term my surgeon says 800-1000 once I reach goal & reach maintenance

[squeaker31 65]

My NUT didn't give me a number either and it's stressing me out. She said in wouldn't be able to eat that much but I am tracking and find it very easy to go over 800 calories even at 4 weeks out.

I'd like to be sure I'm following the right plan.

Does anyone know why the cal limits are so low for these plans? Is it for faster loss? Or will we really not lose at all on say 1200 calories which in normal calorie counting circles would be a minimum. I'm not looking to cheat I was just curious. Not that I can cheat without them giving me a number lol.

[MichelleInCA 22]

My NUT wouldn't give a number either, but I'm at about 650 cals/day 1 week after surgery. That's less than half of what I ate before the pre-surgery diet. I'll be very happy if I can stay satisfied on < 800 until I'm done losing.

I think the low calories is to make sure your body stays in ketosis -- where you're really burning fat. My surgeon told me to think of this as a sprint, not a marathon. That I have 1 year to get most of my excess my weight off, and her experience is if you don't get most of it off in a year, you aren't ever going to. So she said just push through it and know it's not forever at this level. So far the sleeve is keeping me from being anywhere near as hungry as I would have been before. I feel a bit shaky but not hungry. I want to ride this as long as possible...

[squeaker31 65]

Wow I have not heard the sprint thing. I wonder why that is. Maybe because behaviors are hard to keep up and I believe you kind of have to step up exercise as you go to get the same results.

It just doesn't make logical sense to me that you "can't" keep losing weight if you still have a calorie deficit.

[Andrew0929 1,101]

At 3 months out I was consuming 600-800 calories/day. At 5 months out, both my nut and surgeons office have recommended 1000-1200/day and that's what I've been doing. They raised my Protein goal to 80 and increased recommended levels of exercise.

My rate of weight loss has definitely slowed but probably due my being closer to goal. So far I feel like I've gotten very sound advice from all of my providers.

[Kindle 8,667]

My nut never gave me a calorie goal. Good thing since I'm one of those "rebel sleevers" and I've never once counted my calories since surgery. I tracked Protein and fluids for 2 months to make sure I was meeting minimals, but now I just wing it. I eat when I'm hungry and drink all day long. Eat Protein first and avoid carbs. Never give fat content or calories a thought. I still drink 1-2 protein shakes/day or I know I wouldn't be getting enough protein because I can only eat such a tiny amount. It's just me, but I could never do this thing if I was worried about tracking everything all day. There just seems to be a lot of posts on here from people stressed out over numbers... I've got enough stress in my life I don't have to create any more.

I did stall for a month at 6-10 weeks out and really didn't do anything special to break the stall. I knew it would end when my body was ready. Besides, I lost a whole pant size while not losing weight so it's not always about the numbers on the scale. I only weigh once a week, so I wouldn't notice a 3-4 day stall anyways. Good luck with everything!

[belunos 93]

My surgeon has me at 600 calories until at least six months

[AvaFern 3,516]

I was eating about 500-800 calories through 4 months post-op. I am not at almost 8 months post-op and most days I have between 800-1400. It depends on if I feel hungry. My weight loss is consistent at 1-2 pounds a week and I notice that on day where I eat more, I don't gain weight...I just don't lose the next day either. It's entirely what works for you.

[O-Town Body Rock 148]

Today is my 1 month surgerversary and I am averaging between 350-400 calories a day.

Is this why I have been in a stall for the last 3 weeks?!?!

[KayleeC14 159]

I am almost sixth months out and I struggle with this constantly. I set my MyFitnessPal to 1,800 calories which I know seems much but I barely hit 900 calories. Reason why I set it high is see how much I am truly eating. On a non exercise day which is two days out of a seven day week I normally eat between 500-600 calories. On exercise days I get between 700-900 calories, which I will say is HARD! I find I loose more when I get between 600-800. My doctor explained it to me that our bodies need fuel to run and 500 calories a day is not giving it the fuel to properly run. I have been uber carb conscious as well and was getting 15-25 grams of carbs in a day which is a no-no for me I should be getting around 50-60 grams of carbs and 100-150 grams of Protein. Every nutritionist and doctor is going to tell you different. I guess my suggestion to you would to try to find that range that works for you that starts back up the weight loss. Also a stall is going to happen no matter what, your body is going to fight you because you had this extra weight on for a long time it likes it, it doesn't want you to loose it. I was stalled as well for a month at three months out...it was pure hell so I get it. Wish you the best! I hope my rambling helps a little