Calories Per Day/5 Months Post Op

[ericdaggett@sbcglobal.net 2]

Hi,

I am just about 5 months post op (November 2nd was my surgery date) and have lost 105 pounds. I feel great and only have about 15 pounds left to lose to reach my goal. I am consuming between 1400 and 1700 calories per day and feel like maybe that is too much. I am very active walking 2-4 miles per day and am still losing about 2 pounds per week. I have never experienced dumping syndrome and am able to eat just about anything. Of course I still stay away from anything too high in sugar and no alcohol. Does the calorie intake seem normal for 5 months post op or is it possible I'm stretching my pouch without knowing it? I try to eat small meals at a setting but find myself hungry sooner between meals than I was a few months ago. Any feedback would be appreciated...

[lifeofblair 308]

I ate around 700 or 800 calories per day. I reached my goal and have been working out more, so I have recently upped them to around 1200. But, everyone is different and it and the calorie intake varies on your activity level.

I ate around 700 or 800 calories per day. I reached my goal and have been working out more, so I have recently upped them to around 1200. But, everyone is different and it and the calorie intake varies on your activity level.

[anewme2015 345]

Congrats on the weight loss! That's amazing. While it is higher than my calories- we're abt the same timelines- your loss has been fantastic and you're continuing to lose at a great rate so I wouldn't change a thing or worry abt it. Ideally you want to lose weight eating as much as you can. You're also exercising so you're burning calories there. It's always tempting to compare ourselves but it seems what you're doing is working so my unsolicited advice would be: if it ain't broke, don't fix it! Lol

[pqmr 7]

Wow! Seems like whatever you have been doing is working just fine. Congrats

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