What does your 500 calorie diet look like

[ResizingRebecca 0]

If your only allowed to have 500 calories a day what do you eat? I'm tired of repeat meals what are you guys having and what is your calorie range?

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[Daisee68 2,493]

What stage are you in? Are you post-op or pre-op? 500 calories is very restrictive and only lasts for a very short while (if at all).

[ResizingRebecca 0]

I done stage1- 4 so now regular what ever I want to eat foods but was told to stay under 500 calories in the beginning and Dr said advance my diet on my own since I live over 3 hrs away from my dr. What is your daily calorie limit

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[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I agree that 500 calories is very low. What is your Protein target?

At 500 calories, that would be three premier Protein shakes (which would still leave me short 10 grams of protein).

[ResizingRebecca 0]

My Protein target is 60 grams a day I think

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[Daisee68 2,493]

Ok, I went back and looked at my food log. I was between 600 and 700 calories (closer to 700 most days) at that stage. I was drinking 2 Premier Protein drinks per day at that stage and then filling in the other meals with a couple of tablespoons of hummus or 1/4 cup (or less) of refried Beans with 1 tbsp. of lowfat cheddar melted on top or 1 ounce (weighed) of deli turkey with a Laughing Cow Light cheese wedge or 1 egg white scrambled with a little cheese or 1/2 container of Greek Yogurt (I like Dannon Light & Fit Greek strawberry Cheesecake or Key Lime) mixed w/ 1/2 scoop of Protein powder (I use Precision Engineered whey Protein Isolate vanilla - also love the chocolate) or Ricotta Bake from theworldaccordingtoeggface.com. At this point I was still having some broth and/or sugar free popsicles if I thought I wanted something else. You will find in the beginning that you will repeat a lot of meals. At least I did. You have to add in foods so slowly so when something works for you and you eat so little of it, you tend to eat it again for a week or so. I stayed at 700-800 calories for the first 6 months or so then transitioned to 800-900 for a month or two then 900-1000 and now 1000-1100. I sometimes have 1200 but find I don't lose at 1200 so I am trying to transition back to 1100 max until goal.

Hope that helps!