jpaps20 20 Posted December 2, 2016 Next week I'll be one month post-op, so I'm still in the puréed phase. Just wondering how many calories a day is everybody consuming after surgery? I'm making sure I have enough Protein & (trying to) get the right amount of Water in as well... but as for my meals (food & shakes), I've been trying to stay below 700/day. What about everybody else? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thatmeanone 240 Posted December 2, 2016 For my first month I was at about 600-700 calories a day and my surgeon was not happy. He wanted me to get up to about 1200 during my weight loss phase as soon as possible. At two months I was around 800-900. Now I'm a little over three months out and I hit about 1000-1100. Don't see much change on the horizon. I feel like that's about my cap - even with hitting the gym. I keep my carbs under 30 g and my Protein around 100 g and do about 90 oz of Water. That's pretty much my focus. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mylighthouse 782 Posted December 2, 2016 Hi I too, am on the pureed stage. I have 6 small meals a day, which include 2 meals consisting of 4 oz. of a Protein shake. I have been keeping track of my calories/fat/protein each day, and I am always just below 500 calories a day. I guess that is okay? I read something where someone had said that you needed to get more calories than that, or it would kill your metabolism. I will say, that I have not lost any weight in about 5 days, but I have lost 17 pounds since my surgery on November 14th. I find that I just CANNOT eat more than what I am eating. I fill up very quickly, and if less than 500 calories is all I can do right now, then so be it. I'm glad you asked this question, I think it will be interesting to see what kind of feedback you get. Good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites