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Ok so I am 7 months post op on the 22nd and have lost a total of 123 lbs so far!! Yesterday I officially started doing workouts such as 15 min of intense cardio and some weight lifting. My issue is I’ve been hungry more often lately and feel as if I can eat more. I counted my calories for today and I’ve hit a total of 1400. For fats 42g carbs 49g and 93 for Protein. Is this too much considering I’m only 7 months post op??

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I'm almost a year out and I'm still only eating 1000 calories 40-55g carbs and 80-90g of Protein per day. Since working out opens your appetite I usually up my protein on those days per my NUT. Have you been experiencing a stall? You could be eating too much but I would speak to your NUT for advise.

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as long as what you're eating is healthy, don't even pay attention to calories. vegetables, Beans, fish, nuts, meats (in that order, preferably).

exercise WILL make you hungrier so you are listening to your body which is good. give it what it wants and needs with some more good calories. also, as you near your goal weight (new set point), you will naturally begin to eat more. this is supposed to happen and you should obey those hunger signals. think about it - if you didn't start to eat more, you would waste away to nothing. this doesn't mean your stomach is stretching. that is a myth.

the key is, to satisfy that increased appetite with healthy foods. do that, and you don't have to count calories and your chances of long term success are quite high. but if you start eating processed foods, fast foods, and sweets again, the weight will slowly creep back on regardless of exercise.

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as long as what you're eating is healthy, don't even pay attention to calories. vegetables, Beans, fish, nuts, meats (in that order, preferably).
exercise WILL make you hungrier so you are listening to your body which is good. give it what it wants and needs with some more good calories. also, as you near your goal weight (new set point), you will naturally begin to eat more. this is supposed to happen and you should obey those hunger signals. think about it - if you didn't start to eat more, you would waste away to nothing. this doesn't mean your stomach is stretching. that is a myth.
the key is, to satisfy that increased appetite with healthy foods. do that, and you don't have to count calories and your chances of long term success are quite high. but if you start eating processed foods, fast foods, and sweets again, the weight will slowly creep back on regardless of exercise.

Thank you sooo much!!!


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