Struggling with calories

[sandra305 54]

Hey guys. Tomorrow I will be 5 weeks post op from gastric sleeve. I've been on regular foods now for about a week or so and my calorie intake has changed. Past few days I increased my calories to about 850, Water to about 100oz and Protein to 80-100g. The only reason I've increased is due to the fact that I have started lifting light weights and increased my cardio. The thing is, I'm not sure if my calories are too much at this stage and I should continue to hold off for another week or so (stay around 700), lower my calories, or something else? I have gained a little over a pound over a day! I keep my carbs under 30g. I am 5'11 and I need to have at at least 700-800 cal with no exercise and over 80g of protein daily. Am I doing something wrong? What did you guys do when you started exercising and lifting weights (food intake wise)?

[Losebig 508]

That’s a good range for this stage. I’m 7 weeks out and was about the same then. I’m eating a bit less now due to being busy, but was over 1,000 a couple of weeks and still lost weight.