How many calories do you eat a day?

[april042019 105]

Hey guys!

Just wondering, how many calories do you eat a day (on average)? and how far out are you? Also, how many times a week do you workout and for how long?

I eat about 500 cals a day and work out 3 times a week ( I try to burn 800 cals every workout )

[Krestel 330]

My surgery was May 27th. Im eating about 500-800 calories and walk for about an hour 3 times a week. I really dont want to eat below that because I would put my body into starvation mode. Im still having problems getting my Protein in and have been "filling out my calories" (eating high calorie stuff and a few carbs) on some days to make sure I get in even that much. I cant say that Ive been eating great, but im working towards it.

[Biddy zz 🏳️🌈 1,004]

My surgeon is tracking 1700 of his patients. After one year almost all we’re still on under 1000 calories a day. After two years, about 1500 average...

[KCgirl061 1,532]

I'm 11 months out and trying to put the brakes on my weight loss. Shooting for 1200 calories at 45% carbs (135g), 25% Protein (75g) and 30% fat (40g).

[MrsGamgee 756]

I eat between 600-750 calories a day, and I'm 6 weeks out. I know that once I'm able to ditch the Protein Shakes that will come down. Exercise isn't consistent yet (that's July's goal), but I'm shooting for 5km walk per day, 5 days per week. At least for the good weather months.

[Cuppa 12]

I am so glad you made this post! I was wondering about my own caloric intake and if it was enough. I'm averaging just over 500/day. I know most surgeons tell you to eat every four hours but frankly I'm not hungry enough to do that! To me, eating when I'm not hungry is what got me into trouble in the first place!😀

[catwoman7 11,220]

Four years out and in maintenance for 2.5 years. I can maintain my weight if I stay within a 1500-1700 range.

[justmetj 421]

Some days I eat 400 and some I can eat up to 700. I don't know why some days I eat a few bites of Protein source food and get full and other days I can eat more. No more than 1/3 cup though. I don't excersize at all yet besides doing a few reps of squats every day and staying a lot more active. I will eventually start lifting but wanted to let my body just take this time to fully recover.

[Ellf 205]

I've gotten close to 1k a few days, but Most days I'm sub-1000. I'm honestly mostly sub-800.

[UberChef 11]

I am 7 weeks out and I am usually under 400 calories a day. The most calories I had in a day since surgery is 474 calories.

[CurvyMom 386]

5 months....some days I am at 400 (which is too low) and occasionally I can hit 800 if I eat enough Protein. Average is 600-650. I walk 5 days a week minimum and will add in light weights/resistance soon.

[Krestel 330]

On 7/1/2019 at 4:17 PM, justmetj said:

No more than 1/3 cup though.

This is what im more worrying about. It seems like my pouch can hold way more up to almost a cup already (6 weeks out). Is that normal?

[april042019 105]

3 hours ago, Krestel said:

This is what im more worrying about. It seems like my pouch can hold way more up to almost a cup already (6 weeks out). Is that normal?

YES! I feel the same way! I feel like i'm only holding myself from eating out of fear that my stomach will stretch, not because i'm anywhere near full.

[Ellf 205]

I can eat a whole Wendy's chili. It fills me up. I can also eat a whole bag of Quest Protein chips or Protes protein popcorn.

[justmetj 421]

8 hours ago, Krestel said:

This is what im more worrying about. It seems like my pouch can hold way more up to almost a cup already (6 weeks out). Is that normal?

I stop before I feel full because the sensation of full is different now and I don't want to stretch out my pouch. Here is my Portion Control guidelines. Hope this helps 😊