Calories for Phase 5 or 8 weeks PO

[cocoduan 0]

Im using myfitnesspal to see my macros but wondering how much calories should i consume veryday at this stage (8 weeks) my drs paper doesnt say anything clear about it.

Please some help.

[CarmenG 151]

I'm also wondering. I'm 4 weeks post-op. Everything I've read, however, says that in the first 2-3 months it should be anywhere between 300-600 cal. I've set my limit at 500 (which includes 75 cal and 21 carbs from vitamins) because I'm eating solids now and those tuna, chicken, and beef servings are pretty high in cal even though I don't exceed 1/2 cup servings of anything. I'm a revision sleeve to bypass. I use Baritastic to document my cal, Protein, carbs, fat, Calcium, and H2O. I don't have another appointment until July 24th. Every doctor, though, has different opinions about our nutrition. Your best bet would be to contact the doc's office and just ask. I should probably do the same, lol!

[Fred in Pa 236]

At 8 weeks I was at about 800 calories per day.

I went mostly on my restriction and making sure to make good food choices. That equated to about 5 to 7 ounces per meal depending on the texture. Most of my calories came from Protein.

My team didn’t give a calorie goal but instead advised what I outlined above.

I am now at four months, and have added in more exercise, and therefore more calories. I have slowly added in carbs while watching my blood sugar levels as well to balance my diet.

Looking towards maintenance, I was told to balance calories and activity to maintain weight…all while making good food choices.

[catwoman7 11,223]

we were told not to count calories early out. With as little as you're likely eating, calorie intake isn't going to be a problem. We only were told to count Protein grams and fluids.

[KathyLev 286]

My dietician gave me this info .... for the general diet ( about 8 weeks out )

" Aim for 1,000 to 1,200 calories per day and between 60 - 80 grams of Protein. Max= 12 oz. per meal "

[Spinoza 1,467]

Plans are all so different! I was given no guidelines at all about post op eating other than sticking to the stages texture wise. Nobody ever suggested any calorie intake in particular. I asked people here!

I think that at 8 weeks I was probably at 700-800 calories daily. I remember I used to eat some nut butter at bedtime if I can't reached something close to that.

I agree with the others that Protein and fluids goals are still the most important thing.

[Hope4NewMe 173]

My dr recommended around 800 at months 2-3 as a general goal and to make sure to hit 60-80 gm Protein.

[cocoduan 0]

On 07/16/2023 at 19:08, KathyLev said:

My dietician gave me this info .... for the general diet ( about 8 weeks out )

" Aim for 1,000 to 1,200 calories per day and between 60 - 80 grams of Protein. Max= 12 oz. per meal "

60-80 g per meal? In the app i added as 50% of the goal of the day and it comes out as 125g of Protein.