800 calories

[Arabesque 7,515]

4 hours ago, T O P said:

I usually only get hungry once a day. I currently make a homemade salad or get something from a meat a two place, usually baked chicken and some collards, mashed potatoes. I usually eat one whole meal a day now and two slimfast for the other two meals.

I second the suggestion to track everything you eat or drink. I know it can be annoying to weigh/measure and record everything but it is the best way to ensure your portions are too large or you’re missing hidden calories or underestimating them. For example ate your potatoes mashed with butter, milk & are you counting them? Try to focus more on home made foods too so you can control the ingredients and cooking methods. I’d also suggest eating more regularly aiming for three small meals of real food not two meals of shakes. I was someone who lost their hunger and interest in eating for about a year. I ate to a routine to ensure I was getting in the nutrients I needed. I still eat this way. Even if I’m not all that hungry, I’ll still eat something. At 800 calories, most of your meal would be Protein with some vegetables.

Take your record of your tracked eating & drinking to your dietician and ask them to review it and make actual suggestions of what you could eat (add or remove). Demand better advice than an eye roll or general you must be eating something that’s sabotaging your weight loss.

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On 12/27/2024 at 12:23 PM, T O P said:

I don't mean to annoy anyone but my question is ,I am on a 800 calorie diet and I find it very hard to stay on this diet no because I am hungry but because everything now is loaded with calories. So I am puzzled and wondering is 800 calories a day too much or too little. Dietician says anything over 800 will cause weight gain and disrupt the process with my shots versus other doctors are like 800 is nothing.

I am confused.

I'm at 16 month P.O and still on 800 calories a day. I inquired at my 12 month check in and they stated to just stay the course, but IF IF I was still hungry I could go up no more than an extra 100.

Anyway, I actually find it fairly easy now on 800 and I worry about going above it - its actually easier now. I guess your body adjusts to the "new normal" and it becomes easier. Just do as your program is set up unless it becomes unbearable, but I think you'll find it should get easier for you.

[T O P 12]

9 hours ago, ShoppGirl said:

Are you measuring and logging everything that goes into your salad? Not all salads are created equal and it’s not uncommon to underestimate what goes into them. A salad can have over 800 calories pretty easily if you aren’t careful. The usual culprits are the dressing, cheese, crouton's, nuts/granola, avocado, bacon, etc. If you don’t use measuring tools at least for a while it’s pretty difficult to know if you are getting just one serving or more. And if you are getting more than one serving of a few of these things you may as well just have a cheeseburger calorie wise and you may not realize it. I hope this helps.

I don't eat croutons, avocado bacon or nuts in salads(ewwww lol). Just grilled chicken, ranch, cheese, onions, jalapeños, cucumbers.

[Spinoza 1,477]

On 12/29/2024 at 5:57 PM, T O P said:

Yes to your first question. I only lost like 60 to 70 lbs. My surgeon staff only wants me on a 800 calorie diet loss weight. Except low cLorie sweet tea I don't eat much food let alone it's hard to eat anything when most foods have above 200 hundred calories.

Can you add in some raw veggies and fruits? Apart from your daily salad that is? At 18 months post op I was still chopping up carrots and celery and cucumbers into sticks every morning and sticking them in a tub in the fridge and if I wanted something to eat (not to say I was hungry, just wanted to chew) I would go for those first. Or a small apple or even a handful of berries. Honestly, you'd have be eating them all day to reach 200 calories with a sleeve.

I might also completely ditch as many white carbs as you can - that mashed potato might not be adding many nutrients to your diet and it's so calorie restricted you do need to pack them in at this point.

Good luck - whatever tools we use there always will be times when we stall and it's so demoralising. If you stick to 800 calories you *should* start to lose again - hopefully soon. I'm sorry your dietician isn't being more helpful and more pro-active. As the others have said - totally reasonable to ask for more specific advice about what you can do to change your current eating.

[Spinoza 1,477]

multiple duplicate posts - sorry that hasn't happened in AGES!!!

Edited December 30, 2024 by Spinoza

[Spinoza 1,477]

multiple duplicate posts - sorry that hasn't happened in AGES!!!

Edited December 30, 2024 by Spinoza

[Spinoza 1,477]

multiple duplicate posts - sorry that hasn't happened in AGES!!!

Edited December 30, 2024 by Spinoza

[Starwarsandcupcakes 2,091]

I didn’t read all the replies but 800 calories doesn’t sound like a lot until you break it down and supply your diet with nutrient dense foods over energy dense ones. Here’s what I would do for an 800 calorie day-

Breakfast- 6tbsp egg whites, a medium diced Tomato, 2 cups of fresh spinach and 1oz reduced fat cheddar with 1/2 cups blueberries

Lunch- a tuna packet mixed with 1tbsp light mayo, on one slice 35calorie Keto bread with 2 cups salad greens and half a cup sliced cucumber

afternoon snack- Protein Shake

dinner- chili made with 1/2 cup canned kidney Beans, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, 1/4 cup diced onion, and 1/4 cup diced bell pepper

dessert- 1/2 cup nonfat plain greek yogurt mixed with sugar free, fat free pudding mix.

Total count- 803 calories, 77g carbs (24.5g fiber), 16g fat, 95g Protein

Edited December 31, 2024 by Starwarsandcupcakes

[GreenTealael 25,486]

On 12/29/2024 at 12:58 PM, T O P said:

They give me the eye roll and say it's got to be something I am eating or drinking that's causing weight gain.

When did you start these meds? November?

[T O P 12]

7 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

When did you start these meds? November?

Either November or Late October. Forgot when I made the post.

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53 minutes ago, T O P said:

Either November or Late October. Forgot when I made the post.

And you’re already at 2.4mg? Weird. The dose escalation schedule is every 4 weeks beginning at 0.25mg, but either way here’s an interesting article:

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/05/21/health/glp-1-weight-loss-drugs-stop-treatment-real-world-effectiveness

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On 12/30/2024 at 8:50 PM, Starwarsandcupcakes said:

I didn’t read all the replies but 800 calories doesn’t sound like a lot until you break it down and supply your diet with nutrient dense foods over energy dense ones. Here’s what I would do for an 800 calorie day-

Breakfast- 6tbsp egg whites, a medium diced Tomato, 2 cups of fresh spinach and 1oz reduced fat cheddar with 1/2 cups blueberries

Lunch- a tuna packet mixed with 1tbsp light mayo, on one slice 35calorie Keto bread with 2 cups salad greens and half a cup sliced cucumber

afternoon snack- Protein Shake

dinner- chili made with 1/2 cup canned kidney Beans, 1/2 cup Tomato sauce, 1/4 cup diced onion, and 1/4 cup diced bell pepper

dessert- 1/2 cup nonfat plain greek yogurt mixed with sugar free, fat free pudding mix.

Total count- 803 calories, 77g carbs (24.5g fiber), 16g fat, 95g Protein

Love it! This is a very reasonable menu for the day. I like that it relies mostly on real food and supplies a lot of nutrition from veg, fruit, and Beans. My dietician would be thrilled with the macros. If you wanted to avoid the Protein Shake, you could maybe add 3oz of ground turkey to the chili to make up the Protein. I'm 10 months post-op and this would be a manageable/very filling amount of food for the day.

[T O P 12]

I forgot to post. But according to my dietician I am over eating, they say this is the only way I am gaining weight and that it has to be a surplus of calories. I only eat once a day because of this and I now eat lean meat only. So if this does not work than I quit.

[ShoppGirl 5,063]

4 hours ago, T O P said:

I forgot to post. But according to my dietician I am over eating, they say this is the only way I am gaining weight and that it has to be a surplus of calories. I only eat once a day because of this and I now eat lean meat only. So if this does not work than I quit.

You need to schedule and appointment with your surgeon (or his or her NP or PA) if you really are weighing and measuring every little Thing and only getting 800 calories you shouldn’t be gaining but something is getting missed. It could Be medical or you may be missing something in your count. Either way it sounds like this dietician had already made her mind up that there is only one possibility and she probably isn’t going to be the one to help you get to the bottom of things. Make an appointment with your team and start taking pics of all of your food so you can show them exactly what you’re eating everyday. Make an album with all the food pics and hand them your phone so they can scroll through and see for themselves. When I regained after my sleeve. I was embarrassed to go back to team and thought they were going to be so hard on me and when I went back, I realized I couldn’t have been further from the truth. They were so open and compassionate and understanding and all they wanted to do was help. Obesity is complex and they realize it. They go in this field for a reason. They may not get to the bottom of it in one visit. It may even take a few, but trust me it’s worth.It. Don’t give up.

Edited February 4 by ShoppGirl