calorie intake

[murphmann 0]

I am a week post op and now can eat blended Soups and slimfast. I am 31 yrs old and lost 40 pounds in my two week pre diet and the first week post op. I have not had a fill yet, so I am not really restricted on portions, my question is, how many calories should I be limiting my self to. I am trying to limit what I eat, but I wan to be careful. Any help would be great

[Pegsinthewoods 8]

My doc RECOMMENDS 1000 cal/day. Of that, 65 grams should be Protein and no more than 100 grams should be carbs. I sometimes creep up to near 1200 but I haven't gone over that yet. Truthfully, I haven't been able to. I have extreme restriction without any fill. :frown: While I was on liquids, I got hungry real easy. My doc told me to eat more frequently. He said a 200 cal protein liquid five times/day. I found that if I waited to drink my Water until I was near my next "meal" I didn't get hungry as fast. :thumbup:

[murphmann 0]

Thanks, Iguess I just don't want to stop the momentum that I have as far as losing weight

[crzytchr 3]

I think my first week of surgery I was lucky to hit 600 calories. From day 8 until day 21 I was at around 900 calories.

I am almost 11 weeks post op now and I keep my calories in a range of 1000-1400 per day. I try to hit 1400 around 2 days a week to keep my metabolism up. I am still losing 2 lbs a week with only 1 fill of 1cc in my 11cc band. I will probably go for another fill in 3 or 4 weeks. I eat around a cup of food 3-4 times per day. I log my food each day on fitday.com to make sure I am staying in range.

[hpegg 0]

I am three weeks out of surgery and have lost about 35lbs including prepop time. I have found that if I go over 900 calories, I stop losing weight. I am eating low fat, low carb Soups, about 6 ounces 4 times a day and it has been working pretty well. I can't wait to start on soft foods next week.

Your progress is astounding so keep up the good work!