My Fitness Pal - info for Goals
I am tracking my food intake on MyFitnessPal and wanted to customize the daily goal setting. I am two weeks post-op and nicely into the purée stage.
Does anyone know what the recommended daily counts (in grams) would be for:
Carbs
Fat
Protein
Fibre
What is the daily recommended number of calories?
VBG: Dr. Abawi (Bowmanville) Jun-2004. Weight Loss: 237 ⬇ 164 = 73 pounds loss in first year.
Bariatric Network Registry: 19-Aug-2011 Orientation at HRRH: 17-Aug-2012
Consult with Dr. Hagen (HRRH): 29-Aug-2012 Doctor ordered Gastroscopy: 10-Oct-2012
Meetings with Nurse, Vampire, Registered Dietician and Social Worker (HRRH): 24-Oct-2012
Consult with Internist Dr Glazer: 29-Oct-2012 Ordered Cardiac Ultrasound 12-Nov-2012
Met with Dr. Hagen: 12-Nov-2012 Surgery date 19-Feb-2013 (07- Jan-2013 date revised)
Pre-Admission Tests: 10-Jan-2013 Started OptiFast: 14-Jan-2013 Starting Weight: 233
Conversion Surgery VBG ➜ RnY with Dr. Hagen: 28-Jan-2013 Weight day of Surgery: 216
on 2/11/13 6:24 pm - Straford, Canada
At your stage I only tracked protein and h20. 80 g of protein was the target, usually ended up between 60 and 80 g per day. The carbs etc all sneak in but your target is protein if you're looking at a food source with little or no protein move on to something else.
Yeah, you really only need to track the protein.
However, when I checked at my one month follow-up, they told me that my calories should come from a third of each - protein, fat, and carbs. But I think other folks on here have been given different amounts, something like 40% protein, 30% fat, and 30% carbs.
I know in MFP if you want to enter your protein goals, you have to enter your carbs and fat too. And you can only do multiples of 5%. So what I've got, since I can't do 33%, 33%, 33%, is 35% protein, 35% carbs, and 30% fat. And I try to spend those carbs on things like fruit and veggies, and if there are any grains, I try to either make them whole grains, or crispy crackers or flat bread as opposed to soft bread since I don't tolerate soft bread all that well yet. Also, I track my fiber, and I subtract the amount of fiber from my carb total, which is what many folks call your "net carbs" - I do this on the advice of my Nurse Practitioner, who says you don't have to count carbs right now, but if you do, net carbs is the way to go.
Again, this is just me, but it seems to be working for me right now. I'll adjust if necessary. And while I aim for those goals, what I set out for myself in the morning isn't always what ends up happening during the day - I find that I struggle to get all my food in, which is such a weird change from my former life!
I also never stress about it if in my food planning, I go over the protein "goal". I really just use MFP to track protein to make sure I'm getting enough. The other stuff is just interesting information, and the only time I worry at all about the fat or carbs is if they look completely or totally out of whack. But really, those get "controlled" by my habits of having protein in every meal and snack, eating the protein first, then the veggies/fruit/grains if there's room after that, and staying away from stuff that bothers my pouch (high fat, high sugar foods).
Referral to registry: Oct 21, 2011 Orientation (TWH): Feb 22, 2012 Surgery: Nov 7, 2012
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