Carbs and Calories?
What are you limiting for your carbs and or calories?
Also, any easy dinner ideas would be greatly appreciated. . i have a picky husband and figuring about dinners is getting pretty old
Thanks!
Now at over 9 months out and pretty much at goal I am getting in about 1200 calories a day and my carbs are a little higher, about 60. That is subject to adjustment as my weight goes up or down.
As far as dinner ideas, I keep it pretty simple, a protein and some vegetables, maybe if I am still hungry some fruit. A chicken or some chicken breasts or a roast of some kind, maybe throw something in the crockpot. Pretty much no fuss. For the husband you can always make some rice or a potato dish or some other starcy side dish.
WLS 10/28/2002 Revision 7/23/2010
High Weight (2002) 240 Revision Weight (2010) 220 Current Weight 115.
No more than 20 grams of Fat per day
Must eat at least 60 grams of Protein a day
No more than 100 grams Carbohydrate per day
No more than 15 grams of Sugar per meal (Sugar is a Carbohydrate)
Drink 48-64 ounces fluids a day
Stop drinking Water 30 minutes before a meal
Begin drinking Water 30 minutes after a meal
Eat 3 meals a day (no further than 4-6 hours apart)
3-6 Months After Surgery: eat 600-700 calories a day
6-9 Months After Surgery: eat 800-900 calories a day
9-12 Months After Surgery: eat 1000 calories a day
12-18 Months After Surgery: eat 1200 calories a day
18 Months-On After Surgery: eat Maintenance calories (BMR & Activity Level)
P.S. Malabsorption of calories lasts 18-24 months approximately.
Honestly, this is a lot, and it took me well past my 6 month surgiversary to be able to get it all in during a day. But, I'm doing it sometimes and I find myself stalling out when I don't pay enough attention to giving my body as much fuel as it needs to get through the day!
Huggles!!
~Sarah~
Meal ideas: I would suggest looking at all the sites on line for ideas. Bariatric foodie, etc all have great ideas. Plus check the what'r you eatting today threads and see what others are doing. I basically good meat and veggies every night and DH adds toast or I stick a potato in the microwave for him. If I do spagatti, I eat the sauce without the pasta.
66 yrs young, 4'11" hw 220, goal 120 met at 12 months, cw 129 learning Maintainance
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