Hi everyone quick important question

Just and update and a quick question. I won't see my surgeon for at least another month and seriousy need help with what and how many calories to consume. If anyone out there knows of any good websites books I can order anything that can give me guidance. I would greatly appreaciate it. Also I am exactly 5 months 21 days out from surgery. I have lost a total of 80lbs I am noticing that I am losing a bit slower and can eat almost anything, but I want to eat healthy and by guidelines. The packet that I recieved from my surgeon does not extend out past 3 months and I want more guidance in the eating calorie intake and protein intake area. I love the kinect your shape it is keeping me focused on the excersie and its fun so I am good with that.:) Final question that may sound no is 2 glasses of wine every now and then a no no. Iove moscato and I have a GB buddy who says its fine but I really don't want to hurt my self or her to hurt her self.

Zoe,

One of the OH members posted the following a couple of times last week.  (I don't remember her name.):

Breakfast: 1 Multi Vitamin/Mineral, 2-300mg Calcium Citrate, 1 Spring Valley 500mcg B12 Sublingual Dot, 1 mg prescription Folic Acid, 1 Vita Lady Tender Dry 5000 IU Vitamin D3 capsule, 1-100mg B1 tablet
Lunch: 1-300mg Calcium Citrate, 1 packet Orange Coromega Omega 3 Squeeze
Non-Calcium Snack: 1-500mg Vitamin C, 2 Sundown 25mg Carbonyl Perfect Iron ***take 2 hours from Calcium/Dairy Products***
Dinner: 1 Multi Vitamin/Mineral, 2-300mg Calcium Citrate
 
*Drink 48-64 ounces Liquids daily (drink up to a meal, wait 60 minutes after a meal) (I add 2 packets sugar free Wyler’s or Hawaiian Punch drink mix in 32 ounces water and 2 teaspoons Benefiber-15 calories)

*Must eat at least 60 grams of Protein a day (100 or more grams beginning at 1200 calories a day)
*Eat no fat/lowfat dairy products
*Eat simple (fruit) and complex (vegetables, whole grains) Carbohydrates (I do not count daily grams)
*No more than 15 grams of Sugar per meal (more grams if able to tolerate-I can tolerate a maximum of 30 grams Sugar per meal from Simple and Complex Carbohydrate sources)

*Eat 3 main meals (B, L, D) no further than 5-6 hours apart
*Eat 1 protein snack at 1200 calories a day at least 2-3 hours from breakfast
*Eat 2 protein snacks at Maintenance calories a day at least 2-3 hours from breakfast and 2-3 hours from lunch
*3-6 Months After Surgery: I ate 600-700 calories a day
*6-9 Months After Surgery: I ate 800-900 calories a day
*9-12 Months After Surgery: I ate 1000 calories a day
*12-18 Months After Surgery: eat 1200 calories a day (I ate 1200 calories a day until 15 months when I reached my goal weight)
*18 Months after surgery (or when goal weight is reached before 18 months): Maintenance calories (BMR/RMR & Activity Level) (Malabsorption of calories lasts approximately 18-24 months)

Hope this helps. 

Hattie
 

yes it does and thanks a lot. I see  I am missing a few vitamins and I have to get tha****er in but protein Im good i am so glad that I joined OH!

Good post above, but I would say NO LESS than 64 ounces of water a day and as far as the wine goes, it is empty calories and MY advice is to skip it for now. There are many people on this board that have posted about cross addictions with alcohol. For me, alcohol has too much sugar and that causes me problems.

My protein goal was closer to 90 grams a day until I was at goal when my nut said I could cut it to 60-75 a day.

Thanks a lot for the advice I defintely don't want empty calories. I will let my friend know and I am won't be having any wine. I never really liked drinking so it is no big deal for me. Hopefully my buddy dosen't take it so hard.

• These are the rules I followed/follow: 
•  

• Breakfast: 1 Multi Vitamin/Mineral, 2-300mg Calcium Citrate, 1 Spring Valley 500mcg B12 Sublingual Dot, 1 mg prescription Folic Acid, 1 Vita Lady Tender Dry 5000 IU Vitamin D3 capsule, 1-100mg B1 tablet
• Lunch: 1-300mg Calcium Citrate, 1 packet Orange Coromega Omega 3 Squeeze
• Non-Calcium Snack: 1-500mg Vitamin C, 2 Sundown 25mg Carbonyl Perfect Iron ***take 2 hours from Calcium/Dairy Products***
• Dinner: 1 Multi Vitamin/Mineral, 2-300mg Calcium Citrate
•  
• *Drink 48-64 ounces Liquids daily (drink up to a meal, wait 60 minutes after a meal) (I add 2 packets sugar free Wyler’s or Hawaiian Punch drink mix in 32 ounces water and 2 teaspoons Benefiber-15 calories)
  
• *Must eat at least 60 grams of Protein a day (100 or more grams beginning at 1200 calories a day)
• *Eat no fat/lowfat dairy products
• *Eat simple (fruit) and complex (vegetables, whole grains) Carbohydrates (I do not count daily grams)
• *No more than 15 grams of Sugar per meal (more grams if able to tolerate-I can tolerate a maximum of 30 grams Sugar per meal from Simple and Complex Carbohydrate sources)
  
• *Eat 3 main meals (B, L, D) no further than 5-6 hours apart
• *Eat 1 protein snack at 1200 calories a day at least 2-3 hours from breakfast
• *Eat 2 protein snacks at Maintenance calories a day at least 2-3 hours from breakfast and 2-3 hours from lunch
• *3-6 Months After Surgery: I ate 600-700 calories a day
• *6-9 Months After Surgery: I ate 800-900 calories a day
• *9-12 Months After Surgery: I ate 1000 calories a day
• *12-18 Months After Surgery: eat 1200 calories a day (I ate 1200 calories a day until 15 months when I reached my goal weight)
• *18 Months after surgery (or when goal weight is reached before 18 months): Maintenance calories (BMR/RMR & Activity Level) (Malabsorption of calories lasts approximately 18-24 months)
• * I do not participate in a formal exercise program due to Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis. I do move around a lot more and do a lot more walking.

Thanks!

Ah!        You're the one whose info I used up above.  I saved it from last week and have been sharing it with OH folks.  You deserve credit, but I don't know your name.           

Thank you sooo much,

Hattie

 Thanks, Hattie! My name is Cyndi. 

At 6 months out I was just getting up to 600 calories per day. My doc has us on 300 at 3 months, 600 at 6 months, 900 at 9 months and we work up to 1000-1200 per day for one year out and forever thereafter. Make sure you're getting all your water in and lots of exercise.
As for the wine, it's iffy during the first year. Make sure you drink water inbetween glasses of wine. If it's every now and then it's no problem. If it's every day probably not. congrats on your success so far!
Jen 10 yrs post op