calorie question post surgery
The vitamins, and the fact that we are under the close supervision of doctor. Most of us don't stick to just 600 calories for that long, either.
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RNY on 08/27/12
My doc said I should be at 800 calories as of 3 mo. I rarely make it that high I'm between 500-600 most days and I've stalled out the last 2 weeks until today. I checked myfitnesspal and notice I got over 800 yesterday and around 700 the day before. I think I'm going to try harder even if it means adding another meal to get there.
i was supposed to quickly get up to 1200 calories. i eat that much a day now, as per my plan. i know all plans are different, but mine at 6 months wanted me around 1500 a day, although i don't do that many.
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HW:288 CW:146.4 GW: 140 RNY: 12/22/11
- These are the rules I followed/follow:
- Breakfast: 1 Multi Vitamin/Mineral, 2-300mg Calcium Citrate, 1-500mcg B12 Sublingual Dot, 1 Vita Lady Tender Dry 5000 IU Vitamin D3 capsule, 1-200mcg Selenium 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 64 ounces Liquids daily (drink up to a meal, wait 60 minutes after a meal) (I add 2 packets sugar free drink mix and 1 teaspoon Benefiber to 2-32 ounce water containers)
- *Must eat at least 60 grams of Protein a day (80 or more grams beginning at 1200 calories a day)
- *Eat dairy products that are no fat/low fat
- *Eat simple (dairy, fruit) and complex (beans, 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 allow myself up to 30 grams Sugar per meal from Simple and Complex Carbohydrate sources and also from Dairy products that are no fat/low fat because I do not seem to dump on Sugar)
- *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 2-3 protein snacks at Maintenance calories a day at least 2-3 hours from B, L, D
- *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
- *12-24 Months After Surgery: eat 1200 calories a day (I ate 1200 calories a day until 15 months when I reached my goal weight)
- *24 Months after surgery (or when goal weight is reached before 24 months): Maintenance calories (BMR/RMR & Activity Level) (Malabsorption of calories lasts approximately 18-24 months) (I eat 1800-2000 calories a day to maintain my weight loss of 200 pounds at a weight of 131 pounds. My height is 5'4")
- * I do not participate in a formal exercise program due to Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis. I do move around a lot more and do a lot more walking.