If I eat 1200 calories

If I eat 1200 calories, the weight falls off. If I eat less, I stall. I may have finally found my magic number. Anyone else eat close to 1200 calories at 7 months post-op?

Thanks.

I'm almost a year post op and around 1300 is a good number for me :)  Although I still have some stalls at times.

What is your activity and exercise level? I am nearing 8 months post-op and was eating around 1200 and the scale wasn't moving. I just moved it to 1000 cals last week and lost a couple lbs so am going to stick there for awhile and see how it goes. Takes some trial and error to find the number that works for us, doesn't it?! Glad you found yours!

Amy

I have a desk job but I am pretty active outside of work.  I take 2 exercise classes per week plus whatever I do at home (ie, treadmill, walking).

 

I typically take a water aerobics class 4 nights a week and then two nights a week I do intervals with 5 lb hand weights and the elliptical along with the treadmill (60 minutes of cardio). 

I average 1800 but on good days can go between 2400 and 3600

 

• These are the rules I followed/follow:
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• *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 4-5 protein snacks at Maintenance calories a day at least 2-3 hours from B, L, D
• *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.