How many calories were you eating at 4 months out?

Just wondering.....

I would say about 500 - 600 calories. Sometimes a little more (700-800) and sometimes less (400).  It just depended on how I felt that day.

My husband was doing 800 a day at that point and is still on that at 9 months out.

That seems rather low to me.  I'm 5 months out and I consistently eat more than that (per my surgeon's instructions).

But if he's happy and meeting his needs it's all good!

I find it interesting that you all have such low calorie counts... my NUT wants me to try to get up to 1200 and then readjust from there.... I found it very odd...

According to my surgeon's schedule, at the 4 month mark a patient should be transitioning toward a 1000-1300 calorie total per day.  60g of protein.

I was told to get in sixty grams of protein and 64 ounces of water a day.  Nothing was ever said about calories.  I knew what my calories were because I used an online tracker and just got my calorie count automatically.  I do not believe that any doctor is going to recommend eating 400 calories a day. 

My calories were low because I was not hungry and my protein shakes and small servings of lean meat were completely satisfying to me.  I was anxious to get the weight off and considered it a wonderful bonus to not have any interest in eating.   I ate absolutely no bread, rice, potatoes, pasta, ice cream, or bakery for the first two years after surgery.   I started with one protein shake a day that was about 200 calories and worked up to two and then three shakes a day.   I did not add meat or vegetables until about three months out.

I gradually got back to eating meals and by six months would have a small salad and about a two ounce serving of meat at dinner, two shakes a day and some cheese sticks or broth for small meals.  A meal to me is still about 200 calories and I have that about five or six times a day.   When I had a weight gain of ten pounds at 30 months out, I was told to give up the protein shakes and eat solid protein instead.

The early part of the surgery is a gift that only comes once in a lifetime.  Your appetite and ability to eat all foods will return.  I believe that I was long term successful because I took full advantage and lost as much weight as possible during the early years after my surgery.

3 months out and my plan calls for 1200. 

I am just over 3 months out and have never counted calories - I just make sure that I get at least 70g of protein in a day.