Post op people- how many calories?
i am 5 months and i try to be around 800...some days more some days less. As other people have said, you have to really get in your protein. If i get in carbs without protein, i'm hungry. If I get in my protein, I'm good. I'm assuming when i"m not losing anymore, I'll probably be around 1500 calories/day.
Was 550 immediately after surgery, moved to 650 with solid foods, currently doing around 750-800 or so.
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During my weight loss phase I ate around 600 calories per day, with 15-25 grams of carbs and 80+ grams of protein. In maintenance, I eat 1500 calories, with 80-100 grams of carbs and 100-120 grams of protein. I'm 5'2" and weigh 115 pounds.
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Ht: 5'2" | HW 225, BMI 41.2 | CW 115, BMI 21.0
Month 1- 400 ish
Month 2- 600-800
Month 3-4 800-1100
Month 5- end of weight loss phase- 1200
Maintenance- I don't track perfectly anymore, but I have MFP set to 1700. I would say a typical day is 1600-1700, but I have many high and low days that balance each other out.
I know 800 doesn't seem like many calories- but I have a large loosely sewn sleeve on my 6' 2'' frame (longer stomach) and so long as I stuck to protein and followed the rules 800 is enough to satiate- even now. Example day: breakfast: shake 160 cals, 30 g protein, snack fibergourmet bag of crackers 70 cal, 4 g protein, 12 g fiber; lunch tuanfish (made with miracle whip lite and sugar free relish) on a bed of spinach- I think around 120 cals and 15-20 g protein; snack- 2 lite cheese sticks 120 cals 16ish g protein; dinner fish and veggies < 200 cals, 15-20 g protein, snack- protein shake 100 cal 17 g protein.... day under 800 cals, 110 g protein and not a spec of hunger on this day.

Surgeon: Chengelis Surgery on 12/19/2011 A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!
1Mo: -21 2Mo: -16 3Mo: -12 4MO - 13 5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6 Goal in 8 months 4 days!! 6' 2'' EWL 103% Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5 150+ pounds lost
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I do track my food and try to stay within 1000, exercise daily, although I don't eat back my calories burned. I don't track on the weekends, but I do weigh daily. if I see a creep of more than a couple of pounds, I go back to keeping my cals under 1000 but i'm 5'3" and weigh between 112 and 115. If you are taller and bigger, you will be able to eat more. However, I will also go through periods of extra exercise and /or less eating and if I drop too low, i will increase some fun and yes, unhealthy snacks :)
