Calorie help!

I haven't been around much, but I have a question for all my Nov. buddies. How many calories do you consume in an average day?

it varies from day to day, but it usually works out to between 1000 to 1200 calories a day.... Karen 356/202/???

Another question, Karen...do you use fitday.com? I do and it shows a pie chart for your %'s of fats, carbs and protiens on a daily basis. Unfortunatly, I still have WAY too many fat grams! 1000-1200 is what I usually do too, but I'm wondering if that's still too much? How's ur weight loss progressing? I started at 397...down to about 230 now, but it's going s-l-o-w! Thanks again, & 's Janet~

Whenever I feel like I'm not making any progress or I get worried about under or over eating I do go back to tracking my food on fitday for a few days until I'm either reassured that I'm still on track or I can pinpoint what the problem is, like too many carbs or too much fat.... at my 6 month check up my nut said I needed to get at least 1000 calories a day..... I generally try to avoid bad carbs and to keep my fat content to about 10 gms a day..... I started my consult at 356, was 337 on the day of surgery and this morning was at 200.... my own personal goal has been ONEderland and I only need to lose 1 more pound to get there! Good luck! Karen

I try to also keep to around 1200 calories a day. I do notice that when I start eating more then my weight loss stalls more. I started at my highest weight at 358lbs, the day of my surgery I was 286lbs and am now at 159lbs. I have 1 more lb to reach my goal of losing 200lbs. I'm so excited to be so close to it, but also frustrated as I have for the past 2-3 months been up and down 1-5lbs and just can't seem to reach my goal. I guess I have been eating too many carbs. So, it's back to basics with eating protein and only healthy carbs. Terri