Truer words have never been spoken. Our bodies like carbs.

Absolutely!  Carbs are the debil in every way.  I am keeping them low and finally going past my protein goals each day.  I have always known the evils of carbs, and live Protein Forward.  However i am wondering if calories are important too.  I had a day that my carbs were low, and I was holding foor down well, but i had too much cheese and my calories went to 1000.  I never thought that would be possible with RNY.

Well, although people debate the merits of carbs (some people are no carb on OH, some are moderate), calories are truly what matter - you have to have less calories in than you expend to lose weight.  I think I was under 1,000 calories for at least six months if not more.  Cheese and peanut butter and some other foods that are pretty protein forward are pretty high in calories and will not help you with your weight loss goals, sadly :(  I love cheese and have it every day pretty much, but there are many foods that are lower in calories and higher in protein (chicken sausage, ground turkey, fish, shrimp, etc.) that you may want to incorporate into your diet.  

My main advice (and everyone has their own personal journey) is that you should go hard on protein, low carb, limited calories as long as you can.  I am over 18 months post-op and I can eat much more food now, making everyday a decently hard struggle to maintain my weight.  I think back to the "honeymoon" phase of being full with a small amount of dense protein, and I am glad I maximized that time.  To give some specifics, for the first 6-12 months post-op, I would be full from one chicken sausage.  Now, I can easily eat 2, and can eat more food if I so choose...so it's up to me and my willpower to choose NOT to eat more.  So as much as you can keep calories down at this point, I say go for it!

I couldn't agree more. Some people disagree, but I believe calories are what matter for weight. 1,000 calories of chicken and 1,000 calories of Twinkies will affect your weight the same. BUT, the chicken will keep you feeling satisfied and happy, while the Twinkies will make you rob convenience stores so you can get more Twinkies.

I was never a believer in taking my time to lose the weight. Sure, some continue to lose two years after surgery, and there is no reason you can't. Except we all get burned out after a while, portions creep up, we graze a little, and weight loss stalls, or regain starts. It's human nature. I wanted the weight off while I was highly motivated, and the way to do that is cut calories. But not at the expense of protein.

I'm very happy to be a Friend of Em.

Did someone mention Twinkies?!?!?  

Otherwise known as the devil's cream filled fingers.

Please see my profile page if interested. I detail my experience with RNY there.

Early out, I didn't worry about calories, but did make sure I kept my carb count low. Everything fell into place since I was protein forward, with only non-starchy veggies being the non-proteiny ( is that a word? ) food I was ingesting. 

It is definitely harder now and I count protein, calories, carbs, and sugars. I have to be strict with my intake of EVERYTHING since I'm fighting a regain. 

hehehehe  "non-proteiny"

Neither. I eat the stage appropriate volume prescribed. My surgeon was not huge on protein, carb, and calorie counting.  Neither am/was I. Due to having PCOS, I have to eat low/no carb and when I do have carbs they must be slow. So I am pretty much, meat and non-starchy veg for every meal (even breakfast. For example, an eggwhite, cauliflower, black olive fritta).