How many calories per day?
Hello! I am almost three weeks out and am able to eat some soft solids, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, string cheese, yogurt, egg whites..., my question is how many calories should I be eating. I'm getting in my protein and water. Was just curious where people are calorie wise. Thanks for your responses.
My plan requires me to focus on protein and portion size. I don't track calories. I just make sure to eat 3 meals a day, no snacks, and focus on protein.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
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My nutritionist refused to give me calorie goals throughout my program and it drove me nutso! At three weeks out I was typically close to 600 calories / day. I slowly worked my way up to 800 / day and stayed there for a while. It does depend on your hieght and activity level (to a degree), but I'd focus on getting AT LEAST 60 grams of protein / day -- 80 -100 is better.
I was eating 600-800 and was told I needed more or my hair would fall out. Add snacks she said. So I worked up to 1000-1200 with 80+g of protein adding 2 snacks (typically a protein supplement) where I remained until I'd lost 95 pounds and bumped it up a bit to enter maintenance. I burn 400-500 5x per week in cardio which makes a small diff.
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I am 3 weeks post-op. My doctor said to get 75 grams of protein in a day and at least 64 oz of water. I have noticed that since I entered the pureed food stage, this is coming out to be just under 600 calories a day. :-)
5'7" HW 256 (1/6/2014) SW 236.2 (VSG: 1/26/2015) CW 165.5 (01/10/2016) Total Weight Lost 90.5
Pre-Op: -19.8; Month 1: -19; Month 2: -12.7; Month 3: -9.9; Month 4: -7.2; Month 5: -6.4; Month 6: -2.8; Month 7: -3.7; Month 8: -4.2; Month 9: -0.6; Month 10: -2.1; Month 11: -0 Month 12: -2.1
GOALS: BMI Normal = 159 (6.5 to go); 100 LBs Lost = 156 (9.5 to go); FINAL GOAL: 139?? (26.5 to go)