Should I force myself to eat more?
If you're still working on losing weight, I'm not sure why you should force yourself to eat more? Your stats seem solid and in line with what people here who have longterm success do.
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
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
If you are hitting your protein goals as well as getting in all required daily vitamins, you should be ok. At some point you will want/need to increase calories when you're at goal or if you take up some really strenuous activities but it seems OK right now.
Just don't skimp on those required daily vitamins. They are a lifelong requirement and deficiencies can lead to some real long term negative effects. I take a prenatal vitamin daily, feramax (iron) supplement as well as 2000-2500 mg calcium citrate and D3 daily.
Surgery: April 30, 2014: HW: 288 SW: 250 Achieved Goal 149 lbs: April 8, 2015 CW: 158 lbs (working on losing 65 lb regain as of June 1, 2021. Weight was at 215 lbs). Fighting every darn day!
I'm 8 months post-op, and staying at 700-800 calories a day. I tried upping to 1000 like my surgeon wanted at 6 months, but had to drop it back down because I was not losing. I'm losing about 1-2 pounds a week now, and that's fine with me. I won't add more calories until I'm in maintenance. Until then, I'm happy with no more than 800/day.
Don't let people who have not had WLS influence you, they don't have any idea what they're talking about. And if they HAVE had WLS, the fact is every single person is different and how they manage their weight loss/maintenance may not work for you. Do what is working for you!
Keep to the plan you are on and lose as much weight as you possibly can. It takes roughly 10 calories a day to maintain a pound of weight for a woman and 12 for a man, so you will have no problem maintaining 150 pounds on 1500 calories a day.
Eating less calories now is just going to help you get to your goal faster.
When you are able to exercise you will be able to burn even more calories a day.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
If you are still trying to lose weight and you getting your nutritional needs met then I would keep doing what you are doing.
Once you open the door to more calories and more nutrient dense food it is very hard to close.
It is concerning that you have chonic fatigue and muscle weekness. I would definitely work with you doctors to make sure you are giving yourself what you need to move on from those conditions.
Good Luck!
VSG: 12/12/13, LBL, small TL, BL/BA: 11/7/14 Twins 12/9/18 HW after Twins 260. 5'10 37 years old - Stacy_WLS (MFP)
