New here...Advice on exercise and calorie burn post op VGS...Please read!

hi,
i am teri. have been reading and posting on the VSG board and wanted to check you all out!  i am having VSG on 12/29 and previously was long distance cyclist and am hoping to be back on the bike by spring/summer 2011.  how do you guys manage with the low calorie intake post VSG to have the endurance needed for long distance sports?  i need to lose about 60-70 lbs and am considered a 'lightweight'.  Thanks to all!
Teri in Tennessee   

Well, it seems like you are looking for specifics based on VSG, so MARIE will be your "Go-to". She just finished Ironman this past Sunday in Arizona... 200-300 cals an hour you should be fine. Gels, shot blocks, Perpeteum, etc...

THANKS!  by the way....your posts and pics are awesome!  i bet you feel like a million bucks!  how do i find marie?????  love the felt bike....i have a garage full of bikes...trek, olmo, trek, trek, trek,....LOL...can you tell i love my treks?  LOL.  i ride...not into running, yet...although maybe...did you do sports before weight gain?  congrats!

Marie's screen name is MacMadame http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/macmadame/

Abejita (whose real name is Mary) is also a long distance cycle chick.  http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/abejita/