13 days post op need help please
I am 13 days post op and kinda confused as to how many calories I should be getting in me or whats too much.A typical day for me is 2 protein shakes with skim milk that waorks out to 200 calories each. A pack of cream of wheat made with water,some sort of cream soup around 60 calories and lately ive been having 2 egg yolks.sometimes I will eat a few spinach crackers that are low calorie low carb,but last night I cheated and ate a piece of whole wheat bread with a little cheese whiz thank god nothing happened totally expected something to.I don't know im just toatally confused as to what a typicall day should be like for me right now any suggestions would be great.
Hi Brandy I am new to this site, as far as your confusion goes it is perfectly okay. As far as your caloric needs think a bit about what you would like as far as your weight, body fat, and measurements. Getting clear on this will go a long way to helping you understand your what caloric needs are. Being that you are post op I am not sure what your doctor said about diet/and exercise, but when you are fully recovered and cleared to have a normal diet some things to keep in mind are that the less processing food undergoes the more nutritious it will be so whole foods are great, when your nutritional needs are met, your cravings for certain foods go down. So the more nutrionally dense the food the less calories you have to take in relatively speaking.
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You don't say which surgery you had, but both the RNY and VSG forums have a daily "what are you eating" thread that might be useful.
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)
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