What we are eating,and what's eating us!!!! Tuesday!

Tuesday number two is here!! I thought it might be helpful if people share what their NUTS told them about a reducing diet after WLS. I was told 120 proteins, 35 fats, and 100 good carbs..1200-1500 calories depending on activity range. I am not very active so I aim for 1200. Please share your formula. B-Yogurt and Kashi L- Roasted Chicken, Green Beans D- Lima Beans and Ham S- Orange S- SB Cereal Bar Have a good day, and I need to thank Connie D for the wonderful Easter card, for thinking of me.

Tuesday # 2 - feels so good. Thanks for the information Linda. 75 grams of protein, a minimum 64 ounces of liquids, good carbs, limit fat - that was the basic outline from my Nut. It is too early to think of more. She gave us each a book which we lovingly call "Meg's Bible", later I can find more specifics. I was up far too late last night.  B - cottage cheese, fruit, Kashi L - salad and tuna D - chicken and broccoli S - apple and peanut butter Lynn's reply was perfect. She posted the site she uses and I'll browse through that later today. It has been a while since I calculated my intake and that one looks simple.  Last night we had a HUGE support gathering and I saw people who haven't been around in months. Several people commented that I am too thin. I don't see it, don't feel it, my doctor and Nut haven't said that - makes me wonder what is true. One person told me I have no ass. I still see one back there.  This is confusing trying to figure out what I actually look like. Do I need my eyes examined or my head? I wish you were here and could give me an honest opinion. Maybe Tom will take a new photo and I'll send it to you. Kisses Annette

Hi sis, sure send me a pic of your ass and I shall evaluate it. It amazes me how people feel comfortable in commenting on our bodies! I know all NUTs are different, so it is so kind to share. Do not work too hard, it is nice to hear that so many people came out. Love to you!

OH GIGGLE!!! Tom took some, the devil, but I deleted them. Don't want to make you go blind.  Kisses Annette

LOL, girl please, at the rate I am going, I believe butt is all I am gonna have left. Besides, that's what friends are for!

Annette, I missed Lynn's post.  What site does she use for nutritional info? Thanks, Jean

www.myfittnesspal.com    thanks for reminding me. I am headed there to check it out. Kisses Annette

Jean, We will have to ask Lynn for more specifics. I went to the site and was offered a ton of OTHER places. It got too confusing - sorry.

Good morning Linda and all! Share what my Nut said... OK.... (ahem) "That'll be $50" I am sure this is part of the problem - my Nut was not good... 5 minutes and you were thrown out... if you tried to take notes she got exasperated and said things like "I'll get you a print out on your next visit" .... anyway, she was a complete waste of money... not time, because you never got to spend more than about 10 minutes max, and you were scheduled for an hour.. Who needs her! ... I have you guys! I picked 2000 calories because that is what the Daily Plate said would result in 3 pounds lost a week... I guess I need to look into this closer... Here's what I have found: Basic Calorie Requirements Calculation Based on Activity Level:
Sedentary : 13 X Weight = Avg. cal/day
Sedentary is not exercising at all.
Moderately Active: 16 X Weight = Avg. cal/day

Moderately Active is exercising approximately 3-4 times per week
Very Active: 19 X Weight = Avg. cal/day
Very Active is 5-7 strenuous exercise sessions per week.

If you weigh over 200 pounds now, and you'd like to weigh closer to 150, here is a calculation you could use to get started: Assuming you are going to be adding enough exercise to quality as Moderately Active, we'll use 16 as our modifier:

150 pounds X 16 calories per pound = 2400 calories
Less 500 (Using the common 500 calories per day reduction) gives us a total of 1900 average calories per day. The 500 calorie reduction is a well accepted amount. You can reduce your calories further, but I wouldn't recommend it. It doesn't benefit anyone to try for faster weight loss, in fact, if you reduce your calories too much you end up wasting muscle in the process, which is exactly what you do not want to do. If you want faster results, it's better to add more activity, thereby burning more calories at rest. Using the formulas I have found on the web, I ate too little calories... From what I am reading, you reduce your calorie intake too much and your body goes into deprivation mode and stops losing weight to avoid starvation... The site Lynn recommended show this:

Nutritional Goals	Target
Net Calories Consumed* / Day	1,900 calories/day
Carbs / Day	261 g
Fat / Day	63 g
Protein / Day	71 g
*Net calories consumed = total calories consumed - exercise calories burned. So the more you exercise, the more you can eat!

Fitness Goals	Target
Calories Burned / Week	940 calories/week
Workouts / Week	3 workouts
Minutes / Workout	30 minutes

That was based on my current weight... I don't know how this fits into WLS surgery.... but having a bypass shouldn't change the calorie requirements I wouldn't think... but will keep looking into this!

Thanks for this, Marc, I'm pre-surgery and having one dickens of a time losing any weight.  I'm going to work with this information you gave me and see what I can do! Kathi