calorie counting

p.rodriguez2007
on 8/10/08 4:53 pm - mcallen, TX

i am almost ten months out of RNY and am curious to know how many calories other WLS patients go through on a regular basis. i do anywhere from 800 to 1000 daily but i feel that its kinda low. i mean, when people go on diets, don't they eat like 1500 cal daily?!?!?!?!

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pennisweet
on 8/10/08 10:23 pm - Windsor, MO

RNY on 11/11/05

In my opinion your eating why to few calories. I try to get in about 1200-1500 calories a day and over 70 grams of protein. If you eat to little calories your body my go into starvation mode and you will not lose any weight. Hope all goes well for you today and God bless, Penni

p.rodriguez2007
on 8/11/08 1:08 pm - mcallen, TX

RNY on 10/23/07

thanks for the feedback. i am currently 195 lbs down and i am still losing 1 to 2 lbs per wk.
i take 60 to 70 grms protein and lots of h2o. i appreciate your thoughts and look forward to hearing from you again.
pete

melsreturn
on 8/11/08 12:00 am - Madison, TN

RNY on 10/10/06

I looked for your stats but they aren't there. Have you made your goal yet? What does your doctor say? Are you exercising? It really has to do with how much you still have to lose, and whether you are exercising.

p.rodriguez2007
on 8/11/08 1:13 pm - mcallen, TX

RNY on 10/23/07

thanks for responding. my stats should be there but i will give you an update. i was 395 and am now 201 in a little over nine months. i exercise(too infrequently) but am active with lots of activities. i eat 60 grms prtn per day and lots of h20. any thoughts?
thanx
pete.

Jupiter6
on 8/11/08 7:00 am - Near Media, Pa- South of Philly, NJ

RNY on 07/16/07

We aren't metabolically like other people any more, so sometimes we have to eat less.

I eat 900 calories a day-- I am still trying to lose. I don't experience any ill effects as a result of my calorie count. I will add calories as necessary as I approach a lower weight.

"Oh sweet and sour Jesus, that is GOOD!" - Stephen Colbert Lap RNY 7/07-- Lap Gallbladder 5/08--
     Emergency Bowel Repair 6/08 -Dr. Meilahn, Temple U.   Upper and Lower Bleph/Lower Face Lift
     12/08
     Fraxel Repair 2/09-- Lower Bleph Re-Do 5/09  -Dr. Pontell, Media PA Mastopexy/Massive
     Brachioplasty/ Extended Abdominoplasty (plus Mons Lift and Upper Leg lift) / Hernia Repair
     6/24/09 ---Butt Lift and Lateral Thighplasty Scheduled 7/6/10 - Dr. Ivor Kaplan VA Beach
     Total Cost: $33,500   Start wt: 368   RNY wt: 300 Goal wt: 150   Current wt: 148.2 BMI: 24.7

p.rodriguez2007
on 8/11/08 1:18 pm - mcallen, TX

RNY on 10/23/07

thanx for responding. first off wtg on your weight loss! thats awesome. question: why do you want to add calories as you get thinner? it seems we have lost bout the same in roughly the same time period. like you, i dont experience any ill effects from consuming 900 cals/day. i do drink like a gal. of h20 per day, how bout you?
any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated.
thanks again,
pete

Jupiter6
on 8/11/08 1:28 pm - Near Media, Pa- South of Philly, NJ

RNY on 07/16/07

900 calories is ridiculously and probably unsafely low for a man, unless you are very very short. It's quite low for me, and I am a small framed female. My Sig Ot, who had surgery only three months ago, eats a modest 1200 calories and gets in close to 100g of protein a day-- I would think anything less is probably dangerously low.

I need to increase calories as I become more active and approach my goal weight so I don't get too far underweight. I am getting to the point where soon I may need to start thinking about that-- I have a lot of extra skin which I hope to have removed via plastics.

"Oh sweet and sour Jesus, that is GOOD!" - Stephen Colbert Lap RNY 7/07-- Lap Gallbladder 5/08--
     Emergency Bowel Repair 6/08 -Dr. Meilahn, Temple U.   Upper and Lower Bleph/Lower Face Lift
     12/08
     Fraxel Repair 2/09-- Lower Bleph Re-Do 5/09  -Dr. Pontell, Media PA Mastopexy/Massive
     Brachioplasty/ Extended Abdominoplasty (plus Mons Lift and Upper Leg lift) / Hernia Repair
     6/24/09 ---Butt Lift and Lateral Thighplasty Scheduled 7/6/10 - Dr. Ivor Kaplan VA Beach
     Total Cost: $33,500   Start wt: 368   RNY wt: 300 Goal wt: 150   Current wt: 148.2 BMI: 24.7

(deactivated member)
on 8/11/08 9:48 am - FL

If I read your profile correctly, it looks like you are male and weigh just under 200 pounds. You've lost half your body size! WTG!

I agree with you, it seems like your calories are too low! I would eat more, but also exercise more to improve your metabolism.

I've never understood why we require so few calories when we are suppose to have malabsorption! I just had my BMR tested. My caloric intake is suppose to be 2050 calories before I add in extra for exercise. Crazy!

p.rodriguez2007
on 8/11/08 1:05 pm - mcallen, TX

RNY on 10/23/07

thanx for the feedback. i know my stats seem EXTREMELY CRAZY, but i feel great and continue to lose, albeit one to two lbs per wk. as far as exercise goes, i am in the process of "bulking up"
and am considering adding creatine to my workout routine. thanks again for responding.

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