Long Time Post-Ops - How Many Calories?

I checked out a website someone mentioned in another question which has weight maintenance and other weight related calculators. It's pretty cool, but it really makes me wonder how will I ever stop losing. I thought I knew, but now I'm not sure. <p>It says for my height (5'9"), and goal weight (200 lbs) I will want to maintain, that I will need 2035 calories a day to maintain with a sedentary lifestyle, and as much as 2442 for a moderate lifestyle. I cannot imagine I will ever be able to eat those kinds of calories with the small pouch I have, even if it stretches way out. I am within 73 lbs of my goal weight and over 2/3rds (down 169 lbs) of the way to goal, from where I started, 442 lbs. I am eating on average 800-900 calories with some days less and some more but max 1000-1050. I am still losing weight but much slower which is to be expected at this point. The thought of doubling or tripling my food intake from what I eat now scares me to death. <p>Are there other long term post-ops, similar in height, having to eat calories in that range to maintain? If so what percentage of that calorie intake is protein, carbs, fat? I was assuming I would be living on like 1200 calories for the rest of my life. I realize if I got down to an ideal Met Life height/weight chart then the 1200 or so calories would probably maintain me but I do not see myself ever getting to or wanting to get to 153 lbs. This whole thing is just perplexing. Any input from you long timers would be appreciated.

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