As far as calories go - how is one to determine

the appropriate number of calories per day? We all have such varying weights, but I see the same answers over and over again about the number of calories people should be taking in (500-700??) Even if we all have approximately the same pouch size, does your current or goal weight play into effect, as well as whether your surgery was distal/proximal, VBG, etc.? I am 7.5 mos. post-op and have lost 65 of the 120 lbs I want to lose, and I really have no idea as to my caloric needs. I've visited alot of calorie tracking and nutritional websites, but I'm assuming the figures represented at the websites are for non WLS type individuals. Even my doctor is pretty vague on the subject of calories. Please, can someone give me some advice on the REAL number of calories I should be consuming per day???

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