Question:
How Many Calories A Day Do Post Ops Consume?
How many calories do you eat a day? I got a note from a pre-op stating that she was told we could eat only 200 calories a day. WOW!!!!!!!!!! If I did that little I would keel over from starvation!!! I eat about 1000 to 1500 a day myself, but I am a big man. My wife tries to stay under 1000 because she is still trying to lose weight. I would love to hear all of your stories about this subject. FROM: OLD RODEO CLOWN PANTS!! — OLD RODEO C. (posted on April 21, 2003)
April 21, 2003
It depends on how far out you are post-op and what amount of calories you
need to sustain your final weight. For women, its usually around 1200-1500
after a year post-op, more for men or for tall women with higher weights to
sustain and I would suppose a lesser amount for tinier women. I've heard
that when you get to goal, measure what you are eating which is keeping you
at your goal weight, and adjust up if you are still losing or adjust down
if gaining.
— Cindy R.
April 21, 2003
I'm at goal and trying to maintain now -- I eat about 1600 calories a day
on average (sometimes 1700). Still losing a little bit, so I'm not sure if
it should be more or not.
— Suzy C.
April 21, 2003
Doug - I am at 9 months out and I am taking in between 800-1000 calories a
day...JR
— John Rushton
April 21, 2003
At 10 weeks post-op, my surgeon told me I HAD to get at least 1000 calories
a day and no more than 1400. I was getting about 500 and he was very
upset. I am now almost 1 months post-op, at goal (his anyway), and he
wants me to get between 1200 and 1600 a day. The 200 is pure fallacy - the
body would go into starvation mode and not lose.
— Patty_Butler
April 21, 2003
I track my menus on fitday.com and I seem to get between 600 and 800 every
day no matter what I eat.
— susanje
April 21, 2003
I am 3 months post op and I eat 600-800 calories per day. My goal is 60-80
grams of protein and I average 75. I stay under 35 carbs a day and don't
really worry about the fat. I lose 3.5 pounds per week pretty religiously.
I also walk four times a week minimum for an hour, but that is just to get
away from my kids (just kidding) it is to get away from my husband (hee hee
just kidding) but it is nice to have some alone time! 200 calories a day
seems impossible and unhealthy.
— Carol S.
April 21, 2003
At 7 months post op I average 900-1400 a day. Down 119# and feeling
fantastic!!
— Dana S.
April 21, 2003
How far post are you? I'm 22 months post and hit about 2000 calories a
day...sometimes as much as 2500, but my weekly average is right around 2000
per day. I do take a two mile brisk walk 5 days a week and am MUCH more
active in general than I've ever been. Hope this is helpful. -Kim open RNY
7/17/01 282/129/125
— KimBo36
April 22, 2003
I am just shy of the ten month mark, and I get in roughly 1200 calories per
day. Sometimes I will get as high as 1800 or as low as 900, but I keep a
record of my weekly average and it is always between 1100 and 1200 calories
per day. When I first started tracking calories I was trying to stay under
1000 calories every day, but I learned by trial and error that if I vary my
intake from day to day and try to make it average out to 1200, I lose more
weight. I started at 388lbs and at almost 10 months out I have lost over
150lbs. I think I am on the right track. :)
— Jenny S.
April 22, 2003
when my calories drop below 1200 a day my body stops letting go of the
weight.
— [Deactivated Member]
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