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Without grains or supplements you are left with fruits and vegetables if you want to use whole foods. If you aren't concerned about it being whole foods, then as people have said the quest bars are good sources.

Fiber is grains, fruit and veggies. You can also add fiber with supplements like Benefiber as Metamucil. I add those to my Protein shakes.

Umm an egg doesn't have any fiber does it?

As everyone has said, protein shakes keep the calories low and that's pretty much a staple in early days. Fish (tuna and shrimp and tilapia and whatever) have very little fat. Nonfat dairy (Greek yogert is the bomb)

Given your 80g protein (for 320 cal) And your <30g carbs (for 120 cal) That makes 440 calories. So the rest of your 1200-1600 calories must be coming from fat, yes? That's like 800-1300 or so calories just from fat or over 100g. If you chose leaner source of protein your calorie count should go down.

I can't speak for all, but my doctor gives a range of 60-80 G Protein so I don't always get in 80 daily. I do always get in 60 and aim for 80. But that said, a gram of protein has 4 calories so 80g = 320 calories. I work towards a 50% protein 25/25 carbs and fat. So on the days I get 80g of protein I get 40g carbs (@4 cal per gram = 160) and 40g fat (@9 cal per gram = 360) for a total of around 840. But many days (especially when I was less than six months out) I only eat/ate 60-70g protein so then I come in around 600 a day.

Surgery 12/2/13 Start weight 271 Current weight 153

Wow! Thanks for posting that summary, I honestly hadn't remembered what I set my goal at! Yeah I am at normal BMI for the first time ever as an adult! Yay! Here I was bummed because I went on a mini vacation and didn't lose this week. I feel much better now!

Thank you!! Same to you!! My daughter rides so I always enjoy reading your posts! Congrats on the new saddle!

Wow a 2 crazy!! I am thrilled with my 6's! I asked my husband yesterday to toss me my jeans so I could change and he said "these ones?" He thought they belonged to my preteen kid!

Age 45 Height 5'6.5" Pre op (I had no pre op diet) 271 Surgery 12/2/13 Current 153

I dunno, I always find the posts by those further down the path than me inspiring. Plus not sure where I would fit given your categories =P. Not at goal, running 5k's and moving up to 10k this month with larger goal races scheduled, but before surgery could barely WALK a mile. Even back in HS. Did couch to 5k starting six weeks out from surgery.

I started yoga at six weeks out. Practice daily now at home and 2-3 classes a week. Look on YouTube for videos also!

Thank you!

Yay! Awesome!

Am officially 116 lbs down since surgery (12/2/14) and have a normal BMI for the first time since elementary school. Bought size 6 jeans yesterday!

How far out are you? If you must have bread bread do whole wheat with no added sugar (or molasses or honey or corn syrup).

How far out are you? If you must have bread bread do whole wheat with no added sugar (or molasses or honey or corn syrup).

Flat out low carb flatbread

I started couch to 5k at four weeks post op when I was eating about 500 cal a day. I now eat about 800 (8 mos out) and just completed a triathalon and an training for a half marathon. I run or do yoga daily. I eat more on race days but only about 150-200 calories more. I never struggled energy wise, I figured it was because I had plenty of reserves (fat) to burn, but who knows. We are all different!

Have you tried powders? I can't do any ready made only powders

Up and down the same dang pound all week! Luckily this am was a DOWN so 154

I don't have that problem! I can eat 1200 easy. My maintenance amount is currently 1550 and I have no problem hitting that either! But that why I only care about Protein staying high and sugar staying low. I ignore fat calories. My diet is 40-50 percent fat. Probably why I am never under MFP s 1200 threshold for yelling at us. Maybe you need to save a frequent food as "MFP nagging calories plug" and set it to 600 with no listed macros and use that everyday! Oh my gosh I LOVE that idea!!!!!ThNks!!