LBDucky

I just saw my Surgeon's PA and she only stated that right now I should be focused on my protein and water intake. I told her I was concerned about my carbs (30-40 Net) per day and she asked me where they were coming from. When I responded with Cottage Cheese, Beans, Nuts, etc... she asked if pasta, potatoes (white and sweet), rice were in that mix and I responded with no. I'm only eating non-starchy foods. She stated that's all that mattered. Stay away from starches and focus on Protein and water. Your goal is to work up to 90g of Protein per day and as @Matt Z said get upwards of 128 oz of water a day. In this early stage, stay focused on the 60g protein and more than 64oz of water. You will work up to increasing your portion sizes as your belly lets you. Listen to it. Chances are (and from what it looks like) you are still at a 1/4 cup per serving.

I'm with Matt. 32 lbs in 1 month is awesome! Why fret about something before it happens?
I also was never advised to monitor my macro nutrients. Here's what I was told:
Get 45-60g of protein every day. *Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. I don't sweat it. Try to keep complex carbs "low", but they didn't specify what that is. From others, I set my own threshold on that at 25-30. Get minimum of 8 glasses of water per day. *again, sometimes I hit that, and sometimes I don't. Matt's also right about 400 calories being mighty low. Aside from my immediate post-op recovery, I don't think my caloric intake was ever THAT low. Eventually your body will think it's in some sort of starvation mode and stall your progress.
I try to NEVER compare myself to others. My journey before, during, and after has been my own and unique to me. Comparisons only set me up for emotional distress and lead to failure.

@LBDucky you've lost 32 lbs already and you are worried that you aren't doing something correctly? Why? You've lost 32 lbs, that's more than a pound a day.


400 calories a day is low. Your body will eventually slow down more and focus on storage over fat removal.

I'm seeing a MASSIVELY important thing missing from this long write up.
Your water intake.
Water is *REQUIRED* for fat processing. If you don't give your body enough water to meet your daily minimum requirements, fat loss *will* suffer. Personally I would increase the protein intake, increase the water intake and reduce the starches and fats.

I don't worry about macros at all.
Never have. Was never advised to.

Even still, you've lost just over a pound a day, that's a great thing, do not overlook the progress because you expected something else. ****NEVER**** compare yourself, your surgery and your loss rates with anyone else. Because absolutely no one is going to lose the same way.

Even if we put identical twins though the same exact surgery on the same day by the same surgeon, they would not experience the same things post op.

Ok... My water could definitely be better. I am not hitting what I should. I will for sure focus more on that. The 30/60 is no drinking 30 minutes before and 60 minutes after.
My original plan didnt have any starches like potatoes but I got caught up in the macros and didnt know if I was too low. Bah. Ok so I guess I need to just go with my instincts. Focus on protein and water. This is what I was doing.
Thanks for the bit about the low calories vs storage. I will just do the volume that I am supposed to be at according to my plan and try to not stress about the macros. I wont even look anymore!
Anxiety is a witch. For real.
Riverside too. Weird eh? I go to Care New England Wellness Center at the Healthtrax in Warwick. They are really nice but...

This vitamin business is the hardest part for me to figure out. I dont have teeth to chew a vitamin so it has to be liquid or melt. Im trying to find a good one!
Thanks for posting those guidelines that helps a lot.

This vitamin business is the hardest part for me to figure out. I dont have teeth to chew a vitamin so it has to be liquid or melt. Im trying to find a good one!
Thanks for posting those guidelines that helps a lot.

I see so many people on youtube measuring their food (the 2-3oz recommended) on a food scale. I have triple checked with my nutritinist and other resources which say to measure by volume.
It makes sense right? I mean an ounce of something light can be quite a lot, when by volume its all the same.
Am I missing something or is this just a common mistake?
I really dont want to stretch my guts and I want to be successful and do everything proper.

Ah yes! Thank you!

Ah yes! Thank you!