the last time i saw my dr back in august 09 he told me i needed to be on an 800 calorie diet.

anyone else on 800?

GD

800 calories isn't much. Are you male or female? I really would need to know your stats to give my opinion. Weight, height, age, how long have you been banded?

Well I don't know if it's healthy or not but I'm on my pre-op diet and its 800 calories a day so I feel your pain if your starving like me. I have lost quite a bit of weight 15 pounds in 9 days. Hope my liver is skinnier.

Happy2Lose:

i was banded 1/30/2009

10cc band

i'm female 54 yrs old.

gd

Happy2Lose:

i was banded 1/30/2009

10cc band

i'm female 54 yrs old.

gd

Still need to know your weight & height to give an informed opinion.

Have you talked with a nutritionist? If not, I recommend you do. Then you will know exactly what you should be eating in order to remain healthy while you lose weight. If you don't eat enough your body will go into starvation mode and hold onto your fat instead of letting go of it.

I'm 5'3 and currently weigh 243 (down from my high of 307 a couple of years ago)

I try to stay around 1,000 calories per day. My nutritionist says I can have up to 1,500. I wasn't losing well at 1,500 so I try to have less. I find that if I fluctuate my calorie intake I lose more regularly. Some days I only have about 800 calories if I'm not feeling as hungry. Other days I am super hungry and have more.

You need to find what works best for you since we are all different. Again, I recommend you see a nutritionist. The nutritionist will be able to tell you what you need to eat to maintain proper nutrition.

Like Happy2Lose,

I am also doing 1000 calories a day. Self imposed but it is helping my weight loss. Lots of good information here, but make sure you are being safe and getting the proper nutrients.

Craig

I'm not "on" it, as in "imposed by a doctor," but have a miserably slow metabolism that does function best around that caloric level. Which explains my need for the band!

I'm curious! May I ask you all what you eat on 800 cal a day? Could you give me an example of a menu ? My nutritionist says 1000 - 1200, but some days i know i consume twice that, and other days no where near that. all depends on my band... But I'd like to find a happy medium - 800 - 900

Any help and suggestions would be great! :-)

I try to keep at or under 1000. My typical day may be something like this...

2 hard boiled eggs w/ olive oil mayo

7-8 low salt crackers

1 cup of leftovers: could be 4 oz of Tilapia or 3.5 ounces of homemade meat loaf w/ steamed veggies

5-6 oz of fresh fish or 3.5 oz of meat loaf or 4 oz chix breast baked w/ steamed veggies or salad with no sugar added dressing.

I do not eat added sugar and I do not eat processed foods.

I also drink a crazy amount of Water...somewhere around 100-120 oz daily

I eat 1200-1500 per day and have a protein intake of at least 60g per day. I eaten this way since I was banded 18 months ago.