I am clueless as to how many calories I need per day. I looked it up and came up with 2200 per day. That seems like A LOT! Any advice or suggestions ?!?!

does ur Dr provide you with a amount, or things they want or do not want you too eat ? everybodys Dr is different, i would go with that,

i stick too 800-1000 a day with low carbs and lots of protien. 2 shakes and 1 meal

Depends on your weight and if you're pre op or post op.

I'm 5' 4", 223 lbs, and 52.2% body fat, which means I need 1,713 calories per day to maintain my weight (BMR).

So to lose 1 lbs a week I need to eat 1,213 calories per day (no additional activity).

To lose 2 lbs a week I need to eat 1,212 calories per day and lose 500 calories per day through activity as it's not safe to reduce my calories below 1,200 calories / day.

All that said, you may need 2,200 calories to maintain your weight, or 1,200 calories / day to lose 2 lbs / week or 1,700 calories / day to lose 1 lbs / week.

I do about 1200 a day...I try to get about 80 grams or more of protein a day. I try to stay under 100 grams of carbs but its not always possible, especially if I eat fruit.