Ok ladies a few of my banded friends and I are arguing about how many cals we should be eating. A couple if us have stalled and are eating an average of 600-800 cals a day. Is that too low?? I've read that it should be more like 1000 a day. But that's seems like so much! If I'm not exercising right now how many cals to kick my weight loss back in gear?

Ok ladies a few of my banded friends and I are arguing about how many cals we should be eating. A couple of us have stalled and are eating an average of 600-800 cals a day. Is that too low?? I've read that it should be more like 1000 a day. But that's seems like so much! If I'm not exercising right now how many cals to kick my weight loss back in gear?

Oh I'm also 5 weeks post op ) and have lost 19lbs, but nothing in a little over a week

That's a tricky question, because I can almost guarantee everyone will tell you something different because every surgeon and nutrionist is different.

I can tell you what I eat- I eat 1100-1200 calories a days. I eat a minimum of 60g of Protein, no more than 125g of carbs, and no more than 20% total fat intake for the day. I started on 1000 calories a day and my weight loss slowed so I upped my calories a little bit and it worked to kick my metabolism into working again.

Everyone's body is different and works differently, including losing weight. Some say no carbs at all, whereas I can eat carbs and still lose weight without problem. The trick on this journey is to find out what works for you specifically. That (unfortunately) means considerable trial and error until you find it.

I also use an app called Lose It! I love it, it's on my phone as well as on the PC and both sync. It not only counts calories but can even tell me the break down of grocery store and restaurant foods. It does also give you a calorie intake recommendation based on your weight and how much you want to lose and will adjust your allotted calories as your weight decreases.

Good luck to you

depends on how much you weigh. Have you every plugged your numbers in to a BMR calculator? That will tell you how many calories, at your weight, your body burns with no activity. Eating fewer calories than that, technically, you should lose weight. Exercise and burn more etc. Even at 1200 everyone should lose. Some believe you need to eat more so your body doesn't go into starvation mode. Not sure what I think of that.

Ok did my BMR and it's 1757. So how much do I need to eat to lose 2-3 lbs a week?? I know for me since I have pcos my body does not do well with carbs at all, and I have been eating too many carbs lately! So in gonna start lowering my carbs. I had my first fill yesterday so we will see how it goes. Thanks for the input ladies!

Ok did my BMR and it's 1757. So how much do I need to eat to lose 2-3 lbs a week?? I know for me since I have pcos my body does not do well with carbs at all, and I have been eating too many carbs lately! So in gonna start lowering my carbs. I had my first fill yesterday so we will see how it goes. Thanks for the input ladies!

Check out MyFitnessPal.com. You can plug your numbers in there and put in that you want to lose 2 pounds a week etc and it will tell you how many calories. You can track your calories eaten and calories burned there also. Now mind you.... you may not "technically" lose 2 pounds a week but it is a good base for seeing exactly what you are eating and burning.