Hi. I'm 5'1 and was just sleeved on 6/9/10. I see on this forum that a lot of people are only taking in 600-700 calories per day. I have been eating 1000 - maybe that's why I seem to be stuck at a 25 lb weight loss LOL.

Should I cut my calories back to 600? Also, in trying to meet my Protein requirements I seem to be taking in more fat than I would like. I want to stay below 30% of my daily intake, but seem to end up closer to 40%. Must be the cheese! Any advice would be welcome.

Terry

I did 600-800 calories for the first 4 months, no more than 30gr of carbs, and didn't have fat guidelines. The cheese I ate and preferred was the 2% milk fat cheese, and ate nonfat greek yogurt. I got in 60+gr of Protein. 4 meals a day, minimum of 15gr of protein per meal. I really didn't have room for carbs, or Snacks with all the Fluid and protein requirements which was my main focus.

What does your surgeon/nutritionist recommend? I did add about 100-200 calories once I wanted to slow down my loss, but it only slowed it down from 5-7lbs a week to 3-5lb loss per week on average. It was tough to add more carbs just because protein kept me full for so long. I also didn't use Protein drinks. Protein from food sources, and it's how I lost so quickly without a stall.

If you're working out, you may need more calories. I wasn't working out much for the first 4 months so 600-700 calories was good for me. Once I added strength training, and cardio, I needed more calories and carbs to sustain my energy levels. Still never got over 1000 calories the first 6-7 months, but I tried.

Thanks Tiff. I am not working out yet, but my job requires a lot of walking, so I am pretty active. I am trying to dial it back to 600 calories now. Maybe that will jumpstart things. Today is exactly one month since my surgery, so maybe I should just relax a little bit and let my body heal some more.

On another note, I just want to say thank you for all you do on this site. I always enjoy your posts and find you to be extremely knowledgable and generous. Keep up the good work, it's wonderful for all us new sleevers to have you.

Terry

Thanks Terry. If you're active, you may just be in that dreaded stall. The scale will move, and you'll feel the difference in your clothing.

I appreciate your kind words. This site was my lifeline last year when I began the VSG journey, and I am glad to be able to help.