I am using MFP a lot these days a lot now. Great app. I am eating less than 800 daily calories as a goal at 1 month post op. Am I on track? Do I use the calorie burned exercise credits if I am hungry or just ignore them and stay less than 800 no matter what. I do miss loosing the one pound a day this week. Thanks

I am using MFP a lot these days a lot now. Great app. I am eating less than 800 daily calories as a goal at 1 month post op. Am I on track? Do I use the calorie burned exercise credits if I am hungry or just ignore them and stay less than 800 no matter what. I do miss loosing the one pound a day this week. Thanks

I'm not sure but would like to know as well so I'm book marking

I would continue to stick to your 800 calories per day for now, unless you are doing ALOT of exercise, and especially if you're doing resistance training (weight lifting). You require a great deal of Protein to help build your muscles and if you stick to your 800 calories, you may not be getting enough protein.

In addition, cardio uses up your available glucose while you are working out, and you may canabalize your own muscles to provide additional energy during your workout. If you're doing a lot of cardio, you should increase your carbs (and will probably have to increase calories too).

The great thing about building muscle is that it burns energy all the time, even when you're at rest or asleep! Cardio is a great "on the spot" option, but as soon as you stop, so does the energy burn. A good balance of both cardio and weights should give you optimal results.

Keep track of your energy levels during and after exercise, and see how long it takes for you to recover, get over muscle soreness and increase your capacity. If you are finding yourself struggling, you may need to adjust your diet to compensate.

And don't forget, if you're building muscle, you may not see the dramatic weight losses you've had until now as muscle is more compact and greater weight for the same volume of space. Not "heavier" than fat, as many people say, but more dense. So you may gain muscle mass while burning fat and not progress as quickly as you've been going down on the scale.

You will however notice a difference in your body tone, and if you're taking body measurements (I do, once a month on my surgiversary), you should see improvements in your measurements and the way your clothing fits!

I'm also working with an 800 calorie-per-day goal, and pay no attention to the number of calories I burn through exercise. I eat primarily lean protein, to ensure I get enough protein, particularly on days when I do circuit training. I also have 16 oz of Muscle Milk Light every morning (8 oz before the gym, and 8 oz after)...that's my "breakfast", and I look forward to it every day. In the evening I usually have a Quest "chocolate brownie" protein bar...very yummy, and packed with 20 grams of protein. You're welcome to look through my diary (Chad), to see how I'm getting to my calorie total each day.

Good info btw my Mfp is mombrb

Great replies, so glad you guys are in my life. Did some online research on my phone on found 600 to 800 calories with 60 grams of protien when in weight loss mode on solid food on medical websites. If I eat less than 800 my energy starts to go. I think I can can make good choices with 800. Don't want to eat something only because it is really lo cal if I don't like the taste.

On MFP I am chad2rad, too.

I'm also working with an 800 calorie-per-day goal' date=' and pay no attention to the number of calories I burn through exercise. I eat primarily lean Protein, to ensure I get enough protein, particularly on days when I do circuit training. I also have 16 oz of Muscle Milk Light every morning (8 oz before the gym, and 8 oz after)...that's my "breakfast", and I look forward to it every day. In the evening I usually have a Quest "chocolate brownie" protein bar...very yummy, and packed with 20 grams of protein. You're welcome to look through my diary (Chad), to see how I'm getting to my calorie total each day. [/quote']

Thank you!

I would continue to stick to your 800 calories per day for now' date=' unless you are doing ALOT of exercise, and especially if you're doing resistance training (weight lifting). You require a great deal of Protein to help build your muscles and if you stick to your 800 calories, you may not be getting enough protein.

In addition, cardio uses up your available glucose while you are working out, and you may canabalize your own muscles to provide additional energy during your workout. If you're doing a lot of cardio, you should increase your carbs (and will probably have to increase calories too).

The great thing about building muscle is that it burns energy all the time, even when you're at rest or asleep! Cardio is a great "on the spot" option, but as soon as you stop, so does the energy burn. A good balance of both cardio and weights should give you optimal results.

Keep track of your energy levels during and after exercise, and see how long it takes for you to recover, get over muscle soreness and increase your capacity. If you are finding yourself struggling, you may need to adjust your diet to compensate.

And don't forget, if you're building muscle, you may not see the dramatic weight losses you've had until now as muscle is more compact and greater weight for the same volume of space. Not "heavier" than fat, as many people say, but more dense. So you may gain muscle mass while burning fat and not progress as quickly as you've been going down on the scale.

You will however notice a difference in your body tone, and if you're taking body measurements (I do, once a month on my surgiversary), you should see improvements in your measurements and the way your clothing fits![/quote']

Really helps! Thx

Following surgery, patients will need to follow a liquid diet for about two weeks while the body heals. The diet will slowly progress from soft to solid foods. At about 4 to 6 weeks after surgery, most patients will usually be able to eat a regular solid diet. During the first 1 to 2 years after surgery, when most weight loss is expected to occur, the diet is limited to 600 to 800 calories a day. Once goal weight is achieved, most patients are able to eat about 1000 to 1200 calories a day.

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I am using MFP a lot these days a lot now. Great app. I am eating less than 800 daily calories as a goal at 1 month post op. Am I on track? Do I use the calorie burned exercise credits if I am hungry or just ignore them and stay less than 800 no matter what. I do miss loosing the one pound a day this week. Thanks

I'm amazed that you get 800 calories in. I am always feeling stuffed and maybe get in 500 per day. I'm having a huge struggle with Protein but I think that's due to me still being in soft phase and I am so tired of Protein shakes. I'm so full with a shake that it takes me half a day to drink one and no room for other food.

MFP: brenrn

I'm amazed that you get 800 calories in. I am always feeling stuffed and maybe get in 500 per day. I'm having a huge struggle with Protein but I think that's due to me still being in soft phase and I am so tired of Protein shakes. I'm so full with a shake that it takes me half a day to drink one and no room for other food.

MFP: brenrn

Everything I have tried has gone down fine. It kind of scares me at times. I am hungry in two hours after a premier protien rtd shake. So I have plan and space my day out.

I'm also working with an 800 calorie-per-day goal' date=' and pay no attention to the number of calories I burn through exercise. I eat primarily lean Protein, to ensure I get enough protein, particularly on days when I do circuit training. I also have 16 oz of Muscle Milk Light every morning (8 oz before the gym, and 8 oz after)...that's my "breakfast", and I look forward to it every day. In the evening I usually have a Quest "chocolate brownie" Protein Bar...very yummy, and packed with 20 grams of protein. You're welcome to look through my diary (Chad), to see how I'm getting to my calorie total each day. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']

Whats the carb &'fiber count on the quest bars? And where do u get them? I heard they are good.

Whats the carb &'fiber count on the Quest bars? And where do u get them? I heard they are good.

I order them through the Vitamin Shoppe website...they're like $27 for a box of 12, and come in a wide variety of flavors. (All the flavors I've tried I liked...apple, strawberry shortcake, vanilla almond, cinnamon bun, but the chocolate brownie ones are my favorite!) The numbers vary a little bit, from flavor to flavor, but not by much. The chocolate ones have 24 grams of carbs in a whole bar, but 19 of that is Fiber (so only 5 grams of "active" carbs). I hope my most recent order shows up today...I only have 1 Quest bar left, and am totally out of Muscle Milk (horrors!!)!!

Everything I have tried has gone down fine. It kind of scares me at times. I am hungry in two hours after a premier protien rtd shake. So I have plan and space my day out.

Protein shakes are very handy at boosting protein levels for the day, as they are portable, quick, refreshing (especially if really cold) and help quench your thirst! They are however, a liquid. So they won't "fill you up" and keep you full the way the same amount of dense protein (such as chicken) would.

If you're finding you're hungry so quickly after the shake, perhaps try another high-protein alternative (depending on where you are in your diet progression), such as a low-carb protein bar, nuts, dried or steamed soy Beans, etc.

I'm amazed that you get 800 calories in. I am always feeling stuffed and maybe get in 500 per day. I'm having a huge struggle with Protein but I think that's due to me still being in soft phase and I am so tired of protein shakes. I'm so full with a shake that it takes me half a day to drink one and no room for other food.

MFP: brenrn

Brennie I can't tell how far post-op you are, but I'm assuming you must be fairly early on. Your ability to "get the calories in" will increase with time. I started out having alot of difficulty getting the 500 calories in, and that was with at least 1 Protein Shake a day (sometimes 2).

Now at 6 months out I've bumped up my calories from 600 to 700 and sometimes 800, depending on the day. It gets easier, but not so much so that you have to worry about gaining weight (at least not in the first year).

Men usually have a higher calorie intake faster (they burn faster calories faster too, which is why they often have such dramatic weight loss so quickly!).