Nurtrition Goals

[tifkins 2]

Can someone recommend a good % on daily nutrition goals for Protein, carbs and fats?? I have no idea where I should be each day. I'm having gastric sleeve surgery this Friday. Trying to setup myfitnesspal accordingly. thank you!

[chris1142 148]

Our guidelines were 60+ grams of Protein, less than 30 grams of fat and 30 - 60 grams of carbs. The calorie count was limited to 700 for the first 6 months then increased to 850.

This all started only after we progressed to soft foods.

A word of caution-- always follow your program's directons.

Hope this helps.

[finallyfree101 39]

That's funny I just updated my fitness pal for my 6- 8 week goals. I would like to hear what others are doing too? My instructions were to keep a 60 to 80 Protein balance and low carbs. so I put my Protein goals at 60 % into my app which is way higher than it should be but it keeps my carbs at about 25% and my fats under 15%. it's not an exact science. My calorie intake increased from 800 to 1000 and will go up again in 2 weeks. curious about other responses though. there is a bariatric food pyramid as well.

Edited August 19, 2014 by finallyfree101

[ladyfenixnc 5]

Eat more Protein than anything! Your body will "tell you" when you can tolerate something or not. Some days you will be able to eat something and the next you wont. At first smelling food witll make you sick! When you start becoming hungry try refried Beans. I lived off of those for a while after my surgery. Remember everyone is different and tolerates things differently. Drink tons of water! Hope this helps.

[tifkins 2]

I appreciate the input. Just want to make sure I'm not over eating on carbs and fats.