6 months out - Calorie range?

[lialove 12]

Hello, All! I was sleeved 4/4/14. My weight loss is slowing like everyone said it would. I've lost 70lbs total. I am eating about 1,000 calories a day and I journal RELIGIOUSLY so I know exactly how much is going in. My weight loss as slowed to about .5lbs a week. I am not sure if I should be eating more or less? THOUGHTS? THANKS!!!!!!

[Disco_Mama 0]

I would be curious to know as well.

[Andrew0929 1,102]

You may want to discuss with your nut, as the appropriate calories for you will depend on several factors including BMI, gender, and level of exercise.

When I was about 4 months out, my nut recommended I increase from 1000 to 1200 and my rate of weight loss actually increased. She said that given my level of exercising my body was storing fat at 1000 calories. Do speak to your nut about this ...

[Eclectick 129]

You have lost 70 lbs. in 5 months AND your still loosing 5 lbs. a week, I would say that's a great weight loss track record...I can understand if you have stalled or only loosing 2 lbs. a month..but 5 a week is pretty darn good.

Keep up with the good work!!

[Bufflehead 6,358]

@@Eclectick if I read the OP right she IS losing a half pound a week (.5) not 5 lbs per week.

Weight loss does slow eventually. If you have access to a dietician through your surgeon's practice, you may want to see if they have tips for you. Or you may find that eventually your weight loss picks up again on its own -- sometimes there are slow downs and speed ups, and you can't really control them. I was eating under 800 calories per day at that point, but I eventually (about 9 months out) bumped it up to 1000 calories per day and found that my weight loss picked up a little when it did that. There is no one right answer for everyone -- you just need to experiment and find what works for you -- assuming you aren't working with a dietician that you trust. If you are, do what they say

[Eclectick 129]

I stand corrected, sorry about that....I miss-read it..(Obviously)

But still on a good note...I do wish you the best of luck..

[bikrchk 1,313]

I was eating between 1000-1200 calories per day during my loss phase and exercising 5x per week for 500-600 cal burn each day. I lost consistently but not necessarily "super fast". One thing I found that helped was to vary my intake day to day, (one day low end, the next high end of the calorie range) and to always take 2 days off in a row from exercise to rest. I'm continuing the same in maintenance though with more calories (and try to eat back the exercise calories now) and it seems to be working. I'm a bit below goal and may let a few more "vanity pounds" trickle off.