How far along are you? How many calories do you average? How many (net) carbs? (If you don't know net then just carbs in general) In a day. I know everyone is different with different recommendations I'm just curious as to the numbers. ( I say "actively"because I know some people are in maintenance, I say "losing" but I'm aware of stalls so it still counts if you are In the process!!!). Thank you kindly in advance!!!

@@slimgal2015 I didn't start tracking until I was on regular food. I kept track of my protein and water in the beginning but that's all seeing as how little I was able to eat it didn't really matter at that time so Your doing good!

Everyone is doing so good on here and I am doing terrible. I am 6 weeks post op and hungry. I am losing slowly and don't know which way to turn. I am definitely getting to much sodium which I never see anybody else mention. If you have any suggestions please let me know, as I am getting desperate.

@@Dreamingofhealth - Milaxx

I watch my sodium, but usually if I am eating properly my sodium is fine. The easiest way to keep your sodium in check is to not eat processed foods and little to no cold cuts. They are almost always full of sodium. If you buy canned soups buy the low sodium variety as that's another source of sodium.

@@chelly12A Oh I keep track of my sodium for sure..I posted a look at my daily stats from my "lose it " app up above in the thread, I keep an eye on my sodium, not because I have Bp or sodium problems but because I know it will make me retain water which = weight Gain. In order to keep my sodium levels down I almost always cook my own food from fresh at home that way I know exactly what's going in my food. I do use limited amounts of salt mixed with ms dash's sodium free seasonings. I also like to use fresh herbs, and I have a tendency to eat a lot of seafood which is generally low in sodium.

@@chelly12A I got this online : Healthy adults should limit sodium intake to 2,300 milligrams per day. As you can see in my tracker I only got 1351 mg of sodium so well under the limit....and thats just the way I like it!!

@@Elode Thank you so much for the info on sodium intake. I will start tracking everything once i start soft foods next week. What app do you use to track?

@@slimgal2015 You're welcome and I use the "lose it" app.

I use livestrong.com. Thanks for all the info. My worst time is lunch but I will start cooking more and saving for lunch. They also told me to shop the outer perimeter of the store, which means no processed food.

@@slimgal2015 You're welcome and I use the "lose it" app.

@@chelly12A Thats funny I heard that same thing a long time ago and when you think about it it's actually true. I pretty much get all my foods like that.

My niece did the perimeter diet before and she lost weight but it can get very expensive. I guess I will try it that way and see if I do any better. The nut is also supposed to give me a call today with I hope some good info. Have a great day and maybe I will catch u in the chat room.

@@chelly12A Thats funny I heard that same thing a long time ago and when you think about it it's actually true. I pretty much get all my foods like that.

I use Myfitnesspal. I have it set to show carbs, fat, sodium and sugar in addition to calories and protein.

I think the dominant app/website people tend use is my fitness pal. You can sync your fitbit to it and lots of apps like MapMyWalk or MapMyRun. And you can customize your nutritional profile. So you can set it for 90 g of Protein if you want to. You can also have it showing Fiber intake if that is important, or whatever.

Download a couple apps to your phone. Look at them and play with them. And remember that you are going to see an overwhelming list of foods for something as simple as "roasted chicken". Don't fret over that otherwise you will never be successful at logging your foods (this is what I initially did - I freaked out at not seeing the EXACT sub I had at subway or whatever). Pick one that is a close approximation to the kind you had. Make sure it has all the nutrient profile filled out and move on. Know that unless you are scanning barcodes (which is a handy feature in MFP), calorie counting is an approximate thing - everything depends on how you cooked the item, the flavoring and seasonings you may have used. It is not a hard an fast science!

I think the dominant app/website people tend use is my fitness pal. You can sync your fitbit to it and lots of apps like MapMyWalk or MapMyRun. And you can customize your nutritional profile. So you can set it for 90 g of Protein if you want to. You can also have it showing fiber intake if that is important, or whatever.

Download a couple apps to your phone. Look at them and play with them. And remember that you are going to see an overwhelming list of foods for something as simple as "roasted chicken". Don't fret over that otherwise you will never be successful at logging your foods (this is what I initially did - I freaked out at not seeing the EXACT sub I had at subway or whatever). Pick one that is a close approximation to the kind you had. Make sure it has all the nutrient profile filled out and move on. Know that unless you are scanning barcodes (which is a handy feature in MFP), calorie counting is an approximate thing - everything depends on how you cooked the item, the flavoring and seasonings you may have used. It is not a hard an fast science!

Thanks for the info. I will be using it. Have a great day.

900-1100 per day. I don't really pay attention to carbs as I have a Protein first rule and carbs aren't much of a problem. I am almost 4 months out. getting at least 75g protein a day. you use myfitnesspal? add me. same username!

I agree with @@Forsythia but my word of advice would be to be honest as possible when using MFP. I don't ever use the quick add calories because to me the macro nutrients are just as important. Especially if you are using prepackaged foods. Sure something might be low in calories, but if it's high in sodium you may not lose because of fluid retention. Looking at your macros will help you see those types of things.