Daily carb intake for post ops

[army_wife13 6]

How many carbs should you take in daily? In weight loss phase and then in maintenance phase. Thanks

[Elode 8,093]

I don't know how many you should get but I only get about 20.

[Healthy_life2 8,322]

Weight loss phase little to no carbohydrates. My nutritionist had me add a small amount of carbohydrates back in after I lost 75% of my weight. two table spoons one meal per day. Each Dr. seems to have their own instructions.

[army_wife13 6]

Im a post op and have to have a revision thanks to the military docs that did my surgery. I did 30 or less prior to moving to Kansas. The nutritionist here thinks im crazy. She says the brain and body can't function on that amount. I want to be successful and lose my regain and keep it off. Thanks for helping.

[ready2B 263]

My NUT said to just try to keep my number of carb grams less than the number of Protein grams each day.

[samuelsmom 670]

I try not to make it complicated. I count nothing. I do eat my Protein first. Doing that pretty much limits carbs as there is just no room for more food! I don't keep anything unhealthy in the house. I do have dark chocolate almost every day and that keeps me happy

[Djmohr 6,965]

I keep it simple too. My nut told me two bites of Protein for every 1 bite of vegetables. If u follow that rule u really don't have a lot of room for carbs but you get good carbs and it enough to keep your brain functioning.

Also if I have a snack I will eat protein type Snacks such as cheese, nuts or a glass of milk.

[joatsaint 2,814]

My doc had me on 75% Protein, 25% carbs (from vegetables, no processed carbs like pasta). I was on an 800 - 1000 calorie diet. So between 200 to 250 calories a day were from low glycemic carbs. I got most of my carbs from Beans and lentils.

[TEXASLADY52 264]

My NUT told me to keep my carbs at 15 per meal. My last doctors visit.....he told me to set down and eat three meals a day.....no snacking and no grazing and I would lose faster.

[Elode 8,093]

@@army_wife13 My little 20 sometimes more is probably a little low but I do Protein first then I'm full so they just stay low. But you can assure your NUT I've been doing this for 4+ months and my brain is functioning perfectly fine..as in deans list 4.0 gpa fine so Don't fret!

[army_wife13 6]

Elode... I need a statistics tutor ???? lol. I hate math. I think ill stick with what i did before. I went from 298 to 130. I was doing something right! Thanks for the input friends!

[ProjectMe 909]

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[ProjectMe 909]

I don't really consider my daily carb intake as I only eat good choices (greater than/equal to 15g Protein, less than 5g fat, less than 5g sugar per serving). I just monitor my fluids, Vitamins, and protein. Maybe, when I get to goal carbs will become more important...

[tekjr1 22]

I hesitate to weigh in here but I'm curious if anyone else is in the same boat as me. I'm one year out and have returned to a very active lifestyle. I'm currently training for a sprint triathlon in September. I normally do about 1.5 hours of cardio per day in one of the disciplines (swim, bike run) and another 30 minutes of strength training 5x per week. On the weekends I usually ride my bike (racing pace 16-18 mph) for 40-60 miles. My nutritionist/RD has told me to get at least 1800 calories per day and 120-130 grams of carbs. 130-150 grams of Protein. I still have about 35 pounds to lose after dropping 105.