Proteins, carbs and calories, oh my!

[DojiGirl 24]

I had my 10 day post op with my surgeon and nut on Friday. I have lost 12 pounds since my surgery, with a total loss of 30 with what I loss from the pre-op liquid diet. For the first ten days after surgery, I was lucky to get in 300-400 calories a day. I would hit my Protein goals of 60grams and hit Water goals.

My doctor says he does a tighter sleeve than many other docs. And he wants me to get my calorie count up into the 1000-1200 range before I can start working out in the gym so I don't have serious caloric deficits.

My nut laid out a few ways that I could add calories to my shakes, which I tried over the weekend, and was able to bring my calories up to the 700-800 range. But that meant that now my carbs are up at 70-80, which is where my Proteins are too. They both told me not to mind the carbs, just get the calories. I will try this, but I have scoured the boards and don't see where anyone else has done something like that. Kinda scares me.

It's only been three days but my weight has fluctuated up. I will talk with my nut again, but I was wondering if anyone else has had a similar situation of higher carbs in the liquid and puréed stages, and did it work?

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Follow your surgeon and NUTs plan and you should be just fine.

[DojiGirl 24]

That's what I'm planning to do.

I guess I was just looking for dialogue about what other's post ops looked like and were any like mine. This forum is pretty much the only place I have to "talk" about the process, and I had seen that people said the boards really helped them with the journey.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

My carbs are almost always high. As long as my Protein stays within the 85 - 100 range, and my carbs aren't "white" or refined carbs, I don't worry about it. My calories are often in the 800 -1000 calorie range.

[DojiGirl 24]

Thanks, that helps to know. I'll not worry about it.You look like you have done really well, so I'll just keep my eye on the Protein and water!

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Scour some more.

I never limited my carbs. My carbs pretty much matched my Protein grams during my weight losing phases.

[DojiGirl 24]

LOL! I will. You also look like you have done great! I guess I was finding too many "I only eat 40 carb" posts!

[lauraellen80 854]

I guess I was finding too many "I only eat 40 carb" posts!

Me too! In fact, I called my surgeon's office in tears a couple weeks post op because so many posts on here were so anti-carb, and it had me freaking out and questioning everything my dietician told me.