Help! Calories and carbs!

[jademb1023 13]

Hi all!

I'm getting sleeved on February 10th (next Wednesday) I as I'm sure a lot of you did, looking through blogs and posts trying to gather info on the most successful people's journey.

I have never really had much issue losing weight in the past. It is keeping it off and then adding 50 lbs to that which is my trouble.

I would like some advice from anyone willingness to give it. I have set a goal post op of 600-800 calories a day with 80g Protein and 30-40g carbs with low fat.

I've been trying to follow this for about 3 weeks now just to get in the swing of things and I find it near IMPOSSIBLE to keep my carbs under 50g's. I'm eating extremely well. The carbs are all coming from fruit and veg. What the heck am I supposed to do?!?! Any tips??

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I don't really count calories and carbs. I record my food in MyFitnessPal but the primary number is Protein.

I focus on getting in all of my Protein and fluids. For me that is AT LEAST 100 grams of protein and AT LEAST 64 oz of Fluid.

I avoid starches and added sugars so the carbs I eat tend to be complex carbs (non-starchy vegetables and some fruit).

Best of luck with your surgery,

[jademb1023 13]

Thank you for the help! I use my fitness pal as well. I find it so helpful!

[GeekMomChanging 48]

If counting carbs, count net carbs. Carbs - Fiber

[Ruth1ess 494]

I did low carb for a long time. I try to avoid the sugary veggies (corn, carrots) and focus on the deep greens. The super sweet fruits are to be avoided as well... bananas are a killer. Melons and berries are your best bet to keep the carbs down, and like someone else said above, fiber! Any Fiber you can subtract from the carb count.

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Post-op, you won't be able to eat fruits for some time. Or whole grains. Your carbs will be easier to control.

The colored, green, red, yellow veggies are what you should introduce first. Some dairy products, even skim milk and yogurt, will be the greatest early source of your carbs.

FYI, I wasn't big on the low-low-low carbs approach. Never was my thing ever.

Also FYI (you should do your own thing, but you might like to know what others have done), my calories / Protein grams looked like this:

Month 1 - 500 cals, 60 grams Protein

Months 2 - 4 - 800 cals, 80 grams protein

Months 5-6 - 1,000 cals, 90 grams protein

Months 7-8 - 1,200 cals, 100 grams protein

Early maintenance - 1,500 cals, 100 grams protein

Maintenance today - 1,700 - 1,800 cals, 80-90 grams protein

My surgical physician's assistant (who stays up on the latest, greatest WLS research) encouraged me strongly to raise my 5-6 month cals to 1,000 and my 7-8 month cals to 1,200. She said if I continued to eat only 800 cals, it would stunt my future maintenance metabolic rate.

I gotta say I am so happy I can eat 1,700 - 1,800 cals and maintain (now at 135 pounds). And I'm not a gym rat or a runner either. I do walk and move a lot more, do yoga, etc.