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Caloric intake @ Stage 2

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LMSWNYC    119

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I am 6 weeks post-op and was wondering if i am doing well with my caloric intake. I usually eat about 900-1000 calories a day for the past two weeks. Should I reduce my caloric intake ? I have not lost weight in two weeks and I am thinking this might be the reason. During stage 1 I was eating 500-600 calories a day.

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reree6898    1,164

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Only your NUT can give you the answer for your program. For me I am at six months out and just checked up with my NUT and she said I am right on target eating between 700&900 calories at this point and that I should stay in this range till I'm closer to a year out.

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kondasa    28

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Everyone's stages are different so I am not sure what you mean by stage 2. I am about 3 weeks out and still on soft foods and I am at about 500 calories. Most of my calories are from Protein shakes right now.

While 1000 might seems high I do have to say if you were not sleeved 1000 would seem very low for your weight and you would be dropping weight. I would definitely ask your Doctor about what your calorie intake should be at 6 weeks.

For me it would be impossible to take in 1000 calories because my food plan is B,L,D 1/4 cup of soft food off of a list of pretty low calorie foods. Typically my food is about 200 calories and then my Protein Shakes make up about 300. I am not allowed to snack or drink anything with calories (other than 4 oz of juice a day). So for me it would be impossible to go over 600 calories on my stage 2. But... everyone is different.

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Inner Surfer Girl    12,015

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I am 6 weeks post-op and was wondering if i am doing well with my caloric intake. I usually eat about 900-1000 calories a day for the past two weeks. Should I reduce my caloric intake ? I have not lost weight in two weeks and I am thinking this might be the reason. During stage 1 I was eating 500-600 calories a day.

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What is stage 2 for you? Mine was full liquids.

Calories are relative and secondary to Protein. What is your Protein target? Are you reaching it every day?

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kmuro    25

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I am also 6-7 weeks out and eating 600-800 calories per day. I still supplement my Protein with 1 shake per day to hit my 60-80gm protein goal. Most days I don't hit 800 calories but I find that I need at least 600-800 calories to be able to keep up with my busy lifestyle (mom of 3 boys). Although I have been told to keep carbs limited, I sometimes find that I loose quicker with a few added carbs. Good carbs. Not sure why but I'm still trying to figure things out. Good luck on your journey.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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