My surgeon doesn't recommend counting calories, just making sure I'm getting 60-70g Protein and 64 oz Water a day. I've been tracking my input with MFP and I'm very curious how many calories other folks are consuming after surgery. Most days I'm between 400-500 calories (basically I have one Protein Drink and two Oikos Triple Zero yogurts a day) and I'm 3 weeks out from RnY.

I was told not to count calories either but tracked in myfitnesspal as well. My calorie count stayed between 400 and 500 for the first 5 months then I got into a long stall that lasted for 28 days. At that point my nut suggested adding 100 to 200 Protein rich calories and to back off my 1 hour cardio per day.

I did those two things and within 3 days, the weight started dropping again. You are right in line where i was at your stage.

Oh my I would feel like I was starving, we are told 3 meals and 3 4oz Protein shakes between the meals ( the meal is normally a 2-4 oz serving of cottage cheese ricotta cheese puréed cream Soup with extra Protein powder, Greek yogurt, cream of wheat, oatmeal, and we can have 1 tsp of butter in the day)

This is the post op day 1-14, I am post op day 7

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Edited December 8, 20169 yr by sixthgrandking

Oh my I would feel like I was starving, we are told 3 meals and 3 4oz Protein shakes between the meals ( the meal is normally a 2-4 oz serving of cottage cheese ricotta cheese puréed cream soup with extra protein powder, Greek yogurt, cream of wheat, oatmeal, and we can have 1 tsp of butter in the day)

This is the post op day 1-14, I am post op day 7

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The only "food" I can have until week 5 is applesauce (yuck), sugar-free Jell-O and pudding (yuck), and fat-free yogurt with no fruit pieces in it.

I'd murder for some cottage cheese 4 more days!

Djomhr Oh I am relieved to hear it's not just me. I had bypass Nov 1, 2016 and. Have been stalled for about 3 weeks. I need something to shake me loose. Lost about 35 pounds so far. Still have a long way to go. Thanks for your input. Your posts are always so informative and encouraging.

Edited December 13, 20169 yr by Ellapearl

I was told aim for 1000 - 1200 calories a day. Work my way up to it. Her theory was that will be my recommended daily intake for maintaining a healthy weight for life. I'm 12 weeks post op from ryn. She did say that letting my calories drop to low can cause stalls other than your bodies natural rest stalls

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I was told to aim for about 1000 - 1200 at maintenance but other than that not to worry too much since the first few months it is hard to over do it on calories as long as you stick to whole foods and avoid bad carbs.

I find it hard to make 900 cal per day but that is what I aim for since I stall a lot on less than about 700 cal. These days I am not so concerned about my actual weight since I feel so good and that was the ultimate aim of the surgery. I take it on faith that the weight will come off in its own time .. which it does. So I really only watch the scales to make sure it isn't going in the wrong direction. When it stalls I know it will start again in its own time and usually I have a big drop all of a sudden then.

My nutritionist emphasized counting calories because if you don't get enough you can end up feeling pretty crappy, especially in the long term.

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