Hey everyone!

I'm wondering how many calories one should be eating about 5 months post-op. Up until now I've been eating around 600-850 calories a day but these past few days I've been eating closer to 900 which is scaring me a bit because I don't know if this is too much. At my 3 month follow up appointment my NUT told me I should be eating 1000-1200 calories which seems way too high for someone only 3 months post op. I'm not doing any exercise routine at all either. I had my surgery on September 19th so I'm almost 5 months post op now, but I don't know when I should start increasing my calories and what would be a good range. I know it'd probably better to not worry too much about the calories and just focus on getting enough Protein but I feel like I need to set a daily number to help keep me in check day to day. Thanks!

At 4 months post-op, I am eating around 1000 calories per day. But I am a 41yo, 6 foot tall man who currently weighs 230 pounds, so my needs would be different than, for example, a 55yo, 5 foot tall woman.

It really is variable depending on the person. I would get your team's input and then make a plan from there. I know that I have worked hard to consistently get my calories UP over the past 3 months. And it has helped my weight loss.

Edited February 3, 20179 yr by blizair09

I am 5'4" and at five months out from surgery I weighed around 165 or 170. I was eating 600-800 calories then. I was walking, doing zumba, and body pump then. Around 8 or 9 months I started eating 800 to 1000 a day. A year out I was eating 800 to 1200.

Now, I am almost 2 years out. My base metabolic rate is 1350 calories. (I had a test done). I typically consume 1400 to 1600 calories a day. Some days more, some days less. I run 4 to 5 days a week, do weight training 2 hours a week, zumba for 1 hour a week, and yoga for 1 hour a week. My weight fluctuates between 116 and 119 depending on the time of the month. Due to my activity level I could consumer up to 2050 calories a day. My nutritionist suggests I only do that on heavy training or race days.

Just curious. What was your stats before surgery and how much have you lost? I am 5 months as well and my weight loss has stalled. I am at 51lbs down. I eat too much.

Just curious. What was your stats before surgery and how much have you lost? I am 5 months as well and my weight loss has stalled. I am at 51lbs down. I eat too much.

My highest weight ever was 310 pounds, I started my 3 week pre-op liquid diet at 285 pounds and day of surgery I was at 265 pounds. And today I am 215 pounds. So my weight loss strictly since surgery is the same as yours for 5 months out

I just increased my MFP settings to 1000 calories per day. Most days I exercise by doing a 3 mile run or a step or bodypump or yoga class. 800 calories was no longer cutting it for me. I'm 5 months post-op.