I have been tracking my intake to make sure I am getting a decent amount of protein. I have realized that even cottage cheese has carbs! So I keep going over. What should I be taking in? I've got MFP set at 500 cal, 70% protein, 20% fat, 10% carbs.

I have been observing a low carb lifestyle since the beginning of my six month pre-op diet program (including the time going through the food stages). I have less than 20 carbs per day. (And 12 of the 20 come from 4 oz of cottage cheese with 1 T of sugar-free strawberry preserves twice a day!)

Even "low carb" people may not keep them as low as I do, but carbs are my enemy, and I have to keep them as low as possible.

Good luck!

If you are getting in only 500 calories (or even 600 or 700,) and an appropriate amount of protein, do carbs matter at all other than hitting some arbitrary number? I never worried about carbs and just concentrated on getting the best overall nutrition within the protein and calorie restrictions.

One of the reasons that WLS has been the most successful weight loss therapy for the past few decades is that it gets your calories down to a functionally low level irrespective what diets are in fashion at the time - low fat, low carb or whatever else the diet industry comes up with.

@@rickm for some, carbs matter a whole lot. They are what I've found to cause me to gain if I take in too many in a day. However, I agree. With a 500 calorie a day diet, the carbs and high fat are going to be necessary to keep your body functioning. I'm honestly wondering if that's even healthy? While it may be hard to hit 1000-1200 calories, especially if you're fresh out of surgery, you still want to consume as close to that as possible, especially if you're being or looking to be active. The common misconception is to be low cal, low fat, low carb... but your body NEEDS these things. If you deprive it of all three for a long time, you're going to become malnourished very quickly. If you low carb, higher fat is okay (it's what I do). And again, calories with having the sleeve... it's very hard to reach 1000-1200 on a good day. But I feel 500 is low. Is this something your NUT put you on or is it something you've set on your own? If on your own, I urge you to talk to your NUT to consult with them. To stay in ketosis, 50g of carbs or lower a day. 20 is extremely low, and nearly impossible. Everything has carbs. Even things you don't think have them, has them. I tend to stay between 50g to 70g and carbs are my enemies. This is still a pretty good balance for a wls patient. Most 'regular' people get between 90g to 120g a day.

To keep my carbs low (which works for me) I tend to have fish for one meal and meat for another meal each day.

I do carb cycling so can have a blow out when I am on a higher carbs day whoot whoot I like living life on the edge lol

Kate

I think everyone is a little different, so you will want to check with your nutritionist. Mine has me at <30 per day. This is even pre-op.

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@@Ldyvenus you have sleeve surgery whereas I had RNY gastric bypass surgery, so your regiment may be different. But are you trying to get your Protein solely from meals?

The three most important elements after RNY gastric bypass surgery are to meet your daily protein, Fluid and Vitamin requirements. food is secondary because your body is converting your stored fat into the energy that drives your body. Thus you lose weight.

Weight loss is achieved after RNY surgery through meal volume control. You begin at 2 ounces (1/4 cup) per meal and gradually over the next year and a half increase the volume to 1 cup per meal. With this minuscule amount of food, it is next to impossible to meet your protein daily requirements by food alone, so therefore you need to rely on supplements such as Protein shakes.

As your stomach heals after surgery and you are a few months post-op, another option opens up. This is Protein Bars. A good Protein Bar (high in protein and low in sugar) is a good alternative especially when you are on the go. I found Quest to make good protein bars and they come in a variety of flavors.

As my meal volume increase, it gave me the option to derive more protein from my meals and because I concentrated on consuming high protein meals I was able to begin to offload my reliance on protein supplements.

On both liquids and purees I've been consuming approximately 3/4 to 1 cup comfortably. Now I'm worried. Am I eating too much? I'm almost 4 weeks post op. Yikes!