My surgeons office has a generic calorie guide of about 600 calories for my stage (3 months post op). I struggle to go that low- I generally end up around 800-900. I am still losing... Should I be limiting myself more? I am eating healthy- non starchy, high protein, low fat. Thoughts?

I just want to make sure I am making the most of my honeymoon period.

HW 420

SW 347

CW 310

Sleeved April 10, 2017

18 minutes ago, mrsdaniel2013 said:

My surgeons office has a generic calorie guide of about 600 calories for my stage (3 months post op). I struggle to go that low- I generally end up around 800-900. I am still losing... Should I be limiting myself more? I am eating healthy- non starchy, high Protein, low fat. Thoughts?

I see no problem with the caloric intake you listed at 3 months. To clarify, I see no problem with 900 calories/day.

Edited July 12, 20179 yr by Navigating the Wilderness

Well on one hand you should listen to your doctor, but on the other hand you're loosing weight. Personally I think if you're loosing weight then you're not taking in too much

For me in two years since my sleeve I've never tracked my calories, even today I don't know how many calories I'm taking in

My surgeons office has a generic calorie guide of about 600 calories for my stage (3 months post op). I struggle to go that low- I generally end up around 800-900. I am still losing... Should I be limiting myself more? I am eating healthy- non starchy, high protein, low fat. Thoughts?
I just want to make sure I am making the most of my honeymoon period.
HW 420
SW 347
CW 310
Sleeved April 10, 2017

Mine has me to go up to 1000 calories at 6 weeks. Then work my way up to 1500 and stay there.

Wow, 600 sounds really low. I'm almost 4 months out, 800-900 and have been told I'm too low and need to get more food in. As long as you are loosing, I don't see why you should go so low.

By 3 months my NUT wanted me to be up around 1000 calories and work my way up to 1200 calories and then stay there until after a year post op. She also say that she wanted me right about 45g of carbs for the first 6 months and then around 90-100 grams after that.

My surgeon said by 6 weeks he wants me at 800 a day so that surprises me. I haven't made it there yet but I've been on purees. I switch to soft foods today (3 weeks post-op).

I have never been given a calorie number.... I was told to track protein and water consumption I only know my calorie number from the app I use which also track calories and I hover around 800 or a little less

I am about 2 and half months out and I can barely get over 500 calories a day. I try to get more but it never works. I can only eat 2 oz at a time. I think 900 calories is perfectly reasonable, especially if you are still losing.

I am at 900 calories and was told to get 90g protein and around 70oz of fluid a day which has been no problem for me I tend to keep my sugars low around 30-40g a day for six meals and my carbs no more than 110g a day and so far in tow and half months I have lost almost 70lbs since surgery with walking and light weighted resistance band work out