Calorie intake

[kmanddj 0]

Almost 4 months out and my avg weight loss now is only 1lb weekly. I'm curious what some of you ladies/men calorie intake is. I'm at 1000. Is 1000 calories too low u think? I was 216 day of surgery and I'm down to 182. I was 251 but was able to get down a lot before surgery

Edited October 12, 2017 by kmanddj
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[Berry78 4,259]

No, you are into Onederland, so your losses are going to slow down. Keep on keeping on... (well.. how much do you exercise?)

[kmanddj 0]

berry, I walk at least 5 days a week for 50-60 minutes.

[Berry78 4,259]

So you are burning 300 or so calories... increase your intake by 100-200cal and see if that does anything. I don't think you HAVE to increase, but it doesn't hurt to experiment.

[JeffN 106]

For me so far I found that if I stay below or at 900 calories per day I lose quicker at 1000 ~ 1200 I will stall.

That just means my body has adjusted and stores all that it can. I am going to start switching to a Paleo and Keto diet every other Month or so to keep my body confused. But I still have to make sure I that my exercise and food intake ends up to be 900 calories per day.

[AnA92212 577]

I am female so that is different, but I didn't have 1000 calories until I was almost a year out. My husband didn't have 1000 until probably around 8 months or so. Even when he was training for a half marathon he was only eating about 1800 to 2000 a day. (This was at 2 years out from surgery). He's been at goal weight for over a year and a half and eats about 1800 a day sometimes more sometimes less. Currently I am 7 months pregnant so I can't work out nearly as much or at the same level I was prior. Prior to pregnancy I was running 3 to 10 miles 5 days a week, zumba for one hour a week, yoga for 1 hour a week, and weight training for 2 hours a week and eating 1600 calories a day. Now, I do cardio walking 6 days a week and eat about 1300 to 1500 a day.

[Berry78 4,259]

Since you have no extra body fat, is 1400 calories enough to grow a baby with? (Particularly during the last trimester).

[AnA92212 577]

I have gained 20 pounds so far (about 8 weeks from delivery) baby girl is perfect and so am I. Baby is about 3 pounds right now. So, I would say yes it is sufficient. My doctor does think my constant tracking of food and exercise is funny, but says I am a model patient. I tell him, "hey, doc, I am 40 years old and I have a half marathon to run 14 weeks after delivery. You won't let me run for 8 weeks after. I can't have extra weight weighing me down when I cross that finish line!"

[Berry78 4,259]

Wow.. had no idea you could gain significant weight on so few calories! 20lbs sounds perfect! Good for you!

[AnA92212 577]

Well, during pregnancy you gain about 25 pounds in fluids so it is easy to do! I was actually still wearing size 2 jeans until 20 weeks along. Even at 30 weeks + I can wear a size 4. My baby bump is all baby this time so much different from my first pregnancy when I was almost 300 pounds. I still work out 6 days a week, but haven't been able to run during the pregnancy due to some issues early on, but other than that things have been smooth sailing.

[Berry78 4,259]

I suppose since your exercise dropped so much, the baby is getting those calories. You are one efficient Momma! Lol Baby girls are my favorite.. do you have a name picked out?

[AnA92212 577]

Yes. she is Victoria Grace. Our bodies are amazing. Last time I had numerous trips to the ER, couldn't walk around a store after 25 weeks, and just felt awful. This time, I still work full time, chase my 2 year old around, just finished all my assignment for grad school, and feel really good most days. Such a difference.

[Berry78 4,259]

Beautiful name, beautiful pregnancy. Now that is a NSV if I ever heard one!

[AnA92212 577]

well, part of the reason I wanted to have the surgery is so I could have another baby. It took us almost 2 years to get pregnant with the first. I had surgery 6 weeks after our first was born. Was at goal weight in 9 months, and below goal weight at 1 year. Spent another year getting even more fit and running half marathons. Then stopped birth control and 2 and a half months later we were pregnant!