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Is 800 our target calorie intake ? I thought I read somewhere that we should do 500 calories a day for the first 3 months ?

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Yup!

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I found this to be very helpful for me. Also, my nutritionist said I needed to add more due to my job (teaching) and having 12 hour days with 10k steps, plus working out 4-6 times a week. I aim for 1100-1300 calories a day and am doing great. 4 months out, down 93 pounds and 3 dress sizes. Hang in there! Take measurements every month! Nutrition Guidelines VSG.jpeg

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Omg thank you so much !! I don’t have this in any of my materials ! I am big into following guidelines and this will be super helpful - I want to lose the weight healthfully but quickly . What I have learned is the goal is to max ur Protein in the most calorie efficient way and for sure that is Protein Shakes . Thanks for sharing this ! Great roadmap !

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Also I do quite a bit of running around as well for my work , easily get 10k steps a day before doing my spin class 4x a week and yoga 1-2 days , plus riding my horses . Hoping to get back to that level of activity within the first month post op.. assume I should try to get that 1100-1300 cal level and try to work towards 100 g of Protein ? I burn like 400-500 cal in spin

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Omg thank you so much !! I don’t have this in any of my materials ! I am big into following guidelines and this will be super helpful - I want to lose the weight healthfully but quickly . What I have learned is the goal is to max ur Protein in the most calorie efficient way and for sure that is Protein Shakes . Thanks for sharing this ! Great roadmap !
No worries! I didnt have any either, and my nutritionist was basically like "try to get in about 400 calories and dont have more than 1/3 cup the first month. And I was STARVING due to how active I was, and faint feeling. I found this chart on one of my Facebook groups and had an ah-ha moment. I showed my basic mealplan to my nutritionist and she was like "of course thats great!" Thank God

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I spoke to my nutritionist today and also laid it down for her and she was like, yes , of course you should be eating at least 600 calories and 60 g of protein! ! Duh! No one told me that !

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No worries! I didnt have any either, and my nutritionist was basically like "try to get in about 400 calories and dont have more than 1/3 cup the first month. And I was STARVING due to how active I was, and faint feeling. I found this chart on one of my Facebook groups and had an ah-ha moment. I showed my basic mealplan to my nutritionist and she was like "of course thats great!" Thank God

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Also I aim for 70g of Protein, and Im not able to get near that for withought a Protein Shake. I prefer that so I get more variety. Yes protein is important but so are carbs. As a swimmer and a coach I need carbs more than others. Protein is not the end all be all that WLS sometimes portrays. My levels are all normal if that helps

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I am an athletes as well and spin and ride horse so am an athlete as well. I feel good at 70-80g of Protein now and 600 ish of calories . I am losing almost 2 lbs a day so something is right !😊

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58 minutes ago, Lolo 2020 said:

I am an athletes as well and spin and ride horse so am an athlete as well. I feel good at 70-80g of Protein now and 600 ish of calories . I am losing almost 2 lbs a day so something is right !😊

Sounds like I need a nutritionist 😩 no one has told me any of this. I also want to do it safely yet quickly. I have found that I’m scared to eat calories but with this new information I need to rethink my eating.

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1 hour ago, Lolo 2020 said:

I am an athletes as well and spin and ride horse so am an athlete as well. I feel good at 70-80g of Protein now and 600 ish of calories . I am losing almost 2 lbs a day so something is right !😊

I do about 13k steps a day and stand 8-10 hours at work. Constantly moving. So I naturally thought eat less calories and burn more.

1 hour ago, MusicalKate13 said:

No worries! I didnt have any either, and my nutritionist was basically like "try to get in about 400 calories and dont have more than 1/3 cup the first month. And I was STARVING due to how active I was, and faint feeling. I found this chart on one of my Facebook groups and had an ah-ha moment. I showed my basic mealplan to my nutritionist and she was like "of course thats great!" Thank God

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I do about 13k steps a day and stand 8-10 hours at work. Constantly moving. So I naturally thought eat less calories and burn more. I was also under the impression that I wasn’t to go over 400 calories

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15 minutes ago, Ivydarling said:

I do about 13k steps a day and stand 8-10 hours at work. Constantly moving. So I naturally thought eat less calories and burn more.

I do about 13k steps a day and stand 8-10 hours at work. Constantly moving. So I naturally thought eat less calories and burn more. I was also under the impression that I wasn’t to go over 400 calories

With all that activity, incidental or not, you definitely need more than 400 calories a day, check back in with your dietician, be very specific with them about your incidental activity as well as any exercise you do.

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20 minutes ago, Ivydarling said:

Sounds like I need a nutritionist 😩 no one has told me any of this. I also want to do it safely yet quickly. I have found that I’m scared to eat calories but with this new information I need to rethink my eating.

Absolutely, it's good you have taken the feedback on board, make sure you follow through with seeing the nutritionist or dietician.

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Nope - 600 for the first month and 6-800 months 2-3

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