All,

Here is what I ate yesterday:

Breakfast: Coffee, CarbMaster Peach Cottage Cheese

Snack: PowerCrunch bar

Lunch: Leftover Pot Roast (3 oz) and one small red potato

Snack: Two Good low fat, low sugar yogurt

Dinner: Leftover bean/beef casserole (1/2 serving)

Snack: CarbSmart Vanilla Ice Cream

Nutrition: 1,188 calories, 85g Protein, 56g Carbs, 17g Fiber, 67g Fat

My program has me targeting 1,200 calories per day. I weigh pretty much everything that isn't packaged and track it all in MyFitnessPal.

How does this compare to a typical day? I am 8 weeks out and have been on "normal food" for the last 3 weeks. It is sometimes a struggle to get in near 1,200 calories, that is why i spread everything out in 5 "meals". My weight loss has really slowed, but I am doing very well staying in the guidelines so I think it will pick back up.

Lotta food/lotta cals for 8 weeks, but that's just my opinion. And don't know what most dudes eat volume-wise at 8 weeks either...or what your nutritional reqs are. Sorry not much help.

My menu for today, at 4 weeks out:

Breakfast: Premier shake 160 cals, 30 protein

Snack: Chobani Greek "hint of Strawberry" yogurt 120 cals. 12 protein

Lunch: 1/5 of a hormel prepared meal with 20 g of protein 200 Cals, 10 protein

Snack: Turkey/cheese roll up 142 cals 5 protein

Dinner: 1/2 serving of bariatric cookbook "Egg Roll in a bowl" 134 cals, 10 protein

Snack: 1/2 Premier shake 80 cals, 15 protein

I try to get between 800 and 100 cals per day, but some days I don;t make it. I ALWAYS make my 75 or more of protein.

Today looks like about 830 cals, 82 protein, 42 net carbs, 8 fiber, 27 fat.

I am losing about .65 pounds per day according to my app. I have not yet stalled, although I'm sure I will.

35 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

Lotta food/lotta cals for 8 weeks, but that's just my opinion. And don't know what most dudes eat volume-wise at 8 weeks either...or what your nutritional reqs are. Sorry not much help.

I feel the same. I am 10 months out and shoot for 11-1200 calories a day. At 8 weeks I was about 650-800 calories a day. I upped my intake at 6 months to the 11-1200 after being cleared to lift weights and start training for a 5K. I talked to my nutritionist who said to up my intake to make up for the amount being burned up while exercising. I exercise daily by walking/jogging for 35 minutes and I strength train every other day. Most days I burn up about 6-700 calories from exercise. I have had very few stalls and they last no more than a week.

I got cleared to lift weights and go back to regular activities by the end of week 6. I go to the gym 4 times per week (2 weightlifting, 2 spin class).