Hi All,

Just wondering how many calories should I be consuming after 2 years post surgery I still have about 70 lbs to lose?

it's hard to say because it depends on so many factors. How many are you averaging now? If you're not sure, track all your food for a week or two and figure out what your average intake is. Then try cutting it back by 100 calories a day, give it a week or two, and see if you weight starts to drop. If it doesn't, cut back by 100 more. Rinse and repeat until your weight starts dropping again.

What is your activity level? How much weight were you needing to lose initially?

On 7/29/2019 at 4:24 PM, cindle said:

Hi All,

Just wondering how many calories should I be consuming after 2 years post surgery I still have about 70 lbs to lose?

With 70 more to go I would think 1000-1200 range. Good luck

I am one year post op. My doctor says to eat 1200 calories a day ?? That’s a lot of food when it’s high protein! It used to be such few calories when I was fat before surgery ??‍♀️??‍♀️??‍♀️

The PA at the practice told me recently that I need to eat more calories. I was eating about 1200, and she wants me to move up to 1500 and perhaps 1700 on days that I exercise particularly hard. The biggest thing for me is to track everything that I eat and adjust appropriately. I have a huge fear of regaining weight, so I will back off on calories if I feel I am at risk and see how it goes. I think we all constantly adjust to keep on track.