Almost 2 years out and wondering ....

[cindle 0]

Hi All,

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

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[catwoman7 10,857]

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.

[AZhiker 2,251]

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

[Tracyringo 503]

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?

Sent from my Acer Chromebook R11 (CB5-132T / C738T / CB3-132) using BariatricPal mobile app

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

[jultrim18 132]

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 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[MarkLewis 21]

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.