3 months post op bag

[sharrett1 1]

I had vsg on Oct 15 2020, I feel like I have had not that good of guidance from nutritionist, what is y’all’s total grams of carbs or macro carbs in a day?

[catwoman7 10,846]

I know this isn't helpful, but post-op eating plans can vary quite a bit. Some surgeons want their patients to follow an ultra-low carb diet, others a moderately low-carb diet, and still others really don't talk about carbs at all. My clinic was into balanced diets, so they never addressed carbs. Although given the high Protein requirements (and that seems to be universal - at least 60 grams), and the fact my stomach couldn't hold much food the first few months, it was very rare that I went over 80 grams of carbs that first year.

[ms.sss 14,637]

oopsies

Edited January 25, 2021 by ms.sss

[ms.sss 14,637]

Further to what @catwoman7 said, since diets and the makeup of each individual vary so much, its difficult to advise someone on an internet board with just one strategy.

Soooo....if you want to calculate your macros, you can use one of the calculators i've included below (NOTE: this is not the be all and end all medical advice to live by, just a guideline offered by just TWO sites...there are infinite sources out there....)

This first calculator takes your inputted data and it will calculate the suggested macro breakdown for various types of diets as well as a "make your own" one you can customize:

https://www.calculator.net/macro-calculator.html *** (see note below)

The link above doesn't have a preset for ULTRA-LOW carb/Keto diets (you'll have to use the customize option), but this second one does (this is the one I used throughout my weight loss phase):

https://www.ruled.me/keto-calculator/

Good Luck!

Edited to add: I was playing around with the first calculator with my own data and it looks like it will give you a warning to consult your doctor if you put in data that would put your calories too low (I put in 115 lbs and selected "extreme weight loss"). Only when I set weight loss to "mild" did it give me an answer.

Looks like it won't give an answer if the calculated calories is less than 1500. If you want to go lower than 1500 (which alot of people do), I suggest using the second calc and playing around with the carb value.

Edited January 25, 2021 by ms.sss

[RickM 1,747]

We had no specified limits or goals on macros other than Protein. If you think about it, this makes sense as if you get in your requisite protein, and your calories are low enough to facilitate the desired weight loss, then it really doesn't matter what your fat or carb macros are (leave that for the fad dieters) as both will be quite low.

As an example, if you are following the common 6-800 calorie post op diet (or even 1000,) with 60-80 g protein and totally ignore the other macros, you may be around 50-60g of carbs; does that make any functional difference to the magical 40g (or 30, or20) promoted by some of the popular fad diets? No. Against a typical Western/American diet that is often 300+ g of carbohydrates there numbers may make some sense (primarily that it represents a lot of calories...) but typically for us post op, it doesn't make any difference.

Concentrate on learning to eat a healthy, sustainable diet that includes your typical fruits, veg, leaner meats, nuts, whole grains instead of the processed white flour junk, and in general bypass the junk foods (high calorie, low nutrition) and you will be miles ahead of those who agonize over macro counts and ratios (and most likely, a fair bit lighter in the long run.

Good luck...