Pre op

irenebrown93

Hi I’m 10 days post total hip replacement. I went to change my activity level to low and my calories went down to 1000 daily which I think is impossible. Can anyone recommend what I can do my calorie intake pre op was 1600
Thanks

goal06082021

MFP won't give you a calorie budget that low, are you sure?

sijomial

Was the previous 1600 level a weight maintenance goal or a weight loss goal?

What activity (type and volume) were you doing before that you can't currently do now?

Do you have weight to lose or does posting in the Maintaining Weight forum indicate you are at goal weight?

irenebrown93

The previous 1600 was a deficate and I was active going to not very active it went to 1200 sorry thought it was 1000 yes I have abt 1 and half stone left to loose

cmriverside

You can go into "Goals" and manually set your calorie goal to whatever you want.

On the web, it's by clicking "edit"

Here: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/my_goals/daily_nutrition_goals

Lietchi

If you choose a slower rate of loss, you should get a higher number.

Personally, since you just had surgery, I would eat at maintenance for a while now - your body will heal better/faster that way.

AnnPT77

If you just had a hip replacement, set MFP to "maintain weight" and eat that, at least. For the next few weeks, healing is job 1. A deficit risks short-changing healing. You don't want that. You don't *need* that, with only around 21 more pounds to lose. Take a break. Eat at estimated maintenance calories for at least 4-6 weeks, get good well-rounded nutrition, including watching protein, keeping that close to goal.

Pick back up with weight loss after you're healed 100%.

I *didn't* do what I'm recommending after a much more minor surgery (laparoscopic gallbladder removal) and in retrospect, I think that was dumb. I recommend that you eat at maintenance, until you're cleared for full normal activity, at least.

wunderkindking

What Ann said. Eat to maintain right now. I broke my ankle in July - thought it was a bad sprain, it was a bad sprain and a break. Your body needs calories to heal, and you will make it much harder on yourself than you need to if you eat at a deficit while trying to heal.

PS: Even at the number to maintain, I was short changing my calorie burn due to increased effort in mobility and had to bump up my calories a couple of times. And that was with such MUCH more minor than hip replacement.

cwolfman13

Post surgery is not really the best time to try to lose weight. You need calories to heal...healing is a big job for the human body, especially something like hip replacement. Personally, I'd set it to maintain as to not slow the healing process.

MsCzar

As a double hip replacement recipient, I can tell you that deficit eating post-op is a terrible idea. Your body needs adequate calories to recover from a huge trauma. This is NOT the moment to limit calories.

rosebarnalice

I'm 4 days out from one hip replacement (anterior approach). I didn't change my MFP maintenance goal, but my problem is that I'm having trouble eating enough. I've been 300-500 calories below goal since surgery. The pain meds make me somewhat nauseous, and post-surgery constipation discomfort isn't helping.

I'm hoping that as I heal, it'll get better--and wishing the same for you as well!

fittocycle

I hope you're doing well and aren't having much pain from the surgery.
I'm two weeks out from foot surgery and found that the first few days, I didn't eat much at all. However, my appetite has picked up once again. Now, I have to be careful not to eat out of boredom!