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  • noelboquet
    noelboquet Posts: 34 Member
    we call this the 3 week stall...there is a 3 week a 6 week a 3 month and a 6 month newly post op....keep drinking your water and focus on things that make you happy and not on food. You got this...no worries...
  • wendyp1000
    wendyp1000 Posts: 15
    I hope that is where I am. Since surgery day weight I have only lost about 13 pounds (I am 3.5 weeks post-op).

    As with many women, I got my TOM day of surgery and just again a few days ago. My body is probably all wacko from the surgery. I am hoping things work themselves out soon.

    About how many calories should I be eating about now. I am on soft foods (tuna, salmon, cottage cheese, soft cheeses etc). I set up myFitnessPal for 900 calories. Is that too little? Some days I lean more towards 1000 calories. Is that about right? Advice for people one month out...

    Thanks, WP
  • katematt313
    katematt313 Posts: 624 Member
    Me too! I had my surgery on 6/9, and I've lost weight since then, but it has not been staggering. All I can think is that my calories are low enough that eventually I am going to have to lose weight :)
  • Mangopickle
    Mangopickle Posts: 1,509 Member
    I hope that is where I am. Since surgery day weight I have only lost about 13 pounds (I am 3.5 weeks post-op).

    As with many women, I got my TOM day of surgery and just again a few days ago. My body is probably all wacko from the surgery. I am hoping things work themselves out soon.

    About how many calories should I be eating about now. I am on soft foods (tuna, salmon, cottage cheese, soft cheeses etc). I set up myFitnessPal for 900 calories. Is that too little? Some days I lean more towards 1000 calories. Is that about right? Advice for people one month out...

    Thanks, WP

    My surgeon had us at 650-700 for month 1, 750-800 month 2, then 850-950 month 3. And try never to go over 1000 until you reach maintenance. I wasn't on MFP in the beginning and I was at 850 -950 in the first 3 wks and was severely stalled. I was grazing all day. My nut hooked me up with MFP and got me back on schedule. I lose wt best at 850-950. Because I am a 5'5" 45 yr old sedentary female my base calorie burn is 1450 per day. That means if I eat 1450 I lose nothing. To lose a pound you have to burn 3800 calories. If I eat 1050 calories a day it takes 9.5 days to lose 1 lb. I found I lost best by sticking to 850-950 calories per day. This allowed me to at least lose 1 lb every 7.5 days. More if I was active. Every time I got past 950 my wt loss would really slow down. I am only 4 lbs from normal BMI so I have increased my calories to 1200. At the end of the day the sleeve is not magic. If you are eating close to your maintenance calories it will take you a long time to lose wt. I am very honest about my activity level. I exercise 3 hour or less per week. That is a sedentary lifestyle.

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