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What are your goal calories?
Kim061865
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Since we are gastric bypass patients how many calories are you eating per day to loose regained weight? I notice this tool has me aiming for 1200 cals. I find myself eating less than that. Also, are you suppose to eat what you burn with exercise? I'm thinking that I shouldn't eat what I burned. I'm afraid to go to low because it says your body will go into starvation mode and store the fat.
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My dietician said for me to eat 1200 to 1300 calories and to not eat back exercise calories.0
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My dietician said for me to eat 1200 to 1300 calories and to not eat back exercise calories.0
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Thanks, Marcella! Myfittness has me aiming for 1200. I usually get right below that, and I haven't been eating back the cals!0
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MFP has me aiming for 1550! I am always under.0
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i have this same question spent a couple hours on OH and it wasnt anywhere i could find, i really need help with this, i know what i should eat(IPOARM) and my RMR and TDEE, but i know the RNY messes that up , i have never had the "mazing loss" others did from my surgery..0
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I'm amazed that you gals are eating 1200 and staying under. I am barely managing to stay at 1600. However, I guess body size and height plays into this, even for us post-ops. I am 5'9" with a large frame. I'll let you know how this goes for me.
I do love logging my food intake here. The tools are great.
Let's all try to help each other, OK?
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same here i aim for 1600, because i walk or bike daily(now- not before)I'm amazed that you gals are eating 1200 and staying under. I am barely managing to stay at 1600. However, I guess body size and height plays into this, even for us post-ops. I am 5'9" with a large frame. I'll let you know how this goes for me.
I do love logging my food intake here. The tools are great.
Let's all try to help each other, OK?
Carla
im not "super tall" 5 ft 6 ..0 -
I try to shoot for what this program has me at with the target weight I entered. some days are better than others and I also try not to eat the exercise cal. burned off but sometimes I do.0
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New to the group and glad to see this post. I was wondering the same thing. You can't ask a question like this on the main boards because people will jump all over the 1200 calorie goal. Most don't get that it's very different for post-wls people or just some people in general. I'm also set to 1200 and usually don't hit it. I'm 8 years post-op and also doing a 2 day a week fasting diet.0
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