I'm just 10 days out so I can't really help you here with my personal experience but I've seen a lot of people talk about this issue in the VSG Maintenance Group which is located here- http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/VSGM/. What I've learned from the women that hit goal was that they were all eating lower carb. Most with a goal of 40 carbs per day some ate as high as 60. A few women didn't eat low carb because their body couldn't handle it with their workout routine but they still hit goal.

spdfldpam, that is awesome. I had my sleeve on July 16th and I have lost 64 lbs. I have been stalling between 207-204 for the last four months. I stay between 800-900 calories and I feel excercise 3-4 times a week. Did you ever stall? what is your daily menu, if you don't mind me asking.

spdfldpam, that is awesome. I had my sleeve on July 16th and I have lost 64 lbs. I have been stalling between 207-204 for the last four months. I stay between 800-900 calories and I feel excercise 3-4 times a week. Did you ever stall? what is your daily menu, if you don't mind me asking.

You might actually need to up your calories slightly . . . are you eating your exercise calories back? If your cals are too low, your body may be in starvation mode.

I'm only 7 weeks out and eating 1000 calories a day. Currently trying to keep my carbs minus fiber under 20 grams and my protein 70-100 grams and everything else from fat.

I don't yet know exactly what I'm going to do when I get to within 40 pounds of goal, but I'm thinking I will increase my calories to what they "should be" for someone of my age, weight, muscle mass, gender, etc.....take the weight gain hit on that (hopefully less than 20 pounds) until it stabilizes and then eat at a moderate deficit AND eat back 75% of my exercise calories. Just an idea.. who knows if I'll actually have the courage to do it.

I am a year and three months out, down 78 pounds (goal was 165, I weight 138-142 now). I ate 1200 kcal until I wanted to stop losing, then I upped my daily calories each week until I stopped losing. I eat about 1350-1400 kcal per day now, plus a portion of my exercise calories. If I am training for a distance race (Marathon or Half Marathon) I eat a bit more (closer to 1500 kcal/day).

I eat anywhere from 60-100g of protein per day, obviously the higher the calorie day, the higher the protein.

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Happy to see so many of us on here!!

My NUT told me to keep my carbs to at least 100 (I'm assuming that means with the fiber included) and wanted me to eat 1500 calories a day (I'm actually targeting around 1200). I'm slightly paranoid about that because carbs tend to stall me. I'm scheduled 5/21 to get sleeved. Obviously I won't be hitting the 100 for a while, but once I'm eating solids again, this may be an issue. I do exercise on the elliptical (or walking) for at least 30 minutes a day and don't count the exercise towards the 1500.

In general, the parameters of my program during weight loss are as follows: less than 800 calories per day (less is better), less than 40 g carbs per day (less is better, closer to 20), at least 100g protein per day (for women, men eat more), and as little fat as possible (I stay less than 30g).

The calorie count for those in maintenance varies according to gender, height, and exercise level. As a "yardstick," one woman in my program who is 5 ft tall, 105 lbs, and exercises 3x per week eats around 1800 calories per day. I believe she still tries to get the 100g protein and keeps carbs under 80g.

I had my surgery 7/24/12 and have lost 123 pounds so far. I'm eating around 900-1100 calories, give or take. I do still have a protein shake for breakfast because it's a good shot of protein (30 grams) and some caffeine. I have a scoop of Syntrax Nectar Chocolate Truffle or Vanilla Torte with a scoop of Big Train Fit Frappe Mocha, with water and ice, and blenderized. One of my snacks for the day is a Quest Chocolate Brownie or a Quest Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough protein bar (20 grams of protein and 17 grams of fiber). (The bars taste the best when microwaved for about 12 seconds.) My protein goal is at least 80 grams. Lately I've been on a kick of grilling myself a chicken patty for supper (180 calories and around 20 grams of protein). I am SO thankful that I have the sleeve as it is still providing me with a lot of restriction regarding quantity - now it's up to ME for the quality.