I'd love to know how many calories everyone eats each day, as I am 20 lbs away from goal and my weight loss stopped three months ago. I am 7 months out. I have made no progress weight wise or inches, etc. since February. My surgeon tries to tell me that I may be at "set point" weight and I don't buy it, because at age 30 I was 30 pounds thinner than I am now, 14 years later. Anyone dealt with a stall for this long when they are still following their diet really well?

Maggy -

Congratulations on reaching your goal! That is amazing and wonderful. You might consider changing your diet a bit, adding a little more fat or carbs into the mix without increasing the calories. I know that when I was stalled, it was suggested that I lower my carbs and that made a big difference. Hope that helps!:bigsmile:

I'd love to know how many calories everyone eats each day, as I am 20 lbs away from goal and my weight loss stopped three months ago. I am 7 months out. I have made no progress weight wise or inches, etc. since February. My surgeon tries to tell me that I may be at "set point" weight and I don't buy it, because at age 30 I was 30 pounds thinner than I am now, 14 years later. Anyone dealt with a stall for this long when they are still following their diet really well?

Bump your calories 100-200 calories a day for several days and switch up your exercise routine just a bit. Sounds crazy, but I'm willing to bet it will jumpstart your weight loss again.

Congrat on making your goal! That is great! I am sorry your WLS dr isn't much help. Does your program have a nutrionist that you could ask? I hit my personal goal of 130 and eat around 1200-1400 cals a day. I exercise daily by walking and some strength training at home M-F and then hit the gym 3-4 times a week too for about 1 1/2 hours of cardio and strength training weight machines. My nut told me to be at 1400 for maintence now and if I do exercise alot to possible eat more than 1400 cal a day. To get 125 grams of carbs a day, 80-100 grams of protein. I am only 5"4' so 150 at 5'9" does seem kinda thin.
I don't increasing your cals will stretch your stomach since we can only hold so much. I had sleeve. Do you eat three meals a day and 2 snacks? If not you should and increase the cals that way. If you do, maybe add an evening snack in too now to increase your cals. Make sure it is a high quality food you are increasing you cals with and not junky type food. I am guilty of doing that though on some days!
Congrats again, you are doing great!

Hooray!! I hit my goal today. (I'm 5'9" and 150 pounds; RNY bypass surgery August 7, 2012.) So, what does that mean regarding calories? My weight loss doctor is of no help whatsoever. All he told me was to make sure I get my protein in. My family doctor thinks I've lost too much, but she defers to my surgeon.

I am terrified of increasing my calories and gaining weight. I've been consuming about 1400 calories a day and I've lost 6.5 pounds since April 14. I walk several days a week, but that's the extent of my exercise. I do not eat back burned calories.

Any suggestions on what to do next? How many calories do others who have reached goal eat? Will increasing calories stretch my stomach?

Thanks for your input!

Maggy

I am going to a nutrition class designed for 6 months and beyond. I am over a year out and still fear every carb I consume. I know it is all mental.

If I'm reading this correctly you aren't 12 months out yet. Right now your body is still trying to stablize. Don't get too caught up in the small things. Keep concentrating on the good habits you have learned, just to instill them even further.

I'm almost 3 years out. I read everything, talk to all people, and what I keep hearing is, in order to be successful for life, they exercise regularly and eat as clean as possible. The exercise is the most important. I'm finding in my experience it's true. I still eat as clean as possible, no more than one cup at each meal, water, protein, etc. I eat around 1600 to 1800 calories a day, but I don't watch that as much as making sure I get my exercise in.