I am 4 weeks out and eat 700 per day. We were told to try for 1000.

My surgeon gets you on solids fast because of what you are describing. All sorts of stomach weirdness and nausea. Solid food does more than nourish, it makes the gut function. Without bulk bloating, constipation, nausea and colic can become real issues not to mention malnutrition. We need the micronutrients that are in non processed food. Liquid calories are also slider calories. So in 6 months when your grehlin production in your stomach starts to return to normal and real physical hunger returns you can really go over your calories easily if you are drinking them. No feeling of fullness or satiety to slow you down. I eat between 750-950 cals a day. I am a 5'5" medium to small boned 45 yr old Caucasian female. My goal is 75 g of protein and 75 or less of carbs restricting all high glycemic carbs ( glycemic load >20). I will transition to 1450 at maintenance when I get to 125lbs. After the first 30-50 lbs the wt loss slows and you tend to lose, bounce up a few lbs then have a net loss 5-10 days later. Is that the scale weirdness you are describing? Because that is normal even when your calories didn't change your muscle to fat ratio did and that reshifted your water weight. Psychologically you may be on a manic high because you are losing weight really rapidly but if you are not developing the dietary lifestyle tools for the long run you may get in a pickle. There are some people who swing from medicating with food to anorexia where the severe control over food becomes their new medicating habit. It is a wonderful feeling when food just becomes food but don't lose sight of the big picture. The way your body feels and functions now will likely be different in a year or when you achieve maintenance. Good luck

I am three weeks out and aim for 1000 calories per day. As long as I focus on getting all the protein in first I do alright. 750 calories is working out to be comfortable for me right now, and it is a stretch to get in 1000 per day.

I had my sleeve May 12, 2014.
I am shooting for 600-800 calories per day at this point.
Over the next year it will increase to 800-1000 per day as I was instructed.
My protein goal is 60-80g.
As I have moved on to the regular bariatric diet I have seen an increase in my intake.
I am trying hard to get back down to 600-800 until one year post-op.
You can review my profile to see my stats.
My advice is to follow what your clinic is telling you to do....everyone's case is different.


Keep going...we can do this.

-David

I am almost 9 months out and I eat about 850 calories a day. I have been trying to up my calories, but it's been challenging since I still can't eat a lot at once, and I still have to eat by schedule because I don't really get hungry. I try to get 100-120 grams of protein a day because my protein was a little low when I had my last blood work, and my surgeon said to increase my protein intake. He didn't seem to think the amount of calories was an issue, he was more concerned with my protein intake and how I felt, and as long as I am feeling good he is happy. The rest of my blood work was excellent. I am sure I will have to increase my calorie intake over the next few months and definitely when I transition into maintenance.

As far as how many calories you are supposed to be eating, I think the best people to answer that would be your surgeon and nutritionist. Every surgeon has different guidelines!

I'm with @Magopickle and @bikrck, great advice. During the first few months I was advised to ignore calories and focus on protein and liquid intake. My food plan transitioned from full liquid to full foods (including beef) over a 6 week period. The barriatric nurses from my hospital would check up on me to make sure I was getting the protein and liquids and was trying to move from Shakes to "chewing food" as scheduled. Transitioning to regular food is very important for overall health. If something does not sit well then put it to the side and try again in a week. By 8 weeks out I was eating all types of normal foods but continue to avoid complex carbs (Bread, Rice, Pasta).

At around 12 weeks I started to pay more attention to the MFP calories settings as a way to train habits for the future. MFP will not allow a setting lower than a "2 pound weekly loss" so I was ALWAYS under my daily requirements but I learned how to weigh, track and catagorize meals. Throughout this time frame I began exercising and continued to shred weight.

At 16 weeks I added a FitBit to my routine and linked the two apps together. At this point I started working with a physical trainer and attempted to eat back my exercise calories. My daily intake was well above 1,000 calories per day, my protein was close to 100 grams per day and I continued shredding weight.

I am now 9 1/2 months out, I have reached my weight goal and have MFP set for "Maintain". My daily base is 2,200 calories (47 year old male, 187 pounds) and most days I need to eat back 500 plus exercise calories. I still focus on Protein (4 -6 oz per meal) then veggies. I use various protein bars to help me eat back calories and do find it challanging to eat back everything on high exercise days. By incorporating exercise early on I have had great results with proportions. My pants size went from a tight 44" to a slim fit 34".

So I guess my answer to your question is; "You are supposed to be eating whatever your body needs to get healthy". As long as you track the food, choose healthy protein and veggies first and exercise you will have great results.

I am almost 9 months out and I eat about 850 calories a day. I have been trying to up my calories, but it's been challenging since I still can't eat a lot at once, and I still have to eat by schedule because I don't really get hungry. I try to get 100-120 grams of protein a day because my protein was a little low when I had my last blood work, and my surgeon said to increase my protein intake. He didn't seem to think the amount of calories was an issue, he was more concerned with my protein intake and how I felt, and as long as I am feeling good he is happy. The rest of my blood work was excellent. I am sure I will have to increase my calorie intake over the next few months and definitely when I transition into maintenance.

As far as how many calories you are supposed to be eating, I think the best people to answer that would be your surgeon and nutritionist. Every surgeon has different guidelines!

garber6th, I am also 9 months out and have hit the 9 month stall. Have you experienced a stall or plateau and what amount of weight to you lose in an average month? I have been losing about 10 pounds a month until June and only lost 2:( It's scaring me.

I have been very fortunate, I have not hit any stalls - yet. I am sure I will at some point. I am still losing about 10-12 lbs a month, but I am sure that will slow down too. Are you still tracking everything you eat? Getting enough protein? Are you exercising? Avoiding carbs?