I am nine months out from VSG. I do about 60 minutes of cardio 5-6 times a week, and I eat about 800-900 calories. I am still losing about 2-3 lbs a week on average.

I don't think I could continue to lose 2-3 lbs a week. I'm only 15 lbs from my ideal body weight. I wouldn't mind a pound a week. I just feel so tired and hungry but I can only fit so much in my pouch at once.

How many times a day do you eat? I generally have to eat small amounts 5 times a day, I still can't eat a whole lot at once! Congrats on being so close to your ideal weight - that's an amazing accomplishment, you must feel great!

9 months out I was eating something 1800 calories a day, and burning about 2000 calories from exercise each week. I was still losing at that point.

I think you should be able to bump up your calories without much issue, but, again it's all dependent on your body type. I'm a 5'9 male, so a 5'2 female wouldn't have the same requirements.

Maybe try bumping it up in increments. Shoot for 1000 for two weeks and see what happens? Many times stalls are brought on by not eating enough. Many dieters subscribe to the notion of a "Cheat meal" or "cheat day" That's provide enough extra energy to keep the body from going into starvation mode. Maybe I have a ridiculously large pouch or something, but I can easily pack 1000 calories into it if I tried. I'm currently 22 months post-op, however I've been eating much the same since about 9 or 10 months post-op.

I am 9.5 months out and according to my surgeons plan have been eating 800-1000 calories per day since 6 months out. I almost always eat near 1000 calories. If your nutritionist is telling you to eat more, and your tired all the time maybe it's time to up your calories. You're so close to your goal that bumping up your calories a bit at a time will prepare you for maintenance.

I certainly don't lose 2-3 pounds per week anymore, but I do steadily lose. I would not feel satisfied on 600-800 calories personally and once I upped my calorie intake to 800+ at 6 month out I gained a TON of energy. Before that I was tired all the time, too. Over the last three months I've increased it closer to 1000 because that made me feel even better. I do have to eat 5-6 small meals per day to reach my goal, but I've had to have that many meals since the beginning when I could barely choke down 300-400.

It was more about increasing the calories that I eat vs the volume of food I am eating. I can still only eat 1.5 oz of dense protein on average, for example, but will some roasted veggies with a little extra olive oil to add the calories I need.

Anyway, your surgeon and his team (the nut) knows what they are talking about, I hope anyway (I trust my team completely) and I follow their plan. I'm sure once you feel an increase in energy you'll be glad you complied.