How many calories do you eat?

amybee
amybee Posts: 4 Member
edited November 13 in Social Groups
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  • dsjsmom23
    dsjsmom23 Posts: 234 Member
    I eat anywhere from 900 to 1600 depending on how much exercise I do, and how hungry I am.
    I am 8 months out, down 112 pounds, and have about 15 to go until i'm at goal.
  • rpyle111
    rpyle111 Posts: 1,060 Member
    I am 5 months out, 10 pounds from goal and I aim for 1000, but do't sweat a couple hundred more if I am hungry and/or exercised. I do sweat it if the excess comes from bored snacking.

    Rob

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  • dcc56
    dcc56 Posts: 172 Member
    My clinic's goal is 1000 but I often go over that...1500 is more reasonable I think. I'm nine months out, past the goal they set for me but I want to lose more. To do this I know I will need to get down to 1000 again. I am trying hard to ramp up my exercise and overall activity and get off the couch! I am considering repeating the two week liquid diet to recondition myself to getting back on track to consuming less.
  • jrnguyen
    jrnguyen Posts: 92 Member
    At 5 months out I am at 800 cals, but my doc has given me permission to up to 1000 if I find myself getting hungrier. When my day is protein packed, I still have a hard time even getting to 800, though.
  • Mangopickle
    Mangopickle Posts: 1,509 Member
    since I am now normal wt for ht I aim for 1360. it is my BMR and I am sedentary so that allows for a little blow over without gain. I have been at maintenance about 7 month. To lose I had to stay under 900
  • Mangopickle
    Mangopickle Posts: 1,509 Member
    The reality of maintenance is you only get about 300-400 more calories than your active loss phase. Staying normal wt for ht means you basically get one more snack a day. Sure you could morph into a daily exerciser and eat more but that is not reality for most of us. I just focus on getting 10,000 steps In every day and a dance class once a week. all my clothes have fitted waistbands. if my pants are tight in the morning it is a 1000 calorie day.
  • cecyg
    cecyg Posts: 10 Member
    I'm 2 months out and I'm hitting 400 to 500 cal per day.
  • pawoodhull
    pawoodhull Posts: 1,759 Member
    I am 3.5 years out. My nut told me at 1 year that my 800 calories or less a day had put me in starvation mode and to up it to 1,000. If that didn't work up another 100 until the weight started coming off again. I lost 15 pounds in the next year eating between 900 and 1,000. However, since then, the 1,000 isn't working so I'm upping again. Right now I'm at 1,100. I will give this a month and if it doesn't work go to 1,200. Really not sure what I will do at that point if the weight is still stagnant.
  • asia1967
    asia1967 Posts: 707 Member
    I am 4 years out this month. The dietician recommended 1200-1500 cals for me. I am 5'11. I still have a lot to lose IMO but I regained 50lbs over a year ago. I am doing pretty good still losing weight when I stick to about 1250 without exercise. Which I don't want to do, I want to get fit not skinny. So when I do a good workout I usually allow myself the 1500 if I am hungry.
    Good luck and please remember we are all different.
  • amybee
    amybee Posts: 4 Member
    At 3 mths out I'm doing 800 and it's working. My husband thinks I need to increase my calorie intake but I disagree.
  • readallday
    readallday Posts: 173 Member
    I am almost 6 months out. I hit right around 800-900 a day.
  • ac7nj
    ac7nj Posts: 266 Member
    My surgery team has me at 1000 per day. When I have swimming and strength training I still struggle with being hungry.
  • janet0513
    janet0513 Posts: 564 Member
    I am 2 1/2 months out and average 800-1100
  • nkac1980
    nkac1980 Posts: 24 Member
    ac7nj wrote: »
    My surgery team has me at 1000 per day. When I have swimming and strength training I still struggle with being hungry.

    On that note. Why the heck are we hungry? I thought the hunger hormone was removed with our stomach. It has been my biggest struggle feeling hunger like 30 mins after I eat everytime I eat.
  • loribashor
    loribashor Posts: 11 Member
    I am 9 weeks out and average 800 - 1000 per day. I am also starting to feel a little hungry now and then. I am curious about the same thing - hunger feeling. At first, it was so great because there was absolutely no hunger. Now, its creeping in. I'm interested to hear from others who are farther out from surgery on this. What happens with regard to that hunger feeling? (sorry to hijack the thread!).
  • kglowins
    kglowins Posts: 111 Member
    I am 10 months out and stay between 900-1,000 per day. I work out anywhere from 3-5 times per week 45 minutes each time. Hope this helps!
  • bikrchk
    bikrchk Posts: 516 Member
    1000-1200 during my initial loss phase while exercising about 400-500 cal per day 5xper week. Been in maintenance 10 months now. If I begin to creep outside my goal range of 135-145 I go back to logging and try to stay under 1200. Still exercising 5xper week in maintenance, (maybe with a little less intensity than before ;-)
  • I'm 6wks out on Monday and eat between 900-1100 day. I'm 30lbs down from surgery and 38lbs down since 2wk pre op diet. I seem to be steadily losing without any long periods of stall. I'm also 5'10" and other than chasing 4 little ones around all day I haven't started any major exercise. I also drink 4-24oz bottles of water a day....one before each meal.
  • I am almost 8 years out and I eat about 1000 - 1200 a day with excercise.
  • 5BeautifulDays
    5BeautifulDays Posts: 683 Member
    edited February 2015
    ac7nj wrote: »
    My surgery team has me at 1000 per day. When I have swimming and strength training I still struggle with being hungry.

    I make an effort to eat back half my calories on my workout days (I'm burning somewhere in the neighborhood of 250 (MFP says 500...um, I don't think so!) three days a week. Sometimes I split that eating back between two days. If I don't, I feel weak and don't do as well in my next workout.

    I'm 6 months out and eating around 900-1100 depending on exercise. According to MFP I could eat 1200-1500 or so and still lose two pounds a week! Not that weight loss really works like that for me. I'm a stall, stall, down 1, stall, stall, down 5 pounds sort of girl.

    For the OP--at 3 months I was eating 700 or so a day, so I think you're on track.
  • liz1531
    liz1531 Posts: 23 Member
    I've always felt hungry post op and acid reducing rx from doc didn't help. I eat 1100 - 1400 at 6 months but my doc wants me at 800. I'm just way too hungry for that low of calories.
  • klcovington
    klcovington Posts: 376 Member
    Glad you posted that!!
    liz1531 wrote: »
    I've always felt hungry post op and acid reducing rx from doc didn't help. I eat 1100 - 1400 at 6 months but my doc wants me at 800. I'm just way too hungry for that low of calories.
    I was beginning to think that there was something wrong with me because I feel hungry (and meds don't do a thing about that) and I am finding that I need to eat more calories lately. I lose weight very slowly and stall often but I will take it --- still at my lowest weight since having kids! :smile:

  • bikrchk
    bikrchk Posts: 516 Member
    edited March 2015
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  • mycatsnameisbug
    mycatsnameisbug Posts: 118 Member
    About 5 weeks out and about 800 cals. Almost all protein. Nut wants me to be at 1000 and 60-80 G protein in whole foods (no shakes or bars) eventually... She has me at 6 small meals a day (100-150 cal each) which def helps with energy and hunger. Long term goal is endurance training so that may be why she's bumping the cals so early
  • garber6th
    garber6th Posts: 1,890 Member
    I am about a year and a half post-surgery, 208 lbs down total, and I would like to lose about 20 more. I eat between 900-1200 calories depending on the day, but I seem to lose better at about 900-1000. I also exercise about 6 times a week and work with a trainer. I don't eat back my exercise calories at this point, mainly because I burn anywhere from 500-900 calories when I work out, and physically I can't stuff that much more food into my poor little stomach! I still try to experiment with upping my calories and lowering them to see what might help to give me a push to lose the last 20. My surgeon said I might hit a wall at this stage, which maybe I have?
  • rpyle111
    rpyle111 Posts: 1,060 Member
    I am about 6 months out and eating 1000-1200 per day. I am down 170-ish and about 5-8 pounds from goal, so I am slowly increasing calories toward finding a maintenance level (which I expect to be 1500-1750) over the next few months. I exercise 3ish times per week and am trying to spend more time doing strength rather than cardio.

    Rob
  • lbrown1428
    lbrown1428 Posts: 116 Member
    I haven't figured up my calories ever. I just eat what they tell me. 2 oz of protein 3 times a day, 2 oz of carbs 1 time a day, 1 oz of veggies a day, 1 oz of fruits a day. I also wat a 1oz protein or fruit snack between meals. I'm 6 months out ans have lose 65 lbs so far. I'm also never hungry which is a good thing for me. I just make sure I have my meals 3 times a day like I should.
  • lbrown1428
    lbrown1428 Posts: 116 Member
    I also exercise at least 5 times a week.
  • TN_Tinker
    TN_Tinker Posts: 143 Member
    I am at 1200 calories a day. I have not had surgery yet.
  • rdlhuskers
    rdlhuskers Posts: 17 Member
    I have the sleeve surgery April 7, 2015 day before my birthday and I know all to well it is a tool. I picked this day to start my year out GREAT! I thank everyone for all the comments. They have been helpful. I was told my calories should never be more than 1000 and then will be when I am on the Bariatric 5 diet and will be eating foods not drinking them in protein mixes.
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