How many calories are you eating now?
DizsJourney
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Hi everyone,
I had vsg on 12/20/12. SW 325, LW 195, CW 246. As you can see, I fell back into old habits and Im dealing with that now. Down 6 lbs so far.
My question is, how far out from surgery are you & how many calories a day do you generally eat?
I know everyone is different, but Ive been a bit removed from the wls community & just trying to get an idea. Met with a nutritionist recently, due to high blood pressure, and was put on an 1800 cal meal plan. When i was eating crap, i could easily blow through that amount in one meal. Now that im making better choices, im struggling to reach 1800. So just wanted to check in with everyone else.
I apologize if this question has been asked recently. I searched & scrolled back a few pages and didnt see anything.
Thanks in advance!
I had vsg on 12/20/12. SW 325, LW 195, CW 246. As you can see, I fell back into old habits and Im dealing with that now. Down 6 lbs so far.
My question is, how far out from surgery are you & how many calories a day do you generally eat?
I know everyone is different, but Ive been a bit removed from the wls community & just trying to get an idea. Met with a nutritionist recently, due to high blood pressure, and was put on an 1800 cal meal plan. When i was eating crap, i could easily blow through that amount in one meal. Now that im making better choices, im struggling to reach 1800. So just wanted to check in with everyone else.
I apologize if this question has been asked recently. I searched & scrolled back a few pages and didnt see anything.
Thanks in advance!
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I'm 60, 5'5" and maintaining at between 1350-1400 .0
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317# Feb'13
277# Jun'13 @ VSG surgery
137# Mar'15
167# Sep'15 - saw the creep and started fighting
159# Now
Want to lose 15# - 1#/month is good
Eating 1200-1600 calories - 5'9" 63yo0 -
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Hi
I'm going to try and eat around 1500 calories. I say try because I am starting over TODAY! Sleeved May 2013, SW was 360, LW 172, CW 204 - I am stopping these bad habits NOW!! So today I have a meal plan written out and its around 1500 calories, but more importantly I am tracking my macros this time: protein (40 %), carbs (35%) and fats (25%). Its easy to track your macros on the app - for some reason I can't find it on the website.
Good luck, keep us posted! We can do this!
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Sw 390 vsg 9/28/15 cw 289 i dont count my calories religiously but i try stay around 1200 to 1500 and i exercise 5 to 6 x a week for 30 to 45 min0
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TryingTeresa wrote: »Hi
I'm going to try and eat around 1500 calories. I say try because I am starting over TODAY! Sleeved May 2013, SW was 360, LW 172, CW 204 - I am stopping these bad habits NOW!! So today I have a meal plan written out and its around 1500 calories, but more importantly I am tracking my macros this time: protein (40 %), carbs (35%) and fats (25%). Its easy to track your macros on the app - for some reason I can't find it on the website.
Good luck, keep us posted! We can do this!
Teresa
You can do it Teresa!!! What an awesome loss youve had, even with the regain (which i know all too well, lol). I figured I'd set mfp at 1800 cals like the nutritionist wanted, so that when I see her again on the 29th she sees Ive taken her suggestions seriously. But mentally, i think im ending up around 1300 cals, max 1500.0 -
AndrewMartin3 wrote: »Sw 390 vsg 9/28/15 cw 289 i dont count my calories religiously but i try stay around 1200 to 1500 and i exercise 5 to 6 x a week for 30 to 45 min
Thats awesome Andrew! 101 lbs lost, congrats! keeping up with the exercise is hard for me. I tend to go 200% and burn myself out, so this time I'm tyring to be mindful of that. I have a 10 min yoga dvd for relaxation & flexibility that i aim to do every morning & night. Im also trying to walk briskly at least 30 mins 5 days per week. Last weekend I did 3 - 10 min workouts (back to back) of kickboxing & a total body sculpt, since i didnt walk. I really love these '10 min solutions' dvd series. It allows me to do as little as 10 mins or as much as 50 mins & still get a nice workout. Keep up the great work! 
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Hi,
I eat between 700-800 calories a day. VSG 3/4/14 SW 230lbs, CW 131.8. I struggle to eat every day, so I eat every 2 hours. My surgeon says that's ok but that I should be eating more calories.3 -
I am not counting cals right now, but when I was, I was around 1600-1800 and was losing a little and/or maintaining pretty well.1
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Stephaniev51697 wrote: »Hi,
I eat between 700-800 calories a day. VSG 3/4/14 SW 230lbs, CW 131.8. I struggle to eat every day, so I eat every 2 hours. My surgeon says that's ok but that I should be eating more calories.
Hi Stephanie, thanks for sharing that with me. Im the opposite, emotional eater who binges. But i guess in a sense, were both struggling to find some balance.
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I am not counting cals right now, but when I was, I was around 1600-1800 and was losing a little and/or maintaining pretty well.
Hi Thaeda, thanks for responding. Thats what i was thinking. 1800 seemed more like what I should be eating to maintain, not for losing. I know everyone is different, so I'll figure it out eventually, but everyones responses have really helped. 0 -
How close to your goal weight did your dr increase you calories?0
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I'm 21 months post op,and have been at goal for one year now. I eat 1500-1900 calories per day.
I'm fairly active, but don't always exercise everyday. The days I do exercise I feel awesome no matter how much I eat. The days I don't, I feel yucky, and I feel like i'm struggling.
Tweety, my dr never changed my calories. I see a dietician, and she has always been happy with my progress. My calories just slowly went up the further I was from surgery.1 -
Oh ok. I also see a dietitian at my surgeons office and I think she may adjust my diet but not sure. I see the surgeon and dietitian on March 29th. I will have to see what they do when I see them. I hope your doing well. Take care and I wish you all the best.1
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The creep was creeping higher and higher at 1800!! I've taken myself down to 1200, though I haven't met that goal yet. My creep came as a result of not logging my food and snacking on carbs all day. Still trying to STOP the carb snacking. Being British, I use tea time as an excuse to have a carbo snack. Guess we are all appreciating what alumni told us....the surgery was just a tool, not a solution. Though the downride was amazing, wondrous, and encouraging...when recovery is complete, sneaky old habits that want us back start trying to derail us. I'm here as a support for anyone that asks.3
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HW 250 lbs
CW 166 lbs (also low weight)
I'm 15 months out (12/17/2014). I have my calorie goal set at 1500 calories/day. Some days it's lower and every once in a while it's higher. I still aim for >60 gms of protein a day, <100 gms of carbs a day, etc. (all the things my surgeon told me). I have not banned any foods, just eat in moderation, knowing that my average calories in a week must be 1500/day. I'm still losing, but it's really slow, about a lb/month. My goal is to lose 16 more lbs, but if I don't I'm okay with my size now and I'm okay with my eating plan. I feel really confident that I can keep this up for the rest of my life (as long as I continue to log my food in every day in MFP to keep me accountable). I haven't done so well on the workout front. That's been hit or miss for me. Right now I'm at 1 or 2 times a week for the gym and trying to stay active everyday around the house.
Good luck with your journey!1 -
about 1400-1500 per day. i'm about 1.5 years out and put on 15 lbs recently. i joined weight watchers and i like it. 32 points works out to about 1400-1500 calories per day.1
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I'm almost a year out, 60 years old, 5'5" and maintaining in my target range of 130-134 at 1450 calories per day.1
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I haven't logged lately but when I did I was usually 2300-3000 per day. I'm at the "ideal" weight my surgeon recommended and all my labs are good. 14 months since surgery.1
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I'm a year out, still losing although much slower (actually been in a bit of stall but not gaining for last month or so) and I get just under 1400. I imagine when I enter maintenance I will be around 1500 - 1600, I struggle some days to get the 1400 in, I try to eat clean and gluten free (I do make bad choices every now and again - today I had some white pizza for lunch, so it's shrimp and salad for dinner to make sure I hit my macro plan). I work out 5-6 days a week - strength or cardio training. I am down 101lbs, my HW was six years ago 387 SW 272 CW 170, I'm 5'1". I feel I can lose another 20lbs or so, my surgeons goal was 190 3
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I am 2 1/2 years out. I crept up a bit so now I am doing a little damage control. I am down about 200-ish lbs from my start weight. My surgeon has me on 1300 calories, and he said I will likely have to stay around there. I do cardio 5 times a week, yoga twice a week, and strength training two or three times a week. I have found that carbs just don't work for me, even if I stay within my calorie range. Since I cut out all carbs again, I am starting to lose again.3
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I am 13 weeks post op and just today I did the math of calories in and burned over the past 2 weeks. I ride a bike about 4 to 7 miles 4 to 6 days a weeks. For the last 2 weeks I took in an average of 610 calories a day and exercised an average of 796 calories. I have been in a 2 week stall. This is my 3rd stall in 13 weeks. Since my surgery I have lost 40 pounds.1
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I had mine done 1/27/16. Started at 272 surgery day and I'm at 224. I eat 800 to 900 calories daily and I usualy walk or ride a bike 3 times a week for 30 minutes. My weight loss isn't linear. It's stop and go depending on the week.2
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i had my surgery the same time you did, 12/5/12. Highest weight 260, lowest weight 175, goal weight 140 and current weight 190. I am doing damage control, let myself get off track and my carbs went up and up and here I am. Just decided to really get my mind in the game May 1st, I am tracking macros , trying for 1500 calories and a 40/40/20 split ,
at least 8 glasses of water and at least 30 minutes of some type of structured activity per day.
However its a learning curve so starting small by concentrating on logging everything and prep of meals.1 -
hw 400 sw 389 cw 271 i eat around 1300 a day and im 8 months out2
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I try to stay right around 1000 calories for 5 days of the week, and the other 2 days I allow myself 1600 calories. On my 1600 days Sometimes I hit it, other times I blow it (way to high like 2000), and the most days I fall 200-300 calories short of 1600. My surgery was 12/18/12. Starting weight 242# lowest was 180# current is 216.5#.
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I am 1 1/2 yrs out from the sleeve. My clinic would have me stay at around 800-900 calories if I wasn't exercising. If I am exercising, I go more for about 1000-1200 calories.1
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The creep was creeping higher and higher at 1800!! I've taken myself down to 1200, though I haven't met that goal yet. My creep came as a result of not logging my food and snacking on carbs all day. Still trying to STOP the carb snacking. Being British, I use tea time as an excuse to have a carbo snack. Guess we are all appreciating what alumni told us....the surgery was just a tool, not a solution. Though the downride was amazing, wondrous, and encouraging...when recovery is complete, sneaky old habits that want us back start trying to derail us. I'm here as a support for anyone that asks.
So true!
Im down 107Lbs since surgery 2 years ago, still not at target but the calories have increased and I have stayed the same best part of 6 months. Not writing it down! Back on track now and keeping to about 1200-1500 a day with regular exercise. I work full time in an office so sitting down most of the day, damn they keep bringing in cakes But i have resisted so far.
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ssbeadlady wrote: »I am 13 weeks post op and just today I did the math of calories in and burned over the past 2 weeks. I ride a bike about 4 to 7 miles 4 to 6 days a weeks. For the last 2 weeks I took in an average of 610 calories a day and exercised an average of 796 calories. I have been in a 2 week stall. This is my 3rd stall in 13 weeks. Since my surgery I have lost 40 pounds.
You are not eating enough, that's why you are stalling. Try to get in 1100 - 1300 cal daily ( and drink lots of water) and the stall will stop. Your body is in starvation mode for the amount of exercise you are doing.
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