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What was your calorie intake in the beginning compared to now?
MissImpala
Posts: 17 Member
My plan said 600-800 calories a day, 100g of protein. But this past week, due to PMS I have nearly doubled that? Surgery was 11/28/16. Have lost 43 lbs so far.
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I haven't ever tracked calories as a DS'er. When I was at my highest weight loss period, I was only looking at reaching 100g protein, 100g fat a day and keeping carbs to a minimum while drinking 80oz+ water.
Remember with a DS, you absorb only about 10% of the fats you eat, 60% of the protein, but you absorb almost all of the carbs (plus the digestive side-effects of too much carbs can be gross!).
Honestly, if your surgeon is the one recommending 600-800 calories per day, it's likely he or she is just copying the RNY nutrition recommendations.0 -
I appreciate this info. I'm still prepping for my DS and start the educational part on May 30.... unless they tell me my health makes me too high of a risk. How much fat grams will cause diarrhea? That has been one of my biggest fears. I hear too many carbs causes horrible gas.0
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