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Not sure about other folks, but I need to eat or I crash pretty hard. On bike rides more than an hour, I need to eat something or I feel terrible as I approach the second hour, so as a rule I try to eat every 25 miles on long rides. I also eat 5 small meals and try to at least net + 1000 calories for the day. I am just…

Pretty much the same as DJRonnie. Only difference is telling folks. I just tell them I watch what i eat and exercise everyday. Maybe a half truth, if you look at the whole picture, but essentially what I am doing now. I also feel like I'm eating small meals all day. The biggest change has been logging excercise and food.…

Looking at the wrong app. 40 km daily not miles. :(

I'm just over a year out. For me excercise has been a much bigger factor than diet. I log my intake to keep me accountable, but really focus on meeting my protein intake instead of total calories or carbs. I weigh myself about once a week, but look for monthly trends since your weight can fluctuate greatly day to day.

I'm not a runner, but I do cycle just about 40 miles daily. I'm not sure how you can survive off of 1400 calories a day with a 4 hour workout. I find I need about 2000-2800 calories just to maintain @ 5'7" and 190 lbs. If you are stalled, it's probably because you are dealing with a energy gap as your body has adapted to…

I'm one year post-op. Down roughly 100 lbs, about 60 of those as a result of the procedure and 40 through excercise. The procedure was uneventful for me, and each day post op was an improvement. At about 2 weeks I felt good enough to do daily tasks. You do need to watch your fluids and food intake as you run out of energry…

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Done both, enjoy both. Options are good...more the better.

I use Strava as well. Premium version though I think the free version is good enough if you don't have a powermeter. I like how you can track segments and see how you stack up against yourself and others. I also use it to estimate my caloric burn for my work outs. Seems like it takes in a lot more variables than other…

I have not given up any of the foods I used to eat. I just priortize them. As other users have said, you have to be choosy about what foods you eat since your capacity will be much less. I prioritize protien first, then move to starch and veggies. Hitting your protien goals will be hard to do post op. I struggle with my…

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I find using Strava and a heart rate montior to be pretty accurate. Things like hills and the riding surface do affect the amout of calories you burn. If I could affort a powermeter, I would add that too.

I bike about 20 miles a day at an average speed of 13 mph with some hills and burn roughly 1400 Cal according to my HRM and Strava. If I biked at 19 mph for 85 min I'd probably die of a heart attack. I think what folks are trying to say is to tone it back so you don't burn out or get injured. Make your work out enjoyable…

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I agree that walking is better than nothing, but I do think you need to add another activity to take advantage of your post-op recovery. I was sleeved in March 2013, and see it as giving me a year to incorporate a lifestyle change to prevent a "relaspe". I added biking as a low impact exercise and commute to work for my…

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Greeting all! I had my surgery done in March 2013. As of today I have lost about 60 lbs post op and about 20 lbs pre op. I had my procedure done at Kaiser in Hawaii. I'm enjoying the renewed energy and look foward to cycling everyday. Open for friend invitations. Aloha!

Necroposting this topic. I'm about 6 months post op and have been cycling as my primary form of cardio. I'd like to eventually complete a century ride, but I am concerned about fluid and food intake issues due to VSG. Does anyone have an idea for the frequency and amount of intake required for a 100 mile ride? I'm in the…