Daily calories?

[triedeverything]

I'm normally averaging around 600 per day.. although today it sneeked up to 700. Is this ok for so early out?

 

[Paula Garner]

I'm a bypasser I average around a 1000 a day and I'm almost 9 months out. I wouldn't worry too much about your calorie content. Just concentrate on a good protein/nutritional content. Have you thought of using myfitnesspal to track your food ?

 

[triedeverything]

Hi Paula, yes I have been using it for 10 days now.. it really helps keep a track on things. I've found this hot weather has left me making a couple of bad choices and have had 2 ice creams in the past week!! Yikes. Not good, although I chose Solero's which are lower in cals. But I am tracking everything I eat and trying to stay below 600 if I can. I have been losing ok although not every day which I guess is normal.. I must stop jumping on that scale every morning but I just can't wait!

 

[Paula Garner]

Just be aware if you eat too little, you may stop losing weight. It's hard to stay off the scales in the early days. I was obsessed too but now I only weigh once a week. It must've nice to have some ice cream when the hot weather is here. But unfortunately it makes me dump :-(

 

[fjsinc]

I was eating about the same in calories at your stage. I'd say it quite natural for your intake to creep up until you find a level that's right for you. In the early days I worried that I'd just be able to eat more and more until I was back up to eating like I was pre op. I don't worry about that now, I've found a good level for me. I now eat 1200-1300 calories, very much by design. I could easily eat significantly more than that, as I can eat pretty much everything I want. But now I feel I'm able to be more objective about food. Haven't tried ice cream, the calories are too empty for my liking.

 

[pooh71]

I'm exactly like Fiona, started off low in the early days and built up. It happens quite quickly. I can believe I'm just over three months out! I'm on @ 1200 cals a day easily now. X

 

[Yvessa]

13 months out, around 1500 cals.

 

[tealovingsleever]

Sounds good. You could try ice lollies much lower in cals and fat, not that you need to worry if you're only eating 700 a day.

Just enjoy this phase because it won't last