My fitness pal - calories

[kurstywursty]

Hi peeps. My providers dietitian is on maternity leave. have not yet seen a dietitian since the start of my journey

I just don't know what I should be doing calorie wise. Some of the post op diets are 2/2/2 befor you go onto normal food. My surgeon told me after a couple of days I could eat anything that would " slide off a spoon" I have seen dome post diets that state you should not exceed 800 cals...but for how long?

I logged on to my fitness pal and they recommend I should have 1200 calories a day

Not sure what I should be doing here...any hints, shared experience or advice would be most welcome as I feel a bit adrift here

 

[samp24]

Hi, im 3 months post bypass and am now having around 800 calories a day most days. some days its less and some days it is a bit more. trying hard to get in my 80 grams of pure protein, but I log on my fitness pal too, so at least you know how much you are getting. I have a dieticians appointment end of October and I will be asking her then how many calories I should be getting, but at the moment I am happy with the amount of calories I am getting so will stick with that until I differently. shortly after the op I was only managing between 400 and 600, so think what I am on is about right for now.

 

[Crystalrainbow]

It the early days Kirsty is hard to get the calories in so i wouldn't worry too much, once your back onto normal foods, i would start to keep track. My hospital advise was not a set limit nor protein shakes, just normal healthy foods.... without snacks LOL obviously depending on what foods you eat..... but i was struggling to get a descent amount of cals in bearing in mind i try and stick to a stone age diet, my energy was lacking terribly.......... but obviously now 6 months in and i can eat pretty much normally, but i try and stick to 1000 cals a day...... my fitnesspal says 1200 and thats what most banders stick to i think so most days i try 1000-1200 tops but i do snack quite a bit too I guess its a bit trail and error as to what cals feels right to you and what gives you the best weight loss. Keeping it shaken up i guess works best, fool the body, as it very quickly gets used to what were doing LOL I will deffo keep you posted as this week i have deffo increased my cals this week (hmmmm) at least 1200 a day...... i think also is key the output too.............this where the old fitbit comes in handy, as i know 1000 in -2000 out per day should give me a -2 a week
Anyway enough waffle....... im sure so other banders will come along and say what works for them too but right now, so early in your journey i wouldn't worry too much
Just look at it logically eating by the rules 202020 small portions blah blah your never going to be eating mega amounts just yet hope that helps some x x x

 

[kurstywursty]

Thanks so much girls. Most day I have had about 800. But today I went for a cheeky wee ice cream and think I will be hitting 1000. I am not finding it too difficult getting food in lol. I am hungry big time....but do full up very quickly with a little purée. Doing 5 small meals a day. Sticking to mostly purée protein and low carb veggies and a couple of yogurts.