How many calories do you eat a day?

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How many calories are you all eating a day?

I'm curious because I've always been told you should eat a minimum of 1200 calories a day to avoid "starvation mode". If I was still going to Weight Watchers, they would recommend 1400-1500 calories a day for my weight. My doctor says I should eat 1000 a day.

What do your doctors say?

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Banded 1/9/08
238/177/135
Mini Goal: 150 by the end of the year!!!

My doc never said. I averaged around 1500 a day, maybe up to 1800. I still eat around that to maintain now. Perhaps 1800 more often than not.

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Jacqui

When I hadn't lost for a while recently, I went back to keeping a Food Log (as I did in the six months prior to surgery for the nutritionist).

I was surprised to find that my calorie count was between 600 and 850 a day--so I didn't make any changes downward and sure enough the weight eventually began to drop again.

Here's my motto: my surgeon is my leader and I follow his instructions implicitly! You've put your trust in him up until now--so just continue and follow his recommendations...

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My surgeon advised 1000-1200. I have not had my first fill yet but I ususally average 800-1000.

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Banded 1/21/08-Dr. James Marsden
2/20/08-First Fill-4cc
3/26/08-Second Fill-2cc
4/30/08-Third Fill-.8cc
6/23/08- Fourth Fill- 1cc
8/27/08-Unfill 1.5cc
9/29/08-Unfill 2cc
10/17/08-fifth fill -1.5cc
11/7/08-1cc

My doctor said 1000 cals per day but I have not managed to stick with that since the first 6 weeks or so. When I count what I've had at the end of the day I find I'm having easily 1500+ a day. My weight loss has stopped because I'm eating way more than I should. I have joined the Spring Weight Loss challenge and hope to lose 11 lbs by March 20, so will really need to watch what goes into my mouth.

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SADES


November Nymph
Banded 1 November 2007 - Sydney Australia
Rebanded 10 July 2008 due to band placement error

who counts? not me, I do low carb. I eat till I'm satisfied, I snack when needed. I sometimes blow it but compared to what I use to eat! life is good (no fills)

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consult 11/1/07 weight *288 pre-op 12/19/07 weight *281
banded 12/26/07 weight *278 post-op 1/3/08 *269
Central California Bariatric Surgery Modesto CA Dr. Coirin
1/30/08 *257 2/27/08 *250 - 1st fill 2cc.
3/26/08 *248 - 2nd fill .5cc 4/30/08 *242- 3nd fill .5cc
8/20/08 *240 - 4th fill .5cc 9/12/08 *235
12/1/08 *228 - .8cc removed (sigh of relief)

600 - 800 cal per day. I am just now finding it easy to get in 800 a day. Up until a week ago I was averaging 300 - 400 a day (on liquids and mushies.) I just couldn't seem to get enough in, and got full really quickly. I get my first fill on 2/27.

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Banded on January 17, 2008
Dr. Wellborn
Little Rock, Arkansas