Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Way to go , keep up the good work!!!! Laurette 4/23/04 open rny 309/290/236/150 St. Charity Cleveland, Ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 My doc put me on up to 1,000 cals a day once I was off clear liquids - I'm now 19 weeks out and some days I get that much in, and some I don't. It just varies. I've lost 102 pounds as of Sunday morning, so it's working for me and I haven't been hungry. > There has been a bit of talk on the board about how many calories a > person should take in and I guess it really depends on the doctor. I > can see limiting it to 600 or 700 hundred calories for the first 9 > months or so but after that seems like downright starvation!!! My > dietician (required by the ins company) says after 9 months that > 1,000 to 1,250 is good if you are doing any exercise, less than that > will backfire after awhile according to her. I'm wondering what > others have been told to take in after 9 months. > Thanks! > Patty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 That's fantastic !!! Wow, 102 lbs., I know I'm doing great though, everyone's different . Keep up the great work!!! Lap RNY April 9, 2004 (-79 lbs.) 348/268/140 (begin/current/goal) www.carrieburns.net > My doc put me on up to 1,000 cals a day once I was off clear > liquids - I'm now 19 weeks out and some days I get that much in, and > some I don't. It just varies. I've lost 102 pounds as of Sunday > morning, so it's working for me and I haven't been hungry. > > > > > > There has been a bit of talk on the board about how many calories > a > > person should take in and I guess it really depends on the > doctor. I > > can see limiting it to 600 or 700 hundred calories for the first 9 > > months or so but after that seems like downright starvation!!! My > > dietician (required by the ins company) says after 9 months that > > 1,000 to 1,250 is good if you are doing any exercise, less than > that > > will backfire after awhile according to her. I'm wondering what > > others have been told to take in after 9 months. > > Thanks! > > Patty > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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