Protein & Calories, Advise Needed

nduke39
on 8/31/11 7:24 am - FL

So this is for all of you experts out there.

I have recently started tracking my food, I have had a stall for the past 2 weeks. I know that our focus is to get in our Protein by the end of the day. I am to have a minimal of 60G a day, am 4 1/2 mos post op and have been sucessful thus far.

So i have tracked my food for the past 2 days and am reaching near 1000 calories when home and 1200 when at work, I work 24 hours shifts so am awake for much longer periods, adding an extra meal in the day.

I feel that it may be to many calories for my body. How do I maintain my protein and cut out on the calories. Can I cut out a protein shake? Any suggestions will help, good or bad. Just need some help here.

Example of a day:
breakfast: boiled egg and turkey smoked sausage.
lunch: some sort of chicken
dinner: fish taco wrapped in lettuce instead of a tortilla
snack: peanut butter with added protein, carrots with 1/2 tablespoon of dressing, or nuts.
drink: 2 protein shakes a day
*I usually end up with 1 or 2 bites left of each meal.

Thanks everyone!

poet_kelly
on 8/31/11 7:30 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

I don't know how far out you are, but 1000 calories a day is probably fine.

You can cut out a protein shake if you will still get enough protein.

Kelly

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nfarris79
on 8/31/11 9:01 am - Germantown, MD

RNY on 04/13/11

The peanut butter may be a good place to cut calories & fat, as nuts may have protein but shakes have more bang for the protein buck. BUT 1000 calories is really good for optimizing weight loss without sending yourself into starvation mode (which slows down loss!!)

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Quinns_mommy
on 8/31/11 9:43 am

RNY on 05/13/11

I actually noticed this too - when I upped my calories from around 600-700 to 900-1000 I lost better. Funny how that works.

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gbsinsatx
on 8/31/11 9:51 am, edited 8/31/11 9:53 am - San Antonio, TX

RNY on 03/22/10

These are the rules I followed/follow:

*Drink 48-64 ounces liquids daily

*Eat low fat/no fat dairy products

*Must eat at least 60 grams of Protein a day (100 or more grams at 1200 calories and up)

*Eat complex, whole grain Carbohydrates

*No more than 15-20 grams of Sugar per meal-usually from fruit (Sugar is a Carbohydrate)

*Stop drinking Water 30 minutes before a meal

*Begin drinking Water 30 minutes after a meal

*Eat 3 main meals (B, L, D) no further than 5-6 hours apart

*Eat 1 Protein snack at 1200 calories a day at least 2-3 hours from breakfast

*Eat 2 Protein snacks at maintenance calories a day at least 2-3 hours from breakfast and 2-3 hours from lunch

*3-6 Months After Surgery: I ate 600-700 calories a day

*6-9 Months After Surgery: I ate 800-900 calories a day

*9-12 Months After Surgery: I ate 1000 calories a day

*12-18 Months After Surgery: eat 1200 calories a day (I ate 1200 calories a day until 15 months when I reached my goal weight)

*18 Months after surgery (or when goal weight is reached before 18 months): Maintenance calories (BMR & Activity Level) (Malabsorption of calories lasts approximately 18 months)

*Please see my profile page for my eating plan if interested

Age at RNY: 55, Height: 5'4", Consultation Weight: 331 lbs-12/1/2009, RNY Surgery Weight: 281 lbs-3/22/2010, Goal Weight Reached: 141 lbs-6/23/2011, Lowest Weight: 126 lbs-12/11/2011,