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Corrine · 02-17-2009, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Phoenixfire

Like the majority of other long-term WLS people here I don't count calories.

If I put on a couple pounds I don't want, that take me over 145 lbs., then I know what to cut out because I KNOW what the bad calorie foods are.

This far out I've learned pretty darn well just what I should be eating and it's just the way I eat now.

Counting calories is very smart if you are struggling with regaining and I'd do it if I had that problem and couldn't figure out why it happened.

Will I get to the point where I have no need to journal my intake? I can't answer that. I'm certainly not even close to that point.

Fact is, I actually don't want - I like tracking my food - not for the calories but more the fat and carb breakdown.

I have a 30 year history of binge eating and I know that I'm not cured of that (I've been there since surgery). Journalling keeps me focussed on eating healthily. It's not just about the calories.

razr · 02-19-2009, 08:21 PM

Our body will use about 80 calories per hr just to survive.
If you exercise it takes 3500 cals to lose 1 lb.
So if you take in about 2k or so and are sedentary you should be stable.
IMO

sherry7 · 02-19-2009, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by razr

Our body will use about 80 calories per hr just to survive.
If you exercise it takes 3500 cals to lose 1 lb.
So if you take in about 2k or so and are sedentary you should be stable.
IMO

I sort of disagree with that. Each person's BMR is going to be different. It depends a lot of your sex, age, current weight, etc. It's definitely not an exact thing, and 2000 calories is not going to work for everyone.

razr · 02-19-2009, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by sherry7

I sort of disagree with that. Each person's BMR is going to be different. It depends a lot of your sex, age, current weight, etc. It's definitely not an exact thing, and 2000 calories is not going to work for everyone.

Yes I agree a bigger frame will burn more calories than a smaller frame, I was just generalizing from the support group meeting I attended. However those figures should give one a good idea.
I respect all opinions.

I found this ws with numbers so it makes it easy to figure.
http://primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/...calsburned.htm

Corrine · 02-19-2009, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by razr

Our body will use about 80 calories per hr just to survive.
If you exercise it takes 3500 cals to lose 1 lb.
So if you take in about 2k or so and are sedentary you should be stable.
IMO

Quote:

Originally Posted by razr

Yes I agree a bigger frame will burn more calories than a smaller frame, I was just generalizing from the support group meeting I attended. However those figures should give one a good idea.

I respect all opinions.

I found this ws with numbers so it makes it easy to figure.
http://primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/...calsburned.htm

Calorie needs are depending on several things - sex, age, weight, height, activity level, metabolism, alignment of the stars and Lord knows what else.

This site will give you an indication but that's all. Adult Energy Needs and BMI Calculator

If I was 25 years old and did less than 1 hour of activity a day then 2K calories would be fine. But I'm close to 54 and the only way I can get away with 2K is if I bust a gut for an hour a day.

Mind you......... I could probably get away with eating 2,000 calories a day and did zero exercise..... but I'd need to be 6ft 9" tall! But then my BMI would be 12!

razr · 02-20-2009, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Corrine

Calorie needs are depending on several things - sex, age, weight, height, activity level, metabolism, alignment of the stars and Lord knows what else.

This site will give you an indication but that's all. Adult Energy Needs and BMI Calculator

If I was 25 years old and did less than 1 hour of activity a day then 2K calories would be fine. But I'm close to 54 and the only way I can get away with 2K is if I bust a gut for an hour a day.

Mind you......... I could probably get away with eating 2,000 calories a day and did zero exercise..... but I'd need to be 6ft 9" tall! But then my BMI would be 12!

Hello, I went to your link and put in the post op target weight for me.
Results are= bmi-24.2 and cals= 2488, that would be about 80 cals an hr.

Olusha · 02-27-2009, 10:14 AM

Well, I am one of those people who lost most of my weight and then BAM, I seemed to be hungry like normal and able to eat anything I want to except for fat after the first year.

I'm actively trying to lose weight right now so I'm eating 1500 calories a day on days I work out and 1300 on days that I don't.

I honestly could not live on less than that, I'm going crazy as it is.