I am doing research about the amount of calories we are supposed to consume in maintenance.
Some dietary guidlines say around 1000-1200 cals per day, others say 1500 cals per day, etc, etc.
I am currently maintaining at around 1400 calories.
That may change in time, I will see.
But this caloric intake would be considered a "diet" pre-op to just loose weight, based on the theory: calorie in- calorie out.
What I am looking for specifically, is a reason, why we can maintain with far less calories, than a non-wls person.
I would like to learn more about this stuff.
It has to do with a new set point, but how does this work?
How do our metabolisms change with this surgery and why?
It seems to me there are not so many doctors/nutricionists who know the answer to this question.
A calorie is not a calorie, I think we all can agree on that.
Loosing and maintaining is based on so much more than that.
I am currently reading a lot of articles, written by this dr: http://www.drsharma.ca/
Very interesting stuff.
I know there are a lot of research people like me, here on this board.
Did you find anything that will shed some light to this matter?
Any help and thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
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