As I typed earlier I have had Gastric Bypass Surgery and then one thing that was a great surprise to me was for 6 weeks all i could eat was 2 ounces of food. Yes my stomach was reduced to the size of an egg so I felt fuller then I ever have after taking 20 minutes to eat 2 ounces. By the way that is the size of the dose cup on top of Tylenol cough and cold.
It was that I did not die of starvation.
I did have to take vitamin supplements to keep healthy.
Most comment about do not restrict so much what you eat but how much.
Keep as close to the way it grew as possible. Refined product is full of stuff we do not need.
Whole grains, wild rice or oats. Poultry that is not full of growth hormones. Same with pork and beef.
Try to stop refined sugars use natural sweeteners [honey for one] Honey that comes from the area you live helps with allergy problems.
This is enough for now.
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Grand Rapids MI
RECOVERING BUBBLEHEAD
Southeastern CT.
Grand Rapids MI
Five plus years later, she is bigger than she was then. I hope @emilluca had better results.
"For the record, I took a critical thinking test once and did quite well." - Pete Prescott
The meal size in the US has changed dramatically since the early 1970's.
To eat that size of a meal today, @SGH and I would have to go to McDonald's and order 1 Happy Meal and split it.
McDonald's is just an example. The same was true at other restaurants and in cooking at home.
XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle
San Antonio, TX
He was past 400 when I last saw him, and regularly made fun of people much smaller for being fat.
Best thing that ever happened to his wife.
Bob
New Cumberland, PA
XL with the usual accessories
Amen on the constant effort. We are WW lifetimers, but it's a battle to stay under the cut-off for paying Oprah and not eating what I really want to. Every day. Forever.
We just keep focusing on the things we want out of life, that require us to be fit and able to do them.
Bob
New Cumberland, PA
XL with the usual accessories
For those looking to shed some pounds, I recommend the app MyFitnessPal, the free version is fine. Loose 1 to 2 pounds a week which should prevent more weight gain later.
Cambridge, Ontario - Canada
Brinjal bhaji (aubergine fried in EVOO in a tomato curry sauce).
Dal
Patatas bravas
Spanish bean stew
Stir fry singapore noodles
Stir fry veg with wheatberries and beans
Bolognese with fake mince (I rarely use fake stuff, this was not fake meat but a vegan substitute without fat).
Roasted veg with herbs.
Cauliflower curry.
Roasted spicy tofu.
Rice / home made roasted fries / pasta etc.
For breakfast I make a fruit and veg smoothie with vegan protein powder added and museli mixed with bran. I skip lunch in the week I can't be bothered when I'm working and that breakfast does me until I get home anyway.
If you cut dairy and meat and don't eat fake meat stuff, your saturated fat intake will be almost zero. I still use plenty of oil, but nothing saturated. You will find that most sweet stuff includes dairy and/or eggs, so cutting them out removes most of your refined sugar intake as well.
Take care to get enough protein and B12. I take a B12 supplement.
We still have 2 grown boys in the house, so cook some meat for them, plus 1 GF a few nights a week (veggie anyway).
I was 203 lbs (6' 4") this time last year, now 180 lbs. I lost 2 lbs a week at the start, no effort. Then had to try a bit, but stable with little effort now.