Amount of Food we eat

How is the journey going - over a decade later?

OP hasn’t been active on the forum since 2012, not likely to get an answer. 

Haha nice. There is a lot of great content buried in the forum. 

This gal I see has a sister who had gastric bypass in 2016.  She lost a hundred pounds eating 2 oz and taking vitamins to get all the nutrients she needed. She still only eats chicken and turkey for meat, whole grains, no gluten, etc.

Five plus years later, she is bigger than she was then.  I hope @emilluca had better results.

I know more than one person who has eaten their way past a bariatric surgery procedure. It’s harder to that with gastric bypass, easier to do so after lap-band. 

There are many parallels between maintaining one’s happiness and maintaining a healthy body weight. There is no finish line. You don’t achieve it and finish. It requires a continuous, active choice. 

GrateEggspectations said:

What a sad story, @Kayak. Buddy must have had some serious issues. 

There are many parallels between maintaining one’s happiness and maintaining a healthy body weight. There is no finish line. You don’t achieve it and finish. It requires a continuous, active choice. 

It was a sad story, but didn't start with his death. I don't mean to sound heartless, but in addition to an uncontrollable urge to eat, he refused to do much to support his wife and son. Their trajectory really changed afterwards.

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.

Eoin said:

My best weight loss trick was giving up meat and dairy products.

What were a your \ main meals over the past week? 

EggNorth said:

I noticed when I used to travel to the US for work , that the portion size at restaurants were huge.   I’d be full just looking at it and usually could not finish.

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.

Yes, MyFitnessPal worked well for tracking approximations of calorie consumption.

Sweet100s said:

Eoin said:

My best weight loss trick was giving up meat and dairy products.

What were a your \ main meals over the past week? 

We usually cook larger quantities and then add in something different to the leftovers. This week we had:
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.

Eat less move more. Simple. Sticking to it not so simple. America is an “obese” country by comparison. Portions are huge. More more more. Self control people