12rcanaday

Happy 37th Birthday 12rcanaday!

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Thanks for taking the time to share with me what you do. It's always nice to know, since I am so new at this. I do the lean cusine usually for lunch -afternoon. I always cook a nice healthy dinner. Tonight I made Halibut and asparagus. I appreciate the tips! Keep us the great work.

I think weight loss really is as simple as calories in versus calories out. The trick is really counting calories (you must be honest here) to find out what you are consuming then cutting back on a daily basis until you reach an amount that causes you to lose weight. For me (I am a 43 year old, 6’ tall male) that number is 1200-1500 calories on non workout days and 1500-1800 calories on workout days. If I stay under that amount, the pounds just melt away. Now that I am below goal, I shoot for about 1500-2000 calories a day to maintain my weight.

I do sort of eat 4 meals a day on workout days. On those days, I eat a Power Bar that has 240 calories before the workout and I have a 100 calorie Protein Shot after the workout. I have not eaten anything like lean cuisine or other “diet” foods since banding. My philosophy is that if I’m only going to eat a small amount, it might as well be full flavored. I eat mostly protein, with a small amount of fat, carb, and vegetable. At the end of the day, I might have some popcorn as a snack food. I try not to drink shakes unless I am in a hurry as they don’t tend to keep me full between meals.

So as far as your portion size. My doctor recommends 4 meals a day. No more then 4 oz - 2 oz meat 2 oz veggie. I am seeming to eat meant more like 4-as 2 not doing great. I was just banded on 10/5-down 25 pounds now. I have my protein shake in a.m.- eat 1/2 lean cuisine at luch the other late afternoon-then dinner. I would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks