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Anything in moderation- tracking calories on my fitness pal . Being aware of what are high in calories and still ensuring that I take my Proteins first . I try to avoid meat right now- don't have any longing for it.

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I've been eating chicken breast cubes with quinoa and adding green chives tomatoes and avocado pieces

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I am 13 weeks out and my 1 meal a day I work on making Soups with high Protein (I pick a Soup that has high Protein and low carb count per serving and then add deli chicken, turkey or ham to up the protein gms). The other days lunch is a sandwich with multigrain flatbread (9gm protein) deli meat and low fat cheese. Snacks are string cheese or cottage cheese mixed with yogurt (2-3 oz) and of course, the famous Protein shakes for 2 meals a day.

I tried a chicken pot pie Soup (added a can of mixed veggies and a can of chicken) the mix made 6 meals since I can only eat about 1/2 cup at a time. This was my first soup combo and I have made it for a potluck (I topped the mixture with crescent rolls and baked it to brown the rolls) and it was a hit at the party.

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I am 13 weeks out and my 1 meal a day I work on making Soups with high Protein (I pick a Soup that has high Protein and low carb count per serving and then add deli chicken' date=' turkey or ham to up the protein gms). The other days lunch is a sandwich with multigrain flatbread (9gm protein) deli meat and low fat cheese. Snacks are string cheese or cottage cheese mixed with yogurt (2-3 oz) and of course, the famous protein shakes for 2 meals a day.

I tried a chicken pot pie soup (added a can of mixed veggies and a can of chicken) the mix made 6 meals since I can only eat about 1/2 cup at a time. This was my first soup combo and I have made it for a potluck (I topped the mixture with crescent rolls and baked it to brown the rolls) and it was a hit at the party.[/quote']

Why one meal s day and soup at 13 weeks out? Just wondering....

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I'm 12 weeks out tomorrow with a weight loss of 75 pounds since surgery. Breakfast normally consists of half a cup of oatmeal with a cheese stick. lunch and dinner is about 2-3 oz of grilled chicken or fish with some steamed veggies. Some days I might throw in an 8oz Protein Shake.< /p>

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Hi Erica5754,

How much exercise are you doing? I'm 10 weeks out and only lost 34 lbs. I've been in a stall for almost 4 weeks now. I'm getting a little depressed and discouraged.

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I workout to Leslie Sansone's Walk Away The Pounds about 3-4 times per week. Last week I started Hip Hop Abs. What was your starting weight? Mine was 365, so I probably had a lot more to lose than you. Don't get discouraged, I stall all the time. Just stick to your diet and continue to work out.

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My highest weight was 334 and at surgery 320. current is 286 and I was sleeved on 7/3. I'm walking or doing kickboxing 3 to 4 times per week. I'm trying to drink as much Water as possible and eating at least 50 grams of Protein a day, but the scale is not moving. I do feel a change in how my clothes fit and I started to fit in pants that I have not wore in years, but the pounds don't want to leave my body :(

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I am 8 weeks out, and try to eat dry roasted edamame every day. I am having trouble with meat, and so this helps me with Protein, and also Fiber. And I was always a salty snacker, and so this helps me meet that craving. 14 G Protein and 7 g fiber per quarter cup.

I may do a Protein shake every other day or so.

Otherwise, it's Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, eggs, meat/fish, some cooked veggies, and fruit.< /p>

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Im 8 wks out and eat everything, just in small portions. The only thing I've found my sleeve doesn't like is ice cream. I get stomach cramps whenever I eat it (Im a slow learner). For example, yesterday I ate:

BF: I egg, 1 pc bacon

Lunch: 1/2 tuna sandwich with a 1/2 pickle spear

Dinner: about 1/2 cup homemade beef stroganoff, a few bites of broccoli, and 1/2 biscuit w/butter.

snack (9 pm): maybe 6 bites of ice cream. I should know by now (about the 4th time I've tried it) its a no go. Stomach camps for about 2 hrs

Everyday is different. We're vsiting in laws in a different state now so im eating out alot right now. I can usually eat about 1/3 of an In and Out cheeseburger, 1 taco from Taco Bell, or a few bites of Chinese. I got weighloss surgery so I wouldn't have to diet again. Im losing slowly (only 18 lbs in 8 wks, but I started at 174 cuz of band to sleeve so I knew Id lose slower) but as long as I can eat whatever I want (I do keep track of calories on MFP) Im happy losing slower.

Good luck...

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To answer JS's question "Why 1 meal and soup"... The surgeon I was going to recommended 2 shakes a day and 1 meal. As for why soup.... It is the easiest thing to make that has Protein and cooked veggies. Since I work and take my lunch, the Soups are simple and I can make up a few "meals" in advance. I have tried adding new foods and find that either I cannot tolerate them yet, or I stop loosing weight so omit those foods for now. My surgeon advised me to focus on using the shakes when weight loss slows.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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