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ThickGirl5683

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I am 5.5 mos post op and I am at my "goal" weight (I think)... At what point do you transition to the maintenance PHASE? After a year? After you hit your goal??

HW:273

SW: 240 (232 after 3 day diet)

CW: 160-165

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7 hours ago, ThickGirl5683 said:

I am 5.5 mos post op and I am at my "goal" weight (I think)... emoji30.png At what point do you transition to the maintenance PHASE? After a year? After you hit your goal??

HW:273

SW: 240 (232 after 3 day diet)

CW: 160-165

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What is your bmi now? Weldone!

personally would not start maintance till i hit below a healthy bmi about 23 just incase to allow for bounce bag etc, You have done amazing my sw was 244 so your inspirational!

Whats your daily eating like?

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Thank you so much, I'm trying to work this New lifestyle. I just checked the Bmi calculator and it said 27.1 so.....

To be honest I don't weigh my food at all and I just started tracking it on my phone fitness app. For Breakfast I have oatmeal with a banana in it or a turkey sausage link and a boiled or scrambles egg, then aboit 30min later a cup of Decaf coffee with some Premier Protein drink in it. For lunch I'll do a salad or some chicken salad, or hummus with flaxseed tortilla chips. For dinner I may do Soup or another salad. I usually snack on cashews, almonds a d apples and Peanut Butter.

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sorry that meant to say bounce back not bounce bag oops lol

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12 minutes ago, ThickGirl5683 said:

Thank you so much, I'm trying to work this New lifestyle. I just checked the Bmi calculator and it said 27.1 so.....

To be honest I don't weigh my food at all and I just started tracking it on my phone fitness app. For breakfast I have oatmeal with a banana in it or a turkey sausage link and a boiled or scrambles egg, then aboit 30min later a cup of Decaf coffee with some Premier Protein drink in it. For lunch I'll do a salad or some chicken salad, or hummus with flaxseed tortilla chips. For dinner I may do Soup or another salad. I usually snack on cashews, almonds a d apples and Peanut Butter.

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Thats really intresting your diet does not seem as solid as i would expect for 5 months out , do you not eat other meats than chicken? and is the salad on its own no Protein? thanks very much it worked for you!! i need to mix it up abit :)

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My "diet" is not the best and never has been, the only difference is that now I eat waaaaay less and I stay away from sweets, fried foods and carbs. When I have salads I eat them with a boiled egg, and it chicken. I TRY to get some sort of Protein with each meal.

When did you have surgery and what are your stats?

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51 minutes ago, ThickGirl5683 said:

My "diet" is not the best and never has been, the only difference is that now I eat waaaaay less and I stay away from sweets, fried foods and carbs. When I have salads I eat them with a boiled egg, and it chicken. I TRY to get some sort of Protein with each meal.

When did you have surgery and what are your stats?

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4th july was surgery day i weighed 235 , 244 30th june now i am 216 and have been for 4 weeks :( i feel like just eating a bag of chips and calling it a day lol seen as nothing is workin

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You are doing good.... You're still in the early phases. TRUST me, it will speed up and I guarantee that you are losing inches and don't even realize it... STEP AWAY FROM THE chips Lol

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