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Did my weekly weigh in and had a big scale victory 294 lbs. I haven't been under 300 lbs in 14 years!!! 41 pounds lost since surgery 6 weeks ago.

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1 minute ago, Uomograsso said:

Did my weekly weigh in and had a big scale victory 294 lbs. I haven't been under 300 lbs in 14 years!!! 41 pounds lost since surgery 6 weeks ago.

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Congrats! That is a huge scale victory. So happy for you!

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This is a one egg omelette with 1/2 scoop of GENEPRO mixed in, a few slices of cooked yellow squash, and skim milk mozzarella cheese. (it kind of fell apart because I added too much water). It was good and I ate about 3/4 of it. It is 21g of Protein and 166 calories, so a pretty good bang for my buck.

I feel like I'm retaining some Water, probably too much salt, so I'm going to concentrate on getting my water in the rest of the day.

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This is a one egg omelette with 1/2 scoop of GENEPRO mixed in, a few slices of cooked yellow squash, and skim milk mozzarella cheese. (it kind of fell apart because I added too much water). It was good and I ate about 3/4 of it. It is 21g of Protein and 166 calories, so a pretty good bang for my buck.
I feel like I'm retaining some Water, probably too much salt, so I'm going to concentrate on getting my Water in the rest of the day.
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Do you mix the GENEPRO with water first to dissolve it ? Or just put it in the liquid egg?

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Just now, BadWolfGirl said:

Do you mix the GENEPRO with Water first to dissolve it ? Or just put it in the liquid egg?

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I whisked it in with the egg and water. Seemed to work okay.

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1 hour ago, BadWolfGirl said:

Tonight's dinner. So yummy. Eating a cracker slow is comical. Lol these crackers are amazing and so much less dense than saltines or any other one IMG_20200228_181744.jpg IMG_20200228_181755.jpg IMG_20200228_181740.jpg

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Does it look something like this, lol

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CvEGXinzDd0

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Did you notice the tiny bites that squirrel was taking? Maybe she's had weight loss surgery. LOL!

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How many oz is every eating at one time? I can barely get in 1.5oz? salad I can get in about 2? But feel too full after the salad starts to break down?
Breakfast pic! Squash, onion, bell pepper egg white and sprinkle of cheese
And of course the dogs that would rather eat this 1.5 than me. Lol
Also I am only eating 3 meals a day? No Snacks and no Protein Drink or added calories from fluids only Water with a slice of lemon. Hot lemon water in the morning.
Update on state?
Surgery date 1/14/20
Starting weight 289
BMI 43
Current weight 248
Chiapas weight 150
Height 5’8”image-0.00095367431640625.thumb.jpg.4747ef7472ac53b538dc2df977dfdd3e.jpg
I can get down about 2 1/2 to 3 ounces. I need to stop at that point otherwise I could get foamies or pain at top of stomach. Finding soft Foods are better to go down. Tried homemade pizza tonight. Was able to eat 3 small bites of it. Went down ok, no issues. Got full from it fast.

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Tonight's dinner. So yummy. Eating a cracker slow is comical. Lol these crackers are amazing and so much less dense than saltines or any other one IMG_20200228_181744.thumb.jpg.0e5ece9fbf9162cd06f53dc7c2a79c8e.jpg IMG_20200228_181755.thumb.jpg.0d72eb3f2c00b6fcc6feec8d93ea21b0.jpg IMG_20200228_181740.thumb.jpg.b5d0677e45fa9a84a2c5225e24486a8f.jpg

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Ohhhh how I love hummus!! Unfortunately I am not allowed to eat it.[emoji22] I have psoriasis, it's on my not allowed to eat list. Please enjoy it for me[emoji3] !

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On 2/28/2020 at 10:14 AM, sarahSingh91 said:

How many oz is every eating at one time? I can barely get in 1.5oz? salad I can get in about 2? But feel too full after the salad starts to break down?
Breakfast pic! Squash, onion, bell pepper egg white and sprinkle of cheese
And of course the dogs that would rather eat this 1.5 than me. Lol
Also I am only eating 3 meals a day? No Snacks and no Protein drink or added calories from fluids only Water with a slice of lemon. Hot lemon Water in the morning.
Update on state?
Surgery date 1/14/20
Starting weight 289
BMI 43
Current weight 248
Chiapas weight 150
Height 5’8”

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I measure out between 3-4 oz depending on what the food is, and I usually get it down, but it takes me 30minutes to an hour to get it all down, and sometimes it's a struggle. I'm still doing a shake everyday, because I cannot hit my Protein goals on food alone.

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This is one egg , 1/2 GENEPRO Protein Powder, a handful of baby spinach, and a tbsp mozzarella cheese. The Protein powder really fluffs up the egg. 148 calories and 25 g of protein. I ate it all except for a few bites.

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This is one egg , 1/2 GENEPRO Protein Powder, a handful of baby spinach, and a tbsp mozzarella cheese. The Protein powder really fluffs up the egg. 148 calories and 25 g of Protein. I ate it all except for a few bites.
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Looks awesome! I am having an issue with eggs because I can't eat them before they get cold and a cold egg literally makes me gag haha

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