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I have struggled with my weight since I was about 16 years old (always on the chunky side.) By the time I graduated high school I was weighing 189 pounds. Then I started doing aerobics in the basement (an hour workout) It became too easy so I also began running after my aerobics. First one mile then gradually two then three. The workouts became too long. I quit the aerobics and just began to only run usually 4 miles a day. It helped regulate my weight. I decided in my late twenties I would run a marathon 26.2 miles. It was the first race I had ever done. I trained and finished in five hours and 13 minutes. Not too fast but I never once walked. Running allowed me to eat whatever I wanted and still maintain a healthy weight. I never wanted to stop running. It was freedom from obesity. In my mid thirties I got pregnant and it became too difficult to run. I would need to take frequent bathroom breaks and couldn’t finish one mile without needing to stop. I gained a lot of weight. I figured after the baby was born I would start running again. I put my daughter in the stroller and began to push her around the track. She began to cry. Anytime I ran she would cry. My parents tried to help. They would push her while walking. She would cry. She hated it and I hated it. Then I got pregnant again and gained more weight. Now I have two beautiful girls and tons of extra weight. My oldest was 13 when I reached 240 something. Miserable. I decided I would try to get the weight loss surgery. I was desperate to loose weight. I was working towards that when I started doing research on the outcome of people who had the procedure. They lost weight because they couldn’t eat. But they were still hungry all the time. If they overate they could die. I decided I cannot do that. I heard a lady on the radio Debbie Partel on 97.1 She said she can help. I went to her and she told me what I can eat. The first four weeks were brutal but I began to get used to eating only certain foods. I never really watched how much I ate. I just eliminated certain food from my diet. It took me a year on that eating plan to loose about 80 pounds. I got down to 165 pounds. Which is a good weight for me. Size 8. When the holidays came around I decided I wanted to eat the normal holiday foods and I gained some weight. Then I didn’t loose that weight and held on to those few extra pounds. And every now and again I would go out with friends drink a little and eat foods that are forbidden. I gained more weight. I’m got up to 193 pounds. Not good. Decided to join TOPS for an extra push to eat the right foods. I have now begun to loose weight, my first week I lost 3.4 pounds. Happy with my start.
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1436 kcal
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Fat: 77.41g | Prot: 134.84g | Carbs: 67.47g.
Breakfast: Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Chips. Lunch: Food Lion Pork Rinds, Lean Ground Beef, Berries, Organic Valley Organic Brown Eggs (Large). Dinner: Organic Valley Organic Brown Eggs (Large), Berries. Snacks/Other: Tomato Sauce (Canned) , Sargento Deli Style Sliced Provolone Cheese, Tyson Foods All Natural Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts. more...
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That’s quite a story! I’m glad you are seeing the effects on your body of doing and eating certain things and trying to eat the right foods. You have started your journey-good luck, you got this!
18 Jul 19 by member: SallySweetwater
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Good luck to you! I have never been able to maintain restricting certain foods for very long. Finally giving calorie counting a try and so far, so good. I've always wanted to run. I am always amazed at people who can run and run for miles. We have much in common. Two beautiful girls similar in age- both passed on weight loss surgery to not die ;) - I wish you well! You can do it!
18 Jul 19 by member: davidsprincess
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Thank you for the support. My meal plan basically started out as follows below:
I read every label and cook my food at home. I hardly eat out. I don’t usually measure my food, I eat as much as I want. I feel that it is enough to limit my food choices but I refuse to go hungry. I have learned to make great tasting food with allowed foods (which makes it almost easy to stick to the plan.) It’s about the habit. I believe that I am addicted to carbohydrates. The more I eat the more I want. If I don’t eat them my body doesn’t crave them.
This meal plan is specifically for me and my ailments. I have skin sensitivities (Rosacea and sensitivities to most overly perfumed soaps.) I believe that is the main reason she said no dairy.
Week 1-3
Breakfast:
2 to 3 whole eggs organic no hormones added
Unlimited vegetables
Hot sauce or salsa
Or
1 to 2 scoops egg white protein powder
1 Tbsp Flax seed oil
1 cup berries any kind including cherries
1 cup spinach
1 cup water
Snack:
15 to 20 Raw nuts (No peanuts)
Lunch:
4 to 7 oz protein Chicken, Turkey, Fish, Beef, Pork (2x a week) No shellfish
Unlimited vegetables
½ to 1 cup berries any kind including cherries
2 Tsps olive oil, Avocado oil, or half Avocado
2 Tbsp Guacamole
Snack:
15 to 20 Raw nuts (No peanuts)
Dinner:
4 to 7 oz protein Chicken, Turkey, Fish, Beef, Pork (2x a week) No shellfish
Unlimited vegetables
No fruit
2 Tsps olive oil, Avocado oil, or half Avocado
2 Tbsp Guacamole
1. No peas, no corn, no potatoes
2. Salsa – no sugar, no corn, no beans
3. Coconut oil, olive oil, avocado oil, or grape seed oil
4. Eat every 3 to 4 hours
5. No Balsamic Vinegar
6. Red wine vinegar, Apple cider vinegar
7. Spaghetti squash poke holes microwave 15 min.
8. Magnesium 400mg @bedtime
9. Vitamin D 2000mg anytime
10. Lypo Gold Fat Enzyme (O’Fallon Nutrition) before main meals
11. Probiotic 1 per day on empty stomach
Week 3-6
Breakfast:
3 whole eggs organic no hormones added
3 strips bacon uncured no sugar added
Unlimited vegetables
Berries
Snack:
Nuts or nut butter
Or
Epic Bar, RX Bar (fruit), or Lara (fruit) Bar
Or 2 Tbsp Guacamole w/ vegetables
Or 8 -12 Olives
Lunch:
4 to 7 oz protein Chicken, Turkey, Fish, Beef, Pork (2x a week) No shellfish
Unlimited vegetables
½ to 1 cup berries any kind including cherries
2 Tsps olive oil, Avocado oil, or half Avocado
2 Tbsp Guacamole
Snack:
Un-sweet vanilla So Delicious Coconut yogurt 1 cup
1 cup berries
1 scoop egg white protein powder
1 Tbsp Flax oil blend
Dinner:
4 to 7 oz protein Chicken, Turkey, Fish, Beef, Pork (2x a week) No shellfish
Unlimited vegetables
No fruit
2 Tsps olive oil, Avocado oil, or half Avocado
2 Tbsp Guacamole
1. Uncured no sugar added bacon or Uncured no sugar added turkey bacon
2. Almond flour
3. Pineapple, pear, plum, peaches
4. Coconut cream
5. No sugar marinara
6. Magnesium 400mg @bedtime
7. Vitamin D 2000mg anytime
8. Lypo Gold Fat Enzyme (O’Fallon Nutrition) before main meals
9. Probiotic 1 per day on empty stomach
18 Jul 19 by member: RaquelWeiss01
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