Week 18 Update.

Jun 19, 2019

Weighed in this morning and I was another 2lbs down for the week. Current weight- 290. I did really good with my eating so I expected a good loss. My goto meal when I am actively trying to lose is canned refried beans. They fill me up and are satisfying to me. It's probably not something I would have ever thought about as a weightloss food to eat, But during the puree stage of WLS I really have come to love them. One can has about 16oz or about 3.5 servings. I like to eat 1 serving for a meal which is just over 100calories. about 110 calories, I then add Salsa and a little bit of shredded cheddar cheese to it after i microwave them for 1 min. By a little bit of cheese I mean just a sprinkling to give it flavor. Id say all in all the beans have about 140 calories. Eating about 5.3oz of beans. I will eat that for 2 meals. Then for my 3rd meal I will have dense protein and a veg if I eat meat that day. But if I don't eat meat I might just eat all 3 meals as refried beans and pair the 3rd meal with a veg. I sometimes Don't eat meat the day before weigh-ins. So I had green beans with my refried beans for the 3rd meal. Yesterday I was Probably at a caloric total of about 520 calories. Which seems crazy low But I actually feel full after I eat a meal..So It's amazing. I usually have 1 day a week where I allow myself to eat whatever I want within reason. For me with in reason means No Refined sugar and No refined carbs, But anything else is in play.

I got the idea for the 1 cheat day a week from a sleep apnea tech at the place I go to. He lost about 150lbs he said without surgery and I asked Him how he did it. He said through calorie counting. and oneday a week he allows himself to eat whatever. And for him that includes potatoes..He said he Loves Potatoes..Anyway prepared. I thought to myself..Interesting. This man considers a cheat day him eating potatoes. Maybe I have been looking at cheat days completely wrong. In the past, a cheat day to me meant going to multiple resturants and getting takeout and having tons of snacks..chips, cakes, cookies, and it always was insanely out of hand. Always buying to much food and having food for the next day after. Before I knew it a cheat day turned into a cheat week, then month. But here is this man that considers a cheat day him eating potatoes. It really put things in perspective.

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