Four years ago I weighed 318 pounds. I used a size 50 pants and a 52-inch belt. I had left the stress of a Silicon Valley corporate job and moved to Florida, but even after two years I was still enormous.

I already had dangerously high blood pressure, it was 200 at a health screening where I worked. My doctor put me on lisinopril, it got to 148. After I moved to Florida, I developed adult-onset diabetes, with an A1C of over 9. I also suffered from excruciating back pain. I could barely stand for a few minutes before the pain started. I also had ear infections, athlete's foot, and "frequent trips to the bathroom," as the commercials say. All this is cured now.

Meal 1:

Ham Alfredo, 428 cal/day

I start every day with a large vegetable omelet. The two eggs and vegetables are about 250 calories. Then I pile on 1/4 cup of sour cream, some creamy horseradish, and a dash of hot sauce. That brings it up to 409 calories.
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With 358 grams of ham, 3/4-cup of Bertoli Alfredo sauce, and 21 chopped vegetables, the large lunch bowl has 856 calories, for the two days worth of food I prepare.
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For evenings, I made a large 32-oz coffee with a cup of whole milk in it. This is 150 calories, and keeps down any evening cravings. The day's calories are 409 + 428 + 150 = 987. This is well under my 1200-calorie goal. Since the vegetable bowl is enough for two days, I eat the same things the next day.

Meal 2:

Salmon, salsa, Parmesan,   572 cal/day

For the next two days, I have the same morning omelet, though I change up the hot sauce. Today it's Tabasco. With the same 1/4-cup of sour cream, the calories come it at 409 per day.
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With 305 grams of salmon, a cup of Mateo's salsa, and 21 chopped vegetables, the large lunch bowl has 1147 calories, for the two days worth of food I prepare.
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For evenings, I made a large 32-oz coffee with a cup of whole milk in it. This is 150 calories, and keeps down any evening cravings. The day's calories are 409 + 574 + 150 = 1133. This is well under my 1200-calorie goal. Since the vegetable bowl is enough for two days, I eat the same things the next day.

Meal 3:

Chicken, gravy, Gorgonzola, 540 cal/day

Like all days, I start with the vegetable omelet. Even if I eat this at 8:00 in the morning, it fills me up until 2:30 when I eat the lunch bowl. By eating at 2:30, I do not get so hungry late at night. Cholula sauce today.
 

With 332 grams of chicken, one cup of chicken gravy, and 21 chopped vegetables, the large lunch bowl has 1079 calories, for the two-days worth of food I prepare.
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For evenings, I made a large 32-oz coffee with a cup of whole milk in it. This is 150 calories, and keeps down any evening cravings. The day's calories are 409 + 540 + 150 = 1099. This is well under my 1200-calorie goal. Since the vegetable bowl is enough for two days, I eat the same things the next day.

Meal 4:

Salami, gravy,  482 cal/day

For the meal I prepared in the video, I started with the same omelet, even getting in a rut since I used Cholula sauce again. As usual, the sour cream bumped the calories from 250 to 409. The fats in the cream keep hunger pangs down all day.
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With 284 grams of salami, one cup of beef gravy, and 21 chopped vegetables, the large lunch bowl has 964 calories, for the two-days worth of food I prepare.

For evenings, I made a large 32-oz coffee with a cup of whole milk in it. This is 150 calories, and keeps down any evening cravings. The day's calories are 409 + 482 + 150 = 1041. This is well under my 1200-calorie goal. Since the vegetable bowl is enough for two days, I eat the same things the next day.

Having these four meals over the 8-day period allowed me to lose three pounds more.