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I started gaining weight with a high-stress Silicon Valley job in 2005. By 2011, above, I was 325 pounds. I was not yet diabetic, but my blood pressure must have been high, you can see the reddish flush on my nose and the V of my neck. The way I "cured" this is by not going to the doctor. Ignorance is bliss. It almost killed me. A free health screening at my job in 2014 showed my blood pressure over 200. They wanted to call an ambulance and have me taken to the hospital. They didn't believe I was not getting headaches or fuzzy vision. I didn't want to leave my car at work, so we compromised and I made a doctor's appointment that day.

Meal 1:

Grouper queso                     437 cal/day

For the morning omelet, Frank's hot sauce and the Bookbinder's horseradish with the giant hole in the cap. I am switching to Heinz. Sour cream, gives 409 calories.

With 268 grams of grouper fish,  3/4 cup of queso sauce, and 21 chopped vegetables, the large lunch bowl has 874 calories, for the two-day's 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 + 437 + 150 = 996. 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, just varying the hot sauce and topping on the omelet. This is an all-fish week, and I lost three pounds.

Meal 2:

Salmon clam chowder          474 cal/day

For the next day I changed to cheese on the omelet, and Sriracha hot sauce. The giant hole in the horseradish cap meant I put way too much on the omelet. Some venal middle manager thinks he can trick me into using more horseradish. Nope.
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With 288 grams of salmon, a can of Campbell's condensed clam chowder, and 21 chopped vegetables, the large lunch bowl has 947 calories.

For evenings, I made a large 32-oz coffee with a cup of whole milk in it. This is 150 calories. The day's calories are 449 + 474 + 150 =1073. 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, though changing the hot sauce and cheese or sour cream omelet.

Meal 3:

Shrimp Alfredo                    432 cal/day

This day I used Tapatia sauce on the morning omelet. I have 9 different hot sauces that I change up every day. I switched to sour cream from cheese topping, so that means 409 calories.
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With 236 grams of shrimp, 3/4 cup of Alfredo sauce, and 21 chopped vegetables, the large lunch bowl has 865 calories, for the two-day's 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 + 432 + 150 = 991. 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:

Scallops, salsa, Gorganzola   582 cal/day

For the meal I prepared in the video, I started with the same omelet, only using Cholula hot sauce and sour cream. As usual, the sour cream dropped the calories from 449 to 409. The fats in the cheese keep hunger pangs down all day.

With 309 grams of scallops, one cup of salsa, 113 grams of Gorganzola cheese, and 21 chopped vegetables, the large lunch bowl has 1165 calories, for the two-day's worth of food.
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Around 5:00 PM, I made a 32-oz decaf coffee with a cup of whole milk. This is 150 calories. The day's calories are 409 + 582 + 150 = 1141. This is under my 1200-calorie goal. Having these meals over the 8-day period allowed me to lose three pounds. I am at 167 pounds, so I will now add unsalted nuts, to stay around 170 pounds.