I guess you might call it a diet, or maybe just changing my eating habits, whatever it is seems to be working so far.
I know I said there would be no New Years resolutions for me, and that was kinda true. I latched on to resolution that my wife and daughter made, to lose some weight and increase activity to get in better shape.
It's pretty much the South Beach diet, limited grains, minimal sugar, lots of protein. I have also been increasing my activity and making sure I do at least 1.5 miles on the treadmill every night and getting some sit ups and weight training in as well. The "detox" stage kinda sucked, no sugar or grains for 2 weeks. But now that I am past that stage, it has gotten easier to maintain. I am still hesitant to eat the grains, and look for whole grains whenever I can. The sugar calls to me - the temptation is certainly there. I have been able to find some sugar free desserts that help me manage.
I started out at 277 pounds and after 1 month I am now weighing in at 263. So, 14 pounds is nothing to be upset about. Keep in mind I am 6'4'', so I'm not a small guy. I have had a few people mention that my face looks slimmer and my pants are a little looser in the waist. I would love to get to 250 ultimately, but I am using 5 pound increments as my intermediate goals. So, the next goal is 260.
The loss has slowed down, but I will keep working through and when I hit 260 - it will be posted.
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have you heard about the "rice diet" ? supposed to help detox the body and keep you feeling full i guess enabling weight loss, the book about it called rice diet solution by kitty gurkin rosati seems pretty good, you might want to give that a look. found you blog from the herd. for the horde :) but learning the resto trade. but keep on working that weight loss , im having a hard time of it also.
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