285 Lb Bear Breaks Ride @ DL

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Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

1) No late night eating.

I find it very important to keep my sugar levels properly balanced. Eating several small meals spread throughout the day is very important to me, so, yes, I eat at night and early in the morning and all throughout the day. But I only eat about 1300-1400 calories total.

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

2) No alcohol or dessert except on truly special occasions.

Actually, no. Anything that I cut out completely or significantly (that goes for the carbs in #4) simply causes me to want to eat it more. The key is moderation. I'm not only eating dessert on holidays. I'm just eating a small serving when I really feel like it, which is maybe once every other week.

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

3) At minimum, daily walks. With the dog or, perhaps, through Ikea.

I prefer swimming. I do it every morning unless there's, say, a major event that takes up my time (and expends a similar amount of energy or more than the swimming would.)

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

4) Carbs limited to one whole grain slice of bread with each meal. Dip a little olive oil or balsamic if you need to.

Not only does this throw off my body/hunger as in #2, this isn't healthy at all. Not only because muscles really need carbs to function, but also because vegetables and fruit are carbs. And they make up the majority of my diet.

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

5) Not too much cheese.

Not too little cheese, either. But a little goes a long way. And I tend to choose only the good stuff that I really like, as opposed to soothing a desire with crap I don't. This tends to help me in all ways lately, not just food.

I've lost 20 pounds since April. It's primarily the swimming that helps me (I plateaued while I wasn't swimming during September and October.) But secondarily, it's making food-related changes that are sustainable, because this is a many-years process (forever, actually) and I know what works for me and what doesn't.

So, LB, just try to learn what works for you, what you can sustain for the long term. And I promise you, my ass and Tom's ass combined didn't break Dumbo on Sunday. And I alone am heavier than you currently are.