How I did it:
1. Water only. No sodas or sugary drinks. This was hard at first when going out to eat, but (a) we don’t go out as often and (b) when I do, I drink water and live to tell about it. (I did have an occasional semi-sweet tea on weekends.)
2. 20+ minutes of walking each day (7 days)
3. 15 minutes+ in the gym three to five days per week (mainly light weights, not exactly body-building, and some core exercises)
4. 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night. No less than 7, no more than 8. Same bedtime. THIS IS CRUCIAL to sustained weight loss.
5. Smaller portions of what I normally eat. No special meals or plans. I love my wife’s food!
6a. No unhealthy snacks. (I relied on sugar-free gum and occasionally peppermints). And there was that slice of strawberry pie ON VACATION SO JUST BACK OFF ALREADY OKAY???
6b. No food after dinner. (Ouch. That one was hard, but I finally adjusted.)
7. Lots of support from family (except those nights when cookies are made. Had to eat three tonight. Whoops.)
8. WILL POWER. It was worth 30 days of mild sacrifice to attain this result.
9. Emotional motivation: I want my wife to be pleased with her husband’s appearance. (If I only I could exercise my face into something handsome… ) Do it for your health, and for someone else too.
10. Prayer!
That’s it. Your mileage may vary, but it helped me lose 15 lbs in a month and I plan to drop a bit more. According to the gym I now weigh 193, but the girl there said that the scales are 3 to 4 lbs heavy, so I may yet be under 190! I wish I had measured my waist, but oh well. My pants are getting loose and my belts spin more freely. I don’t mind.
(I miss chocolate.)
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