Many have tried, and many have failed ..... also many have succeeded.
Good luck on your test of will !
A year or so ago I was "loosing it".
I was upper 50's, 5' 11", and getting lazy.
Over the years I had seen my weight climb from the lower 160's to the upper 180's.
I was not getting around as good as I knew I should be, and my blue jeans just kept getting harder to get into ...
I went from 32 x 32 to 32 x 33, then 32 x 34.
One day the scale said 190, and the size 34 pants were very snug.
So I decided to do something about it, or try .... before it effected my health.
I succeeded.
I now wear 32 x 32 jeans again, and my weight is between 161 and 165.
The spare tire ..... is GONE!
I now can eat about anything I want, and as much ( within reason )
Every plan does not work for every person.
I read a book, or at least part of it.
It spoke about how your body uses energy, etc, and leadme down a path of reasoning.
From that reasoning I developed a eating habit change.
It was difficult at first, now it is easy .... and I feel so much healthier!
The bottom line of what I did was this:
Eat nothing but fruit until noon.
Then eat what you like, in moderation.
It's that simple ..... of course you also must do the obvious:
WHILE YOU ARE TRYING TO LOOSE THE WEIGHT ..... eat up your supplyand then stop buying and stay away from all the bad guys .....
you know what the are.... candy, soda pop, twinkies, cake, etc ....
I settled in with every morning having a full glass of fresh squeezed orange juice ( 8 -12 oz ), and a handfull ( 8 -12 ) of pitted whole dates.
If I am still hungry, I can have any and as much FRUIT as I want.
When noon comes, have a regular mean .... trynot toovereat.
Same for the evening meal.
This is how I did it.
I have reached my goal and easily maintain it now.
My first food of the day is almost always OJ and dates.
Then I eat what I want, and yep.... I'm back into the chocolate with no problem.
Once the weight is gone, old habits can return ..... in moderation!
I must also say that I use an eliptical trainer and small home gym.
They also helped to burn the calories and tone the muscles.
Again, once a routine run thru 2 or 3 times a week is established, it is easy.
So if I can help by giving the name of the book, or any other info... feel free to ask.
It is a personal battle, but you have allies!
ps .... coffee is bad, one of he worse things you can do to your stomach in the morning.
. I started working out today and will keep with it.
