I lost 38 lbs. on a low carb diet, but eventually quit that diet.
That was my first try at losing weight. I went from 246 down to 207 = 38 lb. loss eating like a horse with low carb.
I went back to my old habits and hit 276 lbs.
...I went from 276 to a scrapping 197 lbs. The second time around (8-10 yrs. later) on the plan I've laid out, eating casual small meals 5-6 times daily with high fiber and some good carbs, not being overly stuffed at any time.
...it only took me 7 months to lose that weight... 276-197=79lbs. lost in 7 months ...though with the exercise and diet I've laid out for you.. I've been released to do anything I want. So, I'm going back on that lifestyle and will begin walking, then as time goes on, walking/sprinting starting tomorrow. My regimine will be exactly as before.
Good luck!! Goal is 185.
I was just curious mainly because you mentioned it took you if I am no mistaken 7 months to loose 38LB. But it took me 4 months to loose 42LB, I don't run I am not in to running so somehow I was able to incorporate my cardio in my workouts. I do enjoy lifting weight but cardio is a whole different story. Running has never been my thing unless I am playing soccer or playing baseball.
I basically noticed that your plan of attack was a lot different from mine. I am always researching and trying to understand fitness better so I hope you didn't take my question the wrong way.
Good luck in your new goal, I actually have a new goal to finish what I started with my brother. Right now I am at 207 aiming for either 180 or 170 before May 1 before I go see my brother at Parris Island!
Good Luck!
Didn't take it the wrong way. Just wan't sure why it was relevant, but now I understand.
It took me 7 months to lose 79 lbs. Now that I think about it I lost it in about 6 months. I lost 38 lbs. in 3 1/2 weeks due to some serious stress. I don't recommend losing that much in that short of time, but it couldn't be helped because of stress. In fact it was seriously affecting my health, both physical and mental. Finally I was able to things lined out. Then I just decided that the loss was a good thing and that I should continue, so I did.
I completely took any sugar out of my diet at that time. After about 2 months I tasted a McDonalds cheeseburger and had to throw the bun away because it was so sweet I couldn't eat it. Now I know why our children are obese in this country. I personnaly believe sugar is more addicting than drugs and that carbonation is terrible for ones body.
I hear ya' on the running thing. I never could run either without pain, and I still can't for the most part. However, the walking/sprinting routine is tolerable and you actually exert and burn more calories this way. Jogging still kills my back and can put me down for a few days in the bed. Three herniated discs in my neck and degenerative disc disease in my spine doesn't help things.
About the soda.
I've never drank alcohol and it's probably a good thing. I used to drink a 12 pak of A&W everynight after supper. In a three hour time span I would drink a gallon and a half of sweet tea. Way too much sugar. It was killing me and is why I went over 4 years without a soda. I decided I didn't need it. But I quit the pop before any diet.
I started drinking pop again, and that's why I started gaining weight again...the sugar my body had been missing triggered a negative response and it caused me to go on a binge.
At this age in life I have to make a permanent change this time. It was actually easy before, but I had already been dealing with depression, and the foot injury made it worse...so I splurged. Wrong thing to do I know. I can easily do it again.
I want to say something else.
The diet and regimine I've laid out in an aforementioned post won't work for everyone. How do I know? I know because other diets did not work for me earlier in life. The low carb Atkins diet that I lost 38 lbs on told me something about my body. My body doesn't like sugars and starches at all. In fact, it triggers allergic reactions, though not severe, that cause me to have breathing issues as well as who knows what chemically inside. I'm not a nutritionist, but I've had them tell me to cut fats out of my diet, eat more whole grains (carbs) and nothing could have been further from the truth for me.
Each person has to find what works for them and this can be tough. I m willing to wager that more often than not bad carbs and a diet high in sugar is hurting the majority of Americans.
