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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Serge" data-source="post: 1072960" data-attributes="member: 4049">Change you're eating habits and exercise.  That's all I did.For the first month or so, I changed how and when I was eating.  I dropped carbs after 5 P.M., ate a heavy-fiber/low fat breakfast every morning (bran flakes with skim milk), ate at least two snacks between meals (usually a piece of fruit or two), ate a low-fat lunch (although I hate Subway, it's one of the best options for lunch), and ate a low-fat dinner (bonelss, skinless chicken breast and broccolli or corn).  If I was hungry at night, I'd eat a piece of fruit (grapes, apple, etc) or I'd drink about 16 oz of water.Eat when you're hungry!  And eat small to medium meals.  This keeps your metabolism going, which helps burn calories, which reduces the amount of fat your body creates/stores.  After about four to six weeks, slowly reintroduce a little more fat to your diet, but otherwise maintain the eating habits.  A treat day, when you eat anything you want, is always good (what's great about it is that as you continue to lose weight, you'll be more and more hesitant to eat anything that's unhealthy).For working out, start slow.  Instead of running, walk for about a mile to a mile and a half.  Do this in the morning since this increases your metabolism for the rest of the day.  Walk fast and slowly increase your speed over time.  Make sure you stretch before and after your walk.  You should walk for at least 20 to 30 minutes (so you may have to add additional distance).  I know a lot of guys hate this sort of thing, but after you're tired of walking (it took me about four weeks) buy work out tapes or DVDs, particularly those that claim to burn fat.  High low interval training and low impact aerobics are great.  It took me about two weeks before I could do the entire thing without feeling like I was going to die.  Always stretch before and after.After about six weeks of that, I started running.  I can now run 2/3 of a mile, a real achievement for someone who couldn't do that ever before. I've also incorporated weight lifting.  This will spike another bout of weight loss as you replace fat with muscle and burn more calories.One thing that really helped me was a bet I made with a co-worker/associate.  We bet that we would lose 20 pounds in 2 1/2 months.  If one person failed, he paid the other a $50 gift certificate to Best Buy.  If both people failed, each would give the other a $50 check to a charity of the other's choosing.  If both succeed, we'd party.  We both made it and neither of us have partied because we both want to lose at least another 10 pounds!Additionally, having people look at me is great motivation.  I've always been handsome, but now the attention I receive is significantly improved because I'm trimmer and more desirable (because I look healthy)!It can be done, it just requires you wanting it badly enough.  You can do it.  Good luck!</blockquote>

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