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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 8086663" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>I’ve battled my weight my entire adult life. An exercise routine can be VERY important. Actually got in decent shape in college and stayed that way for several years until I fell back into a sedentary lifestyle in law school. Over the years, I ballooned to almost 280lbs. But I’m trending in the right direction again, and have been as low as 219lbs in the last year. Right now, I bounce between 223-235, and a lot of that is because of water weight. I’m an extremely sodium sensitive hypertensive, and can put on 5lbs+ in a day if I eat too much salty stuff.</p><p></p><p>That said, I have some hints that might help you on the dietary side.</p><p></p><p>1) my first major weight loss came in my first year of college. I dropped 50lbs in one semester. Part of that was increasing exercise, but the BIGGEST part was cutting out “unconscious eating.” That is, consuming calories without realizing you’re doing it or in greater amounts than you recognize. I enlisted the help of my circle of family and friends: I was only allowed 3 meals a day and one snack, and ANYTHING & EVERYTHING with calories counted. So if someone saw me eating, I wanted them to ask me if it was a meal or a snack.</p><p></p><p>2) I cut soft drinks out of my life cold turkey, including diet ones. I did a little math, and figured out I was consuming 1000s of calories daily in sodas alone. I still drank OJ, milk, water and unsweetened tea. I have since allowed myself the occasional soda, but probably fewer than 2 cans per month on average.</p><p></p><p>3) I didn't give up the foods I love, I just eat them with better portion control. Some dishes I used to eat by myself I now share, and I seldom get into “he-man eating contests” at steakhouses anymore. I also do a hard pass on “almost as good as my favorite food” foods. If I’m going to have dessert, I don’t settle for something close to what I want- if I don’t see a favorite, then I don’t have dessert. If I’m going to have pizza, I have GOOD pizza from one of my favorite places, not some frozen pizza from the grocery store.</p><p></p><p>4) I cap my alcoholic beverage intake to 1-2 per service. By that, I don’t mean I drink 1-2 per meal, but rather, if & when I drink, I cap things out at a low number.</p><p></p><p>5) I keep “cheat foods” in the house to a minimum, and don’t restock until what I have is gone.</p><p></p><p>6) I do a LOT more cooking at home</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 8086663, member: 19675"] I’ve battled my weight my entire adult life. An exercise routine can be VERY important. Actually got in decent shape in college and stayed that way for several years until I fell back into a sedentary lifestyle in law school. Over the years, I ballooned to almost 280lbs. But I’m trending in the right direction again, and have been as low as 219lbs in the last year. Right now, I bounce between 223-235, and a lot of that is because of water weight. I’m an extremely sodium sensitive hypertensive, and can put on 5lbs+ in a day if I eat too much salty stuff. That said, I have some hints that might help you on the dietary side. 1) my first major weight loss came in my first year of college. I dropped 50lbs in one semester. Part of that was increasing exercise, but the BIGGEST part was cutting out “unconscious eating.” That is, consuming calories without realizing you’re doing it or in greater amounts than you recognize. I enlisted the help of my circle of family and friends: I was only allowed 3 meals a day and one snack, and ANYTHING & EVERYTHING with calories counted. So if someone saw me eating, I wanted them to ask me if it was a meal or a snack. 2) I cut soft drinks out of my life cold turkey, including diet ones. I did a little math, and figured out I was consuming 1000s of calories daily in sodas alone. I still drank OJ, milk, water and unsweetened tea. I have since allowed myself the occasional soda, but probably fewer than 2 cans per month on average. 3) I didn't give up the foods I love, I just eat them with better portion control. Some dishes I used to eat by myself I now share, and I seldom get into “he-man eating contests” at steakhouses anymore. I also do a hard pass on “almost as good as my favorite food” foods. If I’m going to have dessert, I don’t settle for something close to what I want- if I don’t see a favorite, then I don’t have dessert. If I’m going to have pizza, I have GOOD pizza from one of my favorite places, not some frozen pizza from the grocery store. 4) I cap my alcoholic beverage intake to 1-2 per service. By that, I don’t mean I drink 1-2 per meal, but rather, if & when I drink, I cap things out at a low number. 5) I keep “cheat foods” in the house to a minimum, and don’t restock until what I have is gone. 6) I do a LOT more cooking at home [/QUOTE]
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