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Message: <blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 3762981" data-attributes="member: 22424">In case it helps anyone, the single most effective change I made to bringing my diet under control was to fix meal-times, and then to only eat at those mealtimes. Oh, and in between times, I only drink water.The second most effective change was to take charge of cooking for myself. I try hard not to succumb to the temptation or ordering in pizza, or popping out to McDonalds when I can't be bothered. That way, I basically have control over what I'm eating and when, and cut out a lot of the preservatives and salts that most 'processed' foods are loaded with as well.The thing that will probably kill me, though, are soft drinks, particularly Irn Bru (it's a Scottish drink that is essentially tooth decay in a can). I drink far too many of there. And I hate the diet versions, so switching to those is a non-starter. Does anyone have any possible solutions to that problem?Oh, and lest I forget:Where I am: I don't know exactly. I think I may be as many as 50 pounds over my 'ideal weight' based on BMI. That said, everyone in the know I've ever spoken to has said that BMI is a lousy measure, so I don't know what the actual ideal would be.Exercise: Well, playing the bagpipes is a pretty solid cardio-vascular workout, but otherwise isn't really exercise as such. During summer, and weather permitting, I will go for a walk along the canal (about 2 miles along, and then back) a couple of times a week. And, depending on work commitments, I occasionally play an hour of badminton on Fridays.Diet: This is pretty good, I think. I eat a proper breakfast, get sufficient fruit and/or veg (the five-a-day they recommend in the UK. The US recommendation is ten-a-day, but a 'serving' is half the size), and generally avoid taking in too much fat. It's the drinks that are a problem.Goal: I would like to shift at least half of that excess weight (so, 25ish pounds). Additionally, I'm concerned about my blood pressure, so a reduction there would be a good thing. My suspicion is that that will probably take care of itself, though, if I take the right steps with the weight loss.</blockquote>

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