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Old 05-13-2011, 06:59 AM  
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Originally Posted by Barefootsies View Post
I've dropped just under that in 3 months. I have wrote about it a few times.

1. I cut my Diet Coke intake in half. Which lowered blood pressure (sodium)
2. I bought a couple of cook books, and started eating only fresh food.
3. I drink a lot more water since cutting out the cola. Sobe Water is good.
4. I drink a smoothie made of fresh fruits and veggies mid morning and afternoon.
5. In month three I added in light weight training and treadmill.

I've dropped 20-25 lbs in just over 3 months. 3 pants sizes. I've shrunk into shirts I haven't been able to wear in a few years. For those smoothies, make sure you get a mix of the soluble and insoluble fibers (help keep you feeling full). For the treadmill I am doing around 1.5 miles in a half an hour a few times a week.

I started out with that Jorge Cruise, "Belly Fat Cure", and then after the first month moved on to two other cook books with better recipes and more variety. The cook books I looked for were a mix of good looking food, and diabetic (although I am not, nor in danger of) considerations. I focused on eliminating the high sodium processed foods from most of my diet, and controlling sugar.

What I have found, and many others have wrote on this in depth over the years is, you have to adjust your diet. Exercise alone will not do it. It becomes a lifestyle change, not a crash diet. I lost 12 lbs in two months just changing my eating habits with NO exercise at all.

Good luck!
Wow, this is great...it's just the kind of recommendations I was hoping for.
I'll definately take a look at that cook book you mentioned.
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