I got in shape pretty quickly without some funky, possibly dangerous diet.
I just made an awesome green drink in a giant blender, that I drank at various times of the day when I got hungry. I still ate regular meals, but they were much smaller and I also cut out sugar as much as possible. I'm telling you, nothing will get you in shape like vegetables. It's really what we're supposed to be eating as humans -- and this is coming from a meat lover. I've just never found it easier to get in shape than when I started drinking that green stuff.
For exercise I did weights 3 times per week, with lots of cardio, some basketball and the most important thing, which I think was key to the weight falling off -- Tabata workouts. The most intense was the sprints. Once I started using those 4 minute, intense workouts about 3 times a week, my midsection got trim.
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