I made the decision two months ago to change my lifestyle, which meant joining a gym and hiring a personal trainer. He and I have worked together to create a nutritious eating system for me, which revolves around foods I will eat, not foods I won't eat, such as low fat mayo. I'd rather poke a stake through my eye than eat man made foods, so my diet revolves around fruits, veggies, lean meats, fish and eating five or six times a day. My caloric intake is 1224 calories and I train three days a week, along with cardio four to five times a week.
I have gone down three sizes in clothes and I've lost a consistent pound a week.
I was never heavy until I moved to Seattle and started cooking for my honey. I gained all the weight. Being sedentary didn't help, either.
When we decided to put in a flag stone patio and I had to sit every fifteen minutes, it was either do something or die. Any and all my athleticism and muscle tone was gone, after seven years of ignoring my health.
Today I can and do walk to the store, I have more energy and I don't have the aches and pains I had prior to working out.
What Galleryseek says is true. And, may I say, Galleryseek, if you are anything like my trainer...you guys show NO mercy.
