Over the course of the school year, I seem to have packed a few extra pounds on (try 23). This happens every year for me and it just goes to show that a sedentary lifestyle is not good for you. Every winter I pack on about 15 extra pounds while I'm in school. This year, it was 23. So I started my weight loss routine on Monday. As of this afternoon after work, I had lost 7 lbs. I weighted 181.2 this afternoon and I was 165 at the end of last summer. I'd like to get back down to that, but will be satisfied if I make 172. I'd say 7 lbs in 11 days isn't half bad.
Now, this is how I do things. It's probably not the CORRECT way. It's probably not the HEALTHY way. But it works for me and has worked for 3 years.
Eat a small breakfast. Usually, I cook sausage or bacon the night before (because I have to be at the shop at 6 most days) and put it in the fridge. Some mornings I'll just eat that. Some mornings I'll throw in eggs. I drink a small 8oz apple or orange juice and 1 cup of coffee.
I work a physical job that requires 60+ hours a week of labor in the Oklahoma heat. Remember, I live on a lake and the humidity here is killer. By the end of each day, I'm normally drenched in sweat.
Lunch time, I eat a small snack. Normally half a sandwich (always turkey and cheese, no dressing) on white bread. A piece of fruit normally, and sometimes a small bag of chips.
Back to work. Get off work around 6-8, come home, and eat WHATEVER I WANT for dinner. I normally eat like a pig in the evenings. Go to bed around 9:30-10:30, and wake up at 5 to start it all again.
I'm just proud of myself really. I'm happy that I can still gain and lose weight so easily.
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Originally Posted by tanz45
