Back in may I looked at my self and thought you are fat! I decided to do something about it. I looked at what I had been doing and found my pit falls. Just like any one that has gotten fat, we do this. We get lazy, yeah lazy. I also never did aerobics exercise just lifted weights, dumb. I also ate like a pig, to excess and never the right things. The first thing I changed was my exercise routine, walking, just plain ole walking. I did this because of two knee surgeries. I started at 1 mile and over time increased it to 4 miles. Now I alter between those two mileages. I also after awhile started to hit my heavy bag to mix up the aerobics. Now I always get some kind of aerobics at least 4 times in a week. I also never stopped lifting I only changed that. I went to more reps and less weight. I never wanted to lose muscle mass but, I have learned overtime and through wrestling that you sometimes will sacrifice muscle while losing weight. To counteract this I increased my lean protein intake, protein bars, met rx shakes chicken, you get the idea. This leads me into my diet, not a diet, but what I ate. Regular food. Cut down on the garbage, eat more fruits and nuts. Portion control is a big one I use to eat big giant helpings, dumb. Well if you want to gain weight I guess its okay to eat like a pig but, I didnt want to become a sumo wrestler. Along with eating better foods for me I also started to eat small portions at 2 hour interval. This along with aerobics kicks your metabolism in the ass. After about 2 weeks, it takes awhile for an old guy to get going, I started to see results. Portion control can be aided by using a small plate, I did this. Now I know how much to take at a meal to fill me up. I still eat every 2 hours to this day. All this no fad diet or magic wieght loss pill. It really is easy we just need to stop and become committed to something like this for ourselves; my biggest motivator was my kids. You see so many middle aged dads like me barely making it; big old gut hanging over their belt and just sit around the house. I want to be there for my kids, healthy, active, and alive. This whole experience has been a great journey. I have gone from 226 ponds to 192 pounds, 36-38 waist to 32 waist. All these things the diet companies know eat right, exercise and you will get healthier lose weight they just dont tell you. I write this not only for myself but for others that take off their shirt and think, I remember when I looked like..get out and do something about, quit making excuses.
