I'm working on the same thing. Both my bride-to-be and I have seriously adjusted the types of foods we buy and eat. We've been paying attention to both the ingredients and calories in nearly everything we eat. Whole grains, lean meats, and greens are the emphasis.mymojo wrote: I'm down 25 lbs in 9 weeks using the old "eat right and exercise" method.
I am by no means a slightly-built person, and have a large frame and vastly more muscle mass than the average person. At my height of fitness when I was 17 (swimming NINE 1.5 - 2 hour sessions and cycling 200 miles per week) I was around 185 pounds and 6' tall. I've put on more upper-body muscle since then (along with fat, obviously), and tip the scales at 290. I would venture to say that It would be near impossible (and probably unhealthy) to get down below 200, so I'm shooting for around 215 in the long run.
My predicament is with exercise. I'm not built for sustained running - even at 17, I was terrible at it. Hiking/backpacking distances is more my style, but that's difficult to work into a regular schedule. If it were practical, I'd walk the 4 miles to work and back every day. However, carry is banned at work, and disarmament isn't something I'm willing to do in my commute, particularly considering some of the areas my walking route would take me through. The same problem, besides the 1K or so for a proper bike, exists for commuting to work by bicycle.
As it stands, both my fiance and I have worked out a plan for walks after work, but I'd really like to get something more than that in for sustained activity.
Any suggestions/successes ya'll have to share would be appreciated.