C. Matthew McMahon
Christian Preacher
Well, I wanted to give a brief report on my determination to lose some weight. Last we spoke, or I wrote on this, I had been doing the South Beach Diet, and lost 12 pounds, only to gain back 12 pounds.
Yes, yes, I know its a lifestyle change, and I need to watch what I eat.
Okay, I get that.
In any case, I needed something a bit simpler, and more radical to get past my sticking point of going from 248 to 232 or thereabouts. Every time I got that low, I'd stick, and could not get over the hump.
Yes, yes, working out, eating right, following the diet, good food, lots of greens, etc.
Well, the second week in January we started the Ultimate New York Diet, by Kirsch. After 6 weeks, I've gone from 248, to 224. The last time I was that, I was in seminary 19 years ago, so this is big for me.
I am working to hit 215. If I hit 215, that will be lowest I've been, and quite buff at that, since High School. That's only 9 pounds more.
My goal is 215. I will hit it, and should hit it over the next 2 weeks.
This diet works well because it replaces the "no carbs and no dairy and no sugar" with good carbs, dairy and sugar through the phases. We are still on phase 1, and that gets a little boring, but when my 40" pants are falling off me and I need to go out and get smaller jeans, well, boring is OK and I can live with it.
I will never get under a 38" waist, simply because of hip problems I have from certain exercises I use to do in the old days of being a teen. But to hit 215 would be really cool.
Anyway, for those struggling with weight loss, try the NY Diet. It works well, is healthy, and even in all that, I've been cheating with 1 meal a week for the past 3 weeks and STILL lost 4 pounds over the last 4 days.
I'm hoping my metabolism keeps going and keeps getting faster.
One other thing. I specifically experiment with this diet to see if the diet itself - healthy eating - would allow me to lose weight WITHOUT exercising.
Well, I've not exercised in 6 weeks, and here I am. The weight loss is slowing, but still continuing. So, we'll see how it ends up. IF I "have to" I'll start working out to get past any sticking points, but I'll be starting a workout regiment in another couple of weeks after I hit that goal. I've already started some light lifting, and we'll see where that takes me. Subsequently, my "little wife" (All 128 pounds of her) has been doing this as well and she hit 117. Its really a good plan.
I also know that some working out and lifting would be good for my stress as well (with work). So just on that note I'm implementing it more and more.
Yes, yes, I know its a lifestyle change, and I need to watch what I eat.
Okay, I get that.
In any case, I needed something a bit simpler, and more radical to get past my sticking point of going from 248 to 232 or thereabouts. Every time I got that low, I'd stick, and could not get over the hump.
Yes, yes, working out, eating right, following the diet, good food, lots of greens, etc.
Well, the second week in January we started the Ultimate New York Diet, by Kirsch. After 6 weeks, I've gone from 248, to 224. The last time I was that, I was in seminary 19 years ago, so this is big for me.
I am working to hit 215. If I hit 215, that will be lowest I've been, and quite buff at that, since High School. That's only 9 pounds more.
My goal is 215. I will hit it, and should hit it over the next 2 weeks.
This diet works well because it replaces the "no carbs and no dairy and no sugar" with good carbs, dairy and sugar through the phases. We are still on phase 1, and that gets a little boring, but when my 40" pants are falling off me and I need to go out and get smaller jeans, well, boring is OK and I can live with it.
I will never get under a 38" waist, simply because of hip problems I have from certain exercises I use to do in the old days of being a teen. But to hit 215 would be really cool.
Anyway, for those struggling with weight loss, try the NY Diet. It works well, is healthy, and even in all that, I've been cheating with 1 meal a week for the past 3 weeks and STILL lost 4 pounds over the last 4 days.
I'm hoping my metabolism keeps going and keeps getting faster.
One other thing. I specifically experiment with this diet to see if the diet itself - healthy eating - would allow me to lose weight WITHOUT exercising.
Well, I've not exercised in 6 weeks, and here I am. The weight loss is slowing, but still continuing. So, we'll see how it ends up. IF I "have to" I'll start working out to get past any sticking points, but I'll be starting a workout regiment in another couple of weeks after I hit that goal. I've already started some light lifting, and we'll see where that takes me. Subsequently, my "little wife" (All 128 pounds of her) has been doing this as well and she hit 117. Its really a good plan.
I also know that some working out and lifting would be good for my stress as well (with work). So just on that note I'm implementing it more and more.