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My Diet Experience (So Far)
This past Winter my weight eased up to 260 pounds (I'm 5' 9") and I decided to
lose weight. At first, I went on a strict diet, eating almost nothing for a few days, then eating extremely little. I drank a lot of water and took a lot of vitamins and supplements. I took no diet pills or carb blockers or any such. Also, I walked about 2 miles each day. Now after 4 months, I have lost 50 pounds and I weigh 210 pounds. My blood pressure dropped from 180/100 down to a normal 120/75 and my blood sugar dropped from borderline diabetic down to normal. I sleep better and I breathe easier. The minor (what I suppose were) "heart pains" I had been experiencing....have all gone. I feel very good. But...I know that I am TOO comfortable with my 210 weight and I realize that I should continue down to the range of 160-170 pounds. One thing I noticed was that a lot of weight came off of my external chest: some flab (the male "breasts" I was beginning to sport) but also I feel that I lost some muscle off my external chest and the upper arches of my back and shoulders. I tried to do some gentle upper-body strengthening exercises to strengthen and re-add bulk to my upper back and chest, but I began to have distressing heart pains towards my upper left arm. So, I quit that. I intend to very slowly and very gently return to trying to strengthen my upper back and chest, but I plan to be VERY careful in doing it. Now that I am 50 pounds lighter, I can very easily wipe my rear end (after going to the restroom). It had truly gotten difficult for me to reach around there --both in wiping my rump and in bathing myself. It surely is a pleasure to feel...normal sized again in being able to do some things so basic (to living) as these. At this point, at 210 pounds, I can feel that my walking still is putting some stress on my knees and hips. I do not try to walk very fast. I am a man, age 50. My waist measures 43 and I observe that there still is considerable blubber around my belly. Also there is fat on my upper legs. I plan on keeping the weight off and slowly working my weight down to about 170 pounds. And, I encourage others who share this "fight" with me. We're in this together, brothers and sisters, and we WILL win the war! |
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