Good for you!! I've been losing my "winter weight" the last two months and am down 22 pounds. Was in size 44 waist, am down to a 40, goal is to get back into 36's.
I stopped the carbs, quit drinking beer (the hardest part, I love a good beer!) and have been bicycling. Last Sunday did 30 miles in just under 2 hours. When I started 6 weeks ago I couldn't do 5 miles.
What a difference it's made! Sleeping better, more energy and am happy that the weight scale reads a little less every week.
Wife asked me why I quit drinking beer (I like a beer or two every day, unfortunately drinking these "craft" beers and belgian blondes are very high in calories!)
I responded "I like losing weight more than I do drinking beer.
How old are you?
I just want to know because I can’t imagine such a cardio improvement like that for me at almost 60.
Are you drinking more water? I've increased my intake to about a gallon and a half per day, as well as hitting the gym four days a week. In addition to being thinner, my muscle tone is getting pretty good, and my wind is back...I do 50 minutes of running on the elliptical (bad knees keep me off the treadmill), followed by some weights. Feels great! I, too, sleep a lot better, and there are other, uh, shall I say, "social" benefits that my gal seems pretty pleased with as well.
Continued good luck with the new way of life, FRiend.
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