I have lost over 130 lbs following a similar approach. I lost mine in less than 6 mos (Feb to Aug this year). There are five rules I follow:
1.) No High Fructose Corn Syrup or Sugar. (HFCS being more critical to avoid).
2.) No ‘Enriched’ ANYTHING - Organic Whole grains only.
3.) No Hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated anything. I limit my intake of oils to pure saturated fats (coconut oil is my primary).
4.) I drink 110 ounces of water daily.
5.) No processed foods of any kind - no preservatives, no added colors, no added flavors. If you don’t recognize every ingredient on the label - it’s bad!
I was limiting my caloric intake to 800-1000 calories a day initially and now am at 2400 (which is a LOT of food when following these rules). I was losing over 1 lb a day and dropped from a 48” waist to a 34”. I didn’t work out at all until I raised my calories to 1600 - it’s actually counterproductive to exercise when on low calorie intake (your body enters starvation mode and begins adding fat rather than burning it). At 1600 calories I began walking and now work out twice a day - I feel FREAKIN’ AWESOME!!!!!
Okay, you tell us what you don’t eat so tell me what you DO eat. It’s hard to make meals without anything. :>)
bkmk
You lost a tremendous amount. What a waist reduction! It is hard to do but eat a bowl of brown rice, or German rye bread like Aldi’s has, or boiled wheat berries...eat this just by itself in isolation and it digests better. Jarrow pro-biotic powder helps whole grain digestion by reestablishing crucial bacteria in you intestines
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