“...390 to 235 in 13 months...”
WOW; you’re awesome, r!
I also gave up all alcohol on Jan 10, 2011; it’s been 18mos now.
I do miss *sipping* certain imported beers, single malt scotch, 30-yr brandy & cognac and very fine wines. My problem was *drinking* too many vodka/mixers and taking oxycontin 80mg (Rx for horrible sciatica back/leg pain) in combo, and becoming terribly addicted. Detox wasn’t pleasant, but I did it and have never looked back or slipped.
Perhaps someday, I’ll go back to *sipping* again, but never the opiates, even for the back pain. Bayer 325mg aspirin and cold-paks work just fine and dandy for me, now.
My 5 simple rules are thus:
1) No high-fructose corn syrup.
2) No white, refined sugar (use raw Stevia or Truvia sweetener).
3) No more gorging on 4-5-6-7 course meals w/ bottle of wine in between each course (I’m also a CIA-trained professional chef, in addition to being a “retired” farmer).
4) Eat large breakfast, smaller lunch and no dinner.
5) No food after 4pm; only Diet (5-cal) Ocean Spray Juices until 6pm, and Saltines/Peanut Butter Crackers.
Any ‘special rules’ of yours that you’d care to share?
1) No simple sugars
2) Reduced intake of complex carbohydrates as the day progresses
3) Increased intake of proteins as the day progresses (no starches with dinner)
4) No alcohol
5) Eat 6 small meals throughout the day
6) Snack solely on proteins (jerky & nuts)
7) Drink a minimum of 1 gallon of water per day (minimum of 1 cup of hot green tea per day)
8) Minimum of 30 minutes exercise per day with at least 10 minutes of stretching/yoga poses
This is what I do, personally.