How I did it: shyed away from processed foods, bougth a Polar F11 fitness watch and ensured I burned 1,100 calories per week every week in a combo of strength and cardio training. Having the watch made me accountable and sure of exactly what I was losing. Once I got the diet in check (basically loosely following the Weight Watchers plan but with a veg diet for the most part) BAM! I even hit size 4 in some items. More importanty, for the first time in my life I'm quite muscular!!
Oh, my cardio and strength is done mostly all with workout dvds, weights, and an elliptical sometimes too. No gym.

Lessons & tips: It will be like you dropped 15 years off your life when you reach your goal. EVERYONE looks at you differently in public and raves about you to your spouse, regardless of how much attention you got before--triple it...so your spouse jumps aboard the plan too! Fun shopping, even better flexing naked. :-)

Resources: s.w.a.t. workouts with commander Tom
Biggest Loser workouts
Prevention Workouts
Women's Fitness workouts
and many more
all on DVD
sportsart elliptical
Polar F11 heart rate monitor
Weight Watchers recipes

Nov 21, 2008, 08:53AM PST | 1 comment | 2 cheers