How I did it: On April 1st, when I joined the gym, I was at 280lbs.  By July 1st, I was at 220lbs (I'm at 215 lbs now)

What worked for me was a low carb, low fat, high protein diet, and exercise on the elliptical, one hour a day, 5-6 days a week.

Lots of turkey wraps (low fat swiss cheese, low fat mayo, low carb tortilla wraps, baby spinach).  Lots of protein shakes and EAS bars (4 net carbs per bar, 2-3 grams of sugar)

Lots of diet soda...  trying to switch to water now.

Lessons & tips: Go the the gym, and weight often.  If you see the scale going down, it helps you keep motivated.  Avoid parties

Resources: The elliptical machine, EAS Advant Edge Carb control protein bars, EAS protein powder, diet Mountain Dew, turkey wraps.

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Sep 26, 2008, 09:04AM PDT | 1 comment | 6 cheers