Losing 50 Pounds in a Year?
Today is two days before my 38th birthday on the English Calendar, and I feel like I'm just about as overweight as I've ever been in my entire life. That's not true, I weighed in just now at 96 kilograms, and I've been heavier by a little, but I was probably more muscular then too.
I've lost a substantial amount of weight about three years ago by working hard on a no carb diet after reading Gary Taubes' book, but I put most of that weight back on within a year.
I'm worried that I don't look good or feel good, and it will only be harder to lose weight as I get older. So not I'd like to put some goals down, think about methods and track progress.
BMI calculators say that for a 5'8" person weighing 211 pounds, I have a BMI of over 32. At 25, I would be at the top end of a "healthy" weight. So let's shoot for "25," which would be weight of about 165 pounds.
I remember being in the 180s in high school and ballooning up to 220 in college. I was in great shape in law school, but part of the reason is that I dealt with a lot of stress by working out all the time. Now I have a wife and three kids and live in the suburbs, so there are a lot of unhelpful environmental factors.
But enough about the reasons "why not." Let's talk about some "how to's."
To get started, I plan to:
- Drink more water
- Eat three eggs early in the day
- Eat a dark green vegetable every day
- Exercise three times this week
- Avoid all with sugar
My understanding is that exercise really doesn't help with weight loss, and that if the exercise either makes you think you can eat something you shouldn't or causes you to eat more, it can be harmful. I'm including it because a) it will make me feel better and relieve stress, and b) I think it can help strengthen resolve.
There are probably a lot of things I can do to improve on this plan, but let's just start with these few things for right now.
I've lost a substantial amount of weight about three years ago by working hard on a no carb diet after reading Gary Taubes' book, but I put most of that weight back on within a year.
I'm worried that I don't look good or feel good, and it will only be harder to lose weight as I get older. So not I'd like to put some goals down, think about methods and track progress.
BMI calculators say that for a 5'8" person weighing 211 pounds, I have a BMI of over 32. At 25, I would be at the top end of a "healthy" weight. So let's shoot for "25," which would be weight of about 165 pounds.
I remember being in the 180s in high school and ballooning up to 220 in college. I was in great shape in law school, but part of the reason is that I dealt with a lot of stress by working out all the time. Now I have a wife and three kids and live in the suburbs, so there are a lot of unhelpful environmental factors.
But enough about the reasons "why not." Let's talk about some "how to's."
To get started, I plan to:
- Drink more water
- Eat three eggs early in the day
- Eat a dark green vegetable every day
- Exercise three times this week
- Avoid all with sugar
My understanding is that exercise really doesn't help with weight loss, and that if the exercise either makes you think you can eat something you shouldn't or causes you to eat more, it can be harmful. I'm including it because a) it will make me feel better and relieve stress, and b) I think it can help strengthen resolve.
There are probably a lot of things I can do to improve on this plan, but let's just start with these few things for right now.
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