Let me tell you my secret, I was able to lose 22lbs over 12weeks to win then contest. I didn't do anything too dramatic and wasn't overly massive to begin with. I started at 198lbs and finished at 176lbs. I would say my baseline weight is usually around 185 but obviously had let myself go for a bit.
My downfall is snacking in the evenings. I constantly find myself scavenging the house for anything to snack on. I try to watch the scale on a regular basis and generally do fluctuate a lot on weight.
Anyways I'll let you know my secrets. I've always read "You lose weight in the kitchen and gain muscle in the gym" So I concentrated on diet. I stopped snacking and paid close attention to my portions during the day. The other trick was controlling hunger, so I made sure my meals had higher amounts of protein and less high glycemic index carbohydrates. To help with night time snacking I started drinking a lot of tea at night.
I did run a few times during the contest for exercise and have enjoyed running in the past. The main form of exercise was parking at a park about 1km from work and walking too and from work. This was really great it was a nice way to start and end the day and also saved me $8 a day for parking.
Here are some transformation photos. Some of them are from previous challenges along the way. I am generally able to hunker down and really hit the gym hard or diet for 6-12 weeks. I do need to work more on making sustainable and lifelong changes.
I did debate how to spend this money on silver, steem or bitcoin. I did decide to buy more steem power and hopefully it will finally get me my vote slider.
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