What I Did:
I lost 100 pounds in about a year. What worked for me was the bodybugg. I exercised and ate right -- 6 meals a day. The body bugg keeps track of how many calories you burn, and then you enter into an online program what you ate. So you know if you have a calorie surplus or deficit. If you maintain a 7000 calorie deficit a week you lose 2 pounds a week. With the bugg's information, you can either eat less or exercise more, but you know exactly where you're at. It's just math, calories burned, calories eaten, deficit or surplus. It made it simple! I've kept the weight off for a year.
How I Did It:
I ate 6 meals a day. Exercised 7 days a week, sometimes as much as 3 hours. Strength training 3 days a week and cardio 4 days a week. I ate 3 meals a day plus 3 snacks. Lots of veggies. No red meat. Lots of fish, broiled salmon, tilapia, shrimp.
I exercised 3 times a day, morning, noon, and evening. At first it was 1 hour at the gym, either ST or cardio, the a walk at lunch and a walk before dinner. That gets your metabolism going 3 times a day. I ended up jogging 9 miles a day. But then I gradually cut back. But a lot of my weight loss was due to simply walking -- a lot of walking.
Tips and Tricks
- I think the bodybugg is the ultimate solution to weight control. You can lose as little or much as you want by watching the numbers. It has totally changed my life!
What was your main motivator to lose weight?
I was 56 years old and weighed 250 pounds. I could hardly tie my shoes! I was so uncomfortable! I wore size 3X. Now I'm a size 10 and weigh 150.
What was the hardest part of losing weight?
Controlling my eating -- had to stop binging!
What was the most surprising part of weight loss?
I feel so healthy and am in great shape. My body fat percentage is 26. When I started it was 41. I still go to the gym 6 days a week and control my eating, with my bodybugg as my guardian!
What would you say to someone who is "on the fence"?
Get a bodybugg -- it will change your life!
