how about a turn around diet.... every time i turn around i eat....

 

i'm 5'10" and weighed around 172 at Christmas time last year... i'm down to about 155 now. I have been totally suger-free for a couple years, and I eat NO fried foods. I drink mostly water. I run about 30-35 miles per week.

Obviously the running has helped a lot, i'm training for a marathon in August. But the most important things are, IMO:

1. no processed sugars!
2. no deep fried foods!
3. elevate your heart rate to between 70-80% of your maximum heart rate for at least 30 minutes, at least three times a week. The fat you burn will amaze you.

speaking of good websites... I am addicted to www.podfitness.com. It interfaces with iTunes and your iPod, so basically you input your current stats on the site... input your fitness goals and how much time you would like to devote to exercise... and choose the personal trainer you want to coach you. The site mixes a custom audio track for your mp3 player that takes the music YOU have and love, and mixes it with periodic voice-overs from professional (and famous) trainers. I couldn't possibly find the motivation to run as much as I do without it.

p.s., heart rate monitors are a great tool to track your progress as time goes by... you can spend anywhere from $30 to $300+ on one... they're nice because you can tell if you're working too hard or not hard enough, and they record your progress so you can see your average heart rate drop as your fitness level increases... makes for great motivation to push yourself even harder.

 

You can't knock moderate exercise but just be aware that it is not as much the key to longevity as what you eat. An awful lot of high endurance runners and other intense athletes drop dead early.

 

we are safe here in n america!

serious; it is difficult to do what i want with everyone i am with both work and home grossly over weight.

my diet? stay away from meat, fat, carbs, $hit, etc. do a <2000 calorie day as much as possible. i do the gym 2 days/ week would like to do more but cant. very difficult... 6' 182lbs.

 

I wouldn't call what I do a diet.

I was in the Marine Corps for 11 years and it's easy to stay slim there . I got hurt two years ago, couldn't run anymore, surgery, blah blah blah, started gaining weight just because of the crap I had been eating and drinking for so long and no longer exercising to the level to keep it off.

I was 185 for the longest time while I was in. Once I got out I ballooned up to 215 and that was entirely too much for me so I went on a "diet" so to speak. I just stopped drinking beer except for very rare occasions, maybe 2 or 3 every couple of months with friends. I completely quit drinking any form of soda aside from Coke Zero or diet mountain dew, and I no longer eat taco bell or mcdonalds every meal. Now I eat lighter and when it's junk food, it's a Sub and I quit with the 12 inch subs and stick to the 6 inch subs. That alone plus probably 100 dips a night and 100 crunches a night has gotten me back down to 185 where I want to be.

Not as muscular as I used to be but not a fatty either so I will deal with it . Hell, I'm 30 years old with bad knees and a destroyed shoulder, can't be perfect forever lol.

 

^i like ur car slodsm^

~tina~