) be of interest as things progress.First, the weight loss continues. Despite my best efforts to ensure Fat Tuesday lived up to its name and seeing a (very) small gain the next morning partially from water weight, I'm sure, down 11lbs to date. This is since February 28.
Some of the things I'll share that I think have made a difference for me:
1. Daily workouts. I've continued my strength training, aerobics and stretching. I dropped weight training a few years ago and cancelled my gym membership in favor of primarily bodyweight workouts three times per week. I feel better and you're using more muscles. (For those who are low carb, Dr. Al Sears, MD, has a great section in his PACE book on why BW is exceptionally safer and more effective.) I walk daily and run/sprint 2 - 3 times/week for <15 min. No long chronic cardio on machines. And I try to incorporate easy stretching daily.
2. Adoption of the 4 Hour Body's "Slow Carb" Diet as part of my No S-ing. My wife picked up the book for me as a surprise and I liked the Slow Carb approach. So, I load up on lean proteins, lots of vegetables and beans (black, typically). Dr. Joel Fuhrman, MD, notes beans are a wonder food for colon health and the diet ratios (60/30/10...c/p/f) appear to align with what leading cardiologists like Dr. K. Lance Gould, MD, advocate. Plus, the protein in the beans allows me to cut back on more expensive animal protein a bit.
3. Lots of cold water. I remembered this from my weight training days when Dr. Ellington Darden suggested cold water as a fat burner...the 4 Hour Body revisits this and science has proven regular ingestion of cold water forces the body to work harder to maintain body heat.
Apologies if I'm preaching to the choir or this is all 'old news'.
