Quote Originally Posted by Alpha2 View Post
I finally reached a milestone yesterday. 165lbs, which is where I planned to stop, but I can see that I need to go another 10lbs. I started at 204, and it's basically eating less and working out more, neither of which I am fond of.
I do an hour of fast inclined treadmill as many days a week as I can. Usually ends up being 4 days. I hate working out, but I love to read, so I download books to my iPad and read while I do the treadmill.
After 6 months, my Dr. took me off the cholesterol meds and cut the BP meds by over half. I never thought that would happen!
I give a lot of credit to an app I got for the iPhone called MyFitnessPal. Once you start logging EVERYTHING you consume, it's a real eye-opener! Those pesky calories pile up at an amazing rate. I try to keep my daily intake below 1250, sometime it's a bit worse, often a bit better. The nice thing I found was that once you eat a lot less for a long time, you really don't get that hungry.
I read once that "it's a very thin line between boredom and hunger". I had to get out of the habit of eating when I was bored.
Right on!!!