Update!!!
I was just wondering how everybody is doing in here. I know people are doing different programs and strategies. I know will agree to disagree but I believe that you have to do what works for you. Saying that I have been on several plans the last 10 years usually plateauing and not going any further after 20lbs. Last summer I really decided that I had to do something different. I started out at 318, my wife and me did couch to 5k, I did a 6 week boot camp along with it. I started eating a lot of whole foods, I was really stuck around 300 for so long. It was just starting to get old bc I was doing over an hour of cardio a day, lots of hard interval stuff trying to get my heart rate up. Out of frustration I started researching all the diets on here bc I wanted something to help me lose, I'm active enough and have enough education to maintain. I really wanted something that could help me get it off and something that I thought I could maintain for at least 6 months. So the one that I thought that I could lose and stick with was Ideal Protein. Because that you actually do get to eat two meals with lots of vegetables and proteins. So I did their protocol for a week and then found stuff that I could substitute and change a little to go with my lifestyle. So I'm pretty much eating the way IP people do but I'm using alternative products with a more protein. Its cheaper and I believe its healthier the way that I'm doing it. Okay before I started IP I was eating healthy whole foods, no soda, no alcohol, and using portion control. As in most diets I believe that you lose a lot of water weight at first, but I was already eating healthy and active. 15 days ago I started their protocol and cut my cardio down to 3-4 times a week, at least 30 mins. After 15 days I lost 14lbs. and 8.5 inches, and the 2nd weigh in was in the middle of the day and not the morning when you are most dehydrated. I haven't lost any strength either. Right now this is working for me and if it stops I will change things up and shock my body to see what else I can do to lose some of the weight bc I want to get it off so I can run again and play full court basketball without hurting. Also after 2 weeks I'm off my blood pressure meds. I know this isn't for everybody but it works for me. How is everybody else doing?
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