Down 50 lbs!

[Squirrel]

Nice job

[Black]

Nice work.  I'm down about 25.  Keep fighting the good fight. 

[Lumps]

Congrats man! Must feel great, keep going, trust me it will be worth it! I lost 30 lbs and gained 15 lbs of muscle over about a year and am in tip top shape.

It's not just about losing weight it's about being healthy! My very very basic diet outline:

 

 

Veggies/Fruits:

Spinach

Kale

Romane

Zuccuni

Broccoli

Avacados

Grapes

Apples

Citrus

Sweet potato

Protein:

Low sugar, low calorie protein powder for shakes

Eggs(go light)

Steak (go light)

Salmon

Tuna

Deer meat

Yogurt

Chicken

Carbs:

Nuts

Wild oats

Whole grain bread (without sugar being a top 3 ingredient)

Long grain/wild rice

Beans

Honey (use to sweeten anything)

Fats:

Nuts

Milk

Cheese

Salmon

Peanut butter

Coconut oil (light)

Supplements:

Vitamineral green (expensive but worth it)

High qualiy fish oil (Omega via, nordic naturals)

High quality multi vitamin (Source Naturals)

B vitamin

This list consists of my diet for years and I have never felt better. Maybe this will give ideas or help anyone else out there.

 

 

 

[TheRumGone]

woot! woot! congrats joat!

[Black]

Also, this is kinda common sense, but cutting out alcohol completely makes a big difference.  Not sure if you're a big drinker or not, but it's easier said than done for many. 

[Jackofalltrades]

I'm 6' 5".

 

How tall are you?  Awesome job nonetheless.  Diet change is the KEY.  Exercise all you want, you'll be on the proverbial hamster wheel if your diet doesn't change.  Good luck in the future!  Join the Workout Warriors thread if you haven't already.  Great motivation there.

 

[Jackofalltrades]

I rarely drink any more. Now that it's football season I'll have a few more, but even that's a rarity.

 

Also, this is kinda common sense, but cutting out alcohol completely makes a big difference.  Not sure if you're a big drinker or not, but it's easier said than done for many. 

 

[SOJA]

soda and juice (people don't realize how much sugar is in juice)

[Jackofalltrades]

soda and juice (people don't realize how much sugar is in juice)

Luckily I've never been much of a juice fan for that reason.

I LOVE original V-8.

[Black]

Luckily I've never been much of a juice fan for that reason.

I LOVE original V-8.

 

Switch to the low sodium version.  Original V8 is a sodium bomb. 

[SOJA]

Luckily I've never been much of a juice fan for that reason.

I LOVE original V-8.

 

 

btw congratulations! we all have things we have to work on and struggle with, its refreshing and motivating to see someone else achieve so much

[Jackofalltrades]

Switch to the low sodium version. Original V8 is a sodium bomb.

Yeah but I hate it! Sodium is one of my issues but my labs have never indicated any real problems.

[Black]

Yeah but I hate it! Sodium is one of my issues but my labs have never indicated any real problems.

 

The spicy low sodium is pretty good. 

[Jackofalltrades]

I shall have to give it a shot.