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In the last month I have dropped 15 pounds.

For the first time in 10 years I am under 200 pounds (199 actually), my goal is 190, I am 6'2"
so I think that is a reasonable weight.

I miss Beer and potato chips.

That's great Red Oak! I'd sure like to drop a few but I don't drink beer or eat potato chips. But I'm sure getting too much other stuff and haven't been able to be in the pool.

Congrats. Good job.

Congratulations! A really great job.

Congratulations on that!
Dove hunting and no beer??

Yes I was tough, only a tot or two of whiskey after the hunt

Good for You!!!!

I am now down 26 or so pounds, I decided to shoot for 180 !

I feel 10 years younger !

Good for you. I need to lose some weight too.

good for you RedOak , I did similar , I went from 265 to my current 222 and I'm also 6'2' in my stocking feet . I did it by counting calories and way less beer . I am 65 and I figured that I better get it down , my belly is gone . I was 217 at 17 in high school and was called slim by some people at that time . Took me about 6 months to lose the weight .

It's always easier for men to lose weight. I'm not sure why that is.

crocmommy wrote:It's always easier for men to lose weight. I'm not sure why that is.

It's that beer buffer.

might be right GFB but I just watch what I eat nowadays . I eat lots of vegetables , salad , fish , lean meat , very lean meat , chicken and some vegetarian stuff that is low on calories . Like I say , I count calories and I try to stay below 2000 and some days I eat way less then that . I use Apple cider Vinegar on salads and I eat very little potatoes , white bread or refined foods . I only eat unrefined grains like oats in different grinds , groats , brown rice , lots of dried beans and I only use olive oil in cooking . If I do drink like I will in a couple days I'll chase whiskey with a few beers but then I'll be good for a few weeks of no beer or alcohol .

I lost weight by cutting back on fried foods. I didn't enjoy it though.

I poach or bake , fried is fine if its a lean pork chop or meat in a little olive oil smeared on the frying pan . Oven fried chicken is excellent but I throw away most of the skin , same as fish but I stay away from bread coatings . My wife does the majority of cooking and shes a pretty good cook . I cook pretty good but my wife likes to cook so she does most cooking .

I just stay under 30 grams of carbohydrates a day, generally, with an exception or two.

I certainly am not going hungry !

I've been on a very low carb diet for the past 2 months. Had great success the first 4 weeks. Since then - nothing. I haven't changed anything about my diet but haven't lost any more weight. I'll be discussing this with my PA when I see her next month. Very frustrating.

Any way you shake it..whether you cut out this or cut out that..you have to eat less food..which can be tough in itself.

Yeah, Dr. Laura says "Eat Less. Move more." Sounds simple but isn't always so. I swear I'm eating a lot less but sciatica (caused by a fall from a horse back and coccyx fracture back in the 70s.........yep I'm a slow learner) is limiting the movement part.

Take care:
we do not really lose weight. We misplace it and usually find
it again down the road.