Diet Plan Recommendations

[Dyne]

I used to weigh 255 and now I weigh an absolutely steady 190. I used to be formidably strong and I lost a lot of muscle but I also lost a lot of fat. It was over the course of about 4 months.

Anyways, my secret was diet and exercise. And the diet was mainly basic loose calorie counting. You lose 1 pound for every 3000 calories you burn / not eat. The average person needs only 2000, but when I was about 230, I calculated I needed about 2,100 for the extra weight.

My diet was pretty much a cup of non-sugary cereal in the morning with a bit of milk (200 calories-ish), a powerbar and lots of water for lunch (250 calories or so), and a hearty dinner, but only one helping of each (less than 1000 most always.) That was about 1450 calories for me. If you go to a buffet, that's fine; just don't take too much of anything - rather a little bit of everything.

Drink lots and lots of water. A faster metabolism means you'll lose weight faster.

Exercise. For god's sake exercise. You won't notice much difference at all if you don't. You'll never go out of a 20-pound range. And exercise isn't weight-lifting. It's more of a cardiovascular work-out that you need. I was 255 and I was doing stuff like that. You only start to burn fat after continuous but not exactly a rigorous 30 minutes of exercise, so keep that in mind. Exercise often. 3 times a week at least. I was doing it 5 times a week.

And finally, try to stay away from the scale. It won't tell you much other than your current weight with water-weight factored in. Check maybe every week or so, just to make sure you're on track. Other than that, just make sure you're going down. It's like the addage - it's impossible to watch water boil. Or at least it takes a really long time.

Find out your optimal weight on that height-to-weight scale and lose just enough weight to be, maybe, 5-10 pounds over. If you go right on or lower that fast, you will not get used to it. 90% of people gain more weight back. Get used to 10 pounds over, and then gradually fall down to it. It's a hell of a lot easier on your body.

Anyways, I hope this tips help. Good luck.