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How to lose 20 pounds in 30 days - My quest

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Hawk:
I would have to go on SURVIVOR and eat bugs to loose
20lbs in 30 days.  That sure seems like a lot.  The most
weight I have ever lost in a 30 day period was like 14lbs
and that was many years ago doing a low carb diet.  It
was actually almost a "NO CARB DIET", which consisted
only of green veggies, fish, chicken, and some meat.  It
was almost the end of me.  I had no energy and it wasn't
a very healthy way to drop 14lbs.  I will never do it again!   :-\

schro:
Hey Tyler,
Thanks for posting this. Great motivation. Thanks for being the "guinea pig".
I'm going to have to share this with the Lovely Mrs. Schro. It might be something we both can do.

Hope the family is doing well.

D.A.L.U.I.:
Tyler, great job on the weight, but did you BP come down and were the blood tests okay?  I've been where you are some seven years ago, I lost nearly twenty pounds, and got the numbers, BP etc., under control, but I have to take BP medication--very mild compared to others I know.  Please, for your own sake, as well as the child, look at diet as a life style change.  It should be easy compared to where I live--the culture here is to talk about lunch plans at breakfast, and dinner plans at lunch or anytime there's not something else to talk about.  It takes a little work, but you've got a great start for keeping healthy, diet exercise, etc. as a life change.  I know everyone here is happy for you, but you and I now both know that we all have to watch the numbers--i.e. any brothers who haven't seen a doctor and gotten a check up for BP, etc., get going.  Life, especially Sly, is too sweet to let BP bring on a stroke, or let undiagnosed diabetes or worse, mess up the plans you and your families have.  Keep strong, HEALTHY & of course, SLY.

Marz:
Great work Tyler.

I have to agree with the others that 20 lbs in 30 days is very "crash diet" like and most likely would not be healthy.

Where I think you really need to pat yourself on the back is that you now are very conscious of what you are eating and have made a lifestyle change. I think that this is the success, as opposed to loosing a bunch of weight that you would most likely put back on. Now you are armed to drop weight consistently and keep it off.  Ya know, teach a man to fish...

Being conscious of what you put into your body and realizing the effect it will have is golden.

Tyler:
Thanks for the encouragement guys.  I'm sticking with this plan as it is actually a plan that my doctor and cardiologist both recommend as a short term solution to losing weight and as a plan that will keep the weight off.  They both recommend to eat foods that are low on the glycemic index, and this follows that.  The one thing my regular doctor wants me to add when I get down to my target weight is fruit.  So, as a long term plan, I will add in fruit.

The real success of this is that I'm starting to realize how I can eat smaller portions and still feel full.  This was one thing I always struggled with in the past.

As for my blood work, it came back good.  No diabetes, kidneys are functioning well.  The one problem that I did have is that my LDL (good cholesterol) is very low.  The HDL is normal, but since the LDL is low, it puts me in the "risk" category.  I'm going to add more fish and LDL rich foods to my diet and supplement with fish oil pills to try to raise it up.  Also, adding in more exercise should help also.

My blood pressure stayed where it's was - 135/80 - so my doctor put me on a low dose of BP medication.  We're hoping that the future weight loss will help lower this back to the normal range.

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