Thanks, Rondar.
The most significant thing I did was give up sugar and bread. My carb intake is probably less than 20g a day.
I get a couple grams of sugar from munching on peanuts and almonds, but cutting out all fruits, sweets, ketchup, chips, etc did the trick.
Now.. when I started this thing, I thought there was no way I could give that stuff up.. but, I gave myself 2 weeks to see how it would go. I'm still shocked at what transpired.
The biggest thing is I quit being ravenously hungry. I was afraid I would be miserable being hungry all the time. That didn't happen. I'm convinced that a lot of what people call 'hunger' is really the body craving sugar.
I only drink water and black coffee, so whenever I got a hunger pang, a few peanuts and some water and I'd be fine.
I found I could live just fine on lunches alone, with some light snacking in the evening.. maybe a tablespoon or two of peanut butter on occasion.
As far as exercise, my wife and I walk a 3 mile route a few nights a week. It adds up to about 360 calories worth.
With the diminished appetite, that makes it a lot easier to take in fewer calories than you're burning off.
Mostly, I just eat a few ounces of cheddar cheese, a few ounces of some sort of meat.. beef summer sausage, for instance, about 1/2 cup of raw broccoli, along with similar amount of carrots and/or celery.
Let me know how it works out!
Good luck!
