I ended November at right around 180 and holding steady from a day to day basis (6'2"). I tried everything I could to drop weight. Finally, I just had to suck it up and take very careful measure of portion size. I found myself eating 1 sandwich instead of two at lunch, or a 6" sub instead of footlong. One helping of dinner only. Fruit for snacks between meals. Whatever that did for me, it worked.
Right now I'm weighing 170ish and now eating like a horse to maintain weight. Portion size did the trick for me.
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