Originally Posted by
bbeasley
Sarge,
2 1/2 years ago I started down the same path. Started out at 252 Lbs 5' 7", on 2 BP meds, cholesterol med, and rising A1C. I'm down to just over 200 lbs, one BP med (smallest dose they make), and perfect labs. Doc is set to take me off everything with one more set of great labs. I made many of the changes you are making and the other folks here. It's not a diet or a fix for a time period. We've got to change our ways and trade our old habits for some new ones. The good news is the new healthy habits can be more fun than the old destructive ones.
We could be cousins. I'm on one BP med, Cholestrol med, and rising A1C. Trouble is that I have always known that weight loss would probably solve the BP but didn't have the self-discipline to do something about it. Riding the bike is fun, although I've got to work out some different routes. And secondary to the riding itself is the carving out of personal time, something I've never done before even during this first year of retirement. I thinking biking may be good for my mental health.
Take a long term view, I believe it's one of the keys to making the changes stick. I just cleared my 3rd round, year, of holiday feasts with my family. They're beginning to understand I'm no longer the guy that eats all that stuff. Just one example of what I mean by taking a long term view.
Best advice I got here: "You can't out ride a bad diet"
Congratulations on your progress!
Thanks for the good advice. I realize I have a long way to go. My immediate goal was be down at least 25 pounds by next doctor appointment. Unless I slip badly in the next month, I have that one made. Next goal, no specific time frame, drop below the 200# mark, somewhere I haven't been in well over twenty years, probably thirty. Long term goal, maintain weight between 190-200# by judicious eating and exercise.