Originally Posted by Don in Austin

Its hard to to eat right to build strength and eat for rapid weight loss at the same time. Its a real juggling act. Its hard to lose weight by losing fat only -- you may be starving the muscle mass you are trying to build. When your weight is down where you want it you will be able to ease up on the diet a little and feed your muscles better. When you add muscle you increase body density so its even possible to increase your weight as you increase fitness. Ultimately you should think WAIST not WEIGHT. Can you afford a session or two with a personal trainer or a nutritionist? Just make sure that everything you eat packs maximum nutritional benefit as you restrict calories.

In any case, congratulations on the program and preventing heart attack #3!

Don in Austin -- LDL down 200 to 150, lost 40 lbs, waist size 38 down to 34 in under a year -- Thanks to good eating habits and my bicycles!