[onewhippedpuppy]

Last July I decided that I needed to make a serious change. I was 6'1" and almost 230 lbs, and hated looking at myself in the mirror. Today I am at 185 lbs thanks solely to making some serious changes in my diet. I started off with using the Weight Watchers app, which is a fantastic way of helping you realize just how bad most of the stuff you eat really is. I cancelled the app a few months ago and simply track my weight weekly on my iPhone health app, because I felt that I had finally made it a lifestyle change vs temporary habits. The wife and I did it together which helped a lot, and she has had equally dramatic results. The primary changes in my diet were to almost totally cut out processed foods, dramatically reduce fatty dairy products like cheese and sour cream, eliminate some guilty pleasures like pizza, drink more mixed drinks and less heavy beer, quit eating all fried foods, eat more fruits and vegetables, and primarily eat lean meats and seafood when I want meat. I feel like I eat well and still drink too much, but I've never felt better. In hindsight I'm amazed at how easy it was, as I didn't increase my already busy activity schedule and don't do any exercise for the sake of exercise. I'd really like to lose another 10 lbs, but in reality I can't remember the last time that I looked and felt this good.