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snatchel wrote:Left the military Jan 2010 at 5'6 and 160 lbs...solid and lean muscle. Today I weighed myself and I'm at 173...

I'm nearly in the same boat weight-wise... it's surprising how such a small amount of weigh really affects how you feel overall.

I'm in... put on 10 lbs in 12 days. Great family time, but you all know how it goes. Had huge success with the slow/low carb diet in the past (not as strict as the paleo-diet, but close and can recommend several good resources). Only problem is I wasn't strict about the grains and sugar over the holidays. I highly recommend it in tandem with moderate exercise (read: not hard core) and and want to drop 15 in 45 days -- truly do-able goal for any fitness level. 160 to 145 lbs... my "fighting weight." Too much activity can actually force the body into belly fat storage mode.

Feel free to PM me with specifics, but it's easy to follow and highly successful. Not so much the calories as the effects foods have on non-diabetic insuline spikes and bodily storage. Fat and cholestoral eaten are only a fraction of what the body naturally produces in response to certain foods. Protein satisfies the cravings for longer; skip the toast and, although conter-intuituve, go for eggs and meats for breakfast. Let's you eat unil content and still shed the pounds fast. Bunch of friends also had huge loses. Lots of new, legit research for weight, immunodeficiency, colon, and heart disease and how this diet (life style change) is perfect.

Happy new year to all; may it be filled with nothing but health, happiness, and prosperity! (And separately some real progress on our political minefield.)

Besides, doesn't everyone want to be able to carry IWB more comfortably?

Mr. and Mrs. Hpcatx