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longtooth, striker55, et al: My hat is off to you guys for losing weight by the calorie-burning efforts you enjoy.

I carry some extra pounds myself, but January 1 is coming, so I will need to knuckle down in time for my 50th high school reunion.
My goal is to lose weight and look good while I show up "Texan" when I meet my Yankee classmates. Showing up trim, weightwise, with a Stetson, bolo tie, and Tony Lamas should be a surefire conversation starter!! That's a 2fer!!

Here's some food for thought that I have picked up while reading/listening to weight-reducing strategies:

"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and supper like a pauper." The idea here is to start your day with a big meal, which you will burn during the workday. Lunch should be moderate. Your evening meal (supper = dinner) should be the smallest, since you are near the end of the day when you go to bed, which isn't conducive to burning off a big meal.

Another short philosophy: "Never eat after 700 PM". This kind of goes hand in hand with the theory that if your body has a 12 hour fast, that it has time to properly rest from an otherwise 16-18 hour eating schedule. One doctor's idea was that you try to have your 3 meals a day within a 12 hour window.
So if you eat breakfast at 6 AM, try to eat dinner by 6 PM. This is easier said than done, given work schedules. But do what you can not to snack between supper and bedtime.

Drink plenty of water. It keeps everything moving, since it is Mother Nature's natural solvent.

Good luck everyone on your efforts. When I hear these stories about 1 in 5 Americans are "food insecure", I scoff. There's food everywhere you turn!!
This is America. If you don't have enough to eat, you need to get a job!

SIA