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shadowrider

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5. I lost 44 lbs

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 05:54 PM

Oct 2012

by eating fish 5-6 days a week and drinking 5 bottles of water daily. I had to pee all the time but that's what the water does, flushes the system. I had no salt (or very, very little. Sea salt is best). I also walked about 3 miles a day in my job so exercise wasn't a problem. Took me 6 months. I dropped from 208 to 164 and am now at 183 and holding.

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I've put on 20 pounds in the 3.5 months since I quit smoking [View all] Tobin S. Oct 2012 OP

Hara hachi bu Flaxbee Oct 2012 #1

Thanks Tobin S. Oct 2012 #3

When I want to take off a few pounds I always take the easy way. Scuba Oct 2012 #2

I just take another easy way. RebelOne Oct 2012 #4

Rebel, at my fitness club, they have a class crunch60 Oct 2012 #21

Pilates machine is supposedly good for people w/back trouble. It started as a rehab machine... Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #37

I lost 44 lbs shadowrider Oct 2012 #5

I can do the water, but not the fish Tobin S. Oct 2012 #8

You shouldn't eat that much fish anyway. harmonicon Oct 2012 #34

My dear Tobin! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2012 #6

Thanks Peggy Tobin S. Oct 2012 #7

You nailed it, friend. Eat a small portion and wait a while before having more. Works for me. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #9

Lots of water and some exercise. Alleycat Oct 2012 #10

Eat slowly, and reduce bread consumption. elleng Oct 2012 #11

You alluded to it EastTennesseeDem Oct 2012 #12

Get a dog that needs a lot of walking. bluedigger Oct 2012 #13

Don't wear overalls. If you can't feel your pants getting tighter marzipanni Oct 2012 #14

I've lost alot of weight not having a vehicle Kaleva Oct 2012 #15

I have the same problem. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #16

Don't eat out. rrneck Oct 2012 #17

+1 hrmjustin Oct 2012 #35

I never smoked, but my spouse did. Silver Swan Oct 2012 #18

I'm in the same boat, quit smoking, gained 5 lbs. lot for me. So I keep granola, all kinds of nuts crunch60 Oct 2012 #19

eat more slowly fizzgig Oct 2012 #20

Please read Joe's guide to quiting smoking..helped me a lot crunch60 Oct 2012 #22

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I lost 40 pounds using myfitnesspal caraher Oct 2012 #25

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myfitnesspal is excellent! GermanDem Oct 2012 #31

I developed severe heart problems almost ten years ago DFW Oct 2012 #27

This place guarantees you can lose hundreds of pounds in the same day! RedCloud Oct 2012 #28

OK, I'll get serious with Anthropology for you. RedCloud Oct 2012 #29

I still have most of my post-smoking weight gain, so no advice from me ... JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2012 #30

I did the same thing, and gained the same weight. kwassa Oct 2012 #32

You know how much your portions are now, Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #33

Eat slowly. Go the healthy snack route (eg: carrots/celery w/yogurt dip). struggle4progress Oct 2012 #36

I lost 20 lbs on Weight Watchers 3 yrs ago, & have kept it off. Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #38

I have a couple recommendations noamnety Oct 2012 #39

It's going to take persistence, but you can do it... MrMickeysMom Oct 2012 #40

THANKS EVERYONE! Tobin S. Oct 2012 #41

Chicken breast with sweet potato steamed in broth. I ate that every day and lost 35 lbs in 3 months. Monk06 Oct 2012 #42

Walk at least an hour a day & reduce carbs. Cronkite Oct 2012 #43

Try drinking a glass of water before every meal cherish44 Oct 2012 #44