Now I don’t care about anyone who is going to jump on my method and say ‘counting calories is not the right way, blah blah’ – I don’t want to hear it. Eating smarter isn’t always about eliminating everything, but about being aware of what you are eating.įor me, the easiest way was to track calories. Notice I didn’t say diet, or only eat plants, or whatever. There is no way anyone can really lost weight and get fit without changing the habit around eating smarter. I would eat whatever I thought tasted good…and lots of it. I LOVE food…all kinds – I don’t discriminate at all on food. No amount of exercise will help if you keep stuffing yourself with crap food. I don’t think this involves you turning into a gym rat, nor does it involve requiring any significant investment in stuff/supplies/equipment, but it does involve dedication and time…sometimes two of the hardest things to give up. Nothing can sustain your fitness more than the realization that you just need to eat smarter and be active. Yes I’m aware that there are fads that encourage eating only things that dinosaurs could have eaten. Yes I’m aware there are tons of studies around the plagues of white bread. Yes I’m aware there are medical conditions. But I’m generous so here’s the single secret formula to losing weight and getting fit: STOP EATING SO MUCH CRAP AND MOVE AROUND MORE! Seriously, anyone who really tells you any different is just lying. I hesitated to write this secret in a blog post because I could make MILLIONS sharing it as the health industry is booming right now.
The Secret Formula to Getting Fit and Losing Weight Maybe too much information for a blog post? Oh well, now you know where I was coming from. I have no idea of my body fat percentage other than it was probably a lot when I looked at my man boobs and belly. I started wearing a size 38 pants, wore an XL (and sometimes it was snug), and my dress shirts were 17.5 collar. I wanted to share my ‘program’ with others in the tech community as I think others probably suffer from the same sedentary work/life style as I do and probably use the same excuses that I have in the past as well.įor context, I’m a white male, 39 years of age, 5 feet, 9 inches and started weighing 225lbs at the start of this process.
#P90X3 NUTRITION PLAN OR MICROS COUNTING FULL#
These all combined to be a wake up for me to really, really try harder to get fit and healthier.Īs of this writing I’ve lost 40 pounds! I’m very happy with my results so far as it is much more than just pounds, but I still have a way to go for full change.
Perhaps another catalyst is the fact that I turn 40 this year and my wife keeps bothering me about “project 40” and being the best we can in our 40’s. None worked…or I should say none lasted long at all. I haven’t really dedicated myself but tried dumb diets and various techniques to lose weight, get active and get healthy. The problem is I’ve ‘tried’ before a few times. I realized how out of shape I was when I couldn’t ride a bike like my kids, couldn’t run around the baseball field to help with Little League practices without being out-of-breath, etc. I really put myself fully into work and nothing else…and it showed physically.Īs my kids got more active (I have two kids 8 and 12) I participated more with their activities. Now, this doesn’t mean I was a triathlete before, but I certainly didn’t sit in an office as much as I have in the past 4 years. My move to Redmond brought back a different office life for me from my previous role at Microsoft and I became much more sedentary than before. I weighed the most I’ve ever weighed in my life and it just kept getting away from me. This year started very depressing personally as each look in the mirror showed another chin growing under the previous. Feel amazing, found new hobbies that are active and loving life again. UPDATE: As of NOV-2014 I’m down 55lbs since this timeframe. TL DR – I got off my butt, started eating better and lost 40lbs in ~100 days.