BFG33

About me:

I am a 43 year male from Toronto, Canada (actually a Dutch import..) and I no longer smoked on February 28, 2008. To compensate for potential weight gain I put myself on a stringent training and food regiment.

Initially I gained from 240 to 250, which was probably due to heavier muscle tissue. I certainly have gone back to size 36 waist and look so much better already.

Once I hit 230 I will look good for my frame and length (6.1); the weird thing is that if I were to weigh in at 190 (guideline) I would look like I had been starving. I may go for 210 if getting to 230 is fairly doable.

I am by no means suggesting this is all that easy, but I am forcing myself to accept that it is really all about lifestyle changes.


About how I want to achieve my goal:

I will not let dieting get me down so my “diet” is based on 2 base principles:
1/ burn more than you can eat (goal is 500-1000 cals a day)
2/ stay under 2500-3000 mg of Sodium a day

In addition I strive to follow the following guidelines:

3/ keep the Cholesterol intake under 375 mg
4/ keep the Fat (total lipids) intake below 81
5/ keep the Sugar intake under 60
* Note that these values are based on a large frame male person (me specifically).

I slacked for a month or so (September), am paying the price and will be back in the saddle, real soon.

PS: The picture is me chasing squirrels this August.