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Exercise and Fitness Made Simple. My Confession. I, like many people have a genetic predisposition toward being heavy. It seems like most of my adult life, I have had to pay special attention to my weight and therefore my appearance. I have tried many different exercise fitness programs and routines. Some delivered much better results than others. On the one hand, you have the myriad of diet and fitness plans we are all inundated with through advertising and media, on the other, we have our own ideas and thoughts about weight loss and exercise fitness.

What Worked For Me. About

four years ago, I was so fed up with the weight I had gained and the gradual but obvious loss of my youthful health, that I decided I had to do something about it. I looked at many different programs and plans and decided that I would try a low carb, high protein diet. I didn't want big muscles and all that, I just wanted to burn the fat and look and feel better! I made a decision to go with the Atkins diet for my diet plan approach, and to try a light weight-high reps weight training program for my EXERCISE FITNESS PLAN. My key approach to all of this was to be realistic and keep it simple.

My Goal. I set a goal to lose 44 pounds. I weighed 204 pounds at the time and my goal was to get to 160 pounds. I also wanted to firm up my sagging body parts and my primary drive and motivation was to LOOK and FEEL better. I also decided that I would follow these programs' recommendations to the letter and be as disciplined as I could be, to achieve the results I wanted. It was not easy but like I said, my thought was to keep my approach simple and attainable. I decided I would give myself one year to achieve my goals.

I Was More Than Surprised! To my great astonishment, as I got involved with the Atkins low carb diet, and the exercise fitness program, the weight began to melt away! I stuck with the recommended "induction" phase of the Atkins diet twice as long as recommended, (four weeks instead of two) and I lost 16 pounds my first month!

Forty Four Pounds Lighter. The end result was, I lost forty four pounds and achieved my goals in four months rather than a year, and I have managed, with proper exercise fitness and low carb dieting to keep it off!Essentially now what I do to stay in "maintenance" is I eat meat, fruit and vegetables (all I want) and I continue to have one "free day" every week.

The Key to My Success. I think the key to my success was allowing my own body to develop my metabolism, to deal with my exercise fitness and low carb diet lifestyle. I stay away from soft drinks, sugars, high starch foods and breads. On my one free day per week, I eat whatever I want. This continues to work for me. Get Started Today. Please feel free to write and post your comments or suggestions. I would love to hear your ideas and thoughts.
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