re: Study of Biggest Losers finds that the body wants and will fight to be Fat

My doctor wasn't near as involved as my nutritionist or who I consider my nutritionist is. I just go in yearly to get blood work and make sure everything is in working order from him. His name is Frank Alvarez in Baton Rouge.

My "nutritionist" was actually a guy a went to high school with that has a biology degree and is a big health nut. He doesn't live in the state anymore. He pretty much talked to me for an hour over the phone and gave me a few books to read. I call him and bounce things off of him occasionally with my diet. His big contribution was breaking down how bad sugar is for you and what it does to your body. He went into glucose levels and insulin and other things i didn't understand. I'm not completely educated on it still but the take away was how much added sugar is in EVERYTHING and not to eat it.

I like lifting and that was one thing that was spoken about in here. Do what you enjoy when it comes to exercise and you'll keep doing it.

My workout program is a modified version of Joe Manganiello's book "Evolution". Except his program is 6 days a week and mine is four. It does a mini circuit rotation of lifting were you work opposite muscles so it limit breaks. So i go from a chest to a bicep exercise with no break and only 60 seconds until I start another circuit.

This actually keeps your heart rate up through the workout that's why I don't focus on cardio much.

but so far after 10 months

starting

400lbs
58 waist
5xl shirt

Now
285 lbs
48 waist
3xl shirts (I can fit in a 2x standing but when i sit down yeah not an attractive look for sure)

my actual waist may be smaller but I wear my pants higher because the belly hanging over the belt look I just can't bring myself to do that. which mine still does.

I don't count calories at all. I only eat lean meats, vegetables (with one rule it has to be a vegetable that can be eaten raw which eliminates corn, beans, peas, potatoes etc.) and fruits if I crave sweets.