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I wouldn't post it here, except it affects my future ability to enjoy my hobby, which is shooting fine and not so fine guns.

Looking around the gun clubs, my problem is not unique. I hit 50 this year, and hit it hard. Started having some weight related health problems, and finally decided that enough was enough.

Co-worker was using the Nutrisystem program, so I signed up. The first 10lbs fell off, and I've settled down to about a 2.5lb/week steady weight reduction. Five weeks, and down 20lbs.

It's not great food. Face it.. no 1,500 calorie a day program is going to be great food. It's tolerable, and some things like the black beans and rice are actually pretty darn good with some Tabasco sauce added.

Mostly, it's a education about what quantities I will be eating in the future after the weight goal is reached.

This is possible. It works. Find somthing that works for you and do it if you have poundage excess. We are losing too many good shooters for a silly reason.

Now, I gotta buy new shooting apparel...

RG

Good luck on your weight loss diet.
I just started a diet myself; it's something I made up. Its funny one of the things I'm eating is black beans and rice with hot sauce, it's pretty good and I've lost 16 lbs. in just about one month.
Another thing I'm eating a lot of is Chinese stir-fry. Which can taste pretty good.
Pete

RG,

Best of luck to you on your mission! I have always believed that dropping pounds is more difficult than quiting cigarettes- people don't need cigarettes. It can be done assuredly! After many years trying, my sister in law has reached her goal. She won't say how much she lost, but I would honestly estamate 50lbs!

Best to you,
Kurt

My wife has struggled with her weight since she was in her 30's. She has piles of the NutriSystem around. I haven't tried it yet but may. We are now both 51 and I was told a couple weeks or so ago that my cholesterol is high and they want me on Lipitor. I'm 190 5'10" and have taken a vow to loose weight and exercise more, not just during the hunting season. My ultimate goal is 165 but I will be satisfied with a steady decline no matter the rate. A little over a week into it and I can already see some lbs gone.

Chuck, be careful with Lipitor,I'm just going with through this with my dad, actually both my parents,...dad has been on lipitor for a few months an started to experience some real bad side effects,..so I did some research and found out there are all kinds of problems with the drug
Do a search on "Lipitor side effects" and see for yourself!
there are plenty of other ways to lower cholesterol without going through severe aches and pains or forgetting what you just had for lunch!
Start by having your oatmeal in the morning on a regular basis

Best,

CJ

Good Luck Shotgunjones and all. I kept noticing my clothes were shrinking in the closet, then one day I saw this huge guy in the mirror.
I wanted to see my twin girls grow up and decided I had to change my eating habits. I have lost 30-35 pounds in about a year. I am about 5-7 and went from 210 +/- to 180. I feel much better. I wish you great sucess.

Lipitor, Zocor, Simvastatin(sp) or any drug has side effects, hopefully you will be ok with it.
I was first on Zocor, 10 mg doctor moved me to 20 mg, double in price (good thing for insurance). Now take a gereric Simvastatin same dosage. Same results.
Weight was always around 180-190 lbs. 5'10" Combined Cholesterol was 210, now the breakdown is 64 LDL, 34 HDL, 67 Tri-cylcerides. Blood pressure last time was 123/76. Drugs do help.
My wife has flucuated in weight, married in 1970 she weighed 125 lbs. at 5'9". Gained weight after the kids had grown and left the nest. Now she has lost 47 lbs. in a year using Weight Watchers, point system. If you stay on your plan you get a bonus at the end of the week by getting to eat 35 points worth of food you couldn't have during the week.
Most authorities will tell you diet alone doesn't work, lilke Chuck said you need some type of exercise to go with it.

Try the Purina diet, I tried it and lost 50 lbs eating nothing but Purina dry dog food, only be careful!!! I wound up in a hospital in a comma; they said I got hit by a car while I was sitting out in the middle of the road licking my privates…

Yeah, Rockdoc, it's tough to lose weight, for a couple of months I drank two of those Ultra Slim Fast shakes after every meal and I didn't lose a damn pound. Total ripoff.

Sorry guys, couldn't be helped.

I'm wary of diets that limit the type of food you can eat. I'm a firm believer in you can eat the same variety of things you eat now, just eat less and exercise more.