At the end of 2009 I dropped form 240lb to 180lb by a combination weight training and switching to a low-carb high protein diet for 6 days a week with the 7th day being a pigout (to trick your metabolism out of starvation mode).
I managed to maintain my weight around 185lb throughout 2010. With a big drop in the summer (cycling a total of 70km every day to work and back works wonders).
The problem is that the diet is really hard to stick to, so in 2011 I gradually switched back to a mixed diet. Which meant that sweet stuff was back on the agenda.
Fast forward to 2012 and I'm back at 230lb (although more muscular). I'm switching back to a health diet but I'm not cutting the carbs as much.
This time I'll eat more low GI carbs and less protein. Going for something similar to what Jeremy is doing (eating better, but nice food).
At the end of 2009 I dropped form 240lb to 180lb by a combination weight training and switching to a low-carb high protein diet for 6 days a week with the 7th day being a pigout (to trick your metabolism out of starvation mode).
I managed to maintain my weight around 185lb throughout 2010. With a big drop in the summer (cycling a total of 70km every day to work and back works wonders).
The problem is that the diet is really hard to stick to, so in 2011 I gradually switched back to a mixed diet. Which meant that sweet stuff was back on the agenda.
Fast forward to 2012 and I'm back at 230lb (although more muscular). I'm switching back to a health diet but I'm not cutting the carbs as much.
This time I'll eat more low GI carbs and less protein. Going for something similar to what Jeremy is doing (eating better, but nice food).