| I hate diets and the results were never | | | | everyday. The list of veggies and fruit at a |
| outstanding for me. I tried every diet known to | | | | fraction of the price in the U.S. is endless. |
| mankind. The high protein is not an easy diet | | | | Our evening meal is prepared almost with almost |
| because you deny yourself some of those great | | | | the same menu as our lunch but obviously change |
| tasting carbohydrates, like mash potatoes and | | | | the selection of meat and veggies. We use only |
| gravy, pancakes and syrup, potatoes chips, | | | | olive oil or sunflower seed oil. We cook in only |
| cheese cake, Ben and Jerry's ice cream and | | | | stainless steel not the easy way of using |
| thousands more tempting items. I only allow | | | | non-stick; to me non-stick is not a healthy |
| myself some of these forbidden things on rare | | | | alternative. |
| occasions. | | | | Eating healthy is part and parcel of a commitment |
| The system I am now using is a variety of diets | | | | to a lifestyle change and to enhance anti-aging |
| turned into a lifestyle. This lifestyle is a great | | | | techniques. We snack on fresh fruit and nuts but |
| anti-aging retinue too. I made-up a system that | | | | the precise reason I lost the weight that I did is |
| truly works for me and I don't need to fight the | | | | because of one factor, and that dynamic is |
| battle of the bulge anymore. I still need to lose | | | | walking. |
| about another 40 to 50 lbs but I am doing it slow | | | | I don't mean walking a couple days a week I |
| and easy and that way it stays off. | | | | mean walking six days a week. I usually take off |
| The following is my personal unpretentious secret | | | | one day a week. I am a slow walker but I was |
| of how I accomplished my weight loss. I only eat | | | | told by a doctor specializing in gymnastics and |
| carbohydrates at the breakfast meal. My typical | | | | physical work out programs that walking slow is |
| breakfast is 2 slices of whole grain bread, toasted, | | | | just as effective as walking fast as long as half of |
| two eggs any style and often changing to a nice | | | | the walk is up hills, which mine is for sure. |
| size omelet with cheese, sauté onions, | | | | When I first started I could only walk about 3 |
| mushrooms, and green peppers, and maybe a | | | | blocks and I would be huffing and puffing all the |
| little salsa in there too. I also have two cups of | | | | way back, only three blocks, can you imagine |
| coffee (Costa Rica coffee of course) with cream | | | | how out of shape I was. Each day it was a little |
| and Stevia (a natural herb sweetener) I use | | | | easier, but I still hated every minute of it. My |
| Stevia in all my drinks. Many times I have Gallo | | | | walks became longer and longer until now I walk |
| Pinto which is a mixture of rice and beans with | | | | about one and a half hours each day and half of |
| cilantro and spices that my wife prepares (it's to | | | | the adventure is up very steep hills. |
| kill for) and by the way if it hasn't become | | | | My greatest improvement is that now I truly look |
| obvious yet, we live in Costa Rica. I purchase a | | | | forward to my walk everyday. I am 70 years old |
| large loaf of wholegrain bread that is wonderfully | | | | and I have become more and more active and I |
| delicious and costs about 85 cents at a local | | | | especially enjoy the walk around the University of |
| bakery and fresh everyday. | | | | Costa Rica with its wooded areas and dirt |
| Our lunch consists of a meat, fish or a chicken | | | | pathways. We live in the region of the largest |
| portion along with a huge tasty salad of many | | | | University in Costa Rica and walking around the |
| varieties of fresh veggies and sprinkled with an | | | | grounds is truly a treat. |
| olive oil, vinegar and herb dressing. We alternate | | | | I walk alone because my wife walks too fast for |
| the salad with lightly steamed vegetables, but the | | | | me. She can and will leave me in the dust. I enjoy |
| veggies that are low in carbs like broccoli, | | | | my walk alone; it's what I refer to as, my time |
| cauliflower, zucchini, cabbage, etc. This life style is | | | | with God. I can reflect on my experiences and |
| very filling and exceedingly healthy. When you can | | | | mentally plan my days or think about what is |
| buy a pound of tomatoes for 29 cents, and 8 | | | | important to me and there are no interruptions |
| cucumbers for $1.00 and 4 avocados for $1.85 | | | | except the exotic birds occasionally calling out to |
| you can afford to eat mountains of fresh salad | | | | their mates. |