At the beginning of the year I tipped the scales at 117 kg or 257,9 pounds,and i was sick of it. The turning point was when i saw a BBC documentary called "eat,fast,and live longer". I did some online research on intermittent fasting,calorie counting,and i read a lot of the articles on Mark's Daily Apple(thanks to MMM for that). I have been using a combination of intermittent fasting,calorie counting,and the principles of The Primal Blueprint for almost 8 months and my weight is now 93 kg or 205,03 pounds. The biggest challenge was kicking my stupid snacking habits,and that is where calorie counting really helped. Once I added up the calories in the calories contained in the junkfood i realised i was often ingesting an extra 1 or 2 days worth of calories. The fasting was quite a surprise. I started with a 12 hour fast,and made it without killing anyone.Then i went on to 16,20,24,36,and then to a 48 hour fast.Not once did i experience the sugar crash. I had one fasting period in each week. I have not had any fasting periods for the last 2 months. I keep my carb intake below 150 grams,most days i stay below 100 grams.I do not count calories to the last decimal,at this point i just do a quick approcimate calculation when i prepare my meals. It's like a seatbelt, it keeps me from smashing through the windshield. In the beginning,the hardest part was not feeling full,even though i knew i had eaten enough food. Now, it gets uncomfortable very quickly if i even approach the stage of overeating.My diet can be summarized as "a truckloads of vegetables and piles of meat".
The best part was when my sister asked me "how the hell can you eat like THAT and still lose weight?".
I still wear my old belt, it reminds me to stay on track.
-Frank