I've lost a little over 40 pounds (272 to 230-ish) since February (and I'm still losing weight pretty steadily). Here's what I do:
1. Bike to work (~5 there plus ~5 miles back for a total of ~10 miles per work day)
2. Stopped drinking soda (and most sugary drinks)
3. Switched to a standing desk at work (I pace when I think so it's almost like walking all day)
4. Do minor exercise during down time at work (push ups, dips mostly)
5. Regularly asking myself if I have time to go to the gym and actually going when I find I don't have a good excuse (I got this idea from that lucid dreaming trick).
6. Consistently trying to eat less in general (based on rough calorie counts) by asking myself if I need to eat more or cook that much.
7. Continually improving balance in diet (more fruits/veggies is usually what I need to do)
8. Cooking as much as I would eat in one sitting, but saving half for lunch the next day (no more seconds)
I've always been pretty physically active, but I've also always had a tendency to eat as much as I wanted constantly. This led to rapid weight gain whenever circumstances had me exercising less. Restraining myself was a steady process, but now I actually can't eat as much as I used to, and I find I actually eat less when exercising less, which is good.
1. Bike to work (~5 there plus ~5 miles back for a total of ~10 miles per work day)
2. Stopped drinking soda (and most sugary drinks)
3. Switched to a standing desk at work (I pace when I think so it's almost like walking all day)
4. Do minor exercise during down time at work (push ups, dips mostly)
5. Regularly asking myself if I have time to go to the gym and actually going when I find I don't have a good excuse (I got this idea from that lucid dreaming trick).
6. Consistently trying to eat less in general (based on rough calorie counts) by asking myself if I need to eat more or cook that much.
7. Continually improving balance in diet (more fruits/veggies is usually what I need to do)
8. Cooking as much as I would eat in one sitting, but saving half for lunch the next day (no more seconds)
I've always been pretty physically active, but I've also always had a tendency to eat as much as I wanted constantly. This led to rapid weight gain whenever circumstances had me exercising less. Restraining myself was a steady process, but now I actually can't eat as much as I used to, and I find I actually eat less when exercising less, which is good.