If this guy can do it!

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Fot those of yoou outside Philly, Tony Luke is a purveyot of excellent cheesesteaks and roast pork sandwiches. He still managed to lose 100 lbs!

http://www.philly.com/philly/living/20120117_Tony_Luke_Jr__drops_an_astounding_100-plus_pounds_in_a_year.html



Nugget:

To make that a reality, he works out two hours a day, Monday through Friday. His morning routine is accomplished before he eats anything (although he does have a protein-rich snack just before his 11 p.m. bedtime). On most days, his time (30 to 40 minutes) on the elliptical machine is so intense, he easily burns 800 or 900 calories a session.

Instead of two or three meals a day plus snacks (in the past, he would regularly inhale multiple cheesesteaks at one sitting), Luke has five or six small-portion meals a day. He consumes copious amounts of protein (fish, chicken, red meat and egg whites) and makes sure to have four daily helpings of vegetables. At Franco & Luigi's his dinner was a piece of unadorned broiled salmon and a selection of fresh grilled veggies.

However, Luke claimed the key to staying on such a rigid diet is that he allows himself the occasional indulgence. "Do I make healthier choices? Yeah," he said. "Do I deprive myself of the foods I love, like pizzas and cheesesteaks? No. I just don't sit down and eat two cheesesteaks or five pieces of pizza like I used to."

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He did do a brief shake-type indoctrination, but not for the bulk of his journey.