Lost 20 pounds in one month!

I am American and moved to India and the food is so much less processed here. It lacks most of the chemicals and genetic modifications in the plant based foods and antibiotics and steroids in the livestock. Plus I eat a lot less meat and almost no red meat since beef is scarce. Still I eat some American food.

If I move back to America I honestly think I'll have to go organic, at least as much as possible, or I'll gain it back. I truly believe that. I'd tried diet and exercise back home and it NEVER worked... here it's just melting off. I mean I am working at it now, but only because I lost the first 8-10 pounds without trying, which encouraged me to try.

I also am drinking plenty of water. Like more than 8 glasses a day.

I would say eggs, whole wheat bread, and low cal fruit/ veggies have become staples. If I feel like a snack I'll try something like a half cup of melon (like 30 calories) before I turn to something else and half the time I don't feel hungry after... and the other half of the time I do and I have a small serving of something else.

Also don't be discouraged. If you only had 40 pounds to lose, you've already knocked out more than 7% of the needed weight loss. And if you lose 3 pounds a month, you'll still be there in less than a year.