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Way back in December 2012, our youngest son had a major surgery at Mayo Clinic, Rochester. On the way home he commented that he would like to see both my wife and me live a lot longer by losing some weight and for my wife to quit smoking (She did a year ago in March). He gave me the link to myfitnesspal and suggested I try it for awhile. I am a CPA and my working career which ended in 2016 involved a lot of time behind a desk, some travel to destinations with great food and very little exercise other than fishing from a boat and some golfing (cart only). We had both a treadmill and a recumbent bike but I rarely used them. We also ate a lot of fried foods (including beer battered walleye). My weight had been climbing 3-4 pounds per year and by 2012, I weighed 265 pounds (6
foot tall)! After our son's advice, I decided to try to lose some weight. We made several behavioral changes:
1. We began either grilling or baking all of our pork, chicken, beef and seafood. We also stir-fried or steamed our vegetables.
2. Being a number cruncher, I began counting my calories and offsetting exercise using myfitnesspal on my cellphone. Logging food and exercise is not an exact science (Golfing in a cart is about 50% of the myfitness time for the exercise). The key is to make it a habit.
3. I began riding my recumbent bike 3-4 times a week for 35-50 minutes each time. It was easy to pop a DVD in the player and pedal away!
By the end of February 2013 I'd lost 28 pounds. By the end of May 2013, I lost 60 pounds!!!!!! I attended a national meeting in June and friends were afraid to come up to me thinking I had cancer; one good friend finally asked me if my weight loss was deliberate and I confirmed that it was!
I have now logged in for 4,139 days (11 years and counting). Since my original weight loss, I have only changed my weight a few times. When I step on a scale and I'm up 5 pounds (after travel usually) I increase my exercise and lower my calorie intake until I'm back at my goal weight. This process takes some discipline and willpower and is not for everyone. Not everyone has a son who was willing to call his parents fat/overweight. I now tell everyone I'm 70+ going on 50+! Myfitnesspal and following our son's advice changed my life.