It Is Never Too Late To Get Fit

I have been overweight for about 5 years, now. I used to workout six times a week. Three days I did resistance training and three I would do cardio. I was fit then. So, what happened?

My girlfriend (at the time) and I bought a convenience store. We opened at 6:00am and closed at 12:00am for 7 days a week. It was just me and her running the store, so we were there all the time. We had no place to workout at the store, and when we came home we were too tired.

Our eating habits took a turn for the worst. By law, we could not have a stove at the store. We could have a microwave, hotdog steamer and that was it. So, we would indulge in hotdogs, BBQ (we heated up in the microwave), precooked hamburgers, (we heated up in the microwave) and chips. We also had candy bars, cakes, and soft drinks.

We gained and gained. I want tell you how much, but enough to say something has to be done. First of all, we decided that it was important to us to have a day just for us. We started closing the store on Sundays. We decided that most people should have what they want for the night by 10:00 pm. (the robberies we had helped with that decision)

When we were inspected I asked the lady if we could have a George Foreman grill and a crock pot, so we can cook our supper. She agreed that would be fine as long as we did not sell anything we cooked. Our diet changed tremendously.

We cut out all chips, crackers, and sugar. We continued to drink diet soft drinks at this time. We recently cut those out of our diet, too. We also bought all lean meat. We started eating 100% whole wheat bread.

We would choose a sirloin steak over a T-Bone. We chose the 96% fat free ground beef. We would choose a skinless breast over dark meat. We stayed away from pork. Pigs are full of toxins and have more fat than beef, chicken and venison.

We would put dry beans in the crock pot with an onion and other spices. We stay away from cooking oil. We do use coconut oil for flavoring and if we are at home for a little stir fry. More on why coconut oil is a better choice than olive oil in a later post.

We would have spinach leaves, tomatoes (well my wife would eat tomatoes, not I), low fat cheese with fat free dressings. I make my own ranch dressing with fat free sour cream, skim milk, pepper, and Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning. The dressings we bought did not contain high fructose corn syrup. We stay away from high fructose corn syrup as much as possible.

We would cook us a potato in the microwave. We would eat it with fat free sour cream and a little Smart Balance Butter. The serving is very small and we do not eat it often.

With these changes, we started losing weight. We have not started working out again, yet. (Until today) We are making changes that we can live with the rest of our lives. I will keep you posted on our progress and maybe it will help some of you.

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