Weight Loss 3 of 3 - My Diet Routine - TheAndySan

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Due to popular demand, I've decided to do a 3-part mini-series on how I lost over 20 lbs in 2 months without starving myself to death.

The third and final video will cover my dieting routine and give you some more insight into when I was dieting.

When I started the diet, I knew I wanted to keep it simple and I didn't want to count calories or carbs or stuff like that. I knew how super-analytical I could be about this, so I decided to keep things as simple as I could so I wouldn't drive myself crazy analyzing every little thing I ate.

I did however keep a weight loss document that keeps track of how much I weigh every day as well as how much I've gained or lost compared to the previous day, how much I've lost overall compared to the first day of losing weight, and my average daily weight loss in ounces that would be calculated every 8 days. I highly recommend recording your weight loss in some fashion so that you can keep track of how much weight you're losing as well as to keep yourself accountable so that when you gain weight, you see the figures right in front of you. The document needn't be super fancy, heck I just used WordPad even though Excel would have worked much better in hindsight, but it's fine as long as you have some means of keeping track of your weight loss and weight gain.

Remember, figures don't lie, but liers do figure. Don't try to cheat on it or else it won't give you that subconscious push you need when you gain weight or that subconscious pat on the back when you lose weight.

Getting back to the actual dieting, I restricted my calories and my carbs by staying away from junk food, not drinking soda (or pop as I call it in my neck of the woods), drinking mostly water, eating healthy when I went out to eat, not eating late at night, and limiting my consumption of bread.

When I would eat something that would normally require bread like a sandwich, I would use either a whole-wheat tortilla (mmm, sloppy joe burritos!) or flaxseed bread, which is this kind of healthy bread that you can find in Wal-Mart and in most health food stores. Since it's a really dry and stiff bread, I'd eat my sandwiches open-face (meaning with only one slice) so that would reduce my carbs and calories even further.

The majority of my lunches were tuna fish with generic Miracle Whip and some kind of a spicy element like jalapeños, taco sauce, red pepper, or something like that. Even with the Miracle Whip, I kept my calories and carbs in check. The spicy element that I would add also helps with digestion and gives the metabolism a boost too!

For a snack, I would eat an open-face peanut butter sandwich and that would usually be enough to quell my stomach rumblings. I'd also eat trail mix in order to increase my protein intake from the nuts as well as to get my chocolate fix.

When it came to drinks, I mostly stuck to water. Every once in awhile I'd have juice or apple cider to change things up, but 4 out of 5 times I'd be drinking water (in fact, I'm drinking water right now).

In closing, I hope you found this mini-series informative and if you have any questions, feel free to leave me a comment or send me a message. Peace!

TheAndySan

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[AltaRepublic]

you remind me of a young phillyD

[AndySan]

@AltaRepublic - I'll take that as a compliment lol! Thank you!!

The way I edit my videos is kinda inspired by him, in that there's not much of a break between sentences/cuts. This is mostly due to how quick I edit my videos and I don't go out of my way to do it like that; it's more of a happy accident I guess you could say.

[lmsjr]

good for you andysan. I need to go on a diet. Very commendable!  congrats!!

[AndySan]

@lmsjr - Hey Tone King, it's been awhile! Since the weather's getting nicer, it's much easier to do stuff outside like riding a bike. I'm also doing tons of yard work so every little thing helps! When you do go on a diet, don't be afraid to put up progress videos so we can all encourage you throughout your weight loss. Good luck!!

[Artist4Fate]

oh.. well tell that to my crazy teacher xD

[AndySan]

@Artist4Fate - I don't think the 2,000 calorie thing is exclusive to girls; it works for guys too.

[Artist4Fate]

@AndySan thanks :D a crazy teacher once said to me your supposed to eat 2000 b/c ur a girl! -_-

[AndySan]

@Artist4Fate - That's good! Yeah, I don't really like to count calories because I'd drive myself crazy trying to keep up with everything lol!

[Artist4Fate]

Wow :O i eat 1500 cals average well thats just me xD and i dont eat junk food :D