Ok–saddest meal I ever ate? I lost track–I used to be 300 pounds and now I weigh 180lbs. Needless to say, I had a lot of pathetic meals! But on the top of my head. Breakfast: Three huge plates of bisquits and gravy. Lunch: Pizza and….cookies? Lunch 2: A full bag of Salsa Verde Dorito Chips and a 2Liter RC Cola, Dinner: Country fried steak, taters, green beans (the good stuff, but just 3 more plates). Dinner 2: Cereal or sandwiches with chips. Late Night snack..who the hell knows? Probably a box of Ho-Hos.

How did i lose weight? The same thing I tell everybody else–eat good and workout. I started ‘dieting’ by going ‘low-carb’. Lots of Meat, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and dairy. 4 years later—It’s not longer a diet, but a lifestyle of eating. Enjoyable eating, if i might add. I do not eat planned meals or whatever. I eat what sounds good and usually it’s healthy. It’s not a crime to indulge yourself now and then. Food rocks! As a matter of fact, I am gonna go cook a hamburger and some eggs. “winks” Jealous aren’t we?

I was at 280lbs. It was a race to 300lbs for me from 225lbs. I wanted to get big to the point where people stopped asking me if I played basketball and started asking if I played football. I have always had a high metabolism and never put on fat…until that experiment. I got massive in a muscular sense, but I also gained the buddha belly. I was eating like a sumo wrestler. I would sweat just laying in bed or from eating. My waist went from 36 to 42. I was ashamed of what I had become (not really). But I did start getting the football player comments!

After I graduated from my graduate program and got hitched, I had some energy to devote to getting back to my former self.

That’s where I looked into cutting the fat while maintaining my protein intake. The belly had to go!

So now that I am at a physiological square one, I am debating my next step. I have always wanted to just pack on dense muscle weight (I was 165lbs at this height as a teenager). Now however, I might want to take advantage of a spry physique. I am debating pursuing some endurance challenges before I get back into the gym. When I do start weight training again, it will be to eventually augment my Benchpress, Squat and Dead-lift (and I am not just saying that to pander to the author). I plan on investigating the principles of the mysterious Colorado Experiment when I do so. I was wondering if you had any thoughts on the experiment and the debate it has created?

My ideal body weight would be 245-255.

P.S. Sorry for monopolizing this post with my drivel.

Diet: Currently I am on a diet. It consists of eating a lean meat, a bean and a green vegetable at every meal. I only drink water. Its more commonly known as a slow-carb diet and many people confuse it with the atkins diet. I also have a day off on the weekend where I eat whatever.

However, I have added a spin to it. I call it the dog-diet because I eat the same 4 meals every single day. If my dog can eat the same things every day happily, then why can’t I?

Most people would say that I will burn out to on this unimaginative diet. For me however, I view coming up with meal ideas as an arduous chore. If I have to think too hard about it, I just won’t eat at all. I’m not one of those people who goes to food everytime I feel uneasy. I can skip meals without batting an eyelash. This regimented diet keeps me regular and healthy. I just pre-make all of my meals in large batches on the weekends.

Food is fuel. It is not comfort.

Pros: It is simple, easy and effective. I have lost my gut (which was my goal) having lost 6 inches on my waist in a few months. I eat 50% more protein and half as much fat.

Cons: People think I am nuts or depressed. Also, reaching my calorie intake each day is really, really hard without filler food. I am 6′-9″ and around 230 lbs currently. It takes around 3,000 calories to reach my recommended daily intake. Green veggies have low calorie counts and after a can of beans, one starts to gag. So I had to add the fourth meal between lunch and dinner just to remedy this. I also added a glass of wine to the mix as well.

Screw it, maybe I will take it to the next level. Does anyone want to partner with me to create a human kibble?