As am I! 110 lbs. since October 2007! Diet is ABSOLUTELY THE #1 problem with the obesity epidemic, but eating healthier is only part of the equation. With exercise added to the mix, that fat loss is catalyzed ten-fold, and you don't get into the "I'm eating rabbit food but not losing weight" mentality and slip back into bad habits.
If two people cut their diets back to lean meats, lots of veggies and fruit, healthy fats, and low to no carbohydrates, they'll lose weight at a constant rate. If one of those people exercises for 30 minutes a day (walking around the block with the dog, swimming, riding a bike), they'll lose weight MUCH faster, and the person doing diet-only will look at them and think, "Gee, this doesn't work for me, I'm ordering General Tso's chicken tonight! Woe is me!"
I only know this, because I struggled for 15 years trying to lose weight with exercise alone, and I can attest that until I stopped eating 1 large cheese pizza every week, a gallon of ice cream, three to six twelve packs of ultra light beer a week, etc., I didn't shed a single pound. And sure, I chalked up the weight gain to muscle mass but the mirror tells the true story. B-cup man boobs and a 46 inch waist trimmed to no man boobs and a 38 inch waist... those are my trophies.
Congratulations!
I’m down 50lbs since January now sitting in the low 190’s and a 34 inch waist but cannot seem to lose the last 15 lbs and associated love handles.
I run 5 miles 3 times a week and lift on the other days. I eat 6 meals a day and try to stay around 1500 to 1800 calories a day.
Those last few pounds are a bitch...
While you had the boobs, I would have dated ya.