Good Monday morning friends! Is it just me or did the weekend fly by?
Lately Bill and I have been struggling with weight issues.
- He wants to get down to his perfect “race weight” so he can have a good upcoming road racing season.
- And I would like to maintain my HCG post weight. I am at 127 right now and would love to maintain at 125 while still enjoying a occasional glass of wine with a pasta meal. Eventually I would not mind seeing 120 on the scale too……..
From the outside we both look like fit, healthy people but we really would like to be better. But it takes work and it is harder now that we are in our 40′s to lose weight. HCG was a god send to me and made losing 15 pounds a breeze but it took major dedication and I could not work out. I also need to feel that I can maintain that weight even when I am not super strict with my diet.
So here are things that Bill and I are incorporating into our weight loss regime:
- we will not “cheat” for 2 weeks-meaning eat something that is not “clean”
- we will walk after dinner every night
- he will not eat nuts after 3pm and I will go easy on the almond butter in my morning oats
- we will not drink alcohol
- I will skip the almond milk in my coffee
- we will eat smaller salads for dinner
- I will run 3 days this week-one easy (done this morning), one speed or hills, one long run. thanks goodness I have Sarah for motivation!
- Bill will continue doing his pre training rides keeping his heart rate low.
Any other tips you can offer us?
Do you find losing weight is harder now that you are older?
Geez….I remember when I was in my 20′s I could lose 5 pounds in a week just by cutting out carbs 
