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Originally Posted by ItsMattPerry
The best exercises to lose weight are fork putdowns and plate pushaways.
That seems to vary a lot for different people.
Rush Limbaugh cut a lot of weight by hiring a combination chef/nutritionist. He still said that he didn't want to walk farther than his mailbox, but he lost a lot of weight and he hit all the right numbers on a doctor visit.
I was the opposite of Rush. I hate dieting, and when I eat even a little less I can't stop thinking about when I can eat again.
At one point early in our marriage my wife was upset because when we weighed ourselves I was 139 pounds, she was 140 and she didn't want to weigh more than her husband. We would often walk to the ice cream stand on our block, where she would get a small ice cream cone and I would get a large banana split. When we had supper I would (and still do) usually eat 50% more meat than she and I drink a lot more milk. I was so active that I never put on any weight, I always felt great and had a lot of energy.
Whenever I went to the doctor, all of my numbers were great, blood pressure something like 112/72, resting pulse of 64, weight always within a pound or two of 140. I just let myself get too busy with too many sedentary activities, in fact, most days last year I didn't leave the house because I only played poker online.
I'm working hard on getting back in shape, but it doesn't feel like work because I like working out and running. I'll probably drop 30 pounds this year because I want to get back in shape, I want to run my second marathon in a couple years, and that's fun for me.
As long as you are checking in with your doctor, I don't think there is just one way to lose weight. My wife lost 20 pounds in 2017 by cutting way back on sweets like cookies and pie. If she doesn't eat it, she knows I will. If I don't pound in the calories I get pretty grumpy.