Dont deny yourself a hamburger. Hamburger is good for you if you get lean beef. Heres what I make all the time, tonights supper as a matter of fact.

I take 2 pounds of 95% lean hamburger, two whole eggs, two cups of finely chopped spinich, and some onion soup mix and mix it all up together in a big bowl. Then I make 6 nice patties out of it and grill them up. Put them between a couple slices of Healthy Life 99% sugar free bread.

I'll tell you what, this makes some of the best hamburgers I have ever eaten in my life, and they are amazingly healthy if you run the numbers. Spinich is a serious power food, and this recipe has so much protein in it your metabolism wont know how high it can go.

Try it out

Jeff

I'm going to go by the store tonight and pick everything up!! Thank you Jeff!!

The key to successfully getting yourself fit and losing weight is not to diet, but to change your lifestyle. A lifestyle change cant deny you of things you love, or you will go back to it and gorge and then you're back to square 1. Rather find ways to eat what you love, but do it in a healthier manner. I love hamburgers, couldnt live without them in my life, so I found a way to make a food I love become a food I love and be very good for me.

Jeff

Nice way of losing your weight.I go to a gym.Its good to take care of your self,by watching your weight.Good .Keep it up.

Mercedes Parts

I am having a super hard time getting back to eating right. I need to motivate but with heath issue after health issue its been super hard. Not gonna stop trying though..

Keep up the good work guys.

Tried out the Hamburgers last night, came out great. My wife used Turkey burger instead and they were good. Put them on the barbecue.

I have gone from 280 in December to 233 as of this morning. Goal is 220 to 225 since I'm 6' 4" that should be about right. Had to buy new pants that are now 4" smaller in the mid section. The only thing I have done is stopped eating fast foods and prepare fresh food that are good for you. I stop drinking pop and this is the killer no beer. If you take your body weight and dived it by 2 that is how much water you should be drinking a day. My work has me walking about 3 to 5 miles a day so I have not had to do any extra work outs. I went from a desk job to working outside for this reason. I neeed to be moving more.
Ray

Ray

Guys...

I kind of ditched on being serious about doing this...I have a tendency to over-eat when I'm stressed, and there's been a LOT of stress around here in the last 4 or 5 months.

Anyways, I made a promise to myself about a month ago to stop drinking soda cold turkey. Ooooohhhhh...quit drinking soda...big deal, huh? Well, I probably drank 5 or 6 a day, at LEAST. Some days, it would be all I drank except for coffee. Since around the same time, I have made a very small effort to cut back portion sizing and late night snacking.

I've lost almost 10 pounds, without really doing anything except trying not to get fatter.

Thats awesome Jake, getting rid of the soda has many more health benefits than simply weight as well. Back in 2004 I cut out all soda from my diet, and believe it or not, I was drinking 16 cans of mountain dew a day!!!! I was getting severe stomache pains, I cut out the soda and have been fine ever since. When I was a smoker I was a 3 pack a day smoker along with a tin of chew a day, needless to say, when I get addicted to things, I fall in hard. For a long long time my diet consisted of nothing more than tobacco and mountain dew. No good at all. Now a few years later and I am in the best health of my life doing things I couldnt have done at 18 and it sure feels good. I am teaching my youngest how to ride a bike, and to be able to run alongside her all day long and not get winded is an amazing feeling.

And for the record, I allow myself one root beer float a year, otherwise no soda. My liquid intake is water or milk, or gatorade, nothing more, no soda and no alcohol at all.

Jeff

That's not at all good for your body.Our body requires a minimum of 15 mins exercise every day.Just simply take a round of your house,after frequent intervals.if you sit for a long time and then get up,you'll experience trouble getting up.So why dont you start doing exercise from today and become more fitter.

Anyone else having any luck with the challenge? I'm now only 5 pounds from my goal of 220. It has been a life style change and it's mostly from just eating the right food. No prepared foods or fast foods since March.
Ray

Im still doing great. I basically have quit trying to lose weight anymore, not because I cant but because I am more concerned with building my fitness level and am letting the chips fall where they may basically. I am in the area I wanted to be weight wise, but also realize that as I pack on muscle my weight will go up. My ultimate goal was to be under 10% body fat and I have reached that goal, at a higher weight than I thought I would.

This past saturday I ran a 5K running race with my 8 year old daughter, her first. Together we ran it in 36:45, Im thinking if any of you guys suddenly thought it seemed bright out that was from the pride coming from me after watching Ally run a full 5K at only 8 years old!!! Plus my 6 year old daughter did the kids 1/4 mile race and she finished third overall and won the girls division!!!! I'll tell you what, I was the proudest person ever on Saturday.

Now I just signed up for my first triatholon, which is on June 26th. It has been a personal life goal of mine to complete a triatholon, but I was never a runner so I stayed away. Now I get to finally do it about a month from now. I am so pysched up for it, I cant wait. I think triatholons are one of the ultimate tests of physical fitness as they test physical strength and mental strength as well as your cardio strength.

Great job Ray, way to stick it out and reach your goals!!!!

Jeff

Congratulation, you guys are doing a great job.

Sadly my weight has went the opposite direction due to illness for the past many months. I cannot wait for that to change. Really miss my daily walks. They were great for relieving stress.

Dave

Anyone having any luck still? I finally reached my goal of 220 this morning. Started back in December at 280, weight 247 in April and a month ago I weigh 225. Took over a month to lose the last 5 lbs. Been hard but well worth the effort. Now I just have to keep it off.
Ray

I'm 5'10 184. Last winter. I was 192. The most i've weighed in a few yrs. I watch what I'm eatting. And walk 3 miles a day! Not only did I lose some weight. I feel beeter also. Plus in the winter. we joined the gym at the new high school. Walk inside. Above the gym floor. Plus you get to watch the kids play basket ball. We take our grand kids there once in a while. While we walk. They play.

Well I did my first triathlon over the weekend. It was just a sprint distance, 1/4 mile swim, 15 mile bike and 3 mile run, and I can tell you I am now addicted to triathlons!! What a rush, it drains you both physically and mentally. Any of those single sports and distances on their own are pretty easy, but go back to back to back as fast as possible with them all and it becomes a challenge for sure. To keep the mental strength to keep yourself going in itself is a chore. I love it, it was physically demanding and I cant get enough of it. I have already signed up for another and likely their will be a third yet this year. The first was an excellent learning lesson in how to do them, so the next one I wil be better prepared for how the transistions work and such. Now I want to try an olympic distance one, 3/4 mile swim, 30 mile bike, 6.2 mile run. The training has begun for that

Jeff

Good job Rick, I bet you do feel better overall.

I'm 5'8", 145 so weight is not a problem. I do need to be more active. Summer time helps, I stay pretty busy working around the yard or on the cars. If I work my butt off outside I may be exhausted at the end of the day but I know I feel better than if I did nothing.

Jeff, good for you, sounds like you found a new passion. Good luck on the next event.