Does cutting calories really work?

We're trying a new strategy! Doesn't that sound familiar?! One of Rick's best friends has been trying to get him to try his strategy so we have finally decided to give it a whirl. His friend who was always overweight has trimmed down and gotten rid of his adult onset diabetes with this strategy so we've decided it's worth a try. Plus he has kept the weight off for two years now.

It's the old fashioned strategy of cutting back on calorie intake. 1500 calories per day divided into 3 meals and 3 small snacks. I've started serving both of our plates and Rick has discovered that he doesn't starve and in fact, that he is quite satisfied!

Along with that go exercise, both muscle building and aerobic. Sorry folks, exercise really is necessary. There's just no getting around it! So Rick has begun losing about 2 pounds a week. That's a great start! I'm not counting, mainly because I don't go to the gym and we don't have a bathroom scale. However, I do get my 10 minutes of musclebuilding in each day using a nifty method we stumbled across several years ago. It requires just counter weight using your own muscles plus a towel for some of the exercises. It's amazingly effective.

I'll keep you posted on our progress! Have a great day!