An American Engineer

Six weeks, Twenty Lbs.

Ok, so your Doctor does your blood work and tells you that:

a. Your cholesterol is too high.
b. Your glucose numbers are a bit marginal.

Of course, the very next thing he tells you is that it is all about your weight. Now, you are a pretty active guy, lift and run, and you are convinced that the 210 lbs you carry are due to extra muscle and a bit of weight, and for crying out loud, you really are not that fat!

What is an engineer to do?

Well, I will give you a secret, forget Adkins and South Beach and all that other stuff. Here is what you do:

1. Trade in the biweekly beer for single barrel Kentucky Bourbon (Evan Williams is great), Gentleman Jack, or some good single malt scotch. Sip it straight from a brandy snifter after you have given the car keys to the designated driver.

2. Give up the mayonnaise. Switch from Half and Half to 2% milk for the coffee.

3. Trade the bread for a wheatberry/ ryeberry mix. You can put a little olive oil on it and season to taste and eat it by the truckload. Sun dried tomatoes are also good on this. Bottom line, you get carbs, fiber and a full belly, but because it is a whole grain your body has to work hard to get the carbs, so you have fuel to burn, but not a lot of sugars to drive insulin and fat production.

4. Back off on the red meat, though chicken and fish can be consumed as if you were a hungry Grizzly bear.

5. Add a big salad to your chicken/ fish dinner with the wheatberry side. Eat these three staples to your hearts content.

6. Get some moderate exercise.

7. Potatoes are fine. Keep around fruits and veggies and pack them down when you get hungry.

Three things will happen:

a. Weight will drop off you like a winter coat off a dog in spring.

b. You will never feel hungry.

c. Your wife will find a new found appreciation for your naked, thin body. This will be a very good thing

Oh, and I suggest you add some non fat plain yoghurt to the mix. I also take a daily vitamin.

This worked like a dream. The weight is off and continues to stay off. I am not hungry and I can and do enjoy the occasional frozen yoghurt or dinner out.

Hey, we all have our tricks, and as a disclaimer, I am not a doctor or a nutritionist, this is just one man's opinion on something that worked for him. Your mileage may vary.

But for all you guys, if you are carrying an extra 20, time to get it off and keep it off. My dad is a heart patient, three bypasses and trust me, you do not want to end up like him.

posted by Maurice_Basilius @ 12:17 PM