Two years ago I went cold turkey. My eating habits were the same as yours, except I had the metabolism of a huskie, and didn't gain a pound.

Anyway, back to the cold turkey. For me, it wasn't hard at all. Food is food in my opinion, they're both going to fill me up. It's just that one tastes good, and one is better for me. I ate a lot of red meats, ton of chicken, (I was in the gym every other day). I would work out, and do cardio. I considered myself to have a good build. I went from being 5'9 125 lbs to being (I grew an inch, go figure) to 5'10 155lbs, I started benching 130, ended in a max of 215.

Shortly after I reached my peak, I got mono AND had a staph infection that sent me to the hospital and nearly killed me.

The doctors said if I weren't in as good of shape as I was, I wouldn't have made it.

Since then I haven't been to the gym, and I'm now 165lbs. Heh. Guess what it all is...certainly not healthy lean muscle.


Health is where it's at.
Just sayin'


I guess keep that in mind. My health is what saved my life. So +1 for healthy eating and exercise.

I'm actually going to start exercising, by going to the discover mills mall and rollerblading around that Woodward skatepark over where. I used to rollerblade all the time when I was younger, jumping on handrails and stupid stuff like that. It's a great way to get into shape, as you pretty much use every single muscle in your body.


What foods are you primarily eating? I need to get back into the healthy swing of things.