I don't eat poorly...certainly not perfect though. Since lock-down on 3/12 my wife and I have walked an average of 4.5 miles a day and I have fluctuated up and down about 2lbs. I really want to find something to jump start some weight loss. Ideally I would like to lose about between 15-25 lbs total.

This might sound harsh, but my looking into GOLO this morning tells me that it is a program that is based on sound nutritional ideas and a "magic pill". The former sounds great, the latter maybe not so much.

Related, there is a pretty hot chick in one of their success stories, so I didn't mind that during my research.

May I suggest intermittent fasting...

I use the Zero App for tracking. There are others, I just find this one super easy and free.

Lots of info on the interweb and the Health & Fitness forum about IF. Do some research and see if you like it.

Not to derail this thread but in a related matter, what is this Be the Change diet I see when perusing FB? Lots of women and some men bragging about it. Looks like some pyramid crap. Just curious.

ptothemo said:

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This might sound harsh, but my looking into GOLO this morning tells me that it is a program that is based on sound nutritional ideas and a "magic pill". The former sounds great, the latter maybe not so much.

Related, there is a pretty hot chick in one of their success stories, so I didn't mind that during my research.

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Reminds me of Body Solutions (which was basically IF with a "special drink" before bed).

Na Zdrav 87 said:

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Not to derail this thread but in a related matter, what is this Be the Change diet I see when perusing FB? Lots of women and some men bragging about it. Looks like some pyramid crap. Just curious.

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It's called "Be the Change"? The title alone makes me barf. Ya, sounds a little fishy.

As for the OP, anything that is a "magic pill" type thing is a huge red flag. As I tell my clients, there is no magic pill. What you want to do is focus on cleaning out your diet and avoiding the processed foods, extra sugars, extra BS calories you think you need but don't (even the good ones) to lean down. Try intermittent fasting. If that's not for you though, don't fret. Just get up early and have a good 30 min walk first thing in the morning to go along with your walks with your wife. Also, train with weights hard. More muscle mass=faster metabolism. Personally I find a combo of clean diet,and exercise with a strength focus over HITT (ie do not just do Orange Theory especially if you're a male as males ha e more test so they need more muscle to kick start metabolic response-so being "jacked" and strong is actually better. Big mistake I find with guys. OT is fine maybe 1-2x a week as it's great but 3-4x men should strength train and do hypertrophic related training) and get SLEEP! Lack of sleep over time creates hormonal imbalances that can inhibit weight lose.

Edit: obviously if your not in a state that has opened gyms yet, that's going to be an issue but if you're a novice in terms of weight training, pushups, bands, chin ups and sprints for short distances o hill sprints are a great way to start. Sprints sound advanced and scary to many but this isn't the NFL combine. If T-Rex was chasing you, you'd run. If you're late for your flight, you run to the gate. Obese people can sprint if necessary. And sprints are a million times safer (yes, safer) on joints than long distance running and are perfect to build fast twitch muscle which need more calories to operate and heal. I used to run and my old trainer got me on those and I never look back. So do a 10 second or 15 second sprint. Rest 2-3 min and go again. It also will build the quads and butt.

Are you a trainer in Austin?