Just read Roman Jimenez’s success story of ‘How I Lost 100 Pounds in 12 Months‘ tweeted at @MyFastWeightLos!
On July 1, 2010, Roman Jimenez weighed 334 pounds! He had a 46″ waist and wore a size XXXL shirt then. But after going through 3 phrases, he successfully lost:
i) 30 Pounds in 49 Days During Phase I
ii) 50 More Pounds Over 6 More Months During Phrase II
iii) 25 Pounds Over 4 More Months During Phrase III
Now, Roman Jimenez weighs around 232 pounds and he would love to lose 35 pounds more. His size 36″ jeans are a little loose on him and his shirts now only have one X in them.
Below are 10 things that Roman Jimenez did that has worked to help him lose weight:
1. Atkins® Diet: I cut carbs out of my daily food intake. This wasn’t easy because carbs are basically sugar and sugar is in everything. Pastas, potatoes, breads, fruits and many vegetables are full of carbs and are an Atkins no-no. This diet is all about protein.
Chris says: “I’m not a fan of the Atkins diet because your brain needs carbs, but if it’s a start, it’s fine.”
2. Cardio Exercise: A fat guy in a gym can be a little self conscious. To avoid feeling like I was being judged, I went to the gym early in the morning.
I would do 20 minutes on the machine and then go home. I did this about five mornings a week. This also helped with Phase I weight loss.
Chris says: “Twenty minutes is a good start, but cardio needs to be mixed with other exercises, too. Man was not cut on cardio alone.”
3. Cheat Days: One of the things you crave when on Atkins is, well, everything you can’t eat while on Atkins. I wanted pizza and ice cream. Hell, if someone ever made an ice-cream pizza I would have been all over it.
So once every couple of weeks, on a weekend, I would have a “cheat day,” where I ate anything I wanted. With an ice-cream mustache, I happily started my diet all over again the next day.
Surprisingly, Chris says: “Cheat days are fine and will help keep you motivated and sane.”
4. Weight Lifting: About eight months into my weight loss program, I started lifting weights. I should have done this way sooner.
Chris says: “Weight lifting will increase your muscle base, which increases your resting metabolic rate. This means you burn more calories during the day. Then, without doing any extra work, your muscles do the weight-loss work for you.”
5. Diet Switch: When I finally broke down and got a personal trainer, it was a huge help. Under Chris’s guidance, I switched my diet to a high-fiber, low calorie food intake, where I eat about five times during the day, but with smaller portions. This increased my metabolism and I seldom ever felt truly hungry.
Read the full article tweeted at @MyFastWeightLos.
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