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[quote=Anonymous]There are so many variables to losing weight it is hard to figure out what works best for an individual.

My DH decided he wanted to get rid of his “dad bod” a while ago and I was inspired and while I only needed to lose about 15lbs I wanted to try and keep up with a guy who was not stopping at just having abs again after 20’years.

This is what helped me (that I picked up from watching him at various stages and plateaus).

First, and most obvious was cutting out alcohol almost entirely (like once a month or special occasions).  It was not the calories as much as for a lot of people your body will switch its metabolism priority to processing alcohol out of your system and increases just processing food to fat stores because that is easier when dealing with alcohol in your system.

Second was gut health.  Everyone’s digestive system is going to vary based on what your body is used to eating so probiotics and digestive enzymes you take before eating, daily or whatever may be worth looking at.

There are lots of products out there but there are three primary enzymes that break down food and then millions of colonies of bacteria that are part of the process.  You can google it or talk to a real dietician.

Obviously diet - pick what works and is sustainable.

Exercise is huge, and you are probably not doing enough.  Walking and weights are good but what I picked up from him as he progressed from losing some weight and lots of lifting was high impact interval training 3x a week.  You can google it but it is basically 20 minutes of calisthenics that we did as kids I gym class with short breaks.  All kinds of “programs” can be bought but really all you need is a timer and doing basic stuff works.

For me the difference makes were the gut health (as in your body gets the most energy out of the food you consume and does not just make it into fat stores) and the HIIT exercises worked the best for me - was not much of drinker to begin with.[/quote]

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