When I get up in the morning my belly pretty flat, but after breakfast, lunch, liquid (not beer) intake, and supper My belly swells. At 5"11 1/2" tall and 190 I don't consider myself over 10 or 15 lbs. over weight. I am very active at work and exercise 4 to 5 times week tennis 4.o to 4.5 level. I do know this diet without exercise you loose a lot of muscle and most likely will gain more weight back with less muscle. Which IMO makes it worse if you hadn't dieted and just tried to exercise more. At my age running is too hard on joints and back. I feel that running does more harm that good for me. A good brisk walk 2 to 3 miles IMO is much better for me along with stretch and strength routine.
With all that I still can't get below 185 without dropping bread, soda, and sugar treats, Muffins, donuts ect... between meals and if I do one weekend splurge adds 4 or 5 pounds that takes weeks to get back off.
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