Re: One Year Cronnie

[Guest guest]

You got it going Buddy! Happy Anniversary BTW :-)

Bob

> All,

> Today marks my one year anniversary of being on the Walford Cron

> lifestyle (I do consider it a lifestyle now and not a diet). It

has

> had an amazing impact on my self, as well as my family (38 year

old

> wife, 6 and 8 year old daughters) who have followed to foods if

not

> eh calorie restriction. I am a 39 year old male, 5'9 " currently

> weighing 161.5 (down from 205), a gradual loss of 43.5 pounds. I

> considered myself overweight then but muscular as I worked out 5

> times a week with mild weight lifting twice a week. I now workout

> maybe twice a week (weight lifting once a week) and now tell

family

> and friends I gave up exercising and lost 40+ pounds (gotta have

some

> fun with this). My blood presure is down from 120/80 to 100/70,

> cholesterol from 205 to 184 (damn, should be lower since I have

heart

> disease in the family). I do not check anything else out.

> I eat arround 1800-2000 calories a day. I eat three full meals,

an

> afternoon snack, and an after dinner snack. Breakfats always

> includes 1 cup skim milk, a grain (cereal, whole wheat bagel,

whole

> wheat toast, cron pancakes), and fruit. Lunch always has plenty

of

> raw vegetables, meat (fish, chicken, turkey), a grain or legume.

> Afternoon snack is fat free yogurt (or cottage cheese), nuts or

seeds

> and fruit. Dinner id cooked veges, a potato (sweet or white) or

grain

> (brown rice) or pasta (whole wheat), and meat (fish, beef,

chicken,

> pork). Dinner snack can be fruit, crackers, dry cereal, dry

fruit,

> whatever. I do eat lean red meat such as pork and beef (usually 2-

3

> times per month). I have Pizza (real Italian Pizza from NY guys)

2-3

> times per month. I eat out as much as two little girls allow. I

> enjoy my time off without worrying too much about CRON (eat

healthy,

> not concerned with calories, and I eat REAL ice cream). This time

> off amounted to 2 week vacation last July, the Christmas/New Years

> holiday, and recently Spring (Easter) recess week. I gained no

moer

> than one pound each time, and soon lost it. Things I DO NOT eat:

> Tofu, brewer's yeast, seaweed. Most of my food I get from the

local

> vege/fich market or the supermarket. I go to the health food

staore

> only for whole grains (wild and brown rice, wheat germ, millet,

> etc...) and Brazilian nuts. I do supplement with 500 mg Vitamin C,

> 400 UI vitamin E, one Brazilian nut a day, one multi-vitamin.

> Finally, I do try and prepare mega-meals recommended by Walford

> although lately I have not had the time. Here's to another 81

year's

> of the Cron Life Style.

>

> Joe