It took him 10 years to figure out how, but George Trott found a way to get rid of those stubborn last 5 pounds.
George, a computer consultant from Manalapan, New Jersey, was just about to turn 50 when he found out that he had diabetes and heart disease. “I wasn’t really surprised, since both conditions ran on both sides of my family and I had been overweight for years,” he says. But it was enough to motivate him to trim 40 pounds off his 6-foot-2-inch frame by eating more healthfully and exercising regularly. “I didn’t want a life of excess medications and insulin shots,” he explains.
For years, he was happy about his new 185-pound physique, but he knew he could stand to lose a little more. At age 58, he was still stuck with what he calls “4 or 5 pounds too much George.”
On the suggestion of one of his grown kids, he visited Ann M. Chicchi, a registered dietitian in East Brunswick, New Jersey. She looked at George’s overall diet and exercise plan—which was good— and did some fine-tuning. She gave him a lower-calorie, low-fat eating plan that incorporated all of the nutrients that George needed. The plan also kept his carbohydrate intake at a level that was more appropriate for someone with diabetes and high triglycerides.
George took the food plan and molded it to fit his eating style. Instead of three large meals a day, he created a fourth small meal of whole-grain foods. “The complex-carbohydrate portion that Ann allotted for my breakfast I found more satisfying as a snack of whole-wheat crackers or bread around 9 o’clock at night,” he says. He still had a good-size breakfast each morning, but he also had something low-fat and nutritious to nosh on before bedtime.
The result was that he finally shed those last few nagging o pounds, and his next blood work came back much improved as well.
So now “4 or 5 pounds too much George” can call himself I cr3″ “just-right George.”
WINNING ACTION
When you hit the wall, call in a pro. If you’re having trouble taking off those last few pounds, consider enlisting the help of a registered dietitian. To find one near you, contact your doctor or your local hospital for a referral. If group support is more your style, look in the Yellow Pages under “Weight Control Services” for organizations such as Weight Watchers and TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly).
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