[paulbram]

My goal is to totally eliminate wheat. That's right, wheat. Did you know that two slices of whole grain bread causes a higher spike in blood sugar than a Snikers bar? Nearly twice as much!

I actually just started a few days ago already.

Goal? 3 pounds first week. Bonus points for 5 pounds!

Update time! My last weight shows i've lost 7 pounds! I know what you're thinking: "how much are you exercising?" Zero, nada.

Seriously, most people think exercise is so important, then continue loading up on carbs/gluten. Drop the wheat, drop the weight. It's been hard avoiding wheat based products all week, but I'm feeling great so far. Started at 212, down to down to 205.

Side effect of dropping wheat? I don't get hungry every few hours like I used to. I simply eat 3 meals a day, with a few fatty nuts and cheese if I need a snack.

Recommended book (my inspiration): Wheat Belly

edit: yes, I know exercise is important, I'm just very busy with two kids and haven't found the time yet. I'm sure this quick weight drop will slow down and I'll need to start exercising more to continue the loss.

[waynejk]

Week 1: completed with 4 days of cardio ending with today's 4 mile bike ride... in 34-dregree temps nonetheless. How's that for dedication?!

[George Ponder]

We randomly selected a winner from all the posts in this discussion and the winner of Week 1's giveaway is:

paulbram

We'll be contacting paulbram shortly with details on his gift certificate. If you didn't win, don't give up hope. We'll have another drawing next week for another WPCentral Accessory Store gift certificate. And remember at the end of the month, we'll be giving away an Xbox 360 and Kinect.

Good luck everyone!

[5tephen]

Where's the week two goals?

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[George Ponder]

They are at the bottom of the first post....

[cdbstl76]

I am upping my cardio for week two...baby steps :-)

[ShortStuff]

Alright this week I think im going to both up my cardio to at least 40mins for 3 days and do the 10 push UPS and stuff every morning. Last week was awesome! And since the bringing of the year I've already lost 10lbs ^_^

[5tephen]

They are at the bottom of the first post....

D'oh! I feel stupid. Didn't think of that one. For some reason thought there'd be another post hah!

[baseballbert]

Just put out a new article on why women should train like men, enjoy!
INTEGRATE Fitness 411

[George Ponder]

Catch Week 3's goals over in this discussion and see who won the Week 2 giveaway!

[vincentw56]

Lost another 2 pounds this week. Still doing good and working out. :)

[Big Supes]

Managed to hit the gym 5 days this week. 5 minimum is where I like to be - 6 tops.

[elisaur]

I just started hopping on my mountain bike again and use the app sports tracker to track my stats now. I've given up my sugars and am following this guide. Great promotion, guys.