A man gained weight eating ultra-processed foods he thought were healthy. Now, he’s 50 pounds lighter thanks to 3 habits.

• 60 -year -old Christopher Kaufman began to gain weight at the age of 40.

• In his 50s, it was above 200 pounds with a settled lifestyle and a diet. Ultra -processed foods.

• Diet fine adjustments, motion breaks and regular weighing helped to lose 50 pounds.

Christopher Kaufman’s 50 -pound weight gain did not come at once. If there is anything, it took more than ten years to climb.

Kaufman, Business Insider’a told, “After entering my 40s, I was about 10-15 kilos more overweight.” But when I was in my 50s, ‘Oh, we have a problem here’.

Kaufman actively grew up, felt that he could “eat something” and not gain weight. This changed when his mother died in 2005 and exposed to toxic mold While cleaning your house.

Shortly thereafter, blood tests Gluten found a sensitivity to milk and yeast. Changed his diet gluten -free And some cowless milk alternatives. He started to gain weight while reducing his symptoms. Tapioca-Flouur Simit and Coconut Dairy Products was consumed very processedThese are usually due to weight gain.

KAUFMAN He didn’t move much throughout the day. Before doing a doctor in training, he spent ten years to work remotely at a Fortune 100 technology company before working hours.

By 2022, 57 years old, he lost about 208 pounds and hypertension. He knew he had to change his lifestyle. “I said, you know? I ran a marathon,” he said. “I can do this.”

In two years, Kaufman lost 50 pounds and lowered blood pressure By changing eating habits and adopting a more active lifestyle without strict diets or exhausting exercises.

Im I have the skills to look at activities against calories, and now I can play with them, ”he said. “A constant development.”

Ultra cut processed foods

Kaufman started to focus All foods And reduce ultra -processed purchase. Although he did not follow a certain diet, he was most like. Blue Regions Dietbased on a study The longest living population in the world.

He began to examine the ratio of carbohydrates on his plate. protein And fiber. When Kaufman was a runner (he ran the la marathon 20 years ago), he entered the habits Loading on carbohydrates For energy. Now he noticed, he didn’t move enough for as many carbohydrates as he ate.

“The first step to download carbohydrates in a way to balance the protein and fiber that initiate weight loss,” he said.

Now he said he set it up Carbohydrate intake It is based on the day and the planned activity. If he plans to do a garden job for two hours and can use energy, he will eat more. In addition, it changes how much it eats according to the time of the day, having a larger meal for breakfast or lunch, depending on what it plans to exercise.

He said to pay attention to what he eats – and how much – he helped him pamper on the treats. “I will take salmon with the steamed cabbage, but it’s just zero carbohydrate,” he said. “So I can have 3 ounces of coconut chocolate ice cream.”

Hiking table started taking breaks

Kaufman, who is now an assistant professor at both Westcliff University and Southern California University, Pomodoro technique When to investigate class lessons or write the book. It works for 25 minutes of speed before breaking for five minutes.

He started using settled breaks to stand up and wander. “When I got up and wandered, I saw that I lost more weight,” he said.

It also works once a day Swim in the pool Or walking in the neighborhood of California. “It’s not a serious swim when I was younger,” he said. “Just whisking free style.”

The only other activity it does is housework such as cleaning the garden or pool, building something or carrying heavy objects inside and outside the house. . Small movements are collected And help him burn more calories.

He relieved himself while herself

Kaufman, who finds to weigh yourself every day, reads studies, causing more weight loss than checking twice a month or twice a week. “Actually, my weight loss accelerated when I started doing this.”

However, it was “really rude” to start the habit.

“I’m a technical inch, so I’m going, ‘Is this the scale broken? I can’t be, right?’ It was difficult, “he said. Over time, he said that the habit has changed it. Relationship with Scale.

Iz You must leave the scale as an enemy and learn that the scale is just a feedback mechanism, dedi he said, instead of fixing a number that can change greatly, according to what they eat that day.

Seeing the numbers helped him better see what works and what wasn’t what wasn’t. “Okay, what can we set here?” he said. “Oh, we can overthrow 100 calories here, or we can reduce some carbohydrates there.”

After all, having more data helps him Keep it in your weight without extreme measures.

“It took almost two years to accomplish this, but now I can manage and change the dishes, and I can mix the exercise regimes instead of slide,” he said. “Slow, gradual and for life.”

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