Friday, 11 August 2023

Cutting this 1 food helped man lose 450 lbs

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Walking is a huge part of our Start TODAY workout plans — and research says we're on to something. A new study revealed exactly how many steps you need to walk each day to reduce your risk of death. We think you'll be pleasantly surprised how attainable it is. Plus, Beau Griffin lost 450 pounds. Cutting this 1 food from his diet helped him drop the first 100.

Walking Challenge

Today's Workout

Today's workout is a 30-minute walk.

Many people ask me: Does walking count as exercise? If that's all I do, is it good enough? My answer is always a resounding "Yes!"

And you don't even have to walk that far to start reaping the benefits. A new study found that walking 4,000 steps a day started to reduce the risk of dying from any cause, while walking just 2,337 steps a day reduced the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.

But don't let that limit you, the study also showed that the more you walk, the greater the benefit. And every little bit counts.

Your risk of dying goes down each time you add this many steps to your daily total.

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Your Meal Plan

Today's Plan

This recipe has all the makings of a perfect weekend meal: It's quick to throw together, you can use whatever you have on hand, and it satisfies those end-of-the-week takeout cravings. Making fried rice at home puts you in charge of the ingredients, so you can use brown rice, lower-sodium soy sauce, and lots of veggies. The recipe already includes a bag of frozen peas and carrots, but we recommend adding a bag of stir-fry veggies for more nutrition.

Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs and Fruit
Lunch: Tuna-Olive Salad Sandwich with Veggies
Dinner: Rotisserie Chicken Fried Rice

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Man loses 450 pounds after reaching 'rock bottom.' 1 key diet change helped

Beau Griffin was overweight for as long as he can remember, but his physical and mental heaviness grew so out of control that he considered taking his life at one point.

He recalls reaching and passing 700 pounds as his rock bottom. Suicide "crossed my mind once or twice because I felt as though I was a burden to my family," Griffin, 39, who lives in Las Vegas, says.

When he began looking into bariatric surgery, doctors told him he had to lose weight on his own first to safely undergo the procedure. He started by cutting out all the sugary soda he was drinking, which helped him lose the first 100 pounds.

Today, he's lost 450 pounds total and says he feels "1,000% better."

Find out what else he did to lose 350 more pounds.

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