A Happy Permaculturist

ajzagelow commented Sep 9th 2011:
I attended an eight month permaculture design certification course at a local university (Portland State University) but I was practicing permaculture long before that. Are you interested in becoming certified?
LoLo commented Sep 9th 2011:
haha no sorry i meant how long did it take you to lose 40 lbs?
justin commented Sep 10th 2011:
LoL
ajzagelow commented Sep 10th 2011:
LOL oh dumb me...it took me about 9 months. I started at 236 lbs and plateaued at 200 lbs for 3 months then I increased both my calorie intake and my work out intensity and dropped to 194 where I have been the last couple of months. My goal is 185 so I'm now developing a strategy to get there, these last few pounds are proving to be the hardest to loose.

Answer 2

JJJ answered:

Welcome

Answer 3

JoyMc answered:

Awesome, permaculture "rocks". Really cool system.

Thanks for sharing your success!

Joy

ajzagelow commented Sep 9th 2011:
Yes permaculture does rock! Do you practice permaculture?
JoyMc commented Sep 9th 2011:
no, I am only an observer and fan of the practice.

Answer 4

Congratulations!! Sounds like you've had great success! Mind sharing your diet for inspiration?

ajzagelow commented Sep 10th 2011:
My diet is boring. Breakfast is the same almost everyday, black beans, eggs, vegies (spinach or peppers or whatever) and sometime turke bacon.
Lunches are usually a recipe from the 4 hour cookbook or a slow carb recipe I find on line, lots of soups or beans, meat & vegies.
Dinners are more fun, I have several slow carb recipes I tend to rotate through but they key for me is not to wander from the slow carb receipies. If I'm still hungry I simply eat more. As a matter of fact I consume more calories now per meal than I did when I was 40 lbs heavier.
Also I purchased the P90X work out program and it really helped tighten things up. My rule though is to break a sweat every single day.
GettingThere commented Sep 10th 2011:
Thanks that's really helpful! And I like the idea to "break a sweat everyday!" Keep up the great work!

ajzagelow