So I just finished three challenges and hit my goal. Amazingly enough I did not work out much. I am fairly active at work but not much on working out, I do a little biking now and then but what really helped me meet my goal was my meals and water. Here is how I did it.
I filled a gallon jug up with water each morning. I fill my cup up with ice and pour water in it and drink it all day. at the end of the day what ever is left in gallon jug I finished it off before getting into bed. Yes, I peeeeeed a lot, but I also watched the weight drop. I also started protein meal replacement shakes. I would drink one in am, mid morning eat a tuna pouch or hard boiled egg whites or some chicken, lunch was another proteing shake and mid afternoon carrots, egg whites, chicken or something healthy ad dinner a regular meal. Just remember, the myth of three full meals a day is gone. You should rather put something like handfull of nuts, or celery or carrots in your mouth every 2 hrs and then not have big meals but rather small meals or proteing meal replacement shakes. It wasn't near as hard as I thought it would be. Water water water is the key! Although I am not 256 lbs (thank God) they say at least to drink half your body weight in oz of water a day. Since a gallon is 128 oz I am drinking about 86 oz over. But it is working!