Whats been effective for you

Brian Houlihan

I cut down on junk
Began walking

The walking was really enjoyable. (Make sure if your walking at nite that ya wear bright clothes or reflector as you'll be visble to cars)

po0k

I walk everywhere, about 3 miles to and from college, and another good mile/mile and a half generally ontop of that each day.
I'm *reasonably* light, 14stone, 6'2".

Really want to get a set of weights/dumbells and get a bit stronger/firm up my torso/arms.

fixer

here's what's working for me:

I changed the way I eat. Mentally, food is now fuel, not pleasure. I eat 5 small meals a day. Only natural foods, nothing out of a box. I cut out a lot of things - no grains, legumes, dairy, starchy veg. That leaves eggs, lean meats, fish( if only I liked fish), fruit, most veg. Similar in focus to a food style called Paleolithic. I grill or stir fry in olive oil, lot's of garlic and peppers, leafy green salads every day, high protein, low carbs. I do drink a supplement shake after workouts (Ribomax by MaxiMuscle) and an occasional low carb protein bar if I can't take time for a meal. I also take multivitamins, twinlabs Diet Fuel and ZMA, fish oil capsules.

Exersize, I am in the gym strength training 3 days a week. I am focusing on full body movement exersizes, following a lot of training advice from Coach Davies of Renegade Training. I have also started training with a rugby squad twice a week, but a weak ankle has kept me away from that for a week, but back at it tonight.

I don't follow my weight, I follow my strength and general feeling. I've only been at it for 6 weeks now, but the habits are forming and I have had no motivation problems. I feel better and feel stronger, so I am making progress towards my personal goals.

The'real'Guvnor

What has worked for me is hard, heavy and consistent workouts.
Not into walking, although I did compete at regional level as a walker while in school [once].
Cardio is rowing for me.

Cardio is great and has it's place but should for maximum health benefits be allied with a decent weights routine.

Runfree

Heavy weights bit of cardio, swimming and soccer works for me