Awesome progress so far CD. 25 lbs down has got to make life easier. I'm pretty much the same size as you 210-215lbs depending on water weight. Just curious what your final 'goal' weight is?
You mentioned sleep which has been a big thing for me. I used to get stressed with work (i manage a company in a very competitive health related field) and was having a hard time getting to sleep at night. So even though i was getting 7-9 hours most nights i still felt half asleep in the mornings but now i only get 5-7 hours per night and feel fresh and alive when i wake up. It's weird how the body works, you would think more sleep = more energy but it doesn't really seem to work like that for me as i'm getting older.
I still have 1 or 2 low carb beers on a friday night but i've pretty much cut out beer as well. All those useless carbs late a night + the bloating etc wasn't doing me any favors. I drink scotch or bourbon and diet coke now. Like you said all the benefits without so much of the negatives.
I've actually just entered a 3 month weight / fat loss contest on bodybuilding.com. It's nothing serious with any great prize or anything but i thought posting there daily plus the weekly group weigh in's (there's 175 people already registered for the contest) should help keep me on track. The contest runs from the 1st of September to the 1st of December. Just in time for summer here in Australia which means lots of shirtless time by the pool.
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