My weight maintenance mantra and regime
I've been doing this for over a year, or more. Here's a few salient points 1. Build big muscles. Build big muscles, such as the core. The big muscles bur a lot of calories, and once you build them planking is great), you don;t have to do much to maintain strength, . 2. Stay away from sugar as much as you can. I can't say I have anywhere near a sugar-free diet but I am very careful with what I consume, reading nutritional labels very carefully. It's there in my diet but it s not excessive. 3. Exercise. Move around. Do a fee sets. I've given up on pure planking, but do push ups and hold to a count of 5. 2 sets of 12. Squats combined with overhead lift. Just a little bit to keep the big muscles in tone. 4. Keep cool. Keep cool (the house), dress as minimally as you can. You can tolerate cool and it builds metabolically-active brown fat (burns only 1/2 as much as muscle but 4x as much as white fat). My weight has gone int...