About this Blog

So many people wish they could lose weight. This blog is an attempt to put together something to share about my experience. I started January of 2012 at 232 lbs and I had been trying to lose weight, probably shaving 5 lbs off my maximum, which would have been closer to 235. My last measurement showed a mere 160.4 lbs. The means over the last year I would have lost 75 lbs. In the picture from the summer of 2012 I weigh 175. I would love to get down to the 150 to 155 range over the next year. Why so slim? Mostly because if its worth doing its worth doing well. But also because arteriosclerosis runs thick in my family and if I can live at an ideal weight of course I should. I'm also fully content to live life at 160 if that's how it is to be, but I think its worth a try. This blog lets you join the adventure!

The main thing was I just decided I'm in charge of my own weight. Policitians and actors do it. Why not me? Do I just did. No hocus-pocus. No hormones or any kind of pill. No extreme behavior, diets or fasting. No worries about mysterious toxins. Just a series of straight-up, science-based strategies.

That why I think I have something to share. I can weigh whatever I want. Although I take what I know from science, I don't have access to scholarly libraries or time to do full scholarship on what I put here. I don't claim to have all the science right. If you know something I should know, add in a comment. This blog is a work in progress, I will keep editing the pages as I get ideas, insight and feedback.

All my best -- Rob

 

 

Saturday, September 15, 2012



Well its been quite a time of being dragged of for events. My old grandmother passed away, which while death in never great meant a week to be with family and not able to choose my own food. Had some nice restaurant meals too, including at least three hamburgers. I also new this was coming. So I pushed my weight down before leaving and then let it rise. Immediately upon getting back I took a day to use up some of the energy reserves in my blood. So on that day I ate only oatmeal and a couple of buns with cheese. Here's how it all went down.

The dotted blue line shows that I was able to get my loss rate temporarily down to more than 3 lbs per week before leaving. What's amazing is that is the same as it was when I weighed 220. You can see now, I'm back in the zone between max and min.

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