At midnight, Sunday, August 15, 2004,, the 100 day march to
Thanksgiving will start. It will end Tuesday, November 23rd at
midnight, a day before Thanksgiving. That's 2400 hours later and
anyone sitting down for Thanksgiving should be able to do so with a
clearer conscience and hopefully a healthier body.

Things I stress during this time period include the following:

Lower calorie intake

Daily Exercise

Daily charting of progress

Regular weighing (I weigh myself daily on a balance scale, but I do
not move the indicator to the right to see how much water weight I've
put on. If I am on a clear negative calorie diet, I know the weight
will come off, unless the laws of physics are suspended in my neck of
the woods – and clearly they aren't.)
Limiting meals.

Not using bread (which can be used as a vehicle for so many kinds of
food) or beer.

Trying to record what I eat.

I'm also going to try to limit my time in the kitchen and will start
attacking those to-do lists more rigorously when I'm home.

If anyone would like to pace my progress, beat me, use this as a
focus, etc., then I certainly would welcome them along. Losing weight
can sure be difficult, and keeping it off is difficult as well. Right
now, I'm interested in losing it. (Having started at over 270, I've
kept off 40 pounds or so over the years.)

Our main goal is to be good enough for long enough and to just keep
plugging along.

Yours,

Caleb