On Aug 19, 7:12*am, Caleb wrote:
On Aug 19, 6:40*am, "teachrmama" wrote:



"Caleb" wrote in message

om...

Day 2 of 100 Day Diet
250/247/200

August 19, 2008

I got on my balance-beam scale this morning this morning and saw that I
weigh 247 pounds. Therefore, on day two of my diet, 3 pounds are gone.. I
know almost all of that is water, but it's fun to see it gone. Also,
considering health issues in general, even water going away is quite good.

I had about 900 calories all day yesterday, and also walked quite
arduously for 40 minutes (with weights on my ankles and also pumping
weights up and down). Today I'm a little bit stiff from that, but the
stiffness will go away.

I did not sleep well last night, but traditionally that has been the case
for me when I switched to a low-calorie approach. The brain does not have
as much carbohydrate as it traditionally does, and I looked at the
restlessness as a sign that my diet is working. (I will sleep much better
in the days ahead.)

I have a book of Positive Quotations that I devil in from time to time.
One of the quotes is this:
"There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less
than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction." So said John
F. Kennedy.

I know that if I keep out what I'm doing, the weight will have to come off
(unless the laws of physics are suspended in my kitchen--and they are
not). If I continue to do what I did yesterday, then by Thanksgiving, I
would've lost a great deal of weight.

Thanksgiving will come whether or not I am healthy. I certainly want to
reach it healthier that I am now.

I hope that everyone is able to find an effective diet approach and stick
to it!

So, Caleb, are you planning to keep the weight off this time, by adhering to
a healthy diet after you lose the weight? *In the long run, that is
certainly healthier than losing-gaining-losing-gaining. *I do wish you long
term success.

Nesser --

I don't know about the long term. (Even Jillian Michaels doesn't
assure people that her approach works for maintenance.)

I do know that the research now clearly supports the long-term
positive effects of keeping off substantial weight for even relatively
short periods of time. See the literature on Diabetes 2 prevention,
for instance.

Thanks for your wishes!

Yours,

Caleb

Teacher -- Oops!

I typed the login word for google as your name. (This is the changing
word on the bottom of the Google screen)

Yours,

Caleb