2-1-07 -- Day 32 of 100 Days -- still 19 pounds gone

2-1-07
265/246/200 Still 19 pounds gone
Day 32 of 100 Days

I got on my scales this morning and still weighed 246 (actually, the
indicator probably would have gone little bit higher had I let it).
Yesterday, no exercise - I came home late but today is my day to go up
my little hill, do push-ups, crunchies, etc.

"Well begun is half done," said Franklin, and I now have 31 days of
good behavior behind me. Yesterday I had about 1200 calories,
including a double-cheeseburger from Burger King on the way home (at
9:45 PM). When I got home I looked very closely at a can of soup but I
put it away. (I did have a pinch of tuna before giving a dollop of
tuna to our cat.)

I'm almost at a third through my 100 Days and I have felt no
discomfort at all - more simple pleasure at being able to follow the
program and lose the weight. I've made an appointment with my
physician for an evaluation in two months and expect to have
improvement in all major areas of health that are weight-related.
Probably this won't help my eyesight but it should do something for
hypertension, etc.

I remember jogging long distances (when I was younger) and sometimes I
would tell myself to continue running to a point I could see in the
distance, and then when I got to that point I would walk for a few
minutes before picking out another point, or maybe even keep on
jogging to another point in the distance. Anything to "keep on keeping
on." Having a set time to aim for - 100 Days - is useful for me in
losing weight. One I have "well begun" a 100 Day program, it's usually
not difficult to maintain it. Maintaining task focus (through a low-
calorie, fairly rapid weight loss approach) makes the task of losing
weight easier. Not painless, but easier. And yet I sure don't feel any
hungrier now than I did when I was constantly eating and taking in
calories.

For me hunger is present when I am aware that I CAN eat something. But
if I know that I CAN'T eat it, my hunger is less. I sure am a lot less
hungry now than I would be if I arrived in an all-you-can-eat
breakfast buffet line with a huge plate - or better yet, two huge
plates.

I hope everyone has a great month ahead and that everyone can find and
follow a program that works to bring them to health!

Yours truly,

Caleb