Brief health message
For those of you who are interested, yes, I have continued to lose weight 
Not as quick as before, as illustrated by the following chart:
Over 22 days, I’m down 5.6 pounds, with an average drop of 2.82 pounds during that period. All I’ve done is three simple things:
1. Change what I eat: more veggies, more fiber, less carbs.
2. Change WHEN I eat: I eat when I’m hungry (a little snack in between regular meals), but I never eat after 7 pm.
3. Exercise AT LEAST 15 minutes a day. Mostly doing strength training (I hate aerobic exercise), but if I do strength training, I do it at a high rate of speed.
Looking forward to a loss of 20 pounds by June. Now back to your typical geek jargon
April 1, 2009
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stuart · 
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I can think of VERY few people who would make a CHART of their weight loss! That’s great!
If you only knew how geeky I was
The chart is actually a rolling three-day average to smooth out anomalies (in case I have a weird jump in either direction). Of course, I did struggle for a bit after I started, as noted by the sudden weight gain in week 2 
Stu, you have made great progress thus far, keep up the good work.
But remember the challenge for weight-loss is NOT getting there, it is keeping it there.
My tips:
1. Cut out ALL sugar, switch to splenda sugar instead.(immd. 3-5 lbs within 10-days)
2. Cut out as much bread as possible. Includes (crackers,snacks,chips,pasta,etc..). In the case of
sandwiches try to use 100% whole wheat.
3. Cut out lunch all together (go cold turkey),try it,for 2-3 weeks. Have a decent breakfast
like oatmeal,Cereal, or poached eggs with a multi-vitamen. Then maybe a snack like a powerbar,trail mix bar around 2pm, (no vending machine junk) and drink plenty of water.
4. Have a regular dinner with the family.
5. Keep up the minimal exercise that your time allows; use stairs instead of elevators where possible.
5. I am sure that these tips will profoundly help you get to your goal of weight loss.
Good luck.
I appreciate both the inspiration and the tips; I need to update my performance (I’m down 8.5 lbs at this point). I don’t necessarily agree with everything you suggest, but I think I’m headed in the same direction. I can’t skip lunch and stay focused, but I am eating less at lunch and trying to graze more often throughout the day.
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