So, one week in and I’m still managing to stick to my diet. I’ve lost 4 pounds so far, so hopefully I’ll keep it up. Keeping a food diary has definitely helped. Here’s what my weight graph looks like at the moment:
I wonder if I should promise myself a present like one of those luxury watches for what I reach my target. Nah, don’t think I’ll go there, losing the weight is reward enough in itself.
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Good job! I work with many weight management patients, and I’ve found that determination and consistency are the key. I try to get people to be on track to lose 1~2 lbs a week, and to keep it slow and steady. Keep up the good work, Owen!
(I randomly surfed in here looking for tools to migrate from dasBlog -> Wordpress. Talk about super random.)
Hey Owen - congratulations. 4 lbs is awesome!
About the reward thing, sometimes it’s nice to set incremental goals and reward yourself with presents. 20 lbs some sort of sport ticket, etc, etc.
@caroline: Thanks for your comment. Yeah, The 4lb loss was probably more an effect of switching to a more reasonable diet (less sugars and salt) and a corresponding water loss. It’s looking like a 1-2lb a week will be easy to maintain as long as I stick to 1500 kcals a day.
p.s. I’ve done the dasBlog->WordPress move on my other blog (http://www.u-g-h.com). Was a bit messy
@Kerstin: Thanks for your comment. I’m planning to reward myself by buying some clothes, just as soon as I can walk into a shop and pick something off the shelf …