I am 49 years old and 6'04" tall, I weigh 348.5 lbs. I actually feel pretty good about that because eight months ago I weighed 450. I am a pretty private person, I strongly believe that the world would be a much better place if everyone would just mind their own fuc#ing business. In spite of this I am choosing to document my journey in public. There are two reasons, the first has to do with quantum mechanics, specifically my dramatic oversimplification and bastardization of Werner Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principal, which was explained to me in a smoky bar late one night by a chain smoking, piano playing, physicist. The principle is that the act of measuring a phenomenon impacts the behavior of that phenomenon and therefore impacts the accuracy of the measurement. Now I am not a quark, and this blog will not discuss particle collisions, but rather my behavior. By measuring and documenting my efforts in public, I am affecting my behavior. I am much less likely to allow myself to fail if I have to measure and document that failure in public. The second reason has to do with something I have come to realize as I have worked through this process. As cynical as I tend to be about the world, I am still amazed by the amount of bullshit out there in the world of nutrition and weight loss. Of course there is the expected bull from the numerous hucksters trying to sell us all something, but even in the professional ranks of doctors and dietitians, there is a huge amount of ignorance and misinformation on the topics of weight loss and nutrition. I have come to the unfortunate conclusion that I must educate myself because there is a huge amount of conflicting information out there. My advice to anyone trying to lose a significant amount of weight. DO YOUR HOMEWORK. FIND A PROGRAM THAT WORKS FOR YOU. TRUST YOURSELF.
Simple ideas, but many people are looking for or expecting a step by step solution to be spoon fed to them. They are buying into what they are being sold. When you consider adopting any approach to eating you must ask yourself, "Can I eat this way for the rest of my life?". In most cases you are told you wont have to because you should see results and be able to loosen up as you reach your goals. This can be dangerous.
I have been following a program that has been around a while called Protein Power. The authors are a married couple of doctors named Micheal R. and Mary Dan Eades. This approach is essentially a low-carb high protein approach. I had never really considered any of the numerous low-carb programs as viable because they are generally looked down upon by the "established nutritional community". I will explore that issue later. I tried this approach because it was recommended to my brother by his chiropractor and he lost 50 lbs pretty quickly. So I borrowed the book and when I read it, it made sense, so I gave it a try. Here I am 8 months older and 102.5 lbs lighter, I am pleased with my progress but don't mistake that for satisfaction. My current goal is 270. When I get there, I will refine the goal. My intention is to discuss what I have learned and hopefully make it easier for someone else; and don't forget about my buddy Werner Heisenberg. I picture him sitting on my shoulder kind of like those good and bad devils, but Werner is not good or bad and he does not judge me, he measures and documents my behavior, it is up to me to judge and analyze. I believe that there is another principle specific to human behavior which is more germane to this discussion, but for now Heisenberg will have to do. More later. Best Wishes.
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