Erin sent me an interesting article from today's New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/magazine/tara-parker-pope-fat-trap.html?_r=2). The core of the story is research into why long-term weight loss eludes people. The article points to a number of factors including genetics, and habits but also specifically focuses on the body's hormones and the nature of the body to fight "starvation" long after the actual diet ends. Reading the article reminded me a lot of the core arguments in favor of the Dark Side of Fat Loss diet plan.
One interesting aspect of the article was a discussion of the National Weight Control Registry (http://www.nwcr.ws/). This is a group which exists, in part, to prove that long-term weight loss is actually possible. According to their web site, membership is open to anyone who has maintained a weight loss of at least 30 pounds for 1 year or longer. Some time in the next few weeks I should cross that 30 pound threshold myself. I've done that before, as I mentioned at the start of the diet I used to be up around 300 pounds, but it might be a neat idea to shoot for at least maintaining my weight for the year even after the Challenge is completed and then compare my success to those in this group.
What was nice to see from a cursory glance at the site, and the article's own coverage of the group, is that they seem to have a wide range of successful strategies for their weight loss. It's also organized primarily as a research study rather than as some sort of social network. All in all I'd recommend checking out the article, and the site. Both seem to have some interesting ideas for weight loss.
Food today: not a great day generally but not too bad. Egg and cheese sandwich with milk (300 calories), PB&J (500 calories), some candy and a cookie (200 calories), and a steak and cheese sandwich with a few less chips this time (1200 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2200
Exercise: 0
Points Earned: 800
Total Points Earned: 90306
Points to go: 109694
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