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The lighter side of Hal
Oct. 2nd, 2002 10:25 pm...which would be, I guess, all over.
In mid-June, I weighed 279 US lbs. This morning, quoth the scale, I weighed 251... for a loss of 28 lbs, or 10% of my former body weight.
This leads to some odd recurring problems. See, I used to have the back hems of the cuffs of my pants (back by the heels) fray a lot because my gut was pushing the pants down. Now I'm suddenly having the problem happen all over again... Because my pants are too loose on me, and won't stay up. (I would get new pants and/or a belt, but money is tight.)
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It all started with an article in the New York Times Magazine. Ulrika read it, was impressed by it, and started doing an Atkins diet down in LA. I kind of tagged along, albeit 950 miles away up here in Seattle.
I can't say how well it would work for other people. All I can say is it's been working for us, so far. The US Dept. of Agriculture defines sustained weight loss as being 5% of body weight for a year or more. So I'm already past that threshold, even if I have 10 more months to go.
Sure, it's possible I'll just yo-yo, but... it doesn't feel that way.
In mid-June, I weighed 279 US lbs. This morning, quoth the scale, I weighed 251... for a loss of 28 lbs, or 10% of my former body weight.
This leads to some odd recurring problems. See, I used to have the back hems of the cuffs of my pants (back by the heels) fray a lot because my gut was pushing the pants down. Now I'm suddenly having the problem happen all over again... Because my pants are too loose on me, and won't stay up. (I would get new pants and/or a belt, but money is tight.)
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It all started with an article in the New York Times Magazine. Ulrika read it, was impressed by it, and started doing an Atkins diet down in LA. I kind of tagged along, albeit 950 miles away up here in Seattle.
I can't say how well it would work for other people. All I can say is it's been working for us, so far. The US Dept. of Agriculture defines sustained weight loss as being 5% of body weight for a year or more. So I'm already past that threshold, even if I have 10 more months to go.
Sure, it's possible I'll just yo-yo, but... it doesn't feel that way.
