A Great Experiment...

I have no problem if you wish to call me a hypocrite, after all, this is about putting myself out there completely. Through out this two year journey, I have done plenty of reading and research and sometimes it is really hard to know wrong from right and what to believe and not (OMG, you mean everything you read on the internet is NOT the absolute truth?? I read into a story about how you need to reset your "Lipton" hormone, the weight loss hormone, each week by having a cheat day and pretty much eat whatever you wish. I did buy into this idea for a long time and after the past 7 months of denial and frustration, I decided to face this issue head on and look at the facts. The fact is that on the weekends, I pretty much did as I wanted as far as eating goes. I did not go crazy with eating, or so I thought and the slow results I was achieving was like taking two steps up and two or three steps back. Slow progress but I was really not being honest with myself, even though I thought I was.

Last week, I spoke with my wife about trying something for the next month to see what happens. Not going out to eat as much on the weekends, make more meals at home, and really limit the crappy foods just like I do during the week. It looks like I am starting to have some good success this first weekend and week after beginning a great experiment. We will see what happens after a full month of giving this a go.

My conclusion is that there is no cheat day! You need to be in all of the time. Yes, you do need to give yourself a little reward now and then, but not every day, not every week or weekend, and really limit the time spent at the all-you-can-eat buffets by not going at all, plus making healthy choices when going out to eat at any other place.

 After a month of trying this, I will post specific numbers. Look for the update on October 18 to see if  I have stuck to my resolve and have made small of substantial progress.