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Blog 04JAN12 – Results Matter – Weight Loss – Day 1

I wrote a book on weight loss that describes what causes fat to go into a fat cell, what causes fat to come out of a fat cell, what causes fat to burn and what stops fat from burning.  I believe it is the only book in existence with this level of detail regarding cause and effect relationships between fat movement and fat metabolism.  The book should be published shortly.  I have published other books in physical form, but want to publish this one first as an electronic book.  The process is new to me and challenging.

Weight loss is not eating less and exercising more.  That American paradigm does not work.  Weight loss is a lifestyle change.  You arrived at your current weight by years of lifestyle choices.  Some you made and some you didn’t make.  Regardless, those choices/decisions resulted in your current weight and level of health.  You have to change your lifestyle to see permanent weight loss.  Those changes have to be permanent.

At the end of my book I provide a plan to jump-start your lifestyle change.  It is set up as an initial 28-day program.  The two or three days preceding the plan are days of reflection that allow you the opportunity to assess where you are and what you need to change.  I am taking the 28-day program to document my trials, tribulations, successes, failures, and experiences throughout the next 28 days.  Today is day one for me.  I expect to complete this 28-day cycle on the last day of January 2012.

I will include some details about my reflections and other aspects of my program as I blog about it on a daily basis.  When I started blogging a couple or more years ago, my first goal was to write 365 blogs in one year.  I missed day 90 and wrote two blogs on day 91 to make up for it.  I completed 365 blogs in one year; however, I didn’t read the fine print in the BlogSpot contract and violated some of the terms regarding links to other sights.

That happened on day 300 and they erased all my content.  Regardless, I continued to blog and changed for getting something on the blog every day to providing value to the reader on specific topics.  I plan to write 28 blogs in the next 28 days.  I’ll post that now as my immediate goal.  My entry into this lifestyle change program has me at the following descriptive measurements – 203.4 lbs, 16.5 inches around my neck, 45.5 inches around my chest, 44 inches around my waist and 43.0 inches around my hips.  My waist to hip ratio is 1.02.

I have no specific goals regarding weight or body measurements for the end of this 28-day program.  I believe 28 days is too short to have meaningful results.  I expect to establish some lifestyle habits that will remain with me over the remainder of this year and for the rest of my life.  My goals for day 100 are to lose 30 pounds in total weight and five inches around my waist.  Now that they are in writing and published for the world to see, I have extra added incentive to attain those goals.  I will report weight and body measurements every seven days to track my progress and share those results with my readers.

Red O’Laughlin, Your Prosperity Professor