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Forgot to post about my weigh-in this week. Down 2.8 pounds for the week. All lost in the last 3 days, after I decided to increase calories again. Total lost from top weight: 37.2 pounds. Total lost since beginning this diet blog 8 weeks ago: 18.4 pounds. That’s an average of 2.3 pounds per week.
Maybe [...]

I’m changing my diet from following the Flat Belly Diet to the Paleo Diet. Here are the primary reasons.
The Flat Belly Diet is primarily a calorie controlled Mediterranean type diet, careful to include good fats - MUFAs, the moly-unsaturated fats - at every meal because it takes good fats to burn fat. I had been [...]

Last week I was feeling great. This week, I hit the wall. Here is what I think happened and what I’ve done about it.
A couple weeks ago, I increased my calories from 1600 a day to 2000 a day, based on a weight loss plateau of about 17 days. I’ve had this problem before. If [...]

After doing my workout this morning, this is the song I wanted to hear. Mine is by Kenneth Copeland on The Kenneth Copeland Collection, so I know it has to be on at least one more… Very upbeat, and inspiring lyrics. I think it is also on a walking music CD I have.
Title: “I Cannot [...]

This is day one of Delita’s Own Diet and Fitness Challenge.
Starting Statistics:
Height: 68 inches
Weight: 265 pounds
Waist: 47.25 inches
Calculated by ZONE *measure* method:
Lean Body Mass: 115.4 pounds
Total Body Fat: 149.6 pounds
Body Fat Percentage: 56.5%
Body Mass Index: 40.3 (morbidly obese)
Weight loss to date: 35 pounds
Weight loss goal, this month: 5 pounds
Waist loss to date: 10.75 inches
Waist loss [...]