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Cron · 01-20-2007, 01:11 PM

I've been reading the free, online, downloadable book THE HACKERS DIET. It is written by an engineer. It is fairly down to Earth focusing on monitoring of food intake and weight. It includes excel spreadsheets that will show your weight in trends. The book explains that you can gain or lose several pounds of water on a daily basis. The graphs in the excel sheet can weed this out and show you the trend of your weight. It is great for not getting psyched out and it also is great for getting an early warning if you are backsliding.

I've read that people tend to be diligent about their weight when they feel uncomfortable, but once they lose enough to go about their lives without being self conscious about it they backslide. I also read that people who successfully keep the weight off for 5 or more years monitor themselves on a frequent, regular basis.

So I would say, keep it in your mind and don't give up.

Weight lifting may help. Protein drinks are good for reducing calories and killing your appetite.

01-20-2007, 01:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cron Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 420	I've been reading the free, online, downloadable book THE HACKERS DIET. It is written by an engineer. It is fairly down to Earth focusing on monitoring of food intake and weight. It includes excel spreadsheets that will show your weight in trends. The book explains that you can gain or lose several pounds of water on a daily basis. The graphs in the excel sheet can weed this out and show you the trend of your weight. It is great for not getting psyched out and it also is great for getting an early warning if you are backsliding. I've read that people tend to be diligent about their weight when they feel uncomfortable, but once they lose enough to go about their lives without being self conscious about it they backslide. I also read that people who successfully keep the weight off for 5 or more years monitor themselves on a frequent, regular basis. So I would say, keep it in your mind and don't give up. Weight lifting may help. Protein drinks are good for reducing calories and killing your appetite. Last edited by Cron; 01-20-2007 at 01:34 PM.