DAY 239, SUNDAY, JAN 9, 2011 PART 2

     Let's face it, when it comes to comittment about weight loss I am a big fat pain in the ass. Having been a pig, on and off for 540 months on this planet, my eating well for 8 months or so means crap. The loss is great and I am pleased as all crap about it, but I know that tomorrow I can go back to being a pig. I have no safety net except the memory of 540 months of being that big old pig. I am focused, I want everyone I know to feel this great, and with some help, I have set up a series of Challenges that is now in Phase 4. With 64 people involved, they could tell you stories of daily e-mails that would curdle your toes. I take this as a life and death thing.

     With week One of Phase 4 in the books, the results are in and they are amazing. With a loss of 128 pounds in the first week, we are well on our way to losing a ton, literally over 2000 pounds of fat in the next 16 more weeks. The Challengers are getting a pass this week for personal criticism and personal nit picking. The only thing that everyone should know is that the math does not lie. There are water retention issues, cleaning out the 8 pounds of fluids we drink daily, and our bodies all have metabolism and resistance issues.
     All that said, here are some facts, not conjecture, but facts.
     If you weigh 300 pounds, and limit yourself to the assigned 1200 calories per day, while hydrating properly, with or without exercise you will lose 2.5 pounds per week. If you lost 1 - 4 pounds this week, the scale will catch up a week later. Over 28 days, you will drop 10 pounds. There is no magic, no shock, and it is hard to fool the scale on a monthly basis. It takes about 4 months, 40 pounds off our asses from 300 pounds to 260 pounds for the same exact math to change to 9 pounds per month loss. That 9 pounds per month will continue for around 3 more months and drop to 8 pounds per month loss after that. That will last for 2 more months or so, and from there, 6-10 pounds off per month will be maintained. There are swings within that time frame, and there are contributing factors. The math is based on one thing: COMMITMENT !
     Drinking the fluids recommended sometimes, and eating above or off the plan are not part of this Challenge. The plan, when followed, will get us to where we want to be. That is the point of the plan, the point of a Challenge to follow this plan, and the reason all the work is done. Not losing weight, while on 1200 calories per week, when you are morbidly obese, obese or really fat is near impossible. Either you are not following the plan, or it is time for a visit to a Doctor. I read all the emails and I understand that life gets in the way. This is the week of the free pass.
   Superstars, well if you follow the plan, and are heavy, the weight will fly off. I am proof of that, every week. Martha, new around here and John, both rocked the scales with short weeks. It is nice to have Kelly W back and Mrs. Fluffy seems to get it.

 New exercise additions are going out now as well. Stay the course, follow your plan, whatever that is, and stay focused. If you do not think this is life and death, then you have no reason to be reading my blog, or following our Challenge. FAT KILLS, end of story. If you didn't weigh-in, and you are not listed, then I understand. Good luck with your plans.. No hard feelings at all..