2006-07-30: 217

Weight: 217 lbs
Pulse: 68 bpm

I wonder if there's a glitch in the scale, or if I'm just dehydrated. Maybe there's a time-lag from reducing my eating to the effects. Once I've got more data, it'll be interesting to see the variance; is it normal to fluctuate by two pounds from one day to another?

How to tell whether you're drinking enough water: is your urine clear?

Another interesting note: I eat off small plates, at home. This was accidental, as our normal dinner plates don't fit in our cupboards. This seems gimmicky, but it helps. Sedentary people need surprisingly little food to survive. Most of us have been calibrated way high: we get used to eating way too much.

As part of this process, I'm trying to wait until I'm physically hungry before I eat. I've noticed a difference between hunger and craving. Hunger is a discomfort or pain I feel in my stomach. When I'm craving something, I mostly feel it in my mouth -- mouth watering.

If you're craving something (mouth watering), just drink some water. If your stomach is starting to hurt, then eat.

cereal with soy milk



water
multivitamin
2 fish oil capsules



gatorade



hot dog with ketchup



minty dark chocolate



chips
diet coke



beer