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Because of the long holiday weekend looming here in the U.S., I anticipate that today will be pretty slow. Therefore, it’s a good time to record something personal and not offend my readers who may be looking for a “Mack Attack” such as the one I launched yesterday against Allergan, which I labeled an “unethical marketer and the the drug industry poster boy for off-label promotion” (see here<\/a>). I guess most people started their vacations yesterday, because I didn’t get any response to that attack.<\/p>\n

Anyway, today I record here the first leg of my my journey from obesity to normal weight. The following chart shows my progress to date:<\/p>\n

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This chart was created by an iPad app that I am using to record my meals, weight and exercise history. The app is called “FatSecret.” It syncs up with the FactSecret.com web site so that whenever I update data using the iPad, my Web account is also updated and vice versa. There’s also a community, buddy system, etc. on the Web site, but I haven’t used those social networking tools yet. That may change, however.<\/p>\n

As you can see from this chart, I seem to be a bit stuck at my current weight of 191 lbs. My current body mass index (BMI) is 29.0. According to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute’s BMI calculator<\/a>, that puts me out of the obesity range (BMI greater than 30.0), but at the high end of the overweight range (BMI = 25 to 29.9). To get into the normal BMI range of 18.5 to 24.9, I will have to lose another 27 lbs!<\/p>\n

Since I am halfway there, I can look at this as a glass half empty or half full. Right now I feel half full, I can tell you that!<\/p>\n

My goal, however, is to reach 175 lbs by the New Year. I am using the Numbers app on my iPad to plot my goal each month against my actual weight:<\/p>\n

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\nI missed my “goal” this month by 1 lb! Actually, I have been resetting the goal based on past performance. In August I reset the goal for the beginning of September to be 190 lbs. That’s an 11 lb drop from the goal I set at the beginning of August (you can see the graph dropped steeply). I now have set my monthly weight loss goal to be about 4 lbs, which I hope is more realistic and attainable.<\/p>\n

If you have any ideas how I can keep on schedule — including some good low calorie recipes\/meals, etc. — let me know.<\/p>\n

To those of you who have called me an “ass” or worse, thanks for not prefacing it with “fat”! When I lose that additional 27 lbs, nobody will be able to legitimately call me fat. I may, however, still be an ass!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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