Eat Smart, Stay Fit

Ben is a sixty-year-old man who has tried many weight loss diets only to discover a better way to shed the weight and keep it off without the deprivation of most diets or an unhealthy regimen. He feels eating smart beats any fad diet because it enables each individual to understand and customize his or her daily eating patterns.

January 12, 2008

January 2008!

I am back to report that I truly enjoyed the 2007 holiday season with no worries about my weight and for the second time in recent hisory of not making a resolution to lose weight, exercise more or anything relating to deprivation living. The control I have gained has in fact freed me to enjoy life a little more rather than pursuing another fad diet.

Did we inbibe over the holidays? Yes! Did we eat a little more and enjoy a few special dishes? Of course. Did I worry that I would pay in January? No. Why? Because I was adjusting my meals and snacks around the festive occassions to keep a balance in my overall caloric consumption. While I was tracking calories relatively intuitively I did track weight daily through the six week period to make sure things stayed within reasonable tolerances.

I now find myself a happier person in January. Raher than berating myself for the extra poundage accummulated and seeking the latest and greatest fad diet I am enjoying being fleet of foot on the tennis court and able to continue to live and eat normally. No deprivation January for me!

In retrospect I am glad that I was able to find a way to control this aspect of my life. It has opened other doors for me and given me the expectation of a rich and vigorous life when those around me are slowing down. I may not have extended my life much but I have certainly improved the quality of much of my remaining time!

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November 14, 2007

The Impact of Snacking

A month ago I thought I would try a little experiment. I know I have learned what the impact of one's diet is on weight; especially total calorie intake. I know that a careful balancing of calorie sources is important nutritionally. This blog has chronicled my weight loss campaign from the inception. I used daily weight monitoring and caloric restriction to attain my ideal weight. The last several entries have reflected that not only did I drop to my targeted weight level, I also was able to easily maintain it.

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