In past two weeks, have weighed myself about every other day. Weight fluctuates between 288 and 292, for an average of 290.
Last week bought a calorie counter book, and a journal to keep track of what I eat. Starting logging on Fri 7-27-07. Calorie total was 3600. Next day, 1916. I don’t have a calorie-per-day goal in mind yet, first step is just logging.

Didn’t do the exercise thing at gym ag 6:30am in mornings. Still intend to, only, going to do it at home at 6;30am, I have a mini-trampoline (rebounder), and a tai-chi videotape, and intend to do some morning sessions this coming week. We’ll see.

Been drinking a little more beer than usual this past week, just due to social situations. Normally I would have played soccer on Tue night, and tennis on Wed night, but South Florida summer weather sucks, and it rained both days, so instead, we got together and had beer each night. Blame it on the rain I guess, but I need to exert a little more willpower there. Once I’m counting calories regularly, and see that beers are like 200 or more calories each (16oz/pint), that may help me slow that down.

For the record, I did Atkins low-carb diet in 1996 for 6 to 8 months, and lost 50 pounds with that, down to 215 lbs weight. However, I consider it was unhealthy. I think I ended up gaining more back in the end due to altered metabolism from Atkins. I actually did the extreme version where you measure your ketones in your urine to be sure you’ve achieved “ketosis” where you’re really burning off fat reserves. No doubt you are, but no doubt the body is paying attention too, and thinks “aha, we’re in starvation mode, we better build up the reserves even more, next time we get a chance”.
I do, however, continue to believe that simple carbs are good to avoid. For now, I’m going to just try to approach of counting calories, even though I know its argued by many that not all calories are equivalent and you should avoid fat or sugar or carbs more etc.

This is going to be long haul.
I can’t say that I’ve lost even a pound since establishing this goal on 43things 5 months ago.
But I am making modifications to my lifestyle.
I will persist, and I will not give up till I begin losing some pounds.