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Monthly Archives: July 2007

Box Of Books

I have a box of books about weight loss that I have recently finished reading.
I found them all worthwhile.  Any book that I don’t finish and find worthwhile ends up burning in our burn barrel.
I don’t keep books after I read them.  I give them away.
Who wants these?
-James D. Brausch

The Theory Behind This Week’s Diet

As most of you know, I switch diets every week.  I’m doing that for a variety of reasons:
1. A key reason people stop any kind of planned eating is that they get bored of it or they start craving something that isn’t allowed on that plan.
2. Your body also gets used to just about any […]

Measurements

Weight: 257.4 pounds
Body Fat %: 37.8%
Fat Weight: 97.3 pounds
Lean Weight: 160.1 pounds
-James D. Brausch

New Diet Plan

I ended the all meat, cheese and dairy eating plan on Saturday.
This week, the eating plan is:
As much of any one fruit as I want for breakfast.
As much of any one vegetable as I want for lunch.
As much of any one meat as I want for dinner.
The first day I had cherries for breakfast (about […]

Measurements

Weight: 257.2 pounds
Body Fat %: 37.6%
Fat Weight: 96.7 pounds
Lean Weight: 160.5 pounds
-James D. Brausch

Measurements

Weight: 258.2 pounds
Body Fat %: 38.1%
Fat Weight: 98.4 pounds
Lean Weight: 159.8 pounds
-James D. Brausch

Measurements

Weight: 259.4 pounds
Body Fat %: 37.4%
Fat Weight: 97.0 pounds
Lean Weight: 162.4 pounds
-James D. Brausch

Diet Catchup

I ended the lemonade fast last Friday.
Since then, the eating plan rules have been:
1. Eat only meat, certain cheeses and eggs.
2. Take a vitamin C supplement.
3. Cheeses include any cheese with less than 1/15th of the grams being carbohydrate.  I’m eating sharp cheddar, cream cheese, havarti and swiss.
4. I’m eating as much as I want […]

Measurements

Weight: 258.8 pounds
Body Fat %: 38.2%
Fat Weight: 98.9 pounds
Lean Weight: 159.9 pounds
-James D. Brausch

Measurements

Weight: 261.0 pounds
Body Fat %: 36.6%
Fat Weight: 95.5 pounds
Lean Weight: 165.5 pounds
-James D. Brausch

The American Problem

I talk a lot about the evils of television on other blogs that have to do with other subjects.
It is well known that several studies have found a link between television watching and childhood obesity here in the U.S.  Those studies haven’t yet been performed on adults as far as I know.  On other blogs, […]

Measurements

Weight: 260.6 pounds
Body Fat %: 35.2%
Fat Weight: 91.7 pounds
Lean Weight: 168.9 pounds
-James D. Brausch

Here Are The Side Pics

Here is a progression of side pictures.  The far left is when I started this blog at 285 pounds.  The next pictures are at 275, 265 and finally 255… each representing a 10 pound weight loss.

-James D. Brausch

Picture Day!

Here are my latest pictures after losing 30 pounds:

-James D. Brausch

Measurements

Weight: 254.8 pounds
Body Fat %: 41.6%
Fat Weight: 106.0 pounds
Lean Weight: 148.8 pounds
-James D. Brausch

Measurements

Weight: 256.4 pounds
Body Fat %: 40.0%
Fat Weight: 102.6 pounds
Lean Weight: 153.8 pounds
-James D. Brausch

Measurements

Weight: 257.0 pounds
Body Fat %: 39.8%
Fat Weight: 102.3 pounds
Lean Weight: 154.7 pounds
-James D. Brausch

Measurements

Weight: 257.6 pounds
Body Fat %: 41.9%
Fat Weight: 107.9 pounds
Lean Weight: 149.7 pounds
-James D. Brausch

Measurements

Weight: 257.8 pounds
Body Fat %: 41.2%
Fat Weight: 106.2 pounds
Lean Weight: 151.6 pounds
-James D. Brausch

Measurements

Weight: 259.4 pounds
Body Fat %: 41.4%
Fat Weight: 107.4 pounds
Lean Weight: 152.0 pounds
-James D. Brausch

Measurements

Weight: 261.0 pounds
Body Fat %: 41.1%
Fat Weight: 107.3 pounds
Lean Weight: 153.7 pounds
-James D. Brausch

Diet Catchup

Between the last diet related post and this one, my diet has been:
4 oz of meat or eggs (chicken, elk, buffalo, beef, shrimp, eggs)
8 oz of some kind of low-carb vegetables (brocolli, cauliflower, cucumber, olives, avocado)
for each of three daily meals.
Today I start a lemonade fast.  I will be drinking only water with the following […]

Measurements

Weight: 263.4 pounds
Body Fat %: 39.8%
Fat Weight: 104.8 pounds
Lean Weight: 158.6 pounds
-James D. Brausch

Measurements

Weight: 265.0 pounds
Body Fat %: 37.9%
Fat Weight: 100.4 pounds
Lean Weight: 164.6 pounds
-James D. Brausch

Measurements

Weight: 262.2 pounds
Body Fat %: 41.1%
Fat Weight: 107.7 pounds
Lean Weight: 154.5 pounds
-James D. Brausch

Measurements

Weight: 266.0 pounds
Body Fat %: 36.6%
Fat Weight: 97.4 pounds
Lean Weight: 168.6 pounds
-James D. Brausch

Hoodia

Hoodia is a plant that grows natively in Africa. 
It is reportedly used by locals when on long walking journeys to reduce hunger.
It has recently become a huge fad for weight loss in America.  The plant is dried, ground up into a powder and packed into a magic pill.
At first, I saw no use for this […]

Measurements

Weight: 264.8 pounds
Body Fat %: 39.4%
Fat Weight: 104.3 pounds
Lean Weight: 160.5 pounds
-James D. Brausch

Measurements

Weight: 265.8 pounds
Body Fat %: 38.9%
Fat Weight: 103.4 pounds
Lean Weight: 162.4 pounds
-James D. Brausch