One Day at a Time

Can Fat Billy drop 50 pounds by the first day of summer? That is probably an unrealistic goal but this is DAY ONE in my quest. My weight this morning is 248 pounds (112,5 kg) --- not an all-time high for me, but still way too high.

I have decided to set my long-term goal at 200 pounds (90 kg).

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) make the following recommendations at this web page:

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/recommen.htm

• The initial goal of weight loss therapy should be to reduce body weight by about 10 percent from baseline. With success, and if warranted, further weight loss can be attempted.
• Weight loss should be about 1 to 2 pounds per week for a period of 6 months, with the subsequent strategy based on the amount of weight lost.

This would make my initial goal 248 - 25 = 223 pounds.

There are 20 weeks until the first day of summer (June 21).

1 to 2 pounds (1.5) for 20 weeks .... 1.5 x 20 = 30 pounds

So, an initial goal of 220 pounds should be attainable.

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