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Analyzing the data: what is most important for weight loss?
I just analyzed 6 months of data to understand what leads to the largest weight loss in a given week. I found that four factors were important. Here they are in order of importance: 1) Last week's weight loss (if you lost a lot of weight last week it's harder to lose this week) 2) Consistency - more important than total…
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What are you doing during weight loss to prevent future relapse?
You know the statistics. About 80% of us will re-gain the weight we lose. More than a third of us will gain more than we lost. Why can we lose weight but can't keep it off? It seems like it should be simple, but I've failed several times myself (see graph in my profile photo). I heard the theory (again) on the radio this…
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What do you do on a day when you can't stop eating?
Even though I have been eating moderately and healthily pretty consistently for 5 months, and have lost 60 lbs so far, I occassionally have days when my body is screaming out to be fed all day. If you have any thoughts on what causes this or how to deal with it would love to hear them. This is what I know so far: CAUSES…
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Are some people doomed to obesity? - The science of weight loss
Great article in this week's New Scientist on the science of individual differences in weight loss and weight gain. They start with the perennial question of why someone people seem to be able to eat what they want and not put on weight. I have always believed that I have put on weight because I eat too much, not because…
