How to lose 10 pounds

 

I believe in the calorie deficit approach to weight loss. I have had great success with it in the past and plan to leverage it again now as I start my new weight loss journey. I believe in tracking metrics and I am going to show you my past results and continue to post updates to this blog with current progress.

Calorie deficit

I am an engineer by training and very early on in physics and engineering curriculum you will learn the first law of thermodynamics. It states:”The total energy of an isolated system is constant; energy can be transformed from one form to another, but cannot be created or destroyed.” First Law Wikipedia – BOOOORIIIIINNNG, I know…

This does, however, apply directly to the human body. The human body is the isolated system where we take in energy in the form of food and drink and our body processes that food to produce energy we use to do everything. This energy we use to breathe, pump

Why on earth did you start a weight loss blog?

 

One of the primary motivations was to make my weight loss journey public to help make it stick. I have been to this rodeo before, I know what happens. On my own it will go one of two ways.

Number 1: I will get going with a full head of steam, a spartan approach. It will go well for a week or two before I hit a major temptation. My weakness is events and occasions. If I am out to eat at a nice restaurant or at a sporting event I will cave immediately. ‘Its ok,  Its just for tonight, I can cheat every once and a while’ Which is probably true in moderation but I will go all out and feel like I have defeated the small gains I have made and just say ‘screw it’ I’ll just be fat some more.

Number 2: I will make it through the first two weeks scot-free.I may even kick a solid