Day 1

Several years ago I read a book called "Eat To Live" by Joel Fuhrman, M.D. It is marketed as a weight loss book, but really it is a book about how to truly eat to sustain and promote health throughout life. I have been somewhat consistent in following the dietary guidelines outlined in this book over the past several weeks, and have experienced many benefits from doing so, but I have not followed its principles with absolute consistency every day. In the book, a six-week eating plan is described to help those who need to lose weight. I am not overweight, but I do have some inches to my waist which I'd like to shed, and so I have decided to follow this 6-week plan with absolute consistency. Today is the first day of these six weeks. The six weeks will end on Monday, March 15th. At that point I will evaluate how the six weeks went, what progress was made, and determine how to eat from that point forward.

I've created this blog in order to increase my sense of accountability, to keep track of what foods I eat, and to share other thoughts and experiences related to this way of eating.