Simple Rules For Losing Weight

Let’s not drag this out any longer. These are the rules:

1. Try it for two weeks
2. Document it
3. Analyse-it
4. Adapt or discard
5. Be patient, wait 2 weeks
6. Start again!

I believe in controlled experimentation because life itself is an experiment.

Why Do I Do It?

In the spring of 2023, this question was asked at our 30th reunion, and I started thinking about it then. The most straightforward answer is that I do it because I can. And the more I do it, the more I can do it. It was a liberating feeling the first time I could put my knee on my chest or do my first single-leg squat. Obese Barna was not and would never have been able to do that. And if I could do it, you can do it.

I experiment with everything and write about it a lot, but if you’re bored of the blah blah blah and just want to know how to start losing weight, you can skip straight to the Let’s begin! page.

And what should the above rules apply to?

• Meals
  • Gluten and lactose-free experiments
  • Protein and carbohydrate-based diet tests
  • Intermittent fasting experiments
• Exercise
  • Experiments with exercise at a particular heart rate
  • Treadmill walking and indoor bike testing
  • Trying out gymnastics or yoga
• Mental health
  • Stress reduction methods
  • Trying relaxation
  • Experimenting with sleep