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I see that my last post was in September -- so 5 months ago. As you would expect, the news since then is mostly bad. (Otherwise I would've been posting!)

My new years resolution probably wasn't strong enough, and I haven't been strong enough to fully stick to it anyhow.

I've hit rock bottom, with my post-Super Bowl party weight this morning (yes, this is a morning weight!) 228.25. That's a number I don't think I've seen in a long, long time. (I don't want to check; too painful.)

At my height (6 ft), I'd need to weigh 140 pounds to be at 18.5 BMI, which is probably near-optimal. I think there's little doubt that my truly optimal weight would be south of 150 at any rate. So as of today today I have roughly 80-85 pounds to lose.

Haven't eaten anything since about 9pm last night, so nearly 19 hours. I have weekly weigh-in with the kids tonight. (Since we missed last night.) Today's fast will help there, though evening vs morning will probably still but me above 225 I'm guessing.

Anyway, I need to establish a "new normal" for myself. The fat folk on "Biggest Loser" often lose 80 lbs in 6-10 weeks, though they're all fatter than me I guess, and exercise 8 hours a day or so.

A 140 lb person only needs to eat about 1500 cal/day I think, so one way or the other that's the ballpark where I need to end up. But for now I guess I need to see how long I can fast. And try to eat no more than that when I'm not fasting.

I'll also try to keep you posted semi-religiously.