My Weight Loss
Dave Jacoby
Indianapolis Quantified Self
September 2013
About Me
Procedural Developer
Interrupt-Driven Public Speaker
Before
Date unknown, but between 2000 and 2005
Before
Changes From 2000 to 2012,
~350 to ~280
- Eat More
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Eat More Often
- Drink (maybe a little more) Water
April 2011
Spokesgeek for Diet Coke
May 2011
February 2012
February 2012
February 2012
February 2012
Quick note: Withings calls it "wi-things",
as in "things with wi-fi".
Graph Comparison
The spike at about 225 is Nov 2012.
I was doing Couch-2-5K,
ending with a run in September.
Yes, that yellow line is based on BMI.
Yes, I know it's problematic.
Yes, I know that Fat Albert and in-his-prime Mike Tyson probably had the same BMI.
No, I don't treat it as gospel.
Changes Feb-Nov 2012
- Everything previously mentioned
- Don't drink calories (per Tim Ferris' Slow Carb diet)
- Don't drink no-cal sweeteners, either
- Cut way back on caffeine
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Get better sleep (see previous bullet)
- Watching your weight has an effect
- The running did little to lower my weight
Running wasn't useless, though
GRAPH COMPARISON
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Slightly more exercise
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Standing Desk
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Cutting down some on carbs
In Conclusion
Thank YOu
http://about.me/jacoby.david
http://pm.purdue.org/~jacoby/QuantifiedSelf/
https://github.com/jacoby/fitbit_tools
http://www.fitbit.com/user/23F9SK
Twitter: @jacobydave
Fitocracy: jacoby_david