SOS: Day 21
March 21, 2011 
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Day 21
It’s about the long run.
Aesop's Fable illustration by Milo Winter.
If you think you’re not losing weight quickly enough with incremental SOS changes, then maybe you’ll want to do it the “fast” way.
“Hey,” anonymous woman notes,”I like your website, but I won’t be able to lose enough weight by summer. You should tell your readers to try the South Beach diet. I lost a lot of weight on that four years ago.”
“Excellent,” says I, “so you’re happy with how you’re eating.”
“Well, no. I fell off the wagon and gained weight, but then the second time I did it I got down to the same weight as when I was in my twenties!”
“Nice,” says I, “so you’re happy with your current weight.”
“Duh, no…” And now she’s studying me like I’m an idiot. “That’s why I need to do South Beach again. I want to look better for my vacation in June and it works really fast.”
Fast. She started four years ago. And she’s “fatter than ever.” Her words, not mine. I think I’ll stick with the slow way. How about you?
(By the way, I have nothing against South Beach, Zone, Mediterranean, whatever, whatever….as long as these are lifestyle and dietary choices you can either maintain forever, or use as temporary kick-starts* on your way to long-term healthy changes.)
*We will give you some choices for kick-starting weight loss later in the program.
SOS Month 1
What to do so far:
In case you missed a day, the reminders below are clickable.
Get some sun.
Do your do.
Take a walk every day.
Write down everything you eat or drink daily.
Exercise to music.
Add healthy snacks to your diet .
Start fresh every day.
Weigh yourself daily or every Wednesday.
Dine early to be on the safe side.
Remember: if you always do what you always did, then you’ll always get what you always got.
Exercising for 11 minutes is a great start.
Just start. Once you do, it seems easy.
D-day every WeDnesday.
Wear your sunscreen.
On the Ides, I’d rather be _______.
Add Menu Mondays.
Wean from your unhealthiest habit.
Learn how to meditate.
Customize SOS habithacking.
Good enough is plenty good.
Stick with the slow way. It’s about lifestyle. It’s about the long-run.
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