Here are some final numbers in regards to the fad-diet diet I did on Revival of the Faddist and the no-diet diet I did on The Dead Weight.
I did fad diets on and off for about 200 days and lost 54 pounds.
I did “no” diet for about 250 days and lost 50 pounds.
So, what’s next?
What’s next is “Season 3.”
I like the ideas of blogs with ends. Most blogs just go on and on. I like the idea of a blog being a self-contained unit. I kind of think of them as seasons of a TV show. This blog, The Faddist, was season 1. The Dead Weight was season 2. In May I will be starting season 3 with a new site which will be the final site in my weight loss trilogy. I feel I’ve worked on two sites devoted to both ends of the dieting spectrum and now it’s time to take what I learned and use it to finally complete my weight loss project. This will probably take another 9 months to a year, I’m guessing.
I will be posting an update here once things are ready but in May everything will transition to the as-yet-unnamed new site.
In the meantime, if you enjoy this site and you haven’t read The Dead Weight, I’ve picked out some of my favorite posts or posts that I got the most feedback on.
The Essential Dead Weight
1. The Basics – Unsurprisingly, this was a post covering the basics of how I would attempt to lose weight.
2. 7-Word Diet – This was my attempt to create a philosophy of sensible eating in as few words as possible. This post ended up getting picked up by Zen Habits, one of the biggest productivity blogs in existence. It ended up giving me about 100 times the normal traffic I get on my site. Something I might have noticed if I ever checked my hit-counter which I didn’t do until about two weeks after it was linked to. Regardless, I still think this post is a great idea.
3. Breaking News – Here I go on an unprovoked rant against the undoubtedly sweet woman who runs Hungry Girl for her posting of common sense as if it were news and hideous recipes as if they were food.
4. I’m In the Mood for Love – I attempt to quantify how many calories you burn masturbating.
5. Dear Oprah – A heartfelt letter to Oprah Winfrey after she came out to say that she had packed the pounds back on.
