Phil Harwell’s Diet Blog

This has certainly been a challenging six weeks.  The question now is:  where to go from here?  Certainly I can’t go back to my old diet;  that will just lead back to more weight gain.  However, this diet, while effective, is very tough to maintain, and has a lot of what I feel are arbitrary restrictions.  Mr. Rubin nitpicks quite a bit in my opinion.

So, I’ve decided to keep this diet partially, while being reasonable and sensible about the rest.  I will have to watch myself carefully, and of course continue working out (though I haven’t been able to for a while due to sickness).

I’ve debated a little over whether or not to post any progress reports here, but I think I’ll just leave this be for now, as a record of this six-week “boot camp” of sorts.  I might check in from time to time, but I’m most likely not going to do that.  Honestly, keeping up the blog was one of the hardest parts of this diet, and it wasn’t even required!  But I committed myself to it because a) it keeps me accountable and b) it offers my friends and family an opportunity to check on my progress and encourage me.

I’ve got a long way to go before I get to my final weight goal, but I’ve got a great head start.  And with God’s help, I hope to reach it someday!

Thanks for reading!

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OK, I wasn’t sure if I’d ever really do this, but…

I’m on a diet. Sure, I’ve been needing to lose weight for a long time now, and I’ve thought up some plans before, but I’m finally getting serious about it. Last year, my friend Paul went on this diet called the Maker’s Diet, which is based on the dietary laws in the Old Testament. I was probably a bit skeptical when he told me about it, but I saw the results and they were significant. So, I thought if I would ever go on a diet it would probably be that one.

Sure, the author, Jordan Rubin, has some pretty wacky ideas (such as eating SBO’s, or Soil-Borne Organisms), and I don’t agree with a lot of the logic and philosophy behind the plan (detailed in the book), but, at the core of the plan is a pretty good diet that I’ve seen work.

So, I’m going for it.

To describe the diet briefly, it is, as I’ve said, based on the Old Testament food laws. The diet is structured in three phases: the first is the most restrictive, and serves as a “detox” period. The second and third add more foods back to the diet, still remaining more restrictive than most American’s diets. The Maker’s Diet also stresses “organic” foods as well.

For more info, go to the Maker’s Diet website.

I ask that you please pray for, and encourage, me as I start on this arduous journey towards better health.