I would like to start a collection of accounts of improvements in fitness,
diet, weight, etc.  If you have made a substantial change along these lines,
I’d like to hear from you.  If you prefer to remain anonymous, indicate that
in your message and I will strip all identification.

Please mail accounts to cole…@cs.ucla.edu (and post, too, if you like).  I
will mail or post the collection in a few weeks, depending on reader interest.

Here are some points you might address:
– What changes did you make? (diet, exercise, etc.)
– What have you accomplished? (statistics: weight loss, body fat, blood
pressure, cholesterol, lap times, etc.)
– How long have you sustained these changes or habits?
– What motivated you to change?
– How long has it taken to make these changes?
– What sort of process was it?  (e.g. two steps forward and one back)
– How did you sustain your motivation?  What kept you going when things got
tough?
– What’s it like now?  How does it feel to have made the change?
– Do you feel the change is permanent?
– What are your plans for the future?
– What specific techniques, plans, etc., that you used would you recommend to
others?
– Are there any that you would recommend against?
– Any succinct advice to those who might follow you?

Thanks,
Mike Coleman

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