Corey Haim would have liked Day 15

Day 15 started with a weigh-in of 239. I've lost 8 lbs. in two weeks, 3.5 of which was the second week. This is pretty good considering I didn't go for a gimmick or try to starve myself. My pre-experiment prediction of ending up between 234-236 by March 19th now looks realistic.

Yesterday I ate a lean cuisine chicken Parmesan at my desk for lunch (310 calories) and had some nuts for a snack. I had a large dinner (homemade pizza, didn't even try to hold back), then spent about 45 minutes on the elliptical.

The Great Experiment has certainly morphed over the last couple of weeks. I'm making mostly good choices, but haven't been a fanatic about any one thing for several days now. I've cut fried foods and sweets down to a rare treat, tried to keep lunch to under 600 calories, cut after dinner snacking down to light popcorn and an occasional girl scout cookie and worked out or played tennis at least 11 of the 14 days. In short, I've eaten less and exercised more.

My hope is that by March 19th, this will cease to be The Great Experiment and will morph into How I Live My Life. There are a couple of things I'll need to account for and I will undoubtedly loosen up a bit. The key will be doing this in such a way that I can have a realistic existance and continue to lose weight.

Finally, a sad note that Corey Haim was found dead this morning in West Hollywood. The cause of death was listed as "Take a wild guess". Corey was famous for a series of forgettable films and one, The Lost Boys, that was indescribably awesome. Sorry to see this happen, but it has an air of inevitability to it. RIP Corey.