Well, for those of you who have seen me for the past week or so, you know that I've started in on a new diet. After seeing Sean lose so much weight on Atkins, I decided last Thursday to start in on Induction.

Now, since I'm pretty familiar with the physiology behind the core Atkins principles, I'm tailoring the process to my own metabolic requirements. I'm severely limiting carbohydrates, and monitoring my carbohydrate concentrations to prevent glycogen accumulation and to maintain a low-grade ketosis. I'm not living the letter of the Atkins Induction plan (particularly with regard to nuts, cheeses, and such), but I'm still staying below the 20g daily digestible carbohydrate limit.

In the interests of sharing with other friends who are starting and/or maintaining a weight loss program, I'm putting my data online for all to see. One might usually think of such personal information as being embarassing, but I don't really care. I'm gathering data in the same general vein as Hacker's Diet from John Walker. This uses a 10-day moving average trend line and daily weigh-in to help me visualize and manage my progress. As a scientific viz geek, it's the most sensible approach for me.

Anyways, my overall progress so far has resulted in losing a full 10lbs in 12 days. Pretty cool, if you ask me. You can see my full chart and associated numbers here.