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<h2>The Red Day - Green Day Method</h2>
Note: I use the archaic weight unit, the pound, in this document. To those using kg, just use the approximate conversion of 1/2kg where I mention pound.
Want to lose a couple pounds, or maybe a dozen pounds? Here is a sustainable way to lose weight and keep it off forever. This is not a diet, it is a daily routine that becomes a habit, a part of your every day and I think it is kind of fun (well, at least the green days are fun!).
NEW: I created a very basic spreadsheet to help you calculate RED/GREEN days. Download the spreadsheet and enter your weight daily into the measured column. Set your target weight for the current week in the Target Weight column. Your target should be only a few pounds lower than your current weight. As you progress adjust your target down slowly.
The spreadsheet is here: [red-green|./uv/red-green.ods]
<h3>How it Works</h3>
# Set your long-term weight target, write it down or memorize it. This is the long term weight that you'd like to ultimately maintain.
# Choose your starting weight target. This is important, it is NOT the same as your long term weight target. Weigh yourself and subtract one pound. This is your current goal.
# Every morning, weigh yourself. If you are above the current target, it is a RED day, if you are below the target, it is a GREEN day. See below for what RED and GREEN days mean.
# If you get two green days in a row or two green days out of three days you subtract one pound from your current target.
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