Feature: Countdown to 165

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• Countdown to 165: Week 20 - The End

  At last, the end, and a happy ending at that — 70 pounds lost in 20 weeks.

  Opinion by Phillip Winn — on Oct 31, 2007

• Countdown to 165: Weeks 18-19 - The Final Stretch

  With one week to go, I know the effect a single high-carb meal can have.

  Opinion by Phillip Winn — on Oct 24, 2007

• Countdown to 165: Weeks 16-17 - The Home Stretch

  Finally I can buy pants and not have to worry about shrinking out of them! I've bought my final belt, too.

  Opinion by Phillip Winn — on Oct 11, 2007

• Countdown to 165: Weeks 14-15 - New Clothes

  In which I buy new clothes, but shrink out of them before I can even try them on!

  Opinion by Phillip Winn — on Sep 26, 2007

• Countdown to 165: Weeks 12-13 - Resetting the Target

  My entire endgame disappeared overnight. Can I continue on pace after being set adrift?

  Opinion by Phillip Winn — on Sep 13, 2007

• Countdown to 165: Weeks 10-11 - Mid-Term Course Change

  Forget the wise choice — I'm going for the raw numbers! We'll see how foolish it looks next year.

  Opinion by Phillip Winn — on Aug 31, 2007

• Countdown to 165: Week 8-9 - Halfway There

  Staying the course even when things go well. Go well? Yes, when they go well.

  Opinion by Phillip Winn — on Aug 15, 2007

• Countdown to 165: Week 7 - Slow And Steady

  When faced with discouragement (even unreasonable discouragement), how can one keep on track?

  Opinion by Phillip Winn — on Aug 02, 2007

• Countdown to 165: Week 6 - Two Pounds, Two Inches

  What to do when the scale doesn't show quite what you'd hoped for.

  Opinion by Phillip Winn — on Jul 27, 2007

• Countdown to 165: Week 5 - Staying On Track

  How to stay focused and dedicated to losing weight.

  Opinion by Phillip Winn — on Jul 20, 2007

• Countdown to 165: Week 4 - One-Third Down, 56 Pounds To Go

  I've lost more than one-third of my total goal: 29 out of 85 pounds. 56 more to go!

  Opinion by Phillip Winn — on Jul 11, 2007

• Countdown to 165: Week 3 - 25 Pounds Gone, 60 To Go

  10% of my body weight gone in three weeks! It hardly seems possible, but here I am, 90% of the man I used to be.

  Opinion by Phillip Winn — on Jul 06, 2007

• Countdown to 165: Week 2 - 66 Pounds To Go

  One more week, five more pounds lost. Here's the beginning of "How."

  Opinion by Phillip Winn — on Jun 27, 2007

• Countdown to 185: Week 1 - 65 Pounds To Go

  I started with 144 days to lose 65 pounds. Eight days in, I'm ahead of schedule.

  Opinion by Phillip Winn — on Jun 20, 2007