The chess-board is the world; the pieces are the phenomena of the universe; the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, and patient. But also we know, to our cost, that he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance. – Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-95) English biologist. This is day 5 of experiment #2, which is trying to answer the question “Will eating low GI carbs instead of high GI carbs result in better...

An ocean traveler has even more vividly the impression that the ocean is made of waves than that it is made of water. – Arthur S. Eddington (1882-1944) English astronomer and physicist This is day 4 of experiment #2, which is trying to answer the question “Will eating low GI carbs instead of high GI carbs result in better weight loss than in my first experiment?” Here are today’s body measurements. Body Measurements Body Weight 191.4 lbs Body Fat (Impedance Scale) 16% Body Fat (Skinfold Calipers) 12.7% Body Fat...

Penetrating so many secrets, we cease to believe in the unknowable. But there it sits nevertheless, calmly licking its chops. – H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) American journalist, writer This is day 3 of experiment #2, which is trying to answer the question “Will eating low GI carbs instead of high GI carbs result in better weight loss than in my first experiment?” Here are today’s body measurements. Body Measurements Body Weight 191.4 lbs Body Fat (Impedance Scale) 14.8% Body Fat (Skinfold Calipers) 11.87% Body Fat...

… the scientist would maintain that knowledge in of itself is wholly good, and that there should be and are methods of dealing with misuses of knowledge by the ruffian or the bully other than by suppressing the knowledge. – Percy Williams Bridgman (1882-1961) U. S. physicist This is day 2 of experiment #2, which is trying to answer the question “Will eating low GI carbs instead of high GI carbs result in better weight loss than in my first experiment?” Here are today’s body measurements. Body Measurements Body...

I believe there is no philosophical high-road in science, with epistemological signposts. No, we are in a jungle and find our way by trial and error, building our road behind us as we proceed. – Max Born (1882-1970) German Physicist This is day 1 of experiment #2, which is trying to answer the question “Will eating low GI carbs instead of high GI carbs result in better weight loss than in my first experiment?” Here are today’s body measurements. Body Measurements Body Weight 194.6 lbs Body Fat (Impedance...

Time for experiment #2! Even though results from the last experiment turned out to be inconclusive with respect to the hypothesis that was asked, they would serve just fine as a control for this experiment. After I finished experiment #1 I got very sick with a nasty flu that was making its rounds in Seattle. While sick I decided to eat pretty much anything I wanted with no restrictions and I’m sure I gained some weight as a result. Now that I’m feeling much better, it’s time to get back on the track to improving my body one...

Six days ago I set off on a journey towards getting in the best shape of my life by running a series of short 5-day experiments. The idea is that each experiment that produces a favorable change in my body fat percentage and/or muscle mass will serve as a control for the next experiment, and the next experiment that produces favorable results will serve as a control for subsequent experiments, and so on and so forth … until rippling 6-pack abs make an appearance 😉 The key is that only a single variable will change from one experiment...