Scoble chimed in on the weight challenge thrown his way by Jason Calacanis:

Yeah, Jason Calacanis just called me fat and challenged me to lose weight in a program titled “fat bloggers.” Ahh, I just ate a piece of Swiss chocolate. How am I gonna lose weight with the Swiss stuff around? Anyway, I weigh 214 pounds and would like to get down to 190.

Well, here's where I've traveled on that road - last June, I weighed 207. Today, I'm 182. How and why did that happen? I had a checkup, and learned that I had bad cholesterol and triglyceride numbers - and asked about my acid reflux problem. I changed my diet (cutting down on starch/bread/pasta stuff), and three things happened:

• My acid reflux went away
• My weight started to drop
• I am able to exercise longer and harder

The thing is, I wasn't really trying to lose weight - mainly, I wanted the acid reflux to go away, and I wanted better numbers on those blood tests - the weight loss has been a pleasant side effect.

So what kind of dietary changes am I talking about? I stopped getting fries with meals - I ask for vegetables. I always order a salad at restaurants. For lunch, I have a burger or cold cuts, with fruit instead of chips. At most restaurants, I only eat half of what I get, and take the rest home for another day. For snacking, I eat salted nuts instead of chips. That's pretty much it, and it's worked out. Would it work for anyone else? I have no idea. It works for me though :)

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