Rodney Washburn

Enjoy The Journey Rodney Washburn

This short book is a simple, systematic, data-driven, weight-loss process that anyone can apply and tailor to their lifestyle. Commit to accurately capturing and tracking the data and adjusting your lifestyle accordingly. The results will truly be phenomenal and life-changing.

Weight-loss is a 72.7 billion dollar industry and is estimated to increase at 2.6% annually through 2023. Yet Americans are fatter than ever, and COVID has likely made it worse. It is estimated that the obesity rate in the United States is greater than 40% and getting worse each year.

The author ended 2019 at the age of 48 determined to lose weight. In his younger years, as an athletic adult, weight was never an issue. However, facing the new year, he realized that his weight had increased drastically over the preceding decade. He was now clinically obese and determined to do something about it. A New Year's resolution was made on December 31, 2019, to lose weight and lead a healthy lifestyle finally, but it was a daunting task. At the height of 5'9" and a weight of 230 pounds, he estimated that he would need to lose at least 40 pounds to regain his health!

This resolution led the author down a path of multiple failed diet programs that promised dramatic results but were either ambiguous on the process, incomplete in design, contained faulty logic, or did not work. As the head of a data science organization, the author re-approached the issues from a data science perspective that began by "properly framing the problem." This new approach entailed fully comprehending how the body functions and loses weight. Then goals, objectives, metrics and measures were developed so that a data-driven approach could be applied and tracked. While not easy, this simplified process cuts right through all the bullsh#$ and gets right to the point of what one must do to lose weight.

Over the next 12 months the author: Lost 40 pounds of body fatReduced his body fat from over 30% to 15%Reduced his gut's circumference from 45 inches (at its largest part) to 35 inchesRegained his health, athleticism, and vitality of his youth

This is truly a repeatable, dependable, and easy to understand process that anyone can use to lose weight and keep it off. Make no mistake about it, losing weight is not easy, but with a clearly defined process, anyone can achieve their goals if they follow and stick to it. This short book guides you step-by-step through the development of your own process so that you can achieve your goals.