Process Improvement: Weight Loss

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Process Improvement Weight Loss

• Goal Select a method of weight loss well suited
  to myself, in the process losing 15 of my total
  weight.
• Plan using 4 phases, testing 3 varying methods.

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Four phases

• 2 week phases daily goals and weight
  measurement
• Control phase
• Diet phase
• Exercise phase
• Extended exercise phase

3
Control Period

• Proceed as normal, monitoring daily weight
  fluctuations.
• Gain appraisal of normal fluctuations.
• These appraisals can be used as error bounds on
  my readings.

4
Diet Phase

• Daily goals
• Limit meals to 2 small-to-medium meals and 1
  normal meal
• Limit carb intake to 1/day.
• Total change 0 pounds
• Daily Goals Met 35.7

5
Exercise Phase

• Daily goals
• Jogging biweekly.
• Strength building (pushups, etc) every other day.
• Total change -9 pounds
• Daily Goals Met 57.1

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Extended Exercise Phase

• Daily goals
• Jogging biweekly.
• Strength building every other day.
• Free weights biweekly
• Total change 12 pounds
• Daily Goals Met 14.28

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Results
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Conclusion

• Due to unanticipated factors my experiment was
  unsuccessful. Cumulatively, I actually gained 5
  pounds. If the experiment were repeated,
  compensating for those factors, I believe it
  would succeed.
• Reduced workload (Ill have graduated)
• No turkey and mashed potatoes!
• Exercise consistently proved to be the method
  best suited to my needs.