Plans.

My weight loss has hit a plateau.  That means that I'm not losing anymore.  That's not good.  I used to want to be a zoologist, I was thinking about specializing in either the big cats or marsupials (have you ever seen pictures of Australia?  that place looks gorgeous).  I didn't do it but all of the science reading has definitely made me a "science type guy" to this day.

What does that have to do with weight loss?  I was holding off on eating until after we got home from the gym in the morning.  Everyday I do that I seem to be starving the rest of the day.  When I'm at the gym I spend half of my time lifting weights and half doing cardio (I hate cardio).  I'm thinking I'm going to have to bite the bullet and really do more cardio.  I figure that should get me past this plateau if anything can.

This is where the science background comes in:  There was an issue with my results and I wondered if I could achieve a desired effect by changing a variable or two.  That is the science background for you.  Change very little and record the results.  Repeat as necessary then change a different variable and record again.