Hi, my name is Michael Dow.  My wife and I went through a period of numerous significant events in the fall of 2007 and turned our focus to helping each other lose weight.  She was only 26, approaching 270 lbs, and wearing size 26 pants.  Her joints were aching every day and I was concerned about how much stress her heart was under.  I was weighing about 15 lbs more than I wanted to and had been complaining about the fat around my belly for a while. 

Putting weight management skills into your hands.®

We wanted to start a diet program that was easy, lifelong, and would let us eat what we wanted.  My wife was considering taking some diet pills again and I was worried about side effects that are still unknown with these new medications.  I told my wife, "There has to be a way for us to lose weight, not take any pills and still eat the type of foods we like." 

Eat the types of food you like and lose weight.

Understanding some basic knowledge about calories and the body, we began to keep track of how many calories we consumed throughout the day and kept a daily calorie budget.  After doing some investigation and finding out that a well respected research organization, the National Academy of Sciences, had performed some research that supported the principles of our weight management approach, The Pen and Paper Diet® was born.

Select the wife's pics link on the left to view some before and midway pictures of my wife.

An easy eating plan to maintain your ideal weight for the rest of your life.®

What you will get if you buy The Pen and Paper Diet® book:

1. A discussion to show you the common sense and logic that this approach is based upon (people with educational backgrounds ranging from a high school dropout (non-GED) to an MD have understood and grasped the concepts in this book as well as 12 year olds).
2. A personal example of how to keep track of your calorie consumption.
3. A discussion on the stages that you will progress through by using this diet.
4. Worksheets/Tables that will help you find your estimated calorie requirement based on research from the National Academy of Sciences. [The basic edition has worksheets that require you to add or subtract twice and multiply once to determine your estimated calorie requirement.  The Expanded edition was intended for health professionals and has the math already performed.  It lists estimated calorie requirements for individuals from age 19 to 84 and is over 450 pages.]
5. An appendix that lists the calorie info for the majority of foods and drinks you should come into contact with to assist you in tracking calories.***contains calorie information for pork products***

Select the buy the book link on the left to find out where you can purchase it.

If you are unable to afford approx. $20 for the book with shipping, select the video link on the left to view some videos where Michael explains everything you need to know to get started today.        (note: Book royalties will eventually fund some non-profit organizations)

Easy and Lifelong

     To assist you with The Pen and Paper Diet®, you will find links to your favorite restaurants' nutritional info on the left so that you can continue to eat out and lose weight or maintain your ideal weight.

Helping you find Your Calorie Number.

For other books by Dow Creative Enterprises, select the following links on the left:
calorie comparison book
calorie budget journal
lifetime health journal
restaurant calorie books

research abstracts book

thought experiments book

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Putting weight management skills into your hands.®

An easy eating plan to maintain your ideal weight for the rest of your life.®

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