Archives for December 2006
Good riddance, Holidays.
I’m glad that this is the last day of the holidays. Although I’ve been pretty good (eating wise), I still have dabbled where I should not have. Those temptations were not around when we first started this, and I’ll be glad that they’ll be absent again.
I had forgotten in my earlier posts that my wife […]
Gobble, Gobble
Meat today for the first time in a long time for lunch. I ate the last of the leftover turkey with my salad and radishes. It felt good. I could’ve eaten the whole turkey. Alive.
Late Check In
Due to a hectic holiday travel schedule I am just getting a chance to post my week 3 results. I am up one pound for a total of 280. Disappointing, but considering the eating I did over Christmas I consider it a win. When I get back home the serious working out and dieting will […]
The Lima Bean
is another weapon in my arsenal. I get down on lima beans. One can of Del Monte has around 280 calories but little of the fat that I know and love. Along with my Michellina peppersteak and rice light entree I ate one last night. Right out of the can: open top of can and serve with large […]
The General in the Gym, Part 2
Was back in the gym first thing today (by “first thing” I mean “before coming to work” because work has a way of sucking me in). Did 10 warmup minutes on the treadmill, then about 50 minutes of lifting, then 20 minutes of cardio on the treadmill. I am taking the advice of the researchers […]
Smoking vs. Chewing Gum
I haven’t ever really been a gum chewer, but I got some sugarless gum for my hungry times (right now is one, about 3 p.m. and 3 - 3 1/2 hours removed from lunch, the other will be around 9ish p.m.) and it’s working pretty well. It tasts like shit but it curbs my appetite. […]
Breaking the Seal
I hit the gym this afternoon for the first time in well over 2 years. As always, the toughest part was getting myself to leave the house and make the trek to the gym. Once I start a workout, I’m okay (relatively speaking). I’m very glad to have gotten the first one […]
A push for the General
That’s a double entendre, gentlemen. For the first entendre, I meant not a push forward, mind you, but a push, like in gambling. I weighed 206.2 on Monday, which is exactly what I weighed the previous week. So no progress for me either way, which I consider a victory, given that I ate a bunch […]
Not Proud, Not Embarassed
about my control over Christmas. Stuffing was my one weakness, I love that stuff. Not sure about the caloric content, but if I crave it I’m sure it’s high. I had some alcohol breakdowns too, doing a little drinking with the fellas on Christmas Eve. I did get to the gym this morning so the “blah” […]
The Honeymoon is officially over
Lack of exercise and the holidays caught up to me this week — I gained 1.5 pounds. Up to 222.5. I attribute this to a couple of cheats yesterday (I took my niece and nephew to the movies and they got a large bag of buttered popcorn — my kryptonite), my body finally getting used […]