tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28744886233175657472024-10-24T05:58:04.973-04:00A journey for weight loss, healthy eating, and good physical fitness...Nicholmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926076565384569646noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874488623317565747.post-73451445519259879022010-04-19T06:32:00.000-04:002010-04-19T06:32:19.460-04:00

Well, everything worked out with the car yesterday, it turned out that part of the plastic handle enclosure broke, and once removed I was able to open the hood.  I'll have to find that piece to replace it soonish. Now this morning I weighed in at 264.  I expected a gain, but that is a bit much!  I ate rather poorly this weekend and didn't get much exercise in.  I was going to

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Yeah, so my luck is pretty much legendary. Cut to last night.  Roommate is home, offers to jump start my car for me.  We head out and I reach in to pop the hood - has some issues with this, usually takes a few tries.  Second pull and SNAP!  cable breaks.  Soooo.....  Now I have a car with a dead battery, and am unable to pop the hood to jump it.  MOTHER FUCKER.

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I got a bit done this morning!  Got the temporary registration for my car all set, just need to take it through emissions and go back to get plates...  After that I returned some struts and mounts I'm not going to use, got an oxygen sensor, a cheap pair of kicks, hit up the farmer's market, and since some lady sold me parsley and told me it was cilantro, I brought my friend Nicole a new

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Well yesterday was a day off of the gym (I didn't really want it, but figured it was a good idea), and I also ate relatively normally.  I had some juice in the morning, lots of veggies during the day, some fatty sag paneer and clam chowder for lunch, and some late night anti-pasta and carrots with hummus while I movied.  Consequently, 3lb gain this morning!!!!  I'm at 260 and am

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That's the song from Fiddler, right? Well I'm moving off the water fast, and did so miserably yesterday!  Even on here I didn't mention the small chocolate shake I got with the wrap and fries, so I'm coming clean now :) But, to make up for all this, I went on a 5 mile bike ride after work, then bowled 4 games at night with some friends.  Before bowling I had one of those little V8

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I started out good today with they gym and some V-8, but ended up swinging by a friend's house around 1pm and became the happy recipient of half a philly cheese steak and some fritos... I followed that up later with a small fry and mac wrap at McD's. I know, terrible!! It was a frustrating day, so when I got home I hopped on the bike and did a quick 5 mile (approx) ride that kicked my ass and

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Yesterday was really a challenge, I didn't feel very good and had quite a headache near the end of the day. Ended up having 11oz of spicy V8 and a cup of soup at night - all of which was enough for me to gain a lb!!! I'm up to 257 today and pretty frustrated with that. I am, however, going to keep mixing in some juice.Hopefully I can add in a couple glasses of juice each day to feel better and

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The 5am wake up alarm is still unpleasant, but a few minutes after getting out of bed it's not that bad. Hopefully I can adjust to something like this on the regular.Another 2lbs down, at 256 this morning, so I'm pleased to see that! Not only do I want to make at least 10 days, but I'd like to be under 250, so I'm that much closer to ingesting some solid food - I'm hunting recipes and have

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Getting up at 5AM this morning was a bit of a drag, but I feel great after the workout :)I'm down another 2 lbs this morning, to 258. Hoping to get a little under 250 before I'm done with all this. Odd enough, my gym has bagels and cream cheese every 2nd Tuesday of the month. WTF?

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Yeah, so I spent most of today thinking about food - this wasn't a wonderful way to spend a day when you're fasting. Unfortunately it was mostly not healthy, too!I decided on the burger I want - about 10oz of so of fatty ground beef, with some red pepper flakes and worcestershire (sp) sauce, throw that puppy on a hot grill... When bottom side is getting about right (maybe 3-4 min? looking for

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Judging by the taste in my mouth when I woke up this morning, I am guessing that Ketosis is finally kicking in. I'm still feeling good, though a bit tired when the alarm went off. I took the pooch for a walk on the beach (well, walked her to the beach, then let her run around once there), and it was a gorgeous morning for it! The water was so still, that with the sun just coming up and the

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Seems the combination of quitting smoking and starting a fast is kicking me in the ass! As I drove around today, I could smell every single person's cookout; kielbasa, steak, grilled onions - what a treat :PI'm definitely feeling the urge to eat, but it doesn't affect my resolve. I am looking forward to the accomplishment of actually fasting for at least 10 days. My plan is to make it to day

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Well we got our asses handed to us, the other team had two games with over 600 series scratch (w/ 3 bowlers, they averaged well over 200 each), so we only took 1 game. We're still in the running for first place, but a bit farther back now (probably 4 or 4.5 games).Other than that, I hit the gym before bowling and did some back exercises - felt great!

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Well, I have to work for a few minutes this morning so I'm up bright and early - actually waiting on work now to see if they're ready for me. I feel good, been getting plenty of rest as well.The weight is down a couple lbs this morning, weighing in at 264, which is a 6lb loss in 5 days - this is exciting, and more along the lines of what I had expected. I'm mostly recovered from Thursday's gym

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Still in Day 4, went to see a couple friends and hang outside a bit. One of them smokes, and the house we were at has an outdoor bar with good beer on tap - I found myself trying to justify having a couple. Thankfully I quickly realized this would break a fast. I am looking forward to spending some time there this summer, though :)

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I had to get up this morning to help a friend get a machine to blow insulation into his attic, so it was a busy first part of the day. He smokes, and his wife was cooking a cake AND some delicious leeks & pasta, so it was a new challenge for me to be around things I want. It wasn't too bad, but I'm really looking forward to eating again, though it will be a while. He was more supportive

Nicholmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926076565384569646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874488623317565747.post-86530571890417034382010-04-09T11:14:00.001-04:002010-04-09T11:15:19.075-04:00

Try to avoid blogs and websites about food... Just sayin' :)

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It's the morning of Day 3, and I'm feeling pretty good! I was tempted to hit the gym this morning, but when my alarm went off around 5:30, I could barely get out of bed to turn it off; the gym yesterday is going to need some more recovery time... I did squats for the first time in 2 years, and it felt good but was hard on the legs. I might go do some cardio after work today to get some blood

Nicholmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926076565384569646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874488623317565747.post-64918461918785442872010-04-08T20:51:00.000-04:002010-04-08T20:52:47.616-04:00

You don't realize how social food is... There's happy hours, work lunches, going out for sushi/burgers/wings with your friends. It's a little bit of a challenge to not just be a hermit (which is exactly what I'm doing right now). Also, I haven't told anyone that I'm doing this, as I don't want to go into the explanations and hear what a terrible idea it is from my very opinionated friends...

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Home and relaxing... Today was pretty good, I had a bit of energy and felt good all day long. Had the cravings mid-day and in the afternoon again. I think that I used food transitionally (eating at work meant the day was over half past), and I definitely used it when I was bored. These are strong signals to overcome, it almost feels like an addiction.Onto the lemons - do NOT juice them with

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Well, alarm clock off at 5:05AM. Getting out of bed was a little unpleasant and had to fight the urge to curl up and nap a bit, but now that I'm up I feel pretty good. I'm off to feed and walk the dog and head to the gym :)

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So I made it through day one!!Also, I bought a juicer at walmart today, they have a GE for $39 that seems to be a pretty good model, though loud as hell. I juiced a bunch of lemons, with the skin on, and am curious to see how it tastes tomorrow.Today the cravings were there, and evil me tried to convince misguided me that it's really okay to eat one meal a day. Thankfully I didn't believe that

Nicholmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926076565384569646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874488623317565747.post-70270779471368774142010-04-06T13:13:00.000-04:002010-04-06T13:14:14.292-04:00

Seems I want food more because I can't have it... Usually don't have an issue forgetting to eat for most of the day, but am finding myself thinking about it a lot today. Craving sushi a bit as well.

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It seems to take about 8 lemons to make a cup of lemon juice - damn! Fortunately, though, I heavily overestimated how much I need. I had the 60oz number in my head and thought I might actually go insane before juicing that many lemons, by hand (tonight I'm picking up a juicer I found on craigslist, btw). That's 60 total oz per day, including water. The recipe is.... 60oz water, 12tbs maple

Nicholmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926076565384569646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874488623317565747.post-41015050726885488002010-04-06T06:41:00.000-04:002010-04-06T06:44:45.075-04:00

*yawn*Today it starts (hopefully). I weighed myself and apparently I put on about 5lbs by not really eating yesterday, and am at 270 (shhh... don't tell anyone!). I have a headache, I think that's from not having caffeine yesterday, though I only had about 1 coffee and 1 or 2 diet cokes each day. Apparently that's enough. I only had about 5 cigs yesterday, and have about 3 left for today,

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