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Seven Thousand Four Hundred and Thirteen
Yesterday, I consumed 7,413 calories. That's just 4,773 over what myfitnesspal recommends for a 2 pound per week weight loss. Not too terrible, right? Apparently, I went a teensy bit over on fat intake. Like 250 grams over. As you might expect, my fiber intake was a bit down (should have been 30, but was 18). In terms of…
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Keep fighting... you are worth it.
Today, the confluence of personal, family, and business pressures finally got to me. I ate about 1,000 calories over my daily allotment. Some of that was counterbalanced by exercise while umpiring little league this afternoon. But at 10pm, I was still about 550 calories in the red. I thought about going to sleep with it…
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I survived a dangerous hostage situation this afternoon.
I was driving south on Hillcroft Avenue in southwest Houston about 2:50 p.m., this afternoon, when I was taken hostage. My captor? A seriously dangerous and desperate guy named Hungry Me. I haven't seen much of him the past seven months. When I have, I've been able to pacify him with baby carrots, an apple, a serving of…
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A loving message to the caregivers out there.
A reminder to those of us who are supporting a family member or friend who is going through difficult times. While he or she is the one who is in a bed, or in a hospital, or in jail, or in the morgue, you are in pain too. Your vitality, energy, spirit and mortality are being challenged too. Take time to recharge your…
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The best sleeplessness and physical pain I have ever had.
51 years old, down from 478 to 383 in around 7 months. Have been a volunteer youth baseball umpire for about 17 years. For the first time in years, yesterday, I umped two games behind the plate back-to-back during a fundraising tournament. I haven't done back-to-backs behind the plate in years because my weight diminished…
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Spring break 2013
Anyone planning to get away for fun in the next month or so? Our 13 year old son wants to check out MLB spring training and college women on the beaches in Florida. His 20-something brothers seem to be ok with that plan. Anything fun coming up in y'all's lives? The interesting part is that I am going to stay within…
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Battle Nuts: Roasted vs. Raw
Have seen a lot of posts on here that raw nuts are healthier than roasted nuts. But I haven't seen any explanations why. I am thinking of increasing my fat macro a bit and want to do it primarily with nuts, avocados and fatty fish (not fried... just fatty). Your help for this guy who has lost 95 pounds in 6+ months and has…
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I just wanted to say thank you...
I was finishing up my business at the doctor's office after some routine lab work. As I extended my credit card to the receptionist to cover the deductible, I saw him standing in the hallway. He did not look particularly familiar. I zoomed in on the name on his crisp white lab jacket. Instantly, tears came to my eyes. I…
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Baseball
Ray Kinsella: "You catch a good game." John Kinsella: "Thank you. It's beautiful here. It's like... well for me, it's like a dream come true. Can I ask you something?" Ray: "Yes" John: "Is this heaven?" Ray: "No, it's Iowa." John: "Iowa. I could've sworn this was heaven." Ray: "Is there a heaven?" John: "Oh yeah...…
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Favorite punch line from jokes.
Here's mine - "Well, I have one of these. And with one of these, I can get as many of those as I want."
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Why Men are Never Depressed
Why Men Are Never Depressed -- Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell you the truth.…
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Texting Codes for Older Folk Like Me.
I'm tired of the young'uns having all the texting fun. So here are some texting codes for those of us who remember 1970. * ATD- At the Doctor's * BFF - Best Friends Funeral * BTW- Bring the Wheelchair * BYOT - Bring Your Own Teeth * CBM- Covered by Medicare * CUATSC- See You at the Senior Center * DWI- Driving While…
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The Importance of Effective Communication
A mom-and-pop bagel place sits right along my usual route to work. This morning, my mind locked on a "pepperoni pizza bagel," or as I call it, a "PPB". Their version of it is bagel dough with sauce, cheese and pepperoni. Really tasty, filling, satisfying and around 500 calories (out of my 2,700 for the day). I love…
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Need advice with rebound water retention
I have lost 88 pounds in 5+ months. I have 190 more to lose. Yesterday, my doctor took me off of hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), 25mg/day for the first time in 12 years. This morning, my weight was UP 3 pounds even though I stayed within calories yesterday. I got on the boards and found that when someone stops taking a…
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Need help with MFP exercise calories vs. Polar ft4m
I need help with a huge difference between MFP exercise calories and those stated on my new polar ft4m. I am 390 pounds and 6'2". Male, age 51. I walked 4.35 miles (according to gmap-pedometer) in 77 minutes (according to the polar ft4m) today. I did it at an average rate of 3.4 miles per hour. In order to reach an average…
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I ate 4723 calories, went 1447 over, and am doing FINE.
I consumed 4,723 calories yesterday. I went 1,447 calories over for the day yesterday. It was the second time in the five-plus months that I've followed MFP where I ended the day with a red number. And this was a BIG honking red number. And I am doing fine. Really. The details of my carnage are shown in my food diary,…
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Dear New Years Fitness Wannabees
Dear New Years Fitness Wannabees: Tomorrow, you will brave your New Year's Eve hangover reeking of alcohol and stale smoke and trudge into your nearest gym or fitness center. You will plunk down some money and truly believe that your fitness this year will be different than last year. And the year before. And the year…
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The best holiday present I ever got...
The best holiday present I ever got is two presents that I asked for, but did not receive in late-July of 2012. You see, for many, many years, on many, many occasions, I had declared battle on my morbid obesity. And for many, many years, on many, many occasions, I failed in that battle. Failed miserably. And with each…
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Question about bread and butter pickles
Does the nutritional value on a jar of bread and butter pickles include just the pickle pieces, or the pickle pieces plus the liquid (which is loaded with sugar and salt)? If the latter, any guess on how to calculate for JUST the pickle pieces? I am sure the pickle pieces pick up SOME of the sugar and salt in the liquid,…
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My speech to my son on his bar mitzvah day
Jacob - They say that the only two things that are certain in life are death and taxes. To them, I would like to add a third and a fourth. It is CERTAIN that right now, your mother, is sitting quietly, thinking to herself, “Please don’t say anything EMBARRASSING.” And so I won’t. Or will I? (rubbing hands together…
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Mac and Cheese omelet
I grossed out my 12 year old son with my breakfast this morning, but my experiment was a GREAT SUCCESS. I like to start my days with lots of protein and lots of fiber, but not so many calories. Here's what I did. I took left over mac and cheese (kraft blue box, prepared with no butter and skim milk) and tossed it in a…
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The recognition I've been craving from a certain someone.
As of December 3rd (the last time I was on a scale), I had lost 79 pounds. I have been under calories every single day since then. As a result, I have every reason to believe that I have lost 80-something pounds using MFP and exercising in the past almost five months. I know that the clothes that I used to wear snugly are…
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Life amidst the dying.
5:45pm today. After a quick dinner (Donato's pizza and salad) and sanity walk (twice around the mall for exercise and to clear my head), I arrived back at my home-away-from-home for the past two weeks-- the Intensive Care Unit of St. John's Medical Center hospital. Earlier today, at my sister's request, I conveyed to her…
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Return of the Nutsack Chronicles
I originally posted this post at 3:00 a.m., then pulled it down due to potential TMI issues. However, three of your sisteren (is that even a word?) convinced me that it was publish-worthy. None of them professed being grossed out or offended. So without further ado, I present to you, in all of its amateur, sophomoric and…
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The Nutsack Chronicles
Discretion being the better part of valor, I deleted it in case some folks thought it was "TMI." Sorry.
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Why My Attitude Remains Positive, Upbeat and Hopeful.
After losing 72 pounds in less than 4 months, my weight loss well suddenly went dry for 17 days. From November 13th to November 30th, not a single pound came off the scale for me. Did I stay within or under calories each day? Yes. Did I exercise each day? On the days that I could (due to a recent back injury that seems to…
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Why is this not...
... the internation anthem of the anti-bullying movement? I couldn't get through it without crying. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVjbo8dW9c8
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We Need a Little Stuffing Now
I ate within my calories on Thanksgiving. That resulted in us having LOTS and LOTS of chestnut stuffing left over. That is my favorite Thanksgiving food, but very calorie dense at over 500 calories per cup (and that is with LIGHT butter, not the regular stuff my mother used all those years). Mrs.TFT portioned them out into…
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Things I am thankful for this Thanksgiving.
I am thankful that I no longer need my wife to tie my shoes because I can't bend down to do it myself. I am thankful that I did not wake up this morning, head to my recliner, and spend most of the day there thinking about what I would eat today. I am thankful that clothes I wore 15 years ago finally fit again (and…
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Apparently, one IS one born every minute.
Tomorrow night, the LeBron James and the Miami Heat visit our Houston Rockets. My 12 year old son is a LeBron James fan (although this is one matter that he and I don't see eye to eye on). Nevertheless, given his A average in school, I got on the Rockets' website like a dutiful and loving father to see if any non-scalped…
