-
Amazing new weight reduction strategy.
It is 7:45pm on Saturday night. I have been on an eating jag today, but made enough good choices so that I am still within my calories by a hair. But I still feel like eating. I am going to employ a new stragegy in the war on fat. I am simply going to stop eating until tomorrow morning. I know that sounds strange to some,…
-
66 pounds lost in 101 days on MFP.
The purpose of this post is NOT to give you advice about dieting, exercise, weight loss, lifestyle or anything else. I have lost 66 pounds in 101 days on MFP. Many, MANY people have asked me how I'm doing it. This post is my attempt to share my "secrets" with as many people in one place as possible. The word "secrets" is…
-
Wolowitzia
Does anyone else feel like they either have or know someone who has Wolowitzia when it comes to weight loss and fitness?
-
Casting troubles upon the water.
WARNING - Unlike most of my posts, this one is a serious downer. Please, please, PLEASE do not read this if a sad situation that is without remedy will make your day worse. In my religion, there is a service where one walks down to a running body of water such as a lake or a stream, and symbolically cast one's sins from…
-
Here. You need this more than I do.
Those of you who are on my friends list know that even though I have lost 53 pounds in 2 1/2 months, I had a bit of an eating challenge this morning. It culminated in me writing the following update about 3 hours ago: "Lesson learned. I was feeling good about my accomplishments over the past 3 or so months. So I played…
-
Let's Go (radio edit) Calvin Harris feat. Ne-Yo
By now, many of you know that I drop my 12 year old son, Jake, off at school before heading to work on most days. Our daily 20 minutes in the car is an opportunity to catch up on sports, school, girls, his acting and theater writing lessons, Pony League baseball, Legos, etc. Twenty of the most special minutes of my day.…
-
The Doldrums
According to Wikipedia, "the Doldrums" is a colloquial expression derived from historical maritime usage for those parts of the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean affected by the Intertropical Convergence Zone, a low-pressure area around the equator where the prevailing winds are calm. The Doldrums are noted for calm…
-
Anatomy of a Potentially Self-Destructive Binge Averted
From the minute I opened my eyes at 4:32 a.m., this morning, I knew I was in trouble. In the 2 1/2 months since July 25, 2012, I have managed to avert the "Big Bingeroo" (sounds like fringe-eroo). You know-- that one terrible episode of shamefully tearing through my refrigerator or kitchen pantry or a fast food restaurant…
-
Reflections on 50 down, 200 to go
I find myself in a rather odd position this morning. I have lost 50 pounds using MFP in about 10 weeks. And I also have approximately 200 more pounds to lose. Do I focus on the accomplishment of losing an entire first grader? Or do I focus on the incredible challenge of still having to lose an entire husky undergraduate?…
-
The Power of Anyway
My day at the office was a “grinderoo.” Three different docket control deadlines all converged in a complex commercial case that is set for trial on October 15th. There is an old saying in the entertainment business that it is dangerous to “work with children or animals” because of all of the things that can go wrong. The…
-
The true benefit of MFP
As I was rubbing the sleep out of my eyes this morning, I read the following message directed to me on MFP: "I'm going on a road trip today and decided I WILL make good choices- using your post about making better decisions on long drives as inspiration! Thanks!" For me, this post represents the true benefit of using this…
-
The Power of Redemption
There may be more typos in this post than many of my others. That is because as I sit here, I am typing through tears of sadness. And tears of joy. All because of something that happened to 12 year old me in 1973, and to my 12 year old son, Jake, this morning. This morning, I was bound and determined to stretch my daily…
-
Congrats jen_bd6 on reaching 50 Pound Summit!!!
I woke up this morning in the cool pre-dawn darkness of a hotel room more than 200 miles from everything that I love in the world. My legs are still a bit stiff and tired after last night’s 10pm “oh crap, I have a RED number showing on MFP and I’m not going to bed with that in place” 50 minute walk. Despite all that, it is…
-
Can't make this stuff up if I wanted to.
Time: yesterday afternoon Place: haircut place Scene: New fairly attractive 20-something stylist cutting my hair in advance of a 2 day business meeting. Her: "is it ok if I use the clippers on your sideburns?" Me: "I guess. But sometimes, it pulls and stings." Her: "that doesn't happen to me. I keep my equipment well…
-
Why I closed my diary.
Preface: Over the past four days, I have tried to figure out how to write what I am about to write without sounding like an insensitive, selfish jerk. I have come to the conclusion that it is impossible to do so. Therefore, I will simply write what is in my heart and mind. A bit about me before I get to the point of this…
-
If you don't like it, then why do you eat it?
*** WARNING *** If you scroll down now, you will see that this post is longer than most. If you have the attention span of a West Nile Virus infected mosquito, please do not begin reading it, get sucked into my thoughtful prose and laying open of a sensitive emotionally vulnerable side of me, only to blame me and flame me…
-
Ps118:24
I do not speak easily or often about my Dad. But the events of yesterday compel me to do so now. Last week was a brutal work week. One for which I reserve the phrase, "a real grinderoo." Several very important meetings in Austin, Tx., a speech, a powerpoint presentation, and a few court imposed deadlines conspired to keep…
-
Shedding Light in the Dark Corners
Therapists say that when you are finally able to talk about the things that shame you, you're on the road to recovery. For about two decades, I've been shamed by the worst kept secret in all of mankind-- I am grossly, morbidly, hugely and ridiculously obese. Not "yo' mama's so fat," fat. Waaaaaaay beyond that. We're…
-
Song for the new week.
For those of us in "the States," today was Labor Day and many of us had the day off. I felt like I needed a new boost for my power walking. So I thumbed through my vast collection of (as my 20ish sons like to call them) Moldy Oldies, and came up with a good one. Perfect beat for aerobic exercise and super motivating…
-
Long story guy needs some advice
I started at 478 on July 25th. I'm down to 447 (31 pound loss) in about 5 weeks. I've been walking 35-40 minutes every day at around 3 to 3.5 mph. I live in Houston, Tx., where it's very hot and humid and will be for another month or two. Being so out of shape, I really need to pump myself up to do these daily walks.…
-
The wonderful/terrible opportunity/dilemma.
I looked at the time on the lower right hand corner of my office computer screen. 4:42 p.m. Wait.... what? It was just 10:37am this morning. What the heck happened? I had been working all day on a response to a petition for review to the Supreme Court of Texas. My family members and my office staff know when I am "in the…
-
Dismantling the Automatic Circuits
After the emotionally exhausting message that I posted yesterday morning about Old Reliable, I promised myself that I would not write on here again until next week. However, I had one of those "AHA" moments that helped me to learn alot about my dysfunctional relationship with food this morning. If just one person benefits…
-
Why, Carly, why?
Dropped Jake off at school and absentmindedly drove the rest of the way to work with his local pop station on the radio. At my office, I parked on the very highest floor and the very furthest part of the parking lot so that I could get a few hundred extra steps in. I guess I was using my usual power walking gait headed…
-
Four pounds, 1.5 ounces of Godiva Chocolates
My summary judgment hearing in state district court went spectacularly this morning. We dramatically pared down the issues to be presented to the jury, thereby drastically shortening the length of the jury trial scheduled for mid-October. When I arrived back at the 10th floor reception area of my office, Michelle, our…
-
Today's handy dandy nutrition tip: fiber.
If: you are increasing the amount of fiber in your daily diet; and If: you start by consuming 2 apples, a whole canteloupe, 2 bananas, 2 cups of riced cauliflower, a baked potato, and a pound of baby carrots in one day; and If: you have dramatically increased your water consumption and decreased your consumption of fats in…
-
My fatherly duty.
We have four sons. Three are in their early 20's and then there's Jake, who's 12 going on 28. Last night, my wife announced to me that this morning, she was taking Jake to the neighborhood park to meet a friend so they could hang out. I assumed it was one of his baseball buddies. "Nope, it's a GIRL," she added. Until this…
-
Four grueling years.
Our son, Jared, was Second Team All-District in baseball at one of the most storied high school baseball programs in the country. His baseball accomplishments as a left-handed pitcher from 2004-08 earned him college Division I baseball scholarship offers. The best of those offers took him to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.…
-
I like to watch
... my sodium intake along with fat and simple carbs.
-
What's the deal with this early logging the day?
Ok, I've enjoyed meeting lots of new people from around the world on here. But something's bothering me. You know how you hit that green button at the bottom of your food for the day to say, "that's it, I'm done eating till tomorrow?" Well, for the last few mornings, I've noticed that all the folks in New Zealand and…
-
Sometimes the Universe knows Best
Today was another grinderoo at the office. Two big projects to get out before I could call it a day. I arrived at my office building's six-story parking garage at the usual time this morning and parked at the front of the 6th floor. I always make it a point to remember where I park because it's a BIG honkin' garage and it…
