Juice morning and day. Eat normal food (at a lesser volume) with the family at night. Exercising like nuts. Try to go at least 50 minutes 5-6 nights a week. Been more days of 60 mins than 50s lately. Weight stagnant in the mid 260's. Just started doing a bit of lifting today. Not a full routine, but a handful of muscle groups getting a little work. Will step up to a full lifting program soon. Need to trigger some more pound shedding. However, though I'm not losing the weight, it does appear that the fat is going fairly consistently, so I am not too frustrated.
Going to try a very disciplined work week and see what comes out of it.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Back At It.
Now with the Appleton weekend and poor travel convenience eating out of the way, I'm back on just juice for a while. Juice with a side of exercise.
Also, juicing asparagus has that same effect.
Also, juicing asparagus has that same effect.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Maintenance
Trying to juice in the morning and lunch followed by a evening meal of less quantity and better quality. This morning in the craziness, I didn't have time to wash up and juice another for lunch, so I grabbed a spinach salad with a few chicken breast strips for my lunch. Man does that taste good right now.
I am able to hit the exercise harder- went 50 minutes the last two times. Tonight was definitely a spirited 50 minutes on the elliptical. Unfortunately, I'm on the last episode of my Sopranos season and don't have the next season yet. I'll be through with it halfway through my next workout.
I am able to hit the exercise harder- went 50 minutes the last two times. Tonight was definitely a spirited 50 minutes on the elliptical. Unfortunately, I'm on the last episode of my Sopranos season and don't have the next season yet. I'll be through with it halfway through my next workout.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Day 7: Transition
Weight: 266.4 (-11.2 lbs)
Juiced all day and had some meatballs tonight. Worked out 50 minutes to burn off the meatballs. I think my sense of smell has heightened on this fast. Everything smells wonderful and I want to eat it. Looks like I've transitioned to a juice diet rather than a fast now. Which works fine for me-I've got to get the digestive system ready for the upcoming weekend.
Juiced all day and had some meatballs tonight. Worked out 50 minutes to burn off the meatballs. I think my sense of smell has heightened on this fast. Everything smells wonderful and I want to eat it. Looks like I've transitioned to a juice diet rather than a fast now. Which works fine for me-I've got to get the digestive system ready for the upcoming weekend.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Day 6: A Little Bit of Solids
Weight: 266.8 (-10.8 lbs)
Had some of Karen's salad and a few cherries to keep my sanity. All juice is getting a bit boring or old. Going to need to change things up a bit. Juice for a couple meals and have one healthy solid meal, I'm thinking.
Had some of Karen's salad and a few cherries to keep my sanity. All juice is getting a bit boring or old. Going to need to change things up a bit. Juice for a couple meals and have one healthy solid meal, I'm thinking.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Day 5: Challenges of the Weekend
Weight: 268 (-9.6 lbs)
Being home all day obviously creates some challenges to keep at it. I am notorious for a little grazing here and there- just out of habit. I like the taste of food. Being home wasn't too bad though. I'm feel I'm beyond the desire to graze. If anything, I am wanting solid fruit or vegetables, not so much a slab of meat or cheese. So, I've snitched a couple cherries and a chunk of celery when I'm making stuff. Tastes really good. We did go to Costco to reload on some of the fruit/veggie supply. They had a number of free samples there and kind of a mini super bowl sampler of sandwiches, meatballs and little smokies. Karen picked up a plate to share with the kids. I was forced into sharing too. Two or three small bites, that's all. Made a solid all-vegetable V8 style juice to cap off the day, leaving some for a morning drink as well.
Being home all day obviously creates some challenges to keep at it. I am notorious for a little grazing here and there- just out of habit. I like the taste of food. Being home wasn't too bad though. I'm feel I'm beyond the desire to graze. If anything, I am wanting solid fruit or vegetables, not so much a slab of meat or cheese. So, I've snitched a couple cherries and a chunk of celery when I'm making stuff. Tastes really good. We did go to Costco to reload on some of the fruit/veggie supply. They had a number of free samples there and kind of a mini super bowl sampler of sandwiches, meatballs and little smokies. Karen picked up a plate to share with the kids. I was forced into sharing too. Two or three small bites, that's all. Made a solid all-vegetable V8 style juice to cap off the day, leaving some for a morning drink as well.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Day 4: Cruise Control
Weight 269.4 (-8.2 lbs)
Found a side effect of this fast. My tongue was white and rough and gritty stuff came off with a scrape of the teeth. Nasty. Apparently this is toxins leaving through my tongue. OK, time to get some toothpaste for work. So, I did. I went to the old Cub Foods, which is now Metcalfe's. I wanted to see if this new Metcalfe's was as awesome as the original Metcalfe's. Nice looking produce and a good selection. Found Neuske's sausage and snack sticks there- this required a purchase to save for later. I did successfully walk past a salsa taste test and summer sausage and cheese samples. I would have not walked past these just days ago.
Worked out tonight and found I couldn't get the heartrate up to a really good working out level. Around the 25-30 minute mark, I just completely ran out of steam. Not sore, just had nothing left to give. I guess I can't give 'er on the fast.
Found a side effect of this fast. My tongue was white and rough and gritty stuff came off with a scrape of the teeth. Nasty. Apparently this is toxins leaving through my tongue. OK, time to get some toothpaste for work. So, I did. I went to the old Cub Foods, which is now Metcalfe's. I wanted to see if this new Metcalfe's was as awesome as the original Metcalfe's. Nice looking produce and a good selection. Found Neuske's sausage and snack sticks there- this required a purchase to save for later. I did successfully walk past a salsa taste test and summer sausage and cheese samples. I would have not walked past these just days ago.
Worked out tonight and found I couldn't get the heartrate up to a really good working out level. Around the 25-30 minute mark, I just completely ran out of steam. Not sore, just had nothing left to give. I guess I can't give 'er on the fast.
Day 3: Smooth Sailing
Weight: 270.8 (-6.8 lbs)
Things went pretty easy today. Once again got a little hungry at night when the family was having supper. Whipped up a tomato-based drink that was hearty and tasted all right.
Things went pretty easy today. Once again got a little hungry at night when the family was having supper. Whipped up a tomato-based drink that was hearty and tasted all right.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Day 2: Challenges?
Weight: 273.2 (-4.4 lbs.)
Surprising weigh-in this morning. I was guessing maybe two pounds or so due to flushing some of that sodium bloat out of my body. Went fairly well today until I started to get a headache, which I assumed to be from a lack of caffeine or some toxin thing. When I got home, I took out my contacts immediately. This solved the headache. Sometimes my eyes get irritated and cause a headache. Time for some Lasik? Any real solid food is starting to look good- even stuff I'm normally not too crazy about. Is it hunger or habit? Not sure.
Surprising weigh-in this morning. I was guessing maybe two pounds or so due to flushing some of that sodium bloat out of my body. Went fairly well today until I started to get a headache, which I assumed to be from a lack of caffeine or some toxin thing. When I got home, I took out my contacts immediately. This solved the headache. Sometimes my eyes get irritated and cause a headache. Time for some Lasik? Any real solid food is starting to look good- even stuff I'm normally not too crazy about. Is it hunger or habit? Not sure.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Day 1: It has begun.
Starting weight: 277.6 lbs.
Day one has been fairly easy as I write this at 8 p.m. No real urge to stray from the plan while I was at work. A couple times I was thinking a handful of almonds would sure be nice. Otherwise it went pretty smooth... until I got home. Braeden's corndog looked and smelled good. There was a piece of cheese staring at me in the fridge next to tasty leftover Chinese. Held strong though. I can see there is going to be some rough times.
Day one has been fairly easy as I write this at 8 p.m. No real urge to stray from the plan while I was at work. A couple times I was thinking a handful of almonds would sure be nice. Otherwise it went pretty smooth... until I got home. Braeden's corndog looked and smelled good. There was a piece of cheese staring at me in the fridge next to tasty leftover Chinese. Held strong though. I can see there is going to be some rough times.
Monday, January 30, 2012
"Rebooting" the Blog
Looking for an update? Well, three years of the Ab Doer and the vibrating belt has left me with another kid and a fat ass. Kids put a bit of a crimp into your working out, but it it time to make time. Just after Christmas, I was flipping around Amazon Prime free videos on the TV and stumbled across Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead, a documentary about a fat guy who embarks on a juicing fast for 60 days while traveling across the U.S. He gets dramatic results weight and health-wise and inspires many on the way. I am one of them.
I was feeling sluggish, I was fighting acid reflux, my back hurt from a lingering problem, and quite frankly I felt I was going down a path of no return. With kids, there didn't seem to be time for exercise anymore, historically my way of shedding weight. I needed something. Something to get my body and my head right.
Immediately got busy researching juicers and decided on the Omega VRT 350, a masticating juicer- one that grinds the food up slowly, extracting a high percentage of the juice from the vegetable/fruit without too much oxidation. Apparently that's a good thing.
So, the plan was to start doing some juicing mixed with an improved diet. Kind of ease my way into this. As I got more comfortable with the juicing, I'd continue to improve the diet and see what happens. I planned on starting the exercise after a while. I didn't think my back problems and my level of being out of shape would allow for very much exercise at that point.
The wife got on the juicing plan with me and we started juicing every morning. This juice usually consisted of primarily fruit with some veggies mixed in. Thinking about drinking these juices initially made me want to gag. Never had a problem though- the juice tastes good! I started bringing a thermos of juice to work with me and cutting back on my lunch. This seemed to work for me. The juicing was making me feel better. In fact, the first couple times I juiced, I felt like I took some kind of energy supplement. I was hooked. Gradually some of the homecooked casseroles and traditional meals were replaced with spinach salads. Snacks were almonds. Beer and liquor were limited. An effort was made to watch the portions some.
In the meantime, I started exercising. We would take turns with the kids while the other would work out. I was pretty sure I would die exercising going into it. Seriously, die. But, it wasn't too bad. I just kept the heart rate under control and worked up a little sweat. I started out at 20 minutes, but was up to 30 minutes or more after a few times. I've been doing as much time as I can fit in.
Which brings us to now, a month later. Still going strong, losing around 5 pounds so far. But now, I've decided to fire up this blogging action again for the next step in my journey.
The juice fast.
This means I will consume nothing but juice for a period of time. This is supposed to flush your body of toxins and fat in a very nutritious, healthy manner. I'm not going for one of those epic 60 day fasts like Joe Cross in the Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead film. I'm shooting for seven days, with the potential to go eleven. A scheduled overnight trip to Appleton on the twelfth day will likely put an end to it (unless I pack the juicer... ask me what I think about that eleven days from now!)
So tomorrow, January 31, it begins. I'll post daily on how my body is handling this.
I was feeling sluggish, I was fighting acid reflux, my back hurt from a lingering problem, and quite frankly I felt I was going down a path of no return. With kids, there didn't seem to be time for exercise anymore, historically my way of shedding weight. I needed something. Something to get my body and my head right.
Immediately got busy researching juicers and decided on the Omega VRT 350, a masticating juicer- one that grinds the food up slowly, extracting a high percentage of the juice from the vegetable/fruit without too much oxidation. Apparently that's a good thing.
So, the plan was to start doing some juicing mixed with an improved diet. Kind of ease my way into this. As I got more comfortable with the juicing, I'd continue to improve the diet and see what happens. I planned on starting the exercise after a while. I didn't think my back problems and my level of being out of shape would allow for very much exercise at that point.
The wife got on the juicing plan with me and we started juicing every morning. This juice usually consisted of primarily fruit with some veggies mixed in. Thinking about drinking these juices initially made me want to gag. Never had a problem though- the juice tastes good! I started bringing a thermos of juice to work with me and cutting back on my lunch. This seemed to work for me. The juicing was making me feel better. In fact, the first couple times I juiced, I felt like I took some kind of energy supplement. I was hooked. Gradually some of the homecooked casseroles and traditional meals were replaced with spinach salads. Snacks were almonds. Beer and liquor were limited. An effort was made to watch the portions some.
In the meantime, I started exercising. We would take turns with the kids while the other would work out. I was pretty sure I would die exercising going into it. Seriously, die. But, it wasn't too bad. I just kept the heart rate under control and worked up a little sweat. I started out at 20 minutes, but was up to 30 minutes or more after a few times. I've been doing as much time as I can fit in.
Which brings us to now, a month later. Still going strong, losing around 5 pounds so far. But now, I've decided to fire up this blogging action again for the next step in my journey.
The juice fast.
This means I will consume nothing but juice for a period of time. This is supposed to flush your body of toxins and fat in a very nutritious, healthy manner. I'm not going for one of those epic 60 day fasts like Joe Cross in the Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead film. I'm shooting for seven days, with the potential to go eleven. A scheduled overnight trip to Appleton on the twelfth day will likely put an end to it (unless I pack the juicer... ask me what I think about that eleven days from now!)
So tomorrow, January 31, it begins. I'll post daily on how my body is handling this.
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