Well I have been very busy. I have attended two sales meetings each three days long. So in the last 13 work days 6 have been in meetings. Yuck. They are a necessary evil.
I am beaming with pride over how I behaved during these meeting events which usually include all kinds of bad eating out etc. But I held strong. Was I perfect? No. But I don't think I have ever behaved this well. I really held myself accountable. And watched what I ate. I made choices that fit very close to the 15/6. One day I ran well under those numbers and another day I went just a touch over.
I avoided candy bars, fries, junk in general which allowed me to eat some pizza one night for dinner when we all went out as a group. The old Bill would never have counted what he ate.
I have not weighed myself for a couple of weeks. I do know that I know can use my last belt hole comfortably--meaning I am not cutting off the blood to my hips and legs when I tighten the belt.
Going camping this weekend with another family we are close friends with and I am already planning the meals with Suzanne. I will try and weigh in on Saturday morning to see where I am before we go. I will post it that morning for all of my avid fans. Thanks for checking in and following.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Day 182 (274)
Mr. Jorge Cruise really has this thing down. The plan is not about counting calories or watching fat etc. The focus is on too much sugar and carbs which are the source of belly fat. I was skeptical at first. I used to be a calorie counter in college which was perfect because when I lived in the dorms, the cafeteria posted the meal choices for the day and the calorie count. But the 15/6 ratio makes things real simple and I don't need a little calorie book that I would have to carry around. Now I just have these little pieces of paper that I mark off with my sugar and carb consumption.
He also has me hooked on SoBee and VitaminWater both with 0 sugar (or less than 1 per 8 oz). Both of these use Erythritol as a sweetner which has been around since 1848. And he sings the praises of a few other sweetners that could be viewed as not man-made. They do have anywhere from 4 to 6 carbs per serving.
Keep in mind I don't drink a 6-pack of these everyday. I might have one every couple of days.
So last night I saved up my points on sugar and carbs so I could get a Yo Yo My Goodness which is a local yogurt ice cream place. It will be a while before I go back. The old Bill would have had 1-2 servings in a day if he was blindly obesessing and consuming. Frankly not healthy. This is perfect. I get my needs now and then and it takes a heck of a lot better. And I actually remember eating it.
Until next time.
He also has me hooked on SoBee and VitaminWater both with 0 sugar (or less than 1 per 8 oz). Both of these use Erythritol as a sweetner which has been around since 1848. And he sings the praises of a few other sweetners that could be viewed as not man-made. They do have anywhere from 4 to 6 carbs per serving.
Keep in mind I don't drink a 6-pack of these everyday. I might have one every couple of days.
So last night I saved up my points on sugar and carbs so I could get a Yo Yo My Goodness which is a local yogurt ice cream place. It will be a while before I go back. The old Bill would have had 1-2 servings in a day if he was blindly obesessing and consuming. Frankly not healthy. This is perfect. I get my needs now and then and it takes a heck of a lot better. And I actually remember eating it.
Until next time.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Day 179-181 Belly Fat Cure
The plan I am following is called The Belly Fat Cure by Jorge Cruise. It is a combination of Atkin's meets You On A Diet. It is very simple. Jorge points out that we eat too much sugar and carbs. So he came up with this ingeneously simple way to count those two factors.
The ratio is a simple 15/6. That represents 15 grams of sugar a day and 6 servings of Carbs. One serving of carbs is 5 to 20 grams. So if you eat 21 grams you now have eaten two servings. The 6 is servings for carbs and the 15 is grams of sugar. Simple?
That being said he does narrow things down some more. Meaning no sucralose(splenda) Aspertame (or Nutra-Sweet--I call it Nutra-death because in heated environments it can catalyized into free methanol). Something you really don't want to drink.
How did I find this wonderful answer. My wonderful wife found on sale at a local bookstore.
What I really like is that it is easy and I copy these little sheets that let me mark off my intake for the day.
So yesterday I ate the following:
BFst--Over easy egg-slice of American cheese, slice of ham, on a Food For Life Muffin
This was a 0/2--so no suger and two carbs (15 grams per slice on the muffin)
AM Snack--2 celery sticks (med size) with 1 tablespoon of creamcheese which is half a gram of sugar and therefore does not count so this was a 0/0.
Lunch--Chicken Ceasar Salad from Panera--No croutons for sides again 0/0
PM snack: Forgot the snack
Dinner-two soft tacos with chopped up tomato, small dolup of yogurt (sour cream replacement--less sugar), chedder cheese,
2/4. Lots of carbs in the soft taco's. I was hungry and they were fairly big.
So for the day 2/6 which is really low. I am trying to really watch my sugar intake and it is working. I am not as bloated and I am actually hungry.
This is working for me. I know that I am losing weight.
The ratio is a simple 15/6. That represents 15 grams of sugar a day and 6 servings of Carbs. One serving of carbs is 5 to 20 grams. So if you eat 21 grams you now have eaten two servings. The 6 is servings for carbs and the 15 is grams of sugar. Simple?
That being said he does narrow things down some more. Meaning no sucralose(splenda) Aspertame (or Nutra-Sweet--I call it Nutra-death because in heated environments it can catalyized into free methanol). Something you really don't want to drink.
How did I find this wonderful answer. My wonderful wife found on sale at a local bookstore.
What I really like is that it is easy and I copy these little sheets that let me mark off my intake for the day.
So yesterday I ate the following:
BFst--Over easy egg-slice of American cheese, slice of ham, on a Food For Life Muffin
This was a 0/2--so no suger and two carbs (15 grams per slice on the muffin)
AM Snack--2 celery sticks (med size) with 1 tablespoon of creamcheese which is half a gram of sugar and therefore does not count so this was a 0/0.
Lunch--Chicken Ceasar Salad from Panera--No croutons for sides again 0/0
PM snack: Forgot the snack
Dinner-two soft tacos with chopped up tomato, small dolup of yogurt (sour cream replacement--less sugar), chedder cheese,
2/4. Lots of carbs in the soft taco's. I was hungry and they were fairly big.
So for the day 2/6 which is really low. I am trying to really watch my sugar intake and it is working. I am not as bloated and I am actually hungry.
This is working for me. I know that I am losing weight.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Day 178 (270) Weigh In
Disappointment is a scale going the wrong way. I stepped onto the "machine" this morning feeling thin and what happens----237. Things that make you go Hmmmmm. I know that on Tuesday last week I was at 234. I really don't completely buy into what I saw. I was in my Adam suit but never mind. Not really concerned. I know that I am following the plan. And I have not been exercising.
Hockey tonight! That will help. Doing lots of honey-do's Friday, yesterday morning and today. We took the kids to Six-Flags yesterday afternoon. I have say that we have a knack for avoiding the crowds. Last year we went in late May or early June (before the public school kids got out) and no one was there and the weather was decent. So yesterday it was like a ghost town and the temperature was awesome. Suz and I believe that parents are crazy to go in the middle of the summer (yucky MO heat & humidity).
Honestly I am getting old for the rides but the joy on the kids faces when I go with them is worth the pain and upset stomach.
Oh and regarding Six-Flags. We went after lunch so I eat before we left and they all had ice cream etc. I had a diet coke and water. I was hungry but fine.
I had potstickers for dinner which met the sugar carb goal. I will start posting what I am doing on the food side so you can see how this works.
Hockey tonight! That will help. Doing lots of honey-do's Friday, yesterday morning and today. We took the kids to Six-Flags yesterday afternoon. I have say that we have a knack for avoiding the crowds. Last year we went in late May or early June (before the public school kids got out) and no one was there and the weather was decent. So yesterday it was like a ghost town and the temperature was awesome. Suz and I believe that parents are crazy to go in the middle of the summer (yucky MO heat & humidity).
Honestly I am getting old for the rides but the joy on the kids faces when I go with them is worth the pain and upset stomach.
Oh and regarding Six-Flags. We went after lunch so I eat before we left and they all had ice cream etc. I had a diet coke and water. I was hungry but fine.
I had potstickers for dinner which met the sugar carb goal. I will start posting what I am doing on the food side so you can see how this works.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Day 177 (Actually 269) The Lost Days
A loyal reader and close friend asked me why my "Day's" were so off on the count for the blog. If you recall I started the "count" as of January 1 of this year. But a little less then half way is where I hit my personal diet wall. And I pretty much stopped blogging and I really was not on a plan.
My thinking was that since I was not really on the wagon that I would just not count those lost days. However you will note that I have put in parentheses above the actual number date. So I guess I will return to the higher number and count my "lost days" as part of the journey.
What I am happy about is that in those lost days which are probably about 120+ days, I really did not gain the weight back. So I have reached a kind of stasis. But of course I need to push to lose the rest of the weight.
Reading the Women Food God gave me an excuse to take a break and secondly taught me all kinds of things about myself. Things I won't share here but I may share in my own memoir or"fict-moir" which would be a blend of personal history of good old fiction.
My thinking was that since I was not really on the wagon that I would just not count those lost days. However you will note that I have put in parentheses above the actual number date. So I guess I will return to the higher number and count my "lost days" as part of the journey.
What I am happy about is that in those lost days which are probably about 120+ days, I really did not gain the weight back. So I have reached a kind of stasis. But of course I need to push to lose the rest of the weight.
Reading the Women Food God gave me an excuse to take a break and secondly taught me all kinds of things about myself. Things I won't share here but I may share in my own memoir or"fict-moir" which would be a blend of personal history of good old fiction.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Day 176
News Flash.....New lighter protein shake. Ok this Belly Fat Cure--BFC (the acronym sounds like KFC only healthier) has really got me cutting back. I think our government need to reads a book called Budget Fat Cure.
Anyway here is what I have come up with so that I get my "sweet" shake but not all the carbs and sugar.
Bill's Blueberry Chunky (its not a smoothy--the ice makes is clumpy)
1 Scoop of Protien powder
1/8 cup of Blueberrys
12 oz of Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla
1/4 cup of 2% Trader Joe's Greek Yogurt
Handfull of ice
This tastes much better than just a scoop of powder and 12 oz of water. So if you lower your expectations then this will be absolutely awesome.
And only 215 calories. 4 grams of sugar and 1 carb. How perfect is that. And it fills me up. Its not as thick as my orginal (750 calorie) shake which I already cut down to 380 calories but it fits the need once you have the plain powder.
Think of it this way. Cardboad with salt is much better than just plain cardboard. LOL!
Of course once I reach the goal weight I will go back to the 380 calorie version. Or something close. I think I will stay with the 1/8 cup of Blueberrys but add more yogurt.
Anyway here is what I have come up with so that I get my "sweet" shake but not all the carbs and sugar.
Bill's Blueberry Chunky (its not a smoothy--the ice makes is clumpy)
1 Scoop of Protien powder
1/8 cup of Blueberrys
12 oz of Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla
1/4 cup of 2% Trader Joe's Greek Yogurt
Handfull of ice
This tastes much better than just a scoop of powder and 12 oz of water. So if you lower your expectations then this will be absolutely awesome.
And only 215 calories. 4 grams of sugar and 1 carb. How perfect is that. And it fills me up. Its not as thick as my orginal (750 calorie) shake which I already cut down to 380 calories but it fits the need once you have the plain powder.
Think of it this way. Cardboad with salt is much better than just plain cardboard. LOL!
Of course once I reach the goal weight I will go back to the 380 calorie version. Or something close. I think I will stay with the 1/8 cup of Blueberrys but add more yogurt.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Day 175
The starving hunger is going away. Now in Day 4 of the "Belly Fat Cure". It really is all about portion. I like this feeling of actually being hungry. Lean Quisine has actually improved or I am just so hungry the little black plastic tray could be filled with maggots and a cream sauce and I would not care.
What I like about this angle is that you basically measure you daily Sugar and Carb intake. And sugar is hidden all over the place. The ratio is 15 grams of sugar per day and 6 servings of carbs. So carbs are 10-20 grams (that is a single serving) but if you have 21 grams of carbs then you just had two servings.
Frankly, I think this guy is a genius. And boy when you really look at the sugar and carbs on labels your mouth will drop with all the worthless sugars and carbs we eat.
I feel like I am eating the way our bodies had eaten for millions of years and then all of the sudden with the advent of processed food at the turn of the 20th Century, we learned to eat too much all in the name of market expansion. Money, Money Money. Its all a conspiracy. Don't you feel like a calf in a cage where the evil food industry is meeting in dark smoky rooms with the medical industry and the government. The plan feed American's really large portioned unhealthy foods so that we all get diseases that the medical industry has to "cure" us of and then our National Health Care (our taxes) will pay for. Who needs personal responsibility when we have the government to take care of us.
NOT.....Don't get me wrong..I am all for health care for people who really don't have it and really want it. But do we all have to join the program. We have plenty of tax dollars that we could easily be far more efficient with.
What I like about this angle is that you basically measure you daily Sugar and Carb intake. And sugar is hidden all over the place. The ratio is 15 grams of sugar per day and 6 servings of carbs. So carbs are 10-20 grams (that is a single serving) but if you have 21 grams of carbs then you just had two servings.
Frankly, I think this guy is a genius. And boy when you really look at the sugar and carbs on labels your mouth will drop with all the worthless sugars and carbs we eat.
I feel like I am eating the way our bodies had eaten for millions of years and then all of the sudden with the advent of processed food at the turn of the 20th Century, we learned to eat too much all in the name of market expansion. Money, Money Money. Its all a conspiracy. Don't you feel like a calf in a cage where the evil food industry is meeting in dark smoky rooms with the medical industry and the government. The plan feed American's really large portioned unhealthy foods so that we all get diseases that the medical industry has to "cure" us of and then our National Health Care (our taxes) will pay for. Who needs personal responsibility when we have the government to take care of us.
NOT.....Don't get me wrong..I am all for health care for people who really don't have it and really want it. But do we all have to join the program. We have plenty of tax dollars that we could easily be far more efficient with.
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