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Update to Healthy Living 43 – refocusing on strength training

I love to run.  But an overwhelming amount of evidence is telling me not to. First, I've had this conversation a few times with my trainer.  She is pretty focused on weight training, and I'm looking to (many years down... Continue Reading →

Update to healthy living 42 – To err is human!

I've never been on a cruise. People rave about them.   All of the places you visit.  The food.  The drinks.  The FOOD.  My advanced physics professor in college, Dr. Khanna, used to love telling us that every time he... Continue Reading →

Update to Healthy Living 40 – more hacks, pic updates, and “the plan”

I'm going to publicly announce my weight - for the first time. 299.4.  Ripped off the Band-Aid.  This time last year, I had hit 372.2.  So I'm rounding to 73 pounds currently. For those who aren't following, my first 2... Continue Reading →

Healthy Living 39 – Pizza, pizza, pizza!

I love pizza.  Too much.  It's a core reason I ended up in the position I was in.  I gross myself out now thinking what I did...for many years.  But - I have also been learning a lot about nutrition... Continue Reading →

Update to Healthy Living 37 – 70 pounds!

So it's been awhile since I've posted.  Life happens.  In my other life, I'm an IT manager over a rather large number of individuals in the public sector - so sometimes I get buried in work.  This stress has done... Continue Reading →

Update to Healthy Living 36 – more good food and health updates

One problem I used to run into with "dieting" was monotony.  Same thing over and over again, and you end up going off the rails.  Last week, as you saw, I did a ton of prep.  However, on Tuesday - I had... Continue Reading →

Update to healthy living 35 – More meal prep ideas!

I took off the week of the 4th.  Wanted to write a lot more here, but I was busy - meal prepping.  I think my last count had something like 46 meals.  Took me 3 days to do it, but... Continue Reading →

My vacation – and accountability

Today, I'm doing 67 pounds.  The same as this time last week.  However, I know I have a TON of water retained from the food I was eating, so I may have lost 1-2 pounds. Why is this a big... Continue Reading →

Update to Healthy Living 34 – Chain restaurants are the bane of my existence

I just read an article that millennials are to blame for the woes of chain restaurants. I call bullshit. I live in "Ground Zero" of what can be considered a "Chain Restaurant Hell" (CHR for here on out).  What does... Continue Reading →

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