Wednesday, January 24, 2007
I'm Old.
Well, I turned 27 last week. Had a nice fat week but am back on the diet as of Monday. Should be fun. Weighed myself yesterday at 247.5, and 247.0 this morning even though I had a couple of potato skins last night at Happy Hour, doh!
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Damn, that was a good lunch.
Just made the best salad I've had in quite some time:
Grilled HEB Pork Fajita Meat
* Marinate in lemon (or lime) juice, teriyaki sauce, ground cumin, garlic powder, seasoning salt, chili powder ahead of time
Cucumber
* Peel (I hate the wax all over the skin that HEB cukes have), then cut in thick chunks, marinate in lemon juice w/ fresh ground sea salt & black pepper (pour extra lemon juice on salad greens just before serving)
"Spring Green" salad mix in a bag
Harriets Zesty Cilantro Dressing (from Costco - cream based, but a little goes a long way)
It was really simple, but amazingly good - even Gamble liked it. Next time I'd like to add some chopped avocado seasoned with lemon pepper, but my only avocado had gotten nasty so I tossed it. Some tomato chunks would be good, but I'm doing the low carb thing right now. Kelly would probably like some small chopped bell peppers, too. And fresh bacon bits or croutons would have been nice, but I'm trying to avoid both right now! I'm not afraid to admit the salads looked killer in our new cobalt Fiestaware bowls, either. I'm comfortable with liking my dishes.
BTW, at 247.5 again this morning, as I was yesterday. Not too bad considering I had several beers (Guiness...mmmm) last night for Ward's bday...and a 99 cent burger from Whataburger at about 2am (at least I gave the other one to Ward!). Doh! Gamble got me a Honey Chicken Butter Biscuit this morning that I couldn't resist, either, so I'm sure tomorrow I'll be 275. Oh well, at least I was good at lunch.
Grilled HEB Pork Fajita Meat
* Marinate in lemon (or lime) juice, teriyaki sauce, ground cumin, garlic powder, seasoning salt, chili powder ahead of time
Cucumber
* Peel (I hate the wax all over the skin that HEB cukes have), then cut in thick chunks, marinate in lemon juice w/ fresh ground sea salt & black pepper (pour extra lemon juice on salad greens just before serving)
"Spring Green" salad mix in a bag
Harriets Zesty Cilantro Dressing (from Costco - cream based, but a little goes a long way)
It was really simple, but amazingly good - even Gamble liked it. Next time I'd like to add some chopped avocado seasoned with lemon pepper, but my only avocado had gotten nasty so I tossed it. Some tomato chunks would be good, but I'm doing the low carb thing right now. Kelly would probably like some small chopped bell peppers, too. And fresh bacon bits or croutons would have been nice, but I'm trying to avoid both right now! I'm not afraid to admit the salads looked killer in our new cobalt Fiestaware bowls, either. I'm comfortable with liking my dishes.
BTW, at 247.5 again this morning, as I was yesterday. Not too bad considering I had several beers (Guiness...mmmm) last night for Ward's bday...and a 99 cent burger from Whataburger at about 2am (at least I gave the other one to Ward!). Doh! Gamble got me a Honey Chicken Butter Biscuit this morning that I couldn't resist, either, so I'm sure tomorrow I'll be 275. Oh well, at least I was good at lunch.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Thinking about a triathlon...
Lewis has challenged Gamble and me to partake in a half Ironman triathlon in September. I'm actually considering it, too.
So I got to thinking...I can do this. It's enough time to get back in shape, and it jives with my current weight loss goals, so why the hell not? If I can do it, I'll go from the worst shape of my life to probably the best. It'll give me and Gamble an excuse to hang out and not drink as much beer, and I know I'll feel better if I start a decent exercise regimen.
I sure as hell need to lose some weight - I hit 255 in December. Started doing low carb this week, and am sitting at 248 right now, but I really need to get down below 200.
So, I start looking online at Triathlon training programs, etc. and come across a BMI calculator here: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/adult_BMI/english_bmi_calculator/bmi_calculator.htm
For the record, I'm 6'1" or so. Know what that means? My Decemeber BMI of 33.6 (@ 255) puts me well over the limit for being classified as obese by the CDC! I have to get down to 225 just to be on the high end of overweight, and 185 to be considered "normal!" 70 pounds is a helluva lot of weight to lose. I don't know if I want to get that skinny again, but we'll see.
So I got to thinking...I can do this. It's enough time to get back in shape, and it jives with my current weight loss goals, so why the hell not? If I can do it, I'll go from the worst shape of my life to probably the best. It'll give me and Gamble an excuse to hang out and not drink as much beer, and I know I'll feel better if I start a decent exercise regimen.
I sure as hell need to lose some weight - I hit 255 in December. Started doing low carb this week, and am sitting at 248 right now, but I really need to get down below 200.
So, I start looking online at Triathlon training programs, etc. and come across a BMI calculator here: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/adult_BMI/english_bmi_calculator/bmi_calculator.htm
For the record, I'm 6'1" or so. Know what that means? My Decemeber BMI of 33.6 (@ 255) puts me well over the limit for being classified as obese by the CDC! I have to get down to 225 just to be on the high end of overweight, and 185 to be considered "normal!" 70 pounds is a helluva lot of weight to lose. I don't know if I want to get that skinny again, but we'll see.
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