On Track

The first week of the new eating plan I created went awesome.  I think it has been one of the best weeks to date.  I don’t have to track every day, I am portioning out my meals properly, I don’t…

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Ups & Downs

On our recent vacation, I got up and hit the hotel workout room, something I probably would have avoided in the past because there was no barbell.  With the Peloton app, I got in a great workout with a 30…

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Nutrition Change

“Hey, I think I want to try bodybuilding, too.” When my wife said that to me as I walked in from exercising, I was a little taken back.  Mostly happy and excited, but still somewhat shocked. I had told her…

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BP

A while back when Gina mentioned I might qualify for the free digital BP cuff and scale through Omada, I signed up and began tracking.  The BP going through the roof was enough to send me to the doctor.  I…

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Nutrition Changes

I have been holding at or around my goal weight for quite a while now (Since December 12, 2020 actually).  My goal was to be somewhere around 245 walking around weight.  If I dipped below, cool.  If I went up,…

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51lbs

On December 20, I got up and went for a walk.  I have been using a weight vest for 99% of all of my walking and this was no different.  If I have the time, I like to walk at…

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Nutrition & Progress: Week 8

To say that last week was stressful would be putting it mildly.  Our dog had minor surgery but threw our sleep schedules entirely off.  Our daughters had an extremely busy week with school and extra-curricular activities.  I felt like we…

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Mental Break at the Fair

Last night the family and I went down to the water front for the Chow Wagon.  Knowing that I would most likely not be able to find the appropriate amount of carbs, fats, and proteins while I was there, I…

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Nutrition Update – 4/23

I got on the scale Sunday morning and was down another 3lbs.  Total loss of 9.2 since tracking again.  Just goes to show how far out of whack I was. I have done really well hitting my numbers.  The biggest…

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Nutrition Back on Track

Cliff’s Notes: Down 6lbs in the first week. The last time I weighed, it was during the men’s night event at our gym where I did the 3RM deadlift.  I weighed in at 279.  I would be lying if I…

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