Dinner! 1 whole carton of Egg Beaters, 3 cups cooked spinach and 8 chopped up chedder slices, topped with tonion & garlic powder. Not sure how many calories. enough for 2 days for both or us.)
Well guess that fat squirrel had his fill. jays, chickadees and cardinals at the new platform feeder. hard to focus and get a decent pic holding this iPad up to the window.en
Set out a platform feeder for the cardinals and guess who took over?
Focusing on weight training now and asked the husband to be my personal trainer. this is his upper body routine. I barely got halfway through yesterday. Much good soreness
Flat bench press: Compound, pecs & triceps
Crunches: Abs
Machine Fly: Isolation pecs
Hand grippers: Isolation, forearm
Cable Fly: Isolation, pecs
Cable pull-down: Compound, lats & biceps
Cable push-down: Isolation triceps
Flat bench press, set 2:
Machine preacher curl: Isolation, biceps
Kickback: Isolation, triceps
Finish preacher curls:
Decline bench press: Compound, lower pecs & triceps
Dyna Bee (Gyro): Isolation, forearms
Barbell curl: Isolation, biceps
Incline sit-ups: Abs
Decline bench press, set 2:
Cable row: Compound, Lats & Biceps
Incline bench press: Compound, upper pecs & triceps, maybe some delts
Concentration curl: Isolation, biceps
Machine arm extension: Isolation, triceps
Machine Fly, set 2:
Cable pull-down (different bar): Compound, lats & biceps
Spin Cycle, 10 min.
Dumbbell Curls: Isolation, biceps
Sets are typically 7 or 8 reps; exception is the crunches: That works out to be 8 reps each of type 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3c, for 48 total.
Weight is set so that I cannot typically do another rep after the last in the set.
Progress as of today: 23.4 lbs lost so far, only 2.6 lbs to go!
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Progress as of today: 22.8 lbs lost so far, only 1.2 lbs to go!
My lovely egg cooker!
Appears I deleted today's post right now, inadvertently.
Progress as of today: 23.4 lbs lost so far, only 0.6 lbs to go!
Yeah, had to be, but I don’t see how someone can get that DD email To me that looks exactly like all the others without having their name on the forum. Not like this place is worth hacking.
Did you get the same email saying Faruque posted? Weird!
Whoa, way to go on the weight drop! Do you think that just eating less was the cause? I have a theory that eating frozen foods, like the bananas, requires a little more calories to burn because the body has to spend energy to keep you warm after eating something really cold.
Well, it's still a victory on the scale, so good for you!
The frozen banana slices with sugar free chocolate syrup were really good! Weighed the banana. 116 gms, so just over 100 calories. Beats the M&M tube at 180 and the goat cheese low carb tortillas. Think I will rotate among the 3. Need a nighttime dessert!
Doing soy protein powder mix for change today. marvelous flavors and great texture, very thick and rich when mixed with water in the blender. used chocolate mocha today, had a cup cold and another hot. 100 cal per serving, 27 gms protein.
Just accidentally deleted all of my January posts and lost my precious bar graph!!!
this single entry should restore it.
Progress as of today: 20.8 lbs lost so far, only 3.2 lbs to go!
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Progress as of today: 18.8 lbs lost so far, only 5.2 lbs to go!
1000 cals doing nothing is like being an elderly woman who is bed-bound...you burn more, i am sure!
sorry some garlics were bad but it sounds like you got a lot of good ones! how awesome that you are into these types of experiments. you'll have to let us know on this natto, i'd NEVER had tried that on my own if you paid me! (well, depends how much you'd pay me! ) hahaha
It will be intresting to see what happened to your knee. I foresee a scan of some sort. (I hope that's not delayed by covid.) Then, I predict either physical therapy or a consultation with an orthopedic surgeon. PT is fine and fun. The other option... not so much.
Let's see if I'm psychic!
LOOK, HOP!
Not my usual dinner of soybeans & cabbage. Made a pot roast with potatoes, carrots and onions for the husband. Only had the veggies, but soaked up the gravy with a fat wheat roll. Easily 500 Cals if not considerably more. My bad.
Weight has stabilized. Not losing more because I am eating more and not exercising. Knee still sore and doc appointment not until 12/7. Hoping he says exercise away, it won't make things any worse. Really want to hit 115 by 12/31/20, but if not, then early 2021.
KOMBUCHA Experiment #1. Took liberties with the recipes. Poured 16 oz of raw unpasteurized GT in 2 quarts of tea. Used 3 black bags, 2 geeen and 2 decaffeinated black (latter found lurking in cabinet)
Added 3/4 Cup granulated sugar. Cooled tea to 85 degrees and poured in GT. Lots of SCOBY (Symbiotic Colony Of Bacteria & Yeast) in bottle. If it goes forth and mutiples, I'm in business. Put in bird room, warmest in house, 70-74. The cloth is to keep undesirables out and allow CO2 to escape. Will add flavors and possibly a sweetener later. The raw GT tasted like crap compared to the peach/ pineapple flavor.now
Got glucose meter to work & disappointed with the result of 107. John Clement says fasting level ideal at 75-85, under 95 ok. Only a cup of coffee all day, a little chocolate soy protein mix added. May have not sufficiently hydrated today which could also raise levels.
Meant to try reading first thing in AM, but broke fast by eating 2 bananas in the middle of the night. Will try to avoid the same tonight & drink more water.
I was 99 after a 12 hr fast in July. Expected much better after losing over 15 pds. & a far superior diet. Of course some margin of error to be expected between the lab and my cheapie ReliOn.
Progress as of today: 16.4 lbs lost so far, only 7.6 lbs to go!
i thought that when making the kombucha, it needs refrigeration? or not?
well, maybe the two bananas changed your glucose reading considerably?
let us know if you do continual glucose monitoring and give me all the details on the kombucha, especially after it takes & you give it a try.
I applaud this endeavor! I too am a DIY, especially if it costs a lot to buy the product off the shelves. It's good to have a homemade version, even if used as a "backup" alternative.
I'm sure the bananas affected the glucose reading in the morning. Try again?
cannot wait to move on with myself, get away from PMP review...!
also, there's more i may share about the credentials, if i pass the test. otherwise, i will prob choose to study more, but then, if only failures, i will make the choice to never think about it again, as far as i can help it! LOL
Added a bottle of GT kombucha to Walmart list. No idea if I will like this brew, but already thinking about making my own from this bottle. I have a nice collection of peach and raspberry flavorings from my adventures in making Snapple.
Dinner, yet more soy beans and cooked slaw. Liking fried sliced up whole cabbage better and won't be buying the raw slaw anymore. plan to fry the cabbage with onions.
Progress as of today: 16.4 lbs lost so far, only 7.6 lbs to go!
Finally dinner! I was starving. had soy beans and the fried cole slaw mix and a tiny piece of the bbq beef sandwich leftover from yesterday. Husband had steak and a baked potato and fpeam and carrots. Now he gorge in on a huge piece of pie.
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It's done after 4-8 weeks. no odor yet from mineThe hopefully soon to be black garlic is cooking in my rice pot. Made a special trip to buy the garlic. In and out of store fast, used self checkout. considered padding the order up to $35 so I could get pickup, but afraid the convenient slots would be taken and think I'm getting too paranoid about covid.
Some saying the odor is awful & others saying they like it. Nothing yet, guess it takes a while to develop.
Finally got into the 117's, but don't expect it to stick. Weight bounces around, may take another week for it to stabilize. But moving in the right direction. be
Progress as of today: 16.2 lbs lost so far, only 7.8 lbs to go!
also, thank you for the reminder on Soy...i used to buy tofu more regularly....i should buy it more, it's so convenient and has a long shelf life (in the fridge)...it's great when i'm low on protein, i can use it with veggies...and it's filling.
Healthy but boring dinner. Salmon and the stir fried cabbage mix with the Italian blend vegetables. Not certain about calories, but for sure under 400. The husband had the same thing but with mac and cheese, the frozen stoeffers one that is pretty good. High in fat and salt! & calories.
No exercise for last few days. Knee getting worse. Have appointment to see sports doc on 12/7. Wish it weren't so far out! Considered going to Urgent Care on Sunday, but learned they don't do images, even though the imaging center is in the same building.
On track to hit 117 by month's end. Then 115 by end of December and my goal of 110 early 2021. Impossible to say how much IF is helping with weight loss. Doing it for other health benefits. Reading more and more the American way of eating multiple times throughout the day is not good, 3 meals a day is much better & two better yet. Something to do with the continuous release of insulin.
Saw doc film on Prime the other day about some woman in the UK. Basically ate herself to death. Not sure of her exact weight, they use stones instead of kg or pounds. But think a stone is 14 pds. Had trouble making the math conversions mentally, but she had to be over 600 pds. This bariatric surgeon was going on and on about how ppl stuff their faces all day long & how unhealthy it is. Of course she was an extreme example. He said a lion may have a big meal a day and that's it. You don't see any saying: think I'll have a chipmunk or two to tide me over until dinner time. lol.
Progress as of today: 15.6 lbs lost so far, only 8.4 lbs to go!
The UK is catching up with the US in percentage of the population who are obese. But there is much less here who are morbidly or grossly obese. I've seen a difference over the 20 years I've been here.
The clothing sizes in the stores have gotten bigger too.
also, i think of all the people on here, you have lost weight the fastest. be safe though...and try to see yourself with a plan to keep it off. it will get some getting used to, maintenance.
My plan is to continue with IF & CR. Good research shows they’re linked to lower risk of cancer, cardiac disease etc etc & healthy longevity. I feel great and man does that first meal of the day in late afternoon taste wonderful, nutritious and boring as it can be,
Get that knee checked!
When I had PF, I thought it was nothing, that the pain would pass. So I ignored it, or tried to, for a week or 2. By the time I saw the doctor, I could hardly walk on the foot.
Don't let that happen to you!
I can understand your frustration with your knee. I hope time passes quickly for now between now and then.
Very curious about this "super food" natto. Can't see paying $50 for 50 cents worth of ingredients. Looks like it can be made in a yogurt cooker. Some say it tastes like cheese and I never met a cheese I didn't like. Will probably order the culture and this yogurt maker tomorrow.
This is natto, fermented soy beans. You add a bacterial culture and keep at 115 degrees for a 24 hours. They say it's an acquired taste that tastes and smells horrible. I tried to cut and paste a description here, but failed. Very expensive online, has to ship in chilled containers. I'd like to try it, but sounds creepy. Wish I could find a small container. Probably could have in SF or San Diego, but not around here.
Super excited to get very cordial response to my email from John Clement. He wrote The Switch, by far and away best in show of the live long & healthy books. Interesting guy. Practiced law for 20 years, became an entrepreneur & then devoted 20 years to anti-aging research. Doubt anyone in the whole wide world knows as much as John. Offered to send me numerous copies of the book, but I declined, saying I've already made additional purchases for a few ppl. Don't really know any others who would be interested. He's big on CR & IF and explains everything at the molecular level.
Progress as of today: 15.2 lbs lost so far, only 8.8 lbs to go!
i agree, maybe you could find it in LA or san diego! haha...at first i thought it looked like a pudding or dessert of some sort. but after reading your taste/smell interpretation, i'll pass!
i'd have taken the book! haha...but then you'd have to mail it to me! LOL...and i think i'm set on studying for now! :)
The natto sounds gross as hell per many people, but I am curious. One thing that concerns me now is I’m seeing ppl say it stinks up the kitchen. Maybe I shouldn’t attempt this at home!
Good plan!
If i stick with it! A shame not to take advantage of that gym downstairs.
Donkey on 01/31/2021:
I have that problem with squirrels too. Fortunately for me, I enjoy watching them too. We have several nests in our trees.
That's quite an impressive upper body workout. I am not nearly that diversified or dedicated. I lose interest after the 3rd exercise or so, so I try to do 3 sets of 1 exercise per body part (chest, back, triceps, biceps).
I tend to gain weight on the scale when I weight train.
The husband has been really into it for a good 25 years. I am wondering if I will add any muscle poundage and if so, fat loss will compensate
grannyannie on 01/31/2021:
We have red squirrels that get into all our bird feeders.
Lots of reds and greys here. Love the occasional black eastern grey. Very striking.
horn_of_plenty on 02/01/2021:
I think tomorrow at work I’ll read thru your hubby’s routine in closer detail :)
Your egg recipe turned out great! Thanks for reminding me I should make some egg muffins with fillings to bring dor breakfast to work whenever I decide to break free from my carb kick !
horn_of_plenty on 02/01/2021:
I meant to call it an egg casserole!
They call that egg thing a frittata. Baked this one in the oven. Very simple to toss together. Wish I had a can of chopped tomatoes. You can add any veggies you want. It’s like a quiche minus all the heavy cream. Much better.