http://www.fatzz.com My Personal Weblog starting @ 6'1" 257 pounds to 6'1" and something less lbs. Fri, 22 Jun 2007 19:06:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well i was hoping to get things going and be on track by last Monday but that did not happen. I got the flu or something on Friday and wow i was SICK. Today is now Friday and i feel like semi-crap which means i have been sick for 7 ... http://www.fatzz.com/general-talk/whats-the-latest-im-sick/ After searching around the net for workouts, I think I found on that will suit me nicely. As I mentioned in my makeshift weight loss plan, I was going to try and find a workout routine that I can fit around my work/life schedule. This plan works out ... http://www.fatzz.com/plan-updates/found-a-workout/ Check out this exceprt from My Yoga Online.com: Yoga originated in India thousands of years ago with classical techniques dating back more than 5,000 years. It is a science that systematically creates harmony of the entire body, mind and spirit. "Yoga" comes from the Sanskrit verb yuj, thus meaning to yoke ... http://www.fatzz.com/exercise/yoga-to-start-things/ One thing that I find really hard about Weight Watchers is that you have to journal your food and what you eat. Many times my girlfriend who is a former Weight Watcher employee has mentioned that journaling is extremely important... EVEN if you are slacking off it is still important ... http://www.fatzz.com/diet-nutrition/journaling-food-diet/ Please read more to see entire list of foods and drinks for the day. Fluids 2 cups of coffee, no sugar Irish Cream creamer - NOT Core Three 16.9 oz bottles of water 1 cup Odwalla Super Food (The green one!) Safeway 'Clear' - diet soda basically Breakfast Nothing Lunch 1 can of Hormel vegetarian chilie. Based on the ingredients ... http://www.fatzz.com/food-journal/food-log/ The yoga progress is going fairly well. The reason i say fairly is because i missed 1 day due to work, and various other things that kind of just CAME UP and ate away my yoga time. Other than things are going great and i have been sticking to my ... http://www.fatzz.com/exercise/yoga-progress/ Read more to see what i consumed today! Fluids 3 cups of coffee, fake sugar Irish Cream creamer Fat free milk 2 16.9 oz bottles of water 1 Diet Coke 1 Diet Dr Pepper Breakfast Oatmeal (Not instant) with a pear cut up and cooked in it. Lunch Bean salad (This was VERY Good) Green beans Kidney beans Garbanzo beans Black olives Rice vinegar Tiny bit of ... http://www.fatzz.com/food-journal/food-log-good-food-today/ 'Hungry fella? There ya go!' Fluids 2 cups of coffee Fake sugar (Equal i think) Nondairy powdered creamer 1 Diet Coke 1 cup black peach tea 3 cups of water Breakfast None Lunch Got lunch from the cafe @ work today. This is the description from the menu: Oven roasted salmon with whole grain mustard crust Topped with pomegranate reduction Brown rice Vegetables Cauliflower Broccoli Carrots Zucchini Snack Small amount of ... http://www.fatzz.com/food-journal/food-log-not-a-lot/ Weekends are always good eats :) Especially when i make my famous breakfast potatoes. Fluids 2 cups of coffee Fat free creamer 3 bottles of water Breakfast Mix of carrots, grapes (which i soon found out had gone BAD) and strawberries. Lunch I was up really early on saturday so this 'lunch' was more like my breakfast ... http://www.fatzz.com/food-journal/food-log-saturday-foods/ Sunday is kind of boring... almost same as Saturday lol Fluids 2 cups of coffee Fat free creamer - vanilla cinnamon, its pretty gross. 2 bottles of water 1 Bottle of 'Safeway Clear'... these things are really good but they HAVE to cause cancer. Breakfast 3 Scrambled eggs with fat free cheese Potato hashbrownish mix i make you ... http://www.fatzz.com/food-journal/food-log-good-day-to-eat-well-after-yesterday/ As i mentioned before i want to have picture updates. I would have liked to start this the DAY i started this blog but i couldn't find the battery to my digital camera. Well i found it burried under some boxes in my car's trunk so i SHOULD have a ... http://www.fatzz.com/plan-updates/the-weight-loss-pictures/ The other day i learned something really cool -- you can judge how fast your metabolism is by the size of your lunula. The lunula is the cresent shaped white spot on the base of your fingernail. Some people have BIG ones, and some people can barely even seen their ... http://www.fatzz.com/general-talk/metabolism-told-by-your-fingernail/ Good day for core eats... bean salads, soup, yum. Fluids 3 cups of coffee Fat free creamer 1 bottle of water 1 Bottle of 'Safeway Clear'... these things are really good but they HAVE to cause cancer. 1 Diet coke Breakfast 2 kiwis diced and mixed with low fat cottage cheese Lunch Can of vegetable soup Bean salad that included the ... http://www.fatzz.com/food-journal/food-log-it-was-good-but-im-hungry/ Lets see... about 1 week ago i bought a bottle of Xyience Xtreme Fat Burner. I got a great deal on it actually as i bought it off eBay for like $18 bucks. The bottle was all sealed up and unopened in the original box so i am confident that ... http://www.fatzz.com/general-talk/got-my-xyience-xfb/ Been slacking on getting the logs online! Fluids 4-6 bottles of water (wow a lot) 2 Cups of coffee with creamer More water! I was thirsty from kiting and the salty burrito i ate. Breakfast No breakfast. It's saturday! i slept in way past breakfast Lunch Brown rice with "spanish" seasonings Took the rice and put it inside a ... http://www.fatzz.com/food-journal/food-log-im-a-slacker/ Talk about exercise?  I own a trainer kite.  This kite isnt like your average kite -- it is 5 cubic meters which basically = huge.  With the right wind this kite can lift my fat ass off the ground!  The actual purpose of this kite is to act as a ... http://www.fatzz.com/exercise/took-the-kite-out-today/ So this is the first progress update and first post with pics. It is clear i am going to have to figure out a better way to blur the face/head because that profile shot makes me look like satan ate my face lol. Anyways, i am currently @ about 250 ... http://www.fatzz.com/progress-updates/first-photo-update/ Eating core on easter? Is that even Possible?!! Fluids 2 bottles water 2 cups of coffee with some creamer 1 Diet Sprite 1 'glass' of water (probably close to 12 ounces i would assume) Breakfast I was dead asleep!  Last night was LONG and i slept through b-fast time. Lunch 1 apple Strawberries Snack 1 Apple 1 Orange 2 handfulls of gummie bears Dinner I ended ... http://www.fatzz.com/food-journal/food-log-its-easter/ Today was actually pretty good, check it out, my dinner was something I have never had before. Fluids 2 bottles water 1 cup of coffee from the espresso machine @ work... i have NO clue what kind of milk went in there... or how old it is for that matter. 1 ... http://www.fatzz.com/food-journal/food-log-the-night-of-meat/ Been lagging on the log. It's OK... yesterday was not a day to be proud of lol. But today i did well, and i got a new rice cooker that makes PERFECT brown rice. BAM! Fluids 2 Cups of coffee 1 Cup of milk 2 cups of water Breakfast A low fat cesar salad... i know ... http://www.fatzz.com/food-journal/food-log-today-was-healthy-tasted-great/ Today i was too busy to eat. Woke up late... had to cut lunch short, and dinner was made super quick so i could continue to work. :( Fluids 3 cups of coffee with creamer -- Gotta have it 2 pints of tea 1 liter of Safeway Clear (mango/peach) 1 Diet coke Some water 1 cup of ... http://www.fatzz.com/food-journal/food-log-i-barely-ate-anything/ The workout schedule has to be pushed back because unfortunately I will be gone for about 3-4 days.  I am making a journey down to Southern California and i hope to be back around Saturday or Sunday.  If i can get back sat-sunday i will begin the workout but otherwise ... http://www.fatzz.com/plan-updates/pushing-back-the-workout-schedule/ So i said i had a bit more to mention about yoga in another post i made today so this is the continuation.  So far i have started to really enjoy Yoga and i look forward to it in the morning.  Some days i am late for work because i ... http://www.fatzz.com/exercise/yet-another-yoga-post/ All i can say is check out the dinner... damn it was awesome Fluids Venti starbucks mocha. Not sure how large that is in un-yuppie size but it is pretty huge .5 liter of water Two diet cokes Breakfast No time for b-fast :( Lunch Beef and barley soup that contains: Carrots Green beans Potatoes Beans? Barley And some ... http://www.fatzz.com/food-journal/food-log-best-dinner-ive-ever-made/ Just as a side note, i was on vacation for the past few days that do not have any updates.  During this little break from the daily grind i can safely say that i did NOT eat well, lol.  We are talking fried prawns, cake, carmel apples with white chocolate, ... http://www.fatzz.com/general-talk/just-went-on-vacation/ Tri-Tiping it again! Fluids Lots of Coffee! Lots more Water :) Diet coke Breakfast I think i skipped breakfast... too much of a rush. Lunch Went to safeway and got an "oriental chicken salad". Trust me, this salad is the one salad u should NEVER EVER BUY. I dont know how u can screw up a SALAD but ... http://www.fatzz.com/food-journal/food-log-another-tri-tip-night/ FOOOOOOOD! :) Fluids 1 cup of tea 1 diet coke 3 cups of water mixed with apricot juice Breakfast Ate some baked beans this morning. Yeah, its kind of weird but they are good! Lunch Sweet and Sour Tofu that contained: Tofu Brown rice Onions Bell peppers Something spicey... dunno what it was Sweet and Sour sauce Cut up a mango and ate half of ... http://www.fatzz.com/food-journal/food-log-todays-menu-is/ Pretty balanced meal today, i have to admit im proud of myself :) Fluids 1 cup of tea 1 liter of water 20 oz of coffee 1 diet coke Breakfast Fat free cottage cheese mixed WITH... Mandarin orange slices (canned in juice, had to pay extra for that!) Lunch Spicey tuna sushi with cucumber in the rolls Fruit salad Snack Salted cashews. i ... http://www.fatzz.com/food-journal/food-log-the-deliciousness-of-sushi/ As an update into what has been going on with Fatzz.com it is clear that well... not a whole lot is going on at this point and that is because with Mothers Day, work, my personal work, AND getting ready to sell my home... im just pretty busy. I ... http://www.fatzz.com/general-talk/general-update-info/ Day of doubles. Pretty much ate the same thing i had for breakfast and lunch as dinner and a snack. It really sucks being so busy all you have time for is like Mc Donalds and that is Always a bad idea so rather than eat that crap... i opted ... http://www.fatzz.com/food-journal/food-log-food-for-a-guy-in-a-hurry/ Back to basic goodness. Fluids 1 liter of water Coffee with creamer/equal Breakfast 1 apricot 1 apple Lunch I ate what my work was serving today... Salmon Mixed veggies with: Brocolli Cauliflower Carrots Zucchini Brown Rice Crazy chinese hot sauce that was on the counter, lol. Snack Bell peppers- raw!  green and orange, very good. Dinner Had some pasta.  was supposed to eat whole wheat pasta, but my girlfriend forgot ... http://www.fatzz.com/food-journal/food-log-eating-better-again/ My GF asked me why i had not blogged recently and i told her it was because i have been really screwing up lately... she told me i have to be accountable for what i eat, so here it is. This is after going to a party with tons of ... http://www.fatzz.com/food-journal/food-log-accountability/ I have muscles that are STILL sore from a workout i did on Sunday! Trying to eat high protein today. Fluids 2 pints of fat free milk 1 cup coffee Breakfast Half can of canned pineapple Tortilla + 2 fat free slices of cheese + hot sauce Lunch About 1 can of tuna with the following: Fat free mayo Pickles Green ... http://www.fatzz.com/food-journal/food-log-must-have-prooootein/ ... but im still Fat!! lol. and OOPS is for not updating in 3993292359230 years.  So what basically happened is that i got caught up with work, my biz, home repairs then a refinance, etc etc and after a few times of "not giving a shit" about what i ate ... http://www.fatzz.com/general-talk/its-been-a-while/ Today was an "ok" day and i say that not really because of the quality of food i ate, but more on the amount. So i realize the actual FOOD isnt healthy. I think i had 2 meals total and since thats not much I am ... http://www.fatzz.com/food-journal/food-log-day-1-again/ Recently i have either been walking a mile or 2 every night or running about 1 mile. I have not done serious running in a long time so it is somewhat interesting to see how the changes during these begining stages take place. I'm not talking about changing ... http://www.fatzz.com/general-talk/going-for-a-run/ My gf came to visit me @ work and we ended up going out to eat @ a resturant that had a pretty damn greasy hashbrown in the meal i ate. I can't say im happy about that, i can say it was good lol. Check out the ... http://www.fatzz.com/food-journal/food-log-semi-good-day/ Well I'm back and I'm fatter than ever! lol Starting weight on June 6, 2007 = 254lbs. I joined weight watchers on Monday and so far im pretty happy with it.  On Monday i went to a meeting and it was seriously depressing.... lots of old fat women and a seriously funky ... http://www.fatzz.com/plan-updates/im-back/ Pretty sweet if you ask me :). I'm down about 4.7 pounds after my first week. Monday will be my second week using weight watchers and i'm pretty happy with the program so far. I have to say the stuff i have been eating lately is pretty ... http://www.fatzz.com/diet-nutrition/first-week-47-pounds/ This is a recipe I snatched off the Weight Watchers site. I have made this twice now and it's effing great! I have fed it to 5 different people and ALL of them loved it. Here are a few changes i suggest though: Double the carrots Double the green beans Use some ... http://www.fatzz.com/diet-nutrition/recipe-hearty-jalapeno-chicken-stew/ I found an interesting blog post on CathyM's weight loss blog.  Be sure to check her post because she covers a question I've been wondering about for quite some time: Does your stomach shrink if you eat less? This is something of interest to me as i have lost a bit ... http://www.fatzz.com/general-talk/stomach-shrinkage/