purchased some raw milk, cheese, sour cream and eggs from an Amish farm, should be getting it this weekend. I'm excited to try the milk and sour cream

I am fine with some foods being processed ... and even processed grains in moderation.

In fact, I went no carb just to see what would happen and my loss actually slowed down. I started having WICKED cravings for bread and chips. So I had a double cheeseburger on two big pieces of sourdough with chips. Weight loss surged up again.

Moral: It's not no carb, it's LOW carb.

(03-31-2011 12:15 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  purchased some raw milk, cheese, sour cream and eggs from an Amish farm, should be getting it this weekend. I'm excited to try the milk and sour cream

I live in NY, not Cali

(03-31-2011 07:11 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  I live in the 6th layer of Dante's EZ Bake Oven ... not the 7th.

Accuracy++

(03-31-2011 07:23 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(03-31-2011 07:11 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  I live in the 6th layer of Dante's EZ Bake Oven ... not the 7th.

Accuracy++

for real. monthly unlimited subway card is now $104. Also, I recently got a little $500 bonus from work and the governments took $202. 40 freakin percent! I make like 35 grand and i'm taxed like a freakin millioinaire

(03-31-2011 10:31 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  for real. monthly unlimited subway card is now $104. Also, I recently got a little $500 bonus from work and the governments took $202. 40 freakin percent! I make like 35 grand and i'm taxed like a freakin millioinaire

Haven't you gotten the message yet? Liberals are progressive! They only want to tax those greedy rich and the mega international corporations like General Electric. Unless they are about to go bankrupt. Then of course they pay them. Alot.

Do you need ... another copy of that memo ... from Obama?

Oh and I'm going to need to tax your estate some when you die, too. Alot actually. That'll be greeeeeeeeeeat. Mmmmkay? Thanks a bunch, Peter.

(03-31-2011 11:05 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(03-31-2011 10:31 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  for real. monthly unlimited subway card is now $104. Also, I recently got a little $500 bonus from work and the governments took $202. 40 freakin percent! I make like 35 grand and i'm taxed like a freakin millioinaire

Haven't you gotten the message yet? Liberals are progressive! They only want to tax those greedy rich and the mega international corporations like General Electric. Unless they are about to go bankrupt. Then of course they pay them. Alot.

Do you need ... another copy of that memo ... from Obama?

Oh and I'm going to need to tax your estate some when you die, too. Alot actually. That'll be greeeeeeeeeeat. Mmmmkay? Thanks a bunch, Peter.

how depressing

had an awesome dinner last night:
3 cheeseburgers (fontina cheese, no buns)
2 sunnyside up eggs fried in butter and bacon grease (put them on 2 of the burgers)
2 Strips of bacon (also on the burger)
2 plantains fried in coconut oil and sprinkled with a tiny bit of cinnamon
Stringbeans tossed with olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic
Sweet potato with Kerrygold butter

low carb, high fat and delicious

(04-01-2011 10:05 AM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  had an awesome dinner last night:
3 cheeseburgers (fontina cheese, no buns)
2 sunnyside up eggs fried in butter and bacon grease (put them on 2 of the burgers)
2 Strips of bacon (also on the burger)
2 plantains fried in coconut oil and sprinkled with a tiny bit of cinnamon
Stringbeans tossed with olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic
Sweet potato with Kerrygold butter

low carb, high fat and delicious

sounds good....I just got back from my annual check up and I have put on 22 pounds since last year. Starting tonight...back to the low carb regime until I loose at least 40. I also have to get my lazy arse back out and pound some pavement. 22 pounds?...Damn!!

(04-01-2011 11:13 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  

(04-01-2011 10:05 AM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  had an awesome dinner last night:
3 cheeseburgers (fontina cheese, no buns)
2 sunnyside up eggs fried in butter and bacon grease (put them on 2 of the burgers)
2 Strips of bacon (also on the burger)
2 plantains fried in coconut oil and sprinkled with a tiny bit of cinnamon
Stringbeans tossed with olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic
Sweet potato with Kerrygold butter

low carb, high fat and delicious

sounds good....I just got back from my annual check up and I have put on 22 pounds since last year. Starting tonight...back to the low carb regime until I loose at least 40. I also have to get my lazy arse back out and pound some pavement. 22 pounds?...Damn!!

I feel you. Christmas of 2009 I was approximately 158. New Year's Eve 2010 I was around 175. I started all this low carb/high fat stuff sometime in the first week of January. I'm now around 163 (i don't feel the need to own a scale), my clothes fit really well, i've definitely increased my muscle mass (been doing pushups and crunches on top of the extra protein) and my sex drive is definitely stronger. I'd like to get down to 155, but i'm really more concerned about body fat, since the extra muscle will add more weight, but still keep me lean

(04-01-2011 11:26 AM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  i don't feel the need to own a scale

If there's one single thing that I take issue with in this thread, it's this one. From all I've heard, the feedback that you get from a scale is important in either reinforcing what you're doing right or alerting you to something that may be going wrong. I'm lucky in that I've never had to be particularly worried about gaining or losing weight, but nevertheless, I do generally weigh myself at least every other day or so. I've been within a 15-20 lb range for at least the last 15 years, probably longer. When I did pick up about 15 lbs, it was when I had torn up my foot and was in an orthopedic boot. Ironically, I think my weight peaked when I went to the gym to work out regularly after that, but that included some muscle mass.

(04-01-2011 11:49 AM)I45owl Wrote:  

(04-01-2011 11:26 AM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  i don't feel the need to own a scale

If there's one single thing that I take issue with in this thread, it's this one. From all I've heard, the feedback that you get from a scale is important in either reinforcing what you're doing right or alerting you to something that may be going wrong. I'm lucky in that I've never had to be particularly worried about gaining or losing weight, but nevertheless, I do generally weigh myself at least every other day or so. I've been within a 15-20 lb range for at least the last 15 years, probably longer. When I did pick up about 15 lbs, it was when I had torn up my foot and was in an orthopedic boot. Ironically, I think my weight peaked when I went to the gym to work out regularly after that, but that included some muscle mass.

let me clarify; my grandparents own a scale, which i use everytime i visit them (around 2 weekends/month). But I can always tell you how much i weigh, by the feel of my clothes. I'd guess that at this very moment i weigh 163 +/- 1 lb.

(04-01-2011 11:49 AM)I45owl Wrote:  

(04-01-2011 11:26 AM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  i don't feel the need to own a scale

If there's one single thing that I take issue with in this thread, it's this one. From all I've heard, the feedback that you get from a scale is important in either reinforcing what you're doing right or alerting you to something that may be going wrong. I'm lucky in that I've never had to be particularly worried about gaining or losing weight, but nevertheless, I do generally weigh myself at least every other day or so. I've been within a 15-20 lb range for at least the last 15 years, probably longer. When I did pick up about 15 lbs, it was when I had torn up my foot and was in an orthopedic boot. Ironically, I think my weight peaked when I went to the gym to work out regularly after that, but that included some muscle mass.

I have been essentially working part time over the last year and just have not been active enough. My work is usually very physical in nature and has kept my weight in control. I just did not take this into account and put on some pounds last year. I just have to get busy and get more active.

what did I have for breakfast this morning, you say?
Coconut flour pancakes topped with sugar free maple syrup (cooked in butter, not pam), bacon, sausage and a glass of raw whole milk. The milk was amazing! you guys have to try raw milk, it tastes like cream, but without the heaviness and it doesn't leave you with that aftertaste that regular milk leaves.

The low carb life is a pretty good one

One of my childhood memories is spending time on the farm in summer and having real milk.

(04-02-2011 05:42 PM)Paul M Wrote:  One of my childhood memories is spending time on the farm in summer and having real milk.

i'm jealous

going for a cholesterol test today. Can't wait till I get the results

(04-18-2011 09:39 AM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  going for a cholesterol test today. Can't wait till I get the results

Good luck. I'm not sure why, but my cholesterol level seems to jump up and down somewhat wildly around the norm. The long-term trend seems clear, but from month-to-month, it seems like it can change by nearly 25%. Each hash mark is 50 units. I've got a lot of data because I donate blood and they give you the cholesterol results (though not broken out, I don't think).

edit: My point being that going by a single result doesn't necessarily seem to tell you much, unless it's up by a lot. The outliers in my case were at a very stressful time - it's possible I was less active at that time as well. The time period in this graph is more than 15 years.

I had mine done a week ago and it was 241. The Dr. is giving me 6 months to get it down or it's the meds route.