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By NCN, on July 31st, 2008%
I bit the bullet and ordered a new scale. The one I have now is old and it’s readings are inconsistent. Tomorrow, I’ll weigh myself on the new scale and that will be my new “start weight”. I’m 99% sure that I’ll weight “more” on the new scale, but I’m cool with that. (Really, I’m cool. No, really.)
Speaking of weight, head over to Fat Man Unleashed and give Israel a pat on the back for losing 2 pounds! Rock on!
As part of my new found focus, I’m back to following the 4 Golden Rules. I’ll never know why I quit following them – but it feels good to be back in the saddle.
I want to thank those of you who provided suggestions for how to cook chicken. Right now, I’m using the Foreman grill to cook some chicken breasts. I’ll top them with (just a little) BBQ sauce and serve them over some brown rice.
After I weigh in, I’ll redo my weight loss chart. For some reason, August 1st seems like January 1st – a good time for a do-over.
By NCN, on May 13th, 2008%
After a month of starts and stops, I’m fully back on track with following the 4 Golden Rules. Having the baby was awesome, but it ‘through me off’ in terms of schedule and cooking and eating. But, we’ve finally adjusted to baby girl’s sleeping and eating routine and I’m ready to rock and roll.
I had a great time last week. I went on a weekend golf retreat with some buddies. I didn’t play all that well (I shot 89, 85, 82.) but I had an awesome time. Even though I haven’t spent a lot of time running, I still felt like I was in much better shape than the last time I went running.
Today, I had a sandwich and some chips for lunch. I ate slowly and I paid attention to my food. It feels good to be ‘fully committed’ again – and it feels even better to know that I’m moving forward.
By the way – I released a new episode of the No Credit Needed Podcast last night. Check it out!
By NCN, on May 5th, 2008%
I woke up this morning and did some writing over at No Credit Needed. I’ve written an article about time management that you might like.
As I was writing the article, it hit me that I never wait until I’m in crisis mode to make financial decisions. No, I have plans in place for managing my money and my finances. But, when it comes to eating, I am almost always in ‘crisis mode’.
I usually eat – and then over eat – only when I am ‘hungry’. And, by hungry, I mean starving. So, I create this never-ending loop of starvation, gorging, starvation, gorging.
As hard as it is to admit, I haven’t done very well the past three weeks. I haven’t gained any weight, but I haven’t lost any either. And, I think that the main reason is that I went back to my old habits of trying to ‘diet’ – instead of following the 4 Golden Rules.
This morning, I sat down at the table, well before I actually ‘got hungry’ – and I ate a very small amount of food. Now, two hours later, I’m not quite ‘hungry’, but I know that I will be in just a little bit. So, I’m going to go ahead and eat, BEFORE I feel like I’m starving, and see how that works.
By NCN, on April 21st, 2008%
I’m sitting here, typing away, after enjoying a good ‘breakfast’ of turkey bacon and dill pickles. Baby number three is resting beside me, sleeping in her baby swing.
So far, she’s doing great. She eats at about 9PM, then has another bottle at 1AM – and then she sleeps until about 6AM. For a newborn, that’s pretty awesome.
I’m back to following the ‘golden rules’ and I feel great. I just had a huge glass of water – and I’m beginning to think that water is the key to almost any diet.
I’ve decided not to weigh until the first of May. I don’t want to get discouraged – and I want to stop focusing on numbers. Of course, knowing me, as soon as I hit ‘publish’ for this post, I’ll go step on the scale! But, the first of May is my goal.
I’m going to go for a walk later this afternoon, time permitting. I have a funeral to attend at 10 this morning – and our oldest is feeling a little puny. I’ll be busy almost all day, but I’m going to make it a priority to squeeze in some exercise time.
My wife, by the way, looks great! And, she’s feeling good. Thank you so much for your kind words, comments, and emails.
By NCN, on April 5th, 2008%
I’ve been trying to follow the ‘golden rules’ – but I’ve been so busy this week, getting ready for the birth of third child. Tomorrow morning, I’ll go back to really focusing on how I eat and eating consciously. We were fully expecting the baby to be born this week – our other two were born two weeks early. Apparently, the new baby is just fine, and has decided to wait a few more days.
Hard lessons I had to learn -
1. Following the golden rules requires a table, a knife, a fork, and the ability to sit and think.
2. I cannot follow the rules AND drive.
3. It IS possible to eat out and follow the rules, but it is very, very difficult. Better to have a bigger meal at home and then a smaller meal with friends.
I’ll admit – I thought that I could ‘modify’ the rules – and return to eating in front of the television or while driving – and I can’t. I’m glad I figured this out and now I’m ‘back’ to following the rules, strictly.
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