And now the post I’ve been dreading.
The inaugural weigh-in.
(I did this Thursday night - Friday Morning will be the official time from now on)

First let me say that I will be doing these from Jupiter where gravity is about 2.5 times greater.

Also it seems that the magnetic field of Jupiter adversely affects muscle tissue, making it far less dense. As such muscle mass now shows up in the “% Body Fat column”.

(and not to be to picky about things here but the bio suit I’m forced to wear here is quite bulky and likely adding a large number to the total)

Ok…

Starting Point:

(I’ll be using the display format Dave used as I think it works well)

ugh…
That was painful.

Ok folks time for a quick update on the-diet!

First you should know that the start date is this Friday.
One of the key steps I’ve taken is to sign up for a food program.
I pick up the food thursday evening so Friday is the start date.

First Weigh-in will be Thursday.
I will weigh-in for the first time Thursday evening, and try to keep Thursday’s as my weigh in day.

The Food.
I’m familiar with programs like “Nutrisystem” and while effective… not my bag.
It works because the food is pre-portioned and all thinking is removed.
But… it doesn’t feel very sustainable.
Who’s gonna keep eating boxed microwave dinners… forever?

To that end I found a similar solution called “Seattle Sutton”.
The main difference is that the food is FRESH.
Cooked locally by a human being and then I pick it up.

Fresh fruits and vegetables.
All made up for a few days at a time.

It’s like having a personal chef and nutritionist.
At least that’s what I’m telling myself.

So I’m just going to pretend I’m rich and famous and eat the meals my staff has prepared for me.

You an expect a fair review as I get going.
(that’s another thing I like… no contract. Just week by week ordering)

The Work-Out.
More on this later.
Still fleshing this part out.
But I’m no longer going to make the mistake of waiting until EVERYTHING is ironed out to start eating right.

Stay tuned…

Recently Dave started an effort to be more healthy.
He’s elected to use a free-form, but suitably geeky, methodology known in the Blog-o-sphere as “The Diet”.

It works like this:

• Participants are free to do whatever they decide appropriate to get in shape.
• Participants are expected however to make regular (usually weekly) blog posts on their progression.
• Participants are also expected to tag the posts appropriately so that other participants (probably through technorati) can follow along.
• Participants also post any photos related to their efforts to a specific Flickr pool.

It is the brain child of Colin Devroe.

While I personally remain unconvinced that making such a public spectacle would actually hold me accountable…
I AM convinced that not doing so has PROVED itself ineffective.

So to that end…
I’m announcing my entry into the spectacle.

I will not be posting photos.
That level of public humiliation can serve no good.
However I will be posting and tagging as per the guidelines outlined above.

I’m not sure DougMeade.com has any readers left…
But for the sake of any who wander in here - my official start date will be Feb. 29th, 2007.
Until then I will be getting the proverbial ducks in a row.

If you read this - please feel free to check in and call me out if it appears I’m slacking.

In the coming days I will post more detailed information about my personal plan to become less spherical.

Hey folks!

Thanks for stopping by.
I know that I haven’t given you much reason to do so lately.

I am working to change that.
To that end I have launched a new site that will be focused on the family news.
(see previous post)

This will allow DougMeade.com to get back to it’s original charter… me.

You may have noticed that I have also redesigned the site a bit.
(screenshot)

I hope you enjoy and welcome your feedback.

As I ease myself back into the swing of things here please excuse the mess.
I am still tweaking the design and there may be some rough edges.

Please comment here if you see anything weird.

Thanks!
Doug

Hey there everyone!
I’m very pleased to announce the launch of a new website.
TheMeadeFamily.net!!

Why a new site?
Well I know that many of you are only checking DougMeade.com for the latest news,photos, and video that star Ethan.
Now you’ll be able to get your family fix without sifting through my “off topic” rants on this or that.

I will still put the much of the Ethan related material on DougMeade.com but I will also still be posting other items that are on my mind.

So the choice is now yours…
TheMeadeFamily.net for no nonsense Family news. or…
DougMeade.com for that and anything else I feel like posting.

Enjoy!