So I haven’t weighed in in awhile.

Truth be told I’ve probably undone all my progress.

It’s too damned easy to get out of the routine.
Probably because it’s anything but routine.

I need to re-evaluate and find a way to eat right as a part of my NORMAL patters.
Even when business travel puts me in airports for days at a time as it has recently.

I need to buckle down and get an exercise routine in place.

I had a kick boxing thing for awhile - but once Jana had to go back to work (in the evenings) after ethan was born it just wasn’t possible to consistently have the evenings free to make the classes.

That’s too bad because it was a lot of fun.
And FUN was key to making me consistent.

Stay tuned as I think about how to get such things in place.

Really busy - so here are the numbers.
No commentary this time.

Well it’s the end of week three, and again I have made a little progress.

This was a hard week.
I traveled a lot for business and ended up eating poorly.
For about two and half days the only times I had to eat were before the next plane boarded.
So fast food was in the equation this week.

But although I was eating poorly - I wasn’t eating much.

Here are the numbers.

Week 3
What	Now	This Week	Total Change	Notes
Weight:	170	-3	-11	I’ll take it…
Waist:	38.5	+0.5	-2.5	WTF????…
% Body Fat:	28.33	-0.045	-4.955	larger waist - lower weight = more gelatinous person

Well it’s the end of week two, and I have made a little progress.
Not as much as week one, but I didn’t follow the plan as strictly this week so ANY progress is good.

I was a little worried I’d lose nothing - or worse gain.
Here are the numbers.

Another week with zero exercise, but this time also some mild cheating.

I’m not sure how many of you are following the news recently about the contaminants in drinking water across the country but here’s a two second summary.

Paraphrased from CNN.com:

A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies across the country.

People take pills. Their bodies absorb some of the medication, but the rest of it passes through and is flushed down the toilet. The wastewater is treated before it is discharged into reservoirs, rivers or lakes. Then, some of the water is cleansed again at drinking water treatment plants and piped to consumers. But most treatments do not remove all drug residue.

Recently CNN.com had a map that showed the findings per state.

Indiana had one contaminant.
Caffeine.

Sorry Indiana that was probably me.

(thank God I buy my water - never thought I’d say that)

In my day I’ve ingested enough caffeine to turn Eeyore into an olympic athlete.
The level of my addiction was severe.
I’ve been quoted many times saying that if they ever make caffeine illegal I’d have to move to Canada.
I spoke lovingly of drug and made sure it was always within arms reach.

I managed to turn the tide recently though as part of my “Doug 2.0″ project.
I’m very happy to say that caffeine no longer has a hold on me.

I still feel it’s pull every now and then.
And occasionally the last vestiges of it’s empire in my brain throws a withdrawal headache at me… the worst is behind me though and I’m marching on to new and exciting phases of Doug 2.0

but ah… sorry about the water supply thing.

Ok so it’s Monday.
Today for breakfast I had two VERY TINY pieces of pumpkin bread.
I couldn’t bring myself to eat the fruit that accompanied it.

And for lunch I had two stuffed pasta shells.
I couldn’t bring myself to eat the cauliflower salad that came with it.

So I figured I had MAYBE 400 calories.
And I think that’s way overboard.

Being hungry though was the result.
And I’ve been craving a cookie for days.
a REAL cookie.

And so…
This afternoon I went to Au Bon Pain and got a chocolate chip cookie.

According to their website the chocolate chip cookie is 260 calories.
OMG!

So…
400 + 260 = 660 which leaves me 540 for dinner tonight.
Doable.

I hope my little divergence doesn’t come back to bite me in the ass.
We’ll see come Friday.

Well it’s the end of week one, and I have made a little progress.
I was helped a bit by being sick I think.

I actually had to MAKE myself eat this week as my appetite just wasn’t there.
(still not exactly normal either)

But anyway here are the numbers.

For a week with zero exercise I’ll take it.

So as I struggle on through the new health initiative I thought I’d share with you some of the break through realizations that made come to terms with my situation.

And the need to change it.

10)   Found myself on the couch watching “America’s Biggest Loser” with a bag of Cheese puffs.

9)   Caught myself flipping myself off as I walked past a mirror.

8 )   Photos of my prior self indicate I was pretty happy then.

7)   I have one pair of pants that don’t act as a tourniquet.

6)   Ethan’s first words may be something like “why does DADDY get more cookies then?”

5)   My wife recently handed me a picture and said “I was trying to figure out who I was with.. I didn’t even recognize you!”

4)   …Nether did I

3)   There are people on America’s Biggest Loser now that weigh less than me.

2)   There are people on America’s Biggest Loser now that wear smaller jeans than me.

1)   When I started and measured my girth… I matched my pregnant wife.

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…