Start to Keto and Baby D!

Baby D is on the way today! This will be a very good test this week on how I can keep up the pace for the keto diet. I've been in ketosis for roughly 1.5 weeks with a moderate level of ketones. My diet has consisted of salad (full fat dressing, bacon, eggs, olive oil), bullet coffee, eggs and bacon for breakfast with more salad, and wings. Drinking tons of water, and snuck in 4 beers over the weekend for a net of 10g of empty carbs. I can say I feel so much better and I've been trying to get some steps in which helps.

Feeling much better is baby steps. I've lost a couple of pounds as well. I'm down to 157 pounds from 159.9 pounds. Baby steps...

I plan to track and post my ketone level in the future.

Where did the time go? (Again)

So, again where did the time go? I bought a fitbit only to be even more lazy before I had the thing. It's like wearing a fitbit will make me lose some weight if I just look at it (would ya' just look at it?).

This weekend I bought something else that will probably not get used. It's the fit 2 fat 2 fit, keto jump start program. I want it mostly to just have a good reference for keto friendly foods. As of today, when I woke up I decided to start down the keto path and monitor what I am eating. All while, my wife is 40 weeks pregnant. I have no clue who I will be able to manage a newborn, and exercise. I plan to track my process, take notes, and hopefully things turn out. But I know it won't be easy now that I am starting a family. At least if I continue to wear my fitbit, I'll lose weight. Right?

Where did the time go?

Fast forward, it's 2018 and I'm heavier than I was back in 2014. Mike and I plan to push each other and I have an added motivating factor. I am going to be a dad in a few weeks!

The plan is to go through the P90X program as I had some success with that in the past. I imaging having a kid will put a crunch on time and my ability to eat healthy. I'm guessing meal prep might become something I have to learn really quick. Traveling for work is also a factor in my diet. Learning to eat healthy on the road will be super important.

Short term goals to achieve by the end of June

• Lose 10-15 lbs (Starting weight is 258)
• Run 1 mile without stopping 
• Consistent approach to eating habits
• Blog each day/week about what I've done to keep progressing 

Stay tuned...

Broken Scale or Superior Metabolism?

It's Monday morning and I stepped on the scale to see that I now weigh 230.5 LBs....that's 9 pounds lost in just a week!?!?!

Not sure if my scale is correct, but I'll take it...

Here is my model of scale:

Taylor Scale

I wonder how accurate my scale is?

Bet Rebooted....!

So, we've rebooted the bet. The new rules to me are worst, than paying money to the winner. This time, the loser has to post their before picture on facebook as their profile pic. Yeah, no thanks. There is one way to cancel out things and that is by losing 40 LBs.

When we first weighed in, I weighed in at 239.5. I've been trying to eat better and even walked a bit while out of town for work.

Today is 5/18/2014 - I plan on walking / running 4 miles all while Clap is sitting at backgammon doing nothing...probably eating bad food and drinking beer.

Team D!

January 20, 2014

The past few weeks have been going well.  I have been watching what I eat, and portion control has been in  check.  I did go out drinking twice, which I'm not happy about consuming all of those empty calories.  I've decided to limit myself to only two more times drinking before this is all over.  Those are going to be the Daytona 500 and Tigers Opening Day.

There was one think that I forgot to mention in my original post, but my BMI was 30.2.  I don't really have a goal for this, but am interested to see how low it is on June 1st.

There are two recipes that I've recently tried that taste great, and are also a good way to eat a lot of kale and broccoli.

Kale Tart:

2 pounds Swiss chard or Kale, washed and spun dry
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 Spanish onion, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/4 bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/8 cup
3 large eggs
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
1 cup bread crumbs
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Bring 8 quarts water to a rolling boil and add 2 tablespoons salt.
Roughly chop the Swiss chard, discarding the rough stems. Add the Swiss chard to the boiling water and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain thoroughly and set aside.
In a 12-inch saucepan, heat 3 tablespoons olive oil over a medium flame until hot but not smoking. Add the onion and garlic, and cook until soft and golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add the Swiss chard and the parsley. Let cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and let cool.
Meanwhile, break the eggs into a small bowl. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Add 3 tablespoons of Parmigiano and, using a whisk, mix until the ingredients are well-blended. Add the egg mixture to the cooled Swiss chard and toss to combine.
Using the remaining olive oil to lightly grease a shallow 9-inch round or oval baking dish. Dust the bottom of the baking dish with 1/2 cup bread crumbs. Carefully place the Swiss chard and egg mixture into the pan. Dust with the remaining Parmigiano and then the remaining bread crumbs.
Bake until the top is golden brown, about 1 hour. Serve hot or room temperature.

Baked Broccoli

Chop a head of broccoli (do not rinse, immediately prior to preparing!)
Mince 2-3 cloves of garlic
Put broccoli, garlic, 2 tbsp. olive oil, and a few shakes of salt and pepper in a ziploc bag.
Shake it up!!
Spread out on baking sheet, place on top rack, and bake for about 30 minutes.

I added some Parmesan cheese and lemon juice when it was done...tastes great!

You knew this would happen

Eating lunch at the Union Woodshop, and D decides to make fun of me because of what I was eating, saying that I will never meet my goal, while he ordered the EXACT same meal as me.  So, we talked a little shit back and forth, both got overly cocky, and now the bet has officially been upped to $20 per pound that we miss our goal by.  This was officially sealed with a fist bump over the table.

My first real update will come this Sunday.  My first picture update will be at the end of the month.