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Things I've noticed about being smaller.

February 27, 2019 By Allen Leave a Comment

  • I feel better; that’s an obvious plus. I have more energy, I sleep better, I move better, and I can even keep up playing with my 5-yr-old (for a time, I am only human). My blood pressure levels are better than ever, and my resting heart rate went from high-80s to right around 60. I also no longer look at staircases with a feeling of hatred and resentment. These, I’m told, are all good things.
  • I look better, and I take way better selfies. Proof:
  • I’ve reset my relationship with food. That’s not to say I don’t still crave things at times, but I used to eat to feel better, or when I was stressed out. Then I just started eating all the time – I didn’t even notice it. By forcing myself to follow a meal plan to the letter, I noticed more and more the desire to reach out for snacks when certain things happened or emotions arose. Did I still reach out for the snacks? Sometimes I did – but for celery or broccoli instead of chips or candy.
  • It’s still shocking to look in the mirror. Not all the time, but sometimes I’ll look in the mirror and just be stunned for a moment while I realize the face and body I see are not the face and body in my mind’s eye. That leads me to…
  • I still think I’m massively overweight. That’s why the mirror still confuses me at times; I don’t see the ‘new’ me in my mind’s eye. I graduated highschool at over 300lbs, so I’ve got a lot of conditioning of how I look to overcome.
  • People (strangers) look me in the eye more, and are generally nicer to me.There’s not much to really add to this. I used to notice people averting their eyes, trying not to look/stare, and being largely (haha) dismissive of me. It’s disappointing that it’s a real thing, and that I’ve noticed it so clearly, but it is what it is.

Filed Under: Weight Loss Tagged With: musing, weight loss

Weight Loss Journey

February 24, 2019 By Allen Leave a Comment

So here I am, after months of thinking “I should write a blog post about my weight loss”, and months of putting it off, I’ve come to do just that. I’m not going to try to sell you a miracle cure, or tell you about ‘just one thing’ or a ‘crazy weird trick’ you need to do to be successful. My story isn’t that bizarre, or good for sales. My story begins with a 379lbs man who, having recently entered parenthood, was scared by the prospect of not seeing his kids grow up. My boy was about to turn five, and I couldn’t play with him. I was just too big. Everything was too hard, and too painful to keep up. Watching him as he grows, and realizing the real likelihood that I could die before he enters adolescence, I needed to make a change. 

Jun 2018
Jan 2019

A friend of mine had great success working with a nutrition coach, and I had tried (with moderate success) in managing my own diet, but I knew I could use help. I reached out to Andrew McInroy Nutrition and told him where I was at, and what I wanted to do. We had a consultation over the phone, at which point I handed over an – all things considered – very – modest sum of money. Within a day or two I received a personalized meal plan, based around the food I enjoy and my schedule.

You can’t expect to look like a million bucks if you keep eating from the dollar menu.

Andrew McInroy Nutrition (via Facebook)

So, I started it up; I bought the food on the list, I made the changes I needed to, and I prepared to be disappointed in the results. Why disappointed? Because no weight loss plan has ever lived up to its hype – never. And if it ever does, it’s impossible to stick to and the weight loss never lasts. Well, to my surprise, I lost 25 lbs in the first month. Then I lost 30 in the second month. The rate of losing weight slowed, but it’s been 8 months and I’ve lost 130 lbs. The last few weeks the weight hasn’t changed much, but it hasn’t gone up. To say I’ve been happy with the results would be an epic understatement.

While I do get tired of some of the foods, there’s enough options and versatility that I don’t find myself getting tired of the plan. More to come, but this is a good start for now.

Filed Under: Weight Loss Tagged With: musing, weight loss

Walden Farms – Thick & Spicy BBQ Sauce

September 28, 2018 By Allen Leave a Comment

I understand the reasoning behind this product. Walden Farms produces a large lineup of “zero calorie” products (may contain trace calories – what the heck is a trace calorie, and how is it not just calories?). This BBQ sauce is among those products, and is the clearest sign to me that there is true evil on this earth.

Look, I get the desire to have reduced calorie products – really I do… but…

There comes a point where you’ve ruined what you’re trying to achieve in the effort to get all the way there. This product is a case in point. When you first taste it, there’s an overwhelming sense that something wrong has happened with your mouth. That’s the pure unadulterated taste of Sucralose assaulting your face with its nastiness. The rest of the flavour – that I’m sure exists in there – is hidden behind that taste. I found it impossible to get past.

It’s entirely reasonable to look for a low calorie BBQ sauce. In fact, I’ll be making one later on in this blog. It is not reasonable to consume this product under the guise of a low calorie BBQ sauce. I will make an exception to that if you’re serving it to your enemies in an effort to crush their very souls.

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: diet, Low Calorie, Nutrition, Reviews

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