My suit from 17 years ago (like back *before* I got married) now fits
My mom (who apparently dresses me funny, thanks for noticing =) bought me this suit back in 1998 after I moved back to the states from Chile. (more…)
12 week weight loss challenge completed
My wife and I just finished a 12 week weight loss challenge our city puts on. Just before it started I “leveled the playing field” by eating carbs for a few days which had the “desired” effect of making we gain a whole lot of (mostly water) weight that took about a week to keto off. (more…)
6 months of Keto
Looks like it’s time for an update since I’ll be completing 6 months of Keto in 3 days. (more…)
Goodbye old clothes
I was pretty surprised a few days ago to discover I had gone from a XXL size shirt to a L and from 38 pants to 34. Yesterday I gutted my closet, boxed up everything that was larger than size Large and donated it to charity. (more…)
New Before and after progress pic
I decided it was time for a new progress picture because I put on my “Breakfast – It’s what’s for dinner” shirt. Anyhow, the before is from October 2014 less than a week after I started keto at 258.7 but I was already down to 255. (more…)
Wife wants to do P90 again and WARNING! shirtless man progress pics.
Yesterday my super hot and awesome wife informed me that I was going to be doing P90 with her again starting this morning. I did it back in November 2013 with her (oddly enough, right before I started People Chow) and it’s not as bad as P90X (more…)
Great TEDx talk by a doctor: “Reversing Type 2 Diabetes Starts with Ignoring the Guidelines”
Last night I watched this really great presentation. She sums a lot of the concepts surrounding Keto very well. (more…)
More in depth presentation on Ketosis by (another) doctor
Really excellent presentation about his own N=1 experiment with Ketosis. Gives quite a bit of info but doesn’t overwhelm with details. (more…)
Recommended Reading: Good Calories, Bad Calories
I’m finally finishing up Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health
by Gary Taubes. He wrote another book “Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It
” that apparently covers much of the same info but is simpler and easier to take in, I’m going to read it next. (more…)
Dietitians Association admits they were wrong about Salt, Cholesterol, Saturated Fat and Sugar
It’s too bad they forgot to mention that refined carbohydrates are essentially just sugar as well but hey, it’s progress. You can get more info at Diabetes-Warrior (more…)
