extreme mowing
Friday I mowed the backyard. This may not seem like a huge deal. Anyone who has SEEN the backyard knows what I mean. it’s a farging cliff.
Used to take me a day, and it required help. Now I can do it in about an hour, by myself. And I’m barely huffing and puffing.
In other news I’m wearing size 46 pants. From 54s, not so long ago.
17 comments Og | Uncategorized
Bravo !! I told you that you looked good. Now do you believe me ?
swmbo
Good on ya, Og! I know the feeling, man. No more huffing, asthma, agony in my knees and ankles, no more apnea, indigestion…
LAP band = good.
Congrats on losing what, 8 inches? That’s great. I dropped only 4 so far, but I’m working on it.
Good for you Og!
The RD’s diet report, since we’re on the subject: 20# lost in 7 weeks, 4″ lost off waist, 6″ off pus-gut, blood sugar down to (30-day avg) 98, B/P 104/67 P65, Total cholesterol 114, triglycerides less than 99.
Still on diet, now at 181#, going down to 170 (by Xmas), then bulk back up with some gym time to 175-180. That’ll be my fighting weight.
To save y’all the email to me asking for my diet secrets, do this exercise: put your palms together in front of your chest, and push hard while exhaling slowly. Relax, then put those palms on the table edge in front of you, and push yourself back, you’re done eating.
That’s it: calorie (and carb) reduction. First 30 days, less than 1,000 calories, less than 60 gm/carb per day. Then next 20 days, 1200 calories, up to 100 gm/carb, now less than 1500 calories, less than 150 gm/carb per day. This will be my long-range diet.
I use CalorieKing.com for keeping track of the calories, includes a calculator. You will need a gram-scale (take the one from your ganja stash if it will weigh up to 8 oz) and a deck of 3X5 cards to keep a daily food diary on.
Eat what you measure out and no more. Snack on a glass of water or at most some carrots. Write EVERYTHING down, and reserve some time each day just to read your diary. Lots of water, dieting is hard on the kidneys, which need extra flushing.
You can have booze, but count the calories in it, 90 cal/oz of PLAIN vodka, whiskey etc is much more due to sugars (AND has carbs, too). No beer, too many carbs. No wine, same problem. Smoke it if you got it, no calories there.
Pretty soon, you learn what you can eat and stay in the guidelines, and also what you cannot eat.
Save money, you will be needing new clothes soon!
hey, I tried that. Nothing worked for me- which is why I had myself surgically altered.
When we surgically alter a male…..well….you don’t really want to know what that means at a veterinarian’s office, do you ? And what would Mrs.Og say about that procedure ?
swmbo
hey, I could lose three pounds and still have plenty. Of course, for a woman who claims to have seen and heard everything, the least mention of my enormous scrotum makes you turn away… Hmmm.
We don’t remove the sack…just the innards.Did you know that they make “fake” testicles. They’re called neuticles.Now you have some more worthless information.Just go to http://www.neuticles.com
swmbo
When did I turn away? Never saw them. Never turned.Probably a good thing, right ?
swmbo
You clearly registered your distaste.
I have a pair of neuticles on my desk. One of my customers makes ’em.
I received a pair of neuticles, at the office, in the mail when they first hit the .My boss is using them for paperweights.On another note, what do I do with these antlers? PLEASE come pick them up !
swmbo
Way to go Og, my question is ” am I going to recognize you at the rendezvous, that is if you are going to be there?”
I’m still hoping/planning to attend.
Good news is I’m skinnier but still ugly, so the chances of droves of women attacking me are slim, none, and who are you trying to kid?
Congrats. Eight freaking inches is outstanding! very proud, bro. keep it up
Excellent, excellent news, og.
Gotcha beat, though – went from a size 44 waist to a 32. 12 inches. It’s like I lost my…
Ruler.
:)
jay: Not done yet.
Ab workout machine…
Interesting article….