Week 2 Results

Week 2 results aren't bad.

I lost 3.2 pounds bringing the total weight dropped to 16.6 pounds.

I think the results could've been better.  There was a trip to Kansas City to see Radiohead which slightly derailed everything.  I'm back on track.  I'm drinking the mean green juice for breakfast and lunch and eating a light dinner this week.

Weighing In

I'm down 13.4 pounds after the first week.

Thursday Dinner

Well, I ate. I went eleven meals in a row drinking my meals. I ate grilled chicken and wild rice for dinner Thursday night. I would've eaten some type of vegetable with it but I'd drank them all.

Three Days In

Yesterday completed the third day of not chewing.  I made it.  I don't feel detoxed.  I feel normal.  Except for one thing.  I feel like I've went through more produce in the past three days than I would usually go through in a year.  Honestly, I've never purchased celery or cucumbers..ever.  And kale?  I still don't really know what that stuff is. What I do know about kale, is that it doesn't yield much juice.  What it does yield is very green and has a powerful odor.  I'm familiar with lemons and apples.  Ginger, not so much.  I see it served with sushi but never mess with it.

I've done the math.  In the past few days I've went through the following:

54-ish kale leaves
36 stalks of celery
9 cucumbers
4.5 lemons
18 granny smith apples


I feel fine.  Haven't really been hangry or hungry.

I plan to keep it going for another few days.  I'll probably go through lunch on Sunday.  That's where the next challenge will begin.  I'm headed to Kansas City after lunch on Sunday for a Radiohead concert.  I can't take my juicer with me and I've heard Kansas City has some decent BBQ places.  It's also the home of Boulevard Brewing Company.  I guess I don't have to go to Arthur Bryant's...or tour one of my favorite breweries...right?

Where Have You Been??

Hey...it's been a while.  I have some good news and some bad news.

The bad news:  Bluntly...I gained it all back.  I'm not gonna cry over spilled milkshake (booooooo).  I'm gonna lose it all again.

The good news:  I'm back.  I'm working on it...again.  Today is the first day of the new journey.

I'll tell you what I'm up to instead of what I've been doing.  I'll save the "what I've been doing" stories for another time.  As of right now, I'm on day one of a detox.  I'm not chewing.  My plan is to go 3 days without chewing anything.  I'd like to go 10 days...maybe 15 without chewing, but we'll see.  If I make it 3 days, I'll evaluate how I feel physically and emotionally.

Detox Details:  I'm juicing.  This morning I drank the "Mean Green" which was 4 celery stalks, 1 cucumber, 2 apples, half a lemon, 6 kale leaves, and some ginger.  Actually...I split the juice that was yielded and had that for lunch as well.  Tomorrow I'll probably double the batch and split it in threes so I have breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack.

Thoughts:  This "not chewing" thing is strange.  I feel fine.  I'm not hangry...yet.  I know it's coming.

-Travis

June 7

Breakfast    Calories
Protein Shake    110
   
Total Breakfast    110
   
   
Lunch    Calories
Chick-fil-A Spicy Chicken Sandwich    490
   
Total Lunch    490
   
   
Dinner    Calories
Chick-fil-A Spicy Chicken Sandwich    490
   
Total Dinner    490
   
   
Snacks    Calories
String Cheese    120
Kashi Bar    180
Kashi Bar    180
Egg-rolls    400
   
Total Snacks    880
   
   
Total Calories    1970

June 3

Breakfast    Calories
Peanut Butter    190
       
Total Breakfast    190
   
   
Lunch    Calories
Pizza    845
       
Total Lunch    845
   
   
Dinner    Calories
Pizza    845
       
Total Dinner    845
   
   
Snacks    Calories
Chips    230
Granola Bar    180
       
Total Snacks    410
   
   
Total Calories    2290

June 2

Breakfast    Calories
Eggrolls    280
    
Total Breakfast    280
   
   
Lunch    Calories
Hot Dog    550
      
Total Lunch    550
   
   
Dinner    Calories
      
Total Dinner    0
   
   
Snacks    Calories
Chips    230
Granola Bar    180
   
   
Total Snacks    410
   
   
Total Calories    1240

Breakfast	Calories
Bagel w/ Cheese	420
Total Breakfast	420
Lunch	Calories
Chick-fil-A Spicy Chicken Sandwich	490
Bowl of Fruit	100
Total Lunch	590
Dinner	Calories
Meatloaf	560
Total Dinner	560
Snacks	Calories
Banana	105
Eggroll	440
Total Snacks	545
Total Calories	2115

Early Morning Metabolism Experiment

I seem to have plateaued losing weight.  I've been stuck at 44 pounds for a few weeks now.

I've decided to add in some aerobic exercise to boost the Benjamin Dropping.  I walked 3 miles this morning in 53 minutes, 59 seconds.  Here are the songs that shuffled through my Ipod as I walked around the neighborhood.




3 miles @ 5:45am (53:59)

Modern Girl-Sleater Kinney
Hell-Tegan and Sara
Taper Jean Girl-Kings of Leon
Something Is Not Right With Me-Cold War kids
Saving Grace-The Nixons
Speed of Sound-Pearl Jam
The Fixer-Pearl Jam
When It Comes-Incubus
Wrong Prayer-Jaydiohead
Whipping-Pearl Jam
Jigsaw Falling Into Place-Radiohead
Long Road-Pearl Jam
The Funeral-Band of Horses
Fairytale-Sara Bareilles
Detlef Schrempf-Band of Horses

May 13

May 12

44.4

Weigh-In 15 & 16

Last week I was in route back to The Fort from St Louis for Wednesday Weigh-In.  My brother, Trent, and I left for Kansas City around noon on Monday for a Pearl Jam concert.  Tuesday morning we headed across the state to St Louis for another Pearl Jam show...did I mention that Band of Horses opened for Pearl Jam.  Seeing two of my favorite bands on the same stage made these two shows must-attend-events.  Anywho, I'll blame the road trip for the lack of posting last week.  I'll also blame the road trip for the 0.8 pounds I gained in week 15.

Week 16 had better results.  I went to see Nurse Suzie earlier this morning.  The results were better.  I lost 2.2 pounds in week 16.

So, in the past two weeks I'm at -1.4 pounds dropped.  I know that's not the 2 pounds per week average I'm shooting for.  After all the BBQ that was consumed in KC and the peperoni and jalapeno stromboli in STL...I'll take these results and work harder for better results next week.

Okay...Seriosly, This Time I'm Really Back

It has been a crazy couple of weeks...

Yes, I have taken a break from blogging.  I have not taken a break from the Benjamin Droppin'.  I am pleased to announce that after putting on a golf tournament for Girls Inc, working on YEL stuff, planning a community kickball tournament, and going to Kansas City and St. Louis for a couple of Pearl Jam concerts...I AM BACK!!!

Daily Food Diary: For real this time, it's live and running.  I've found an awesome website (thanks Jimmy) for tracking daily caloric intake.  Fit Day is going to be a great tool for maintaining this part of the blog...bonus points for being able to access it on my phone

Wednesday Weigh-Ins: Back on schedule.  Nurse Suzie will verify I've been going by to see her every week.  I just need to be more diligent posting the results.  What fun are Wednesday Weigh-Ins if the results are posted on Thursdays and Fridays?

Chick-fil-A: Once again, I want to go on record proclaiming I should be the spokesperson for this great American restaurant.



BTW, I'm almost halfway there...results from today's Wednesday Weigh-In will be posted shortly.

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Weigh-in #14 and 15

Last Wednesday's weigh-in results went in the wrong direction.  I gained 1.8 pounds, eliminating the progress from the previous weeks.

I do have good news.  Today's weigh-in saw a correction.  The numbers on the scale retreated 4 pounds from the previous week.

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Weigh-In #13

What can I say?  I took the week off from the food diary.  I'll admit it.  I needed a break from the monotony of daily posts about what I ate.  However, I will continue with the posts about daily caloric intake.  I know people anticipate and enjoy reading about what I'm eating (hello Maggie). 

The "What I Ate" posts will return on Monday, April 19th.

I weighed in this morning with good results.  I dropped 1.4 pounds for the week.

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