As previously posted, the initial diagnosis of my ankle/foot injury made with MRI imaging was a Ruptured Peroneus Longus Tendon and surgery was scheduled for this Monday…  However, there have been further developments… At a preop (pre surgery) appointment 10 days ago the doctor felt that my strength and range of motion was not indicative of the [...]

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• Weight Lost: 48 pounds in 8 weeks... 1.8 Pounds This Week So I am very pleased with my weight loss this week...  With my ruptured tendon I was unable to exercise much, but I still managed 1.8 pounds of weight loss...  In addition to my ankle, I was finding myself stress eating (the injury and the prospect of surgery was stressing me out),......
• 2.2 Pounds one Week; aka 66 pounds in 16 weeks I lost 2.2 pounds this week. I stuck to my diet religiously except for 2 times when I allowed myself to be tempted by a small portion of bad carbs. Both times I happened to be around Lazy Man. Coincidence? I started rehab this week on my torn peroneus longus......
• 53 Pounds in 9 weeks... 4.5 Pounds this Week Wow... back on track!  After 2 weeks of relatively small amounts of weight loss (0.6 pounds and 1.8 pounds) I got back on track with a solid 4.5 pounds this week.  Between my ruptured tendon with the resulting inability to exercise in many of my normal ways and my Dad......
• One Hundred Pushup Challenge -- Knee Push ups, 1 Handed Knee Pushups, and Full Push ups Well if you haven't heard by now then you aren't paying attention to the Health and Fitness blogosphere... Everyone is doing the 100 push up challenge at 100 push ups.   It is a 6 week training program geared toward a final test where 100 consecutive pushups are completed.  (My first......
• Using Salsa as Your Salad Dressing I went out to lunch yesterday at my favorite Mexican restaurant with a friend: Sancho's Taqueria.  This place has the most amazing fish tacos on the planet and many many people swear by the carnitas super burrito...  They really are inspirational... This day however, I ordered the Sancho's Cobb with......

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So as I mentioned in my weigh in post, on Tuesday I was playing volleyball at the local community center…. It was a 3 on 3 game and we were receiving.   My teammate passed the ball to the setter and I was backing up to position for the approach for the spike (licking my chops too [...]

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• Sibling Day Weekend Roundup While this is not Mother's Day or Father's day, I called this week's roundup post Sibling Day's Roundup because of the accomplishments that my younger sisters have achieved. One is getting ready to be in an all state juried art show, another is ramping up to audition for all county......
• The Ultimate Tea Diet By Mark Ukra and Sharon Kolberg While many diets come and go, new ones spring up to take their place each year. Some go by without much notice, while others are fervently adhered to, at least until the next one comes along. Fad diets have their place, and will undoubtedly last longer than most of us......
• 2.2 Pounds one Week; aka 66 pounds in 16 weeks I lost 2.2 pounds this week. I stuck to my diet religiously except for 2 times when I allowed myself to be tempted by a small portion of bad carbs. Both times I happened to be around Lazy Man. Coincidence? I started rehab this week on my torn peroneus longus......
• 4 Pounds One Week; aka 66 pounds in 15 weeks Ok! I am back on track... I lost 4.1 pounds this week without being able to exercise very much (torn peroneus longus tendon)... I stuck to my diet religiously. I get to start rehab next week (3 days a week) starting Monday. I am very much looking forward to working......
• Coming Back After an Injury Injuries are an unfortunate part of exercise for many people, and in some cases, one bad injury can completely derail your plans for weight loss and getting fit. However, there are certain techniques that you can use to ensure that you’ll keep losing weight and getting healthier, even if you......

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So I am very pleased with my weight loss this week…  With my ruptured tendon I was unable to exercise much, but I still managed 1.8 pounds of weight loss…  In addition to my ankle, I was finding myself stress eating (the injury and the prospect of surgery was stressing me out), but I was able to [...]

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• Start Making Lifestyle Changes It is common knowledge that making lifestyle changes can have a big impact on how much weight you lose and your chances of keeping it off over the long term. What isn’t as clear is how to effect those changes, especially if you are trying to lose weight on your......
• Weigh In #4 -- One Month and 34 Pounds Lost After 1 month on the Jumpstart Medicine medically assisted weightless program I have lost 34 pounds... This week I lost 3.5 pounds with was 70% of my weekly goal of 5 pounds per week. I attribute missing the goal to a later than normal and larger than normal (for a......
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• 53 Pounds in 9 weeks... 4.5 Pounds this Week Wow... back on track!  After 2 weeks of relatively small amounts of weight loss (0.6 pounds and 1.8 pounds) I got back on track with a solid 4.5 pounds this week.  Between my ruptured tendon with the resulting inability to exercise in many of my normal ways and my Dad......
• Reset (Again) I am officially ending my last attempt 1.5 years after my last weigh in. I know I know. My bad. Moving On. How bad was it? I put all the weight back on and a little bit more. New starting weight is 394. Yikes. Back on the wagon I go.......

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