tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17788351726830350672024-03-12T18:44:08.465-07:00The Doug ProjectI will be eating at McDonald's for the next 30 days in hopes to complete a body transformation that includes a balanced exercise and diet plan - while - YES! - eating at McDonald's! I invite you to follow my journey over the next 30 days as I will be updating daily with photos and comments. Why am I doing this? This is my Benjamnin Button version of Super Size Me. I will be getting smaller while eating all the healthy food that McDonald's has to offer!The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-11461395620657864812009-05-11T19:18:00.000-07:002009-05-11T19:21:27.028-07:00Before & After<p align="left"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oLMWIOjOpUEaKD2xTJ0I0NpBom2wE3Kgtixq0hlv0Eol45RYYC0pu5eybCFj9YBuYZIHf4PFZQE1_c6mhrRZyjVUedWt1OW7-0oUQnkads0nnRMCbjHRE1X3KlU1XaEv2vmEfZtwpIs/s1600-h/Doug+Before.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334756420933156882" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oLMWIOjOpUEaKD2xTJ0I0NpBom2wE3Kgtixq0hlv0Eol45RYYC0pu5eybCFj9YBuYZIHf4PFZQE1_c6mhrRZyjVUedWt1OW7-0oUQnkads0nnRMCbjHRE1X3KlU1XaEv2vmEfZtwpIs/s200/Doug+Before.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNIL_1TzJhE6UXcL3_JTsIuDPtC1G7u2l1AJMd3vSiU4Fv4z4ffpgj4fCmWrKMTb2PQTdWLteX6UIttqYrB15rQWQcJNGgtmg__ekgHUWVVtGN0Ef7T0vJm-wxD-SZsXb5Y4rMo_hc3k/s1600-h/Doug+After.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334756269768983202" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNIL_1TzJhE6UXcL3_JTsIuDPtC1G7u2l1AJMd3vSiU4Fv4z4ffpgj4fCmWrKMTb2PQTdWLteX6UIttqYrB15rQWQcJNGgtmg__ekgHUWVVtGN0Ef7T0vJm-wxD-SZsXb5Y4rMo_hc3k/s200/Doug+After.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="left"> Day 1 and Day 30</p><p align="left"> </p><p align="left"> Contact me at <a href="mailto:douglogeais@yahoo.com">douglogeais@yahoo.com</a> for appearance requests.</p><p align="left"> </p><p align="left"><br /><br /> </p>The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-45301145224896449602009-04-26T16:56:00.000-07:002011-09-04T17:21:56.520-07:00Fitness InstructorNow offering personal fitness instruction.
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<br />Please contact me in San Diego - or I can also travel to your city if it all works out - so you can get started on a whole new you!
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<br />Doug Logeais
<br />Cell: 619.203.3226
<br />Email: <a href="mailto:douglogeais@yahoo.com">douglogeais@yahoo.com</a>
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<br />I look forward to speaking to you!
<br />The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-71048608275401569362009-04-22T05:53:00.000-07:002010-01-12T21:20:53.187-08:00Thank You. Thank You. Thank You.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicatajdMn-BsoCAeLvoaBIDE5_OnYMVL19i-8bCTf5iOvnaJx_YFemSjEUznmVJxs0Sw3m61PrIU2Tmsj93SeOtkOwWtDZgVvf3_WKkqr0iYR2ErFNRsV-ZdZTzeEvGLJrZS_DFTaJVBw/s1600-h/Ronald.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327498260020274610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicatajdMn-BsoCAeLvoaBIDE5_OnYMVL19i-8bCTf5iOvnaJx_YFemSjEUznmVJxs0Sw3m61PrIU2Tmsj93SeOtkOwWtDZgVvf3_WKkqr0iYR2ErFNRsV-ZdZTzeEvGLJrZS_DFTaJVBw/s320/Ronald.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Thanks to everyone from around the world for your support! I really appreciate it!</div><div> </div><div></div><div>Now - first and foremost - this was going to be a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">documentary</span> about me losing weight at McDonald's. </div><div> </div><div>And it still is, but...</div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div>(Regretfully - McDonald's has not been a partner in my adventure - ugh!)</div><div> </div><div></div><div>Please contact me at: <a href="mailto:douglogeais@yahoo.com">douglogeais@yahoo.com</a> to discuss possible sponsorship.</div><div> </div><div></div><div>Thanks! And - yes - I am still losing weight and will post more photos in the future. Keep checking back.</div>The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-54326725584347818462009-03-31T06:33:00.001-07:002009-04-27T06:29:39.393-07:00Before & After: Day 1 vs. Day 30<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWp6tPiVOnEXS9IhPhHXDnOSv0-cJTVe4jPX_arX_yvtExUEb3XtIdJ2eik4rKnYZ0PgqpIKiDKlVtXzAQFjh2RiS0PtI5asNvwSnwDLTqVfHNMn8Sy-uHiQaJQQegE6UnfZ6ziskJyM8/s1600-h/IMG_3622.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319345553263518962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWp6tPiVOnEXS9IhPhHXDnOSv0-cJTVe4jPX_arX_yvtExUEb3XtIdJ2eik4rKnYZ0PgqpIKiDKlVtXzAQFjh2RiS0PtI5asNvwSnwDLTqVfHNMn8Sy-uHiQaJQQegE6UnfZ6ziskJyM8/s320/IMG_3622.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwtG23LMVOvaJGV_3KhYelCymW2c0ojb7qi36Z9WOIH9Qr0Z16_wFUUBVydsoBfSL0ywv1_Pt9uwweVCeoWpyF_OmFIHHNmiu-B3_NtjDbWLAu2n7rCzEeRTkx4ecyM41_UE0jsDsLb4/s1600-h/239_3943.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319345492077635330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwtG23LMVOvaJGV_3KhYelCymW2c0ojb7qi36Z9WOIH9Qr0Z16_wFUUBVydsoBfSL0ywv1_Pt9uwweVCeoWpyF_OmFIHHNmiu-B3_NtjDbWLAu2n7rCzEeRTkx4ecyM41_UE0jsDsLb4/s320/239_3943.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1mYSUEZ2-6ONpsz5XFI7CbpUEuUtsrNvqikQtQu9_LsypxiCOZVDWvruj-a90i25ZvxnjdggJu2aBOhzWx-VkKN3BWBcc97b2-A6meGNs8F1qAu199lu6W9gSZjiashVJgi5nEEZ3Co/s1600-h/239_3943.JPG"></a><div align="center"><br /><br />For information and/or appearance requests - just email me:</div><div align="center"><a href="mailto:douglogeais@yahoo.com">douglogeais@yahoo.com</a></div><div align="center">I'll tell 'ya what I ate and what I did for exercise!</div><div align="center">I look forward to talking with you!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGj3xXJyocKDi4_SdVBJJTVkXT-UFzEkEVd4tDDzTn0QUiGx4cbdljzHNS5jSW7Wwmx5v5rf7q5CkuFMp2JczaX9o0rtvIPbf7OBjxcPzyKvaaGyjqMPSm0XN_2op9hse1_THneLe4310/s1600-h/IMG_3622.JPG"></a><div><br /> </div><div align="center">Does anyone know how I can get in touch with Barack Obama?</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Dream big - right?!<br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsfxbH1Riu5xyNaYyQB0a8IDBe8rk1xgtr5wqnDryvZjD0GZCwSeTu9iawklontW1ZjQ2wRtlESpLG27M76q9gxnOCg0IBTpwo42lrv7xrmzV7Pq9IG-JPuxCeFKhcghD6VVX1Ta54dI/s1600-h/IMG_3622.JPG"></a><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div>The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-12384759174442760892009-03-30T22:27:00.000-07:002009-03-31T00:03:13.462-07:00Day 30: I did it!<span style="font-size:85%;">{Click on the link above post a comment}</span><br /><br />Before I get ahead of myself - let me thank a few people who have helped me along the way.<br /><br />Remember? It takes a village to raise a child? There is more than one man in a one man show!<br /><br />So here they are - <em>The Village</em>:<br /><br />You know her - you love her - Leah from Sol Gym! Come on down!<br /><br />Thanks Ed (Owner) for letting us use the gym.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">GoldenLodeStar</span> Productions: Gary and Anthony - thanks for getting up early!<br /><br />Sun Lounge Tanning Center - one day my abs will shine through - thanks!<br /><br />The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Knotstop</span> - thanks Gordon for the awesome massages! Couldn't have exercised as much as I did without you!<br /><br />Brad. Someone needs to know what "html" means - right? Just make it happen - I can't be bothered with the details...<br /><br />Jim. Who knew you could be so patient? Thanks!<br /><br />And the whole crew at my favorite McDonald's in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Hillcrest</span> - San Diego. Thanks for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">servin</span>' up the goodies!<br /><br /><em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Mc</span>-Did-You-Know?</em><br /><br />The Big Mac was introduced in 1968 (the year I was also born). I knew we had a cosmic connection.<br /><br />This journey is not over. I have about 15-20 pounds to go. I'll be posting photos and comments in the future - so keep checking back for the big ta-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">da</span> moment.<br /><br />What's next?<br /><br />I love cruising (been on Holland America, Carnival, Princess - loved it!) so one thing I think would be a great project would be a <em>"Cruise to Lose".</em><br /><br />I think McDonald's could provide all the food - I'd be the motivational guy - and we would invite 2000 people who are over-weight and want to make a change (like me) and just need a nudge. I'll be a nudge.<br /><br />The week-long cruise would be lots of exercise (of course) and all McDonald's all day. Salads. Grilled chicken wraps, etc... 'Ya think people would like that? Would be fun! We could invite lots of personal trainers. 2000 people losing about 10 pounds for the week? That's 20,000 pounds lost in one week! Wow! Let's get on that one Carnival and McDonald's!<br /><br />And then there's this idea:<br /><br />I would run/walk across the country from the "original" McDonald's in San <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Bernadino</span>, CA to Ray Kroc's "first" McDonald's in Des <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Plaines</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Il</span>. It's about 2000 miles - but that's also a lot of McDonald's to visit. I would stop by every McDonald's I pass by and beg, borrow, steal donations to help the Ronald McDonald House Children Charities. I've always wanted to raise money for charity and do something nice. It's nice being nice. All warm and fuzzy.<br /><br />I'm also writing about this - maybe <em>McDonald's for Dummies</em>.<br /><br />You have not heard the last of me. This is just the beginning.<br /><br />I invented <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">McVeggies</span>!<br /><br />A small container with celery, carrots, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">broccoli</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">tomato's</span> with a little ranch dipping sauce? Yum!<br /><br />I'll see if <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">McCorporate</span> likes that one.<br /><br />Starting weight: 203<br />Ending weight: 188<br /><br />15 pounds. 30 days.<br /><br />Whew...<br /><br />See you tomorrow!The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-61194350011994444212009-03-29T22:30:00.000-07:002009-03-29T22:49:12.699-07:00Day 29: OMG! 1 more day...{Click on the link above to post a comment}<br /><br />15 pounds!<br /><br /><sigh><br /><br />Here's what I ate and what I did:<br /><br />This was my typical breakfast-snack-lunch-snack-dinner-snack and daily exercise routine:<br /><br />6 am: Wake up - stretch - meditate<br />7am: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Cardio</span> (1 hour minimum)<br />8am: Breakfast Burrito (300 calories) and Low Fat Milk (130 Calories)<br />9 am: Work<br />10 am: Fruit 'n Yogurt Parfait (130 Calories)<br />1 pm: Grilled Chicken Snack Wrap (x2) (620 Calories) and Low Fat Milk (130 Calories)<br />3 pm: Apple Dippers (No Caramel) (35 Calories)<br />6 pm: Southwestern Salad with Grilled Chicken (No Dressing) (320 Calories)<br />8 pm: Apple Dippers (No Caramel) (35 Calories)<br /><br />Water, water, and more water...<br /><br />Total for the day: 1700 calories.<br /><br />On my days off from work - or when I was really <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Jones'n</span> for extra <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">cardio</span> - I'd do another hour of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">cardio</span>-running-rowing machine-stair master-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">elyptical</span>...<br /><br />Sweat, sweat, and more sweat...<br /><br />There is no secret here folks. I cannot tell you anything you already didn't know.<br /><br />Eat right. Exercise. Good a good nights sleep. Have balance in your life. Enjoy your friends. Love your family. And in the end, the universe should take care of itself.<br /><br />Can you eat <em>anywhere</em>? Yeah, sure.<br /><br />Can you eat <em>anything</em>? Not always.<br /><br />The whole point of the last 30 days was to prove to myself that I could go any <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">restaurant</span>, make good food choices, and with a little exercise - just possibly - I could make a small change in my life.<br /><br /><br />And I did.<br /><br />See you tomorrow!The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-17710619933115235862009-03-29T16:03:00.000-07:002009-03-29T16:24:40.664-07:00Day 28: 2 more days!{Click on the date above to post a comment - or any other day that catches your fancy.}<br /><br /><br />14 pounds!<br /><br />Yes - I said it - a whole Thanksgiving Day Turkey! (Minus the inside giblet pieces!)<br /><br />With only 2 more days to go - Monday is just a precious 48 hours away. I can smell the sugar in my first Pepsi already! If you put your face close enough - you can get the fizz from the bubbling sweet nectar on your lips as you raise that golden <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">chalice</span></span> to take your first sip. Sip hell?! I'm guzzling my Pepsi. Should last about 1 minute I'm <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">guessin</span></span>'!<br /><br />Not entirely true. I am a changed person. Huh? What gives? Maybe once in a while I'll a Pepsi - it just won't be a staple of my diet anymore.<br /><br />Many people have asked: "What next?"<br /><br />Well...I (obviously) do plan to continue to eat healthy and lose weight - still got about 20 more <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">pounds</span></span> to go (ugh!) - but after this 30 Day <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">McBinge</span></span> - I am going to try to eat more organic fruits and vegetables. Heck - at this point - I just want to sit down for dinner and not go through a drive through.<br /><br />The folks who work at my favorite McDonald's (University Avenue in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Hillcrest</span></span> - San Diego) have become so familiar to me on a daily basis - it seems kinda sad I won't be seeing them <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">regularly</span></span>. It's like summer camp - and this is the last weekend. I've had my last swing from the tree rope over the lake and now I've already forgotten how good it was... {insert sad face}<br /><br />But - on the bright side - I am at 14 pounds and should make 15 by Monday - and get this? (I still can't believe it!) - I ate at McDonald's - every day! Yes - truly - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">nothin</span></span>' but...<br /><br />One of the more interesting things I found out (uh oh...self-discovery moment coming up...) I didn't think I could do a whole month with only eating at McDonald's. I mean - that was the whole point - but honestly - now that it is here - I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">surprised</span></span> myself. Yikes!<br /><br />Game night with friends? Nothing!<br /><br />A weekend in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Las</span></span> Vegas? Forget about it!<br /><br />Day in and day out. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Nothin</span></span>' but net! (March Madness basketball reference!)<br /><br />Today: 1 hour of morning <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">cardio</span></span> at the gym - then an hour of mid-afternoon running - and then a hike up <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Cowles</span></span> Mountain. Yup! 3 hours of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">cardio</span></span> in one day without breaking a sweat. Well - I did break a sweat...I mean... you get the idea!<br /><br />Funny thing happened on the way to office this morning - I lost 14 pounds!<br /><br />Woo <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Hoo</span></span>!<br /><br />See you tomorrow!The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-78561395226559191412009-03-27T20:00:00.000-07:002009-03-27T21:10:10.033-07:00Day 27: Good Morning San Diego!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2iwFbxHDZEukSDcKAEDmzAB8rM8EpWQ7kdXuU8u_Agm2tODCmw7cSyolY_mC6Z5HWRKNWYOLCuRgW0Y8NQHs4KD1sCFrKlIv3lKGtJnT0U1i1ZABVizqv1vzHE0QKeUsxAv3fStoWEqA/s1600-h/good+morning+sd.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318078172577152482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 93px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2iwFbxHDZEukSDcKAEDmzAB8rM8EpWQ7kdXuU8u_Agm2tODCmw7cSyolY_mC6Z5HWRKNWYOLCuRgW0Y8NQHs4KD1sCFrKlIv3lKGtJnT0U1i1ZABVizqv1vzHE0QKeUsxAv3fStoWEqA/s320/good+morning+sd.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwaC48uU2jaEM2o_OyIcVbbrBG2scbaWCqtihlkQBWlPYwhlKX9s8KAXEJFWemLtD3DWaWQj6Kim6QLWF1Y_3m3OlIi372NrNs9BqmtmY4M3uKnFh6zM0TI-g-5p5iHIwjLKNhudAd6g/s1600-h/good+morning+sd.bmp"></a></div><div>Today I was featured on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">KUSI's</span> Good Morning San Diego (Thanks Mike C.) </div><div><br /></div><div>Click on the link below to watch my segment. It's just about 5 minutes long.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://www.kusi.com/news/goodmorning/42019897.html">http://www.kusi.com/news/goodmorning/42019897.html</a><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><p>It was a great opportunity for me to get my message out to a large number of people at one time.<br /></p><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZI56lxUADvQUNQjOFfDbatG5d89Mf46YtVC6LTa4C0oUSpr_3S3cfsGaFCCrOwb1yoMpJB9CTJoxzBew68YUzGFlL7mPWNr5bN1SXJsCJtjXhAZYuuJqajdz9lr75R3C0Kj__fjMhcM/s1600-h/sosd_logo_white.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318078758039913058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 236px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 57px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZI56lxUADvQUNQjOFfDbatG5d89Mf46YtVC6LTa4C0oUSpr_3S3cfsGaFCCrOwb1yoMpJB9CTJoxzBew68YUzGFlL7mPWNr5bN1SXJsCJtjXhAZYuuJqajdz9lr75R3C0Kj__fjMhcM/s320/sosd_logo_white.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCtU3nwp4ap_wZORm0hnIahR-OCacaR-fCFZv-0engrHL7fzSpRc0ibepRo76kuK-vlfdGeml2cKqUYRxOTrfkcCw2TtbFDCIWRki8rvwyyJpRtIOnmBJI0Ox1_hcHjotYq6ZYgthPkE/s1600-h/sosd_logo_white.jpg"></a><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><p></p><div></div><div>And here's another link to a newspaper article about my adventure that was in the San Diego Union Tribune (Thanks Mike S.)</div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/mar/25/1m25stetz002428-film-subject-making-super-size-rev/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/mar/25/1m25stetz002428-film-subject-making-super-size-rev/</a><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><p></p><p>After the morning interview it was off to work - yes - just like any other day.</p><p></p><p></p><p>That's the whole point here. I did not take any additional time off from work over the last 30 days to do this. I went to work like every body else. I was not sequestered on the "<em>Ranch"</em> of The Biggest Loser - this is the real world, folks!</p><p></p><p></p><p>And to make sure I got in as much <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">cardio</span> as possible - yes - I even walked home from work like a little pack mule carrying tourist down a dusty trail to the bottom of The Grand Canyon (ugh!).</p><p></p><p>I never get a day off! It's all just work...work...work...</p><p></p><div>Yikes! Only 3 more days left. </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Admittedly - I am stuck at the 12 pound mark. </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>I honestly thought this was going to be a 30-pound miracle month. No one thought that was possible. </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Maybe I bite off more than I could chew? Get it?! Ha Ha!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>So I adjusted my goal for the month to 20 pounds. Still a little <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">aggressive</span> - but not <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">entirely</span> unreasonable.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>What I did not want to happen was to lose any amount of weight quickly - and then just slowly put it back on. Leah was quick to remind me that losing weight slowly is the best recipe for success. (Recipe for success? Ha Ha again... Will the the constant food references never stop?!)</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>So here I am - almost done with my initial 30 days of eating at McDonald's - only 3 days left - I lost (so far) a total of 12 pounds.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Wanna hear something scary? In my French Fry-Pepsi-chocolate deficient state of mind - I've actually had thoughts of continuing <em>The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">McDoug</span> Diet</em> (<em>Do It Doug's Way</em> - there's a million of 'em.)</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Huh? Serious?</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Must been a brief lapse in judgement. 30 days is pretty good to stick to anything. Going for more just seems - well...crazy? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Whadd'ya</span> think?</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Don't worry. Probably won't happen. </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Please</span> keep checking back - even after these initial 30 days have come and gone - I'll still be updating with photos and weight loss. </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Remember? Journey. Not destination. </div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>See you tomorrow!</div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><p><span style="font-size:0;"></span></p></div>The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-3368280537463411622009-03-26T18:40:00.000-07:002009-03-26T19:00:55.781-07:00Day 26: I think I'm gonna miss this...4 days left.<br /><br />Alright now - don't lose focus - almost there.<br /><br />Let's have an exercise distraction - ready?<br /><br />I might just want to become a personal trainer after this is all said and done. And when I mean done - I mean 25 more pounds from now (ugh!)<br /><br />I think there is a niche for me to fill. I've had two low back surgeries (gross!) and I think I can relate to a client who may have a similar situation like mine. So - with that said - I think I would be a good personal trainer, sympathetic, understanding, and motivating - yeah!<br /><br />Well - let's find out. Try this with me.<br /><br />Stand with your hands on your hips - feet together - and we're going to "lunge" forward with the right leg first.<br /><br />Step forward with your right leg so your left knee almost touches the ground - about 2inches from the floor. Take a good stride forward when you do that - this will really stretch and work your right quad (the big muscle on the top of your right leg).<br /><br />After "lunging" forward - return back to the starting position with your feet together.<br /><br />Then repeat this motion - starting with the left leg "lunging" forward - keeping the right knee about 2 inches from the floor.<br /><br />Do this routine slowly so you can do at least 10 from each side.<br /><br />Feel the burn yet?<br /><br />Make sure to keep your back straight.<br /><br />To add a little somethin' to this - you can add dumb bell weights to each hand (even 5 pounds is good enough).<br /><br />See? Isn't exercising fun? You didn't need a gym or any equipment? You didn't need a spotter. Health disclaimer: Always check with your doctor to see if you can complete this or any other stretching or exercising before beginning. Be safe. Not sorry.<br /><br />The thing that I discovered is that if you learn one thing today - remember it tomorrow - and add one more thing - then after a while - you'll be able to train yourself. <br /><br />Discipline is a whole other blog.<br /><br />Did you actually do it? Or just read this? Try it. What could it hurt.<br /><br />Walk the talk people! Keep it moving! It's a journey not a destination!<br /><br />See you tomorrow!The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-3721867582412951232009-03-25T16:45:00.000-07:002009-03-25T17:26:25.581-07:00Day 25: This is my last Wednesday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwdqOxpwKERGY7tl-yBDv-nOToyVZS_zoMxI6trLJTMMhV6xyYB65VDEJDViYCbG3gSA7kJQ3V7BCrThr3ta5nD8_JmWoAtYh55BrQwQgds7GQtYvH7uzui_Ei4PxViLHr3s-5o7Bu2g/s1600-h/238_3882.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwdqOxpwKERGY7tl-yBDv-nOToyVZS_zoMxI6trLJTMMhV6xyYB65VDEJDViYCbG3gSA7kJQ3V7BCrThr3ta5nD8_JmWoAtYh55BrQwQgds7GQtYvH7uzui_Ei4PxViLHr3s-5o7Bu2g/s320/238_3882.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317277855592086594" /></a><br /><br />5 days to go.<br /><br />This is me at Mt. Helix near San Diego. One great thing about living here in Southern California is the climate. You can always go outside and exercise. There are so many choices for outdoor activities here. One obvious choice is running. You can always get in a good run. You don't need equipment or another person.<br /><br />After calculating my daily calories with my abacus this morning - I was trying to figure out how many calories you burn running up a hill. When it's hot out. With an extra sweatshirt. Hmm...? I know this much - if it hurts - 'ya must be burning up the calories. <br /><br />Kinda like the idea - don't worry so much about the numbers on the scale - if your pants are looser - then things are moving right along.<br /><br />Which - by the way - has totally happened. My fat jeans don't really fit anymore. Pretty loose-y goose-y. I love it!<br /><br />Sweat is like your fat has turn to moisture and is jumpin' ship. I love it! The harder the workout - the better! If it's hard to breath - you're working hard. I like the down and dirty, gut-wrenching, no-I'm-not-reading-a-magazine-while-running on the treadmill at the gym hard (gimme a break wussies!) - I mean a real workout!<br /><br />Do you ever see Bob and Jillian on The Biggest Loser say to the contestants:<br /><br />"Say Kristin, when you get done reading that article 'ya wanna join us for a couple of push-ups?"<br /><br />Uh - not! Get in. Get out. Get done.<br /><br />Let me give you a little somethin' somethin' from south of the Mason-Dixon Line that fits in this situation:<br /><br />{Spit out your chewin' tabacc-y now...} <strong>"Git 'er done!"</strong><br /><br />Yeah - it's simple and stupid - but gawd - it's gets to the point - right?<br /><br />The fluff and puff of health club lemmings can't be serious. If you want to see a change - 'ya gotta make a change - duh!<br /><br />And let me tell you about change. Me? Not drinking Pepsi for a month?! Huh? What?<br /><br />Alert: Blue light flashing. Beeping noise from a fork lift backing up. Here it comes...bumper sticker time (I hate this already...)<br /><br />Ahem... "If I can do it - so can you!"<br /><br />I could barely get that out. I hate it. It means nothing to no one. Until you are ready - it 'aint gonna happen.<br /><br />Was I ready? Geez - I don't know. <br /><br />All's I'm sayin' is - I was sick and tired of being chunky. (What bothers me about this whole thing is - I never used to be fat. I used to be a healthier weight...)<br /><br />Whatever...this is not a victim story - just a story about change and possibility.<br /><br />But...one day at a time and one step at a time - anything is possible. You CAN do it. <br /><br />Now - stop reading this and drop and give me ten! <br /><br />If you're not used to exercising - just stretching for 10 minutes will feel like a workout. Try it! See you tomorrow!The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-51331464963276700462009-03-24T19:27:00.000-07:002009-03-24T19:31:38.257-07:00Day 24: I need a Pepsi !6 days to go!<br /><br />McBreakfast. <br /><br />McRunning. <br /><br />McLunch. <br /><br />McWork. <br /><br />McDinner. <br /><br />McCrazy!The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-20941846527032487582009-03-23T18:50:00.000-07:002009-03-23T18:57:52.509-07:00Day 23 - Kickin' er up a notch!7 days to go...<br /><br />This morning at 7 am was 10 minutes in the sauna and then 10 minutes on the Stairmaster (100 calories) and back to the sauna and then 10 minutes on the treadmill (100 caloires) and back to the sauna and then 10 minutes on the rowing machine (100 calories) and back to the sauna and then 10 minutes on the elyptical machine (100 calories).<br /><br />I hate exercising! I love exercising! I hate exercising! I hate exercising!The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-62944942756257572072009-03-22T14:47:00.000-07:002009-03-22T14:55:46.866-07:00Day 22 - Feed Me Seymore!I'm not hungry - I should actually be eating less than I am - but I need something (else) to eat!<br /><br />I love McDonalds's - I want a Big Mac right now! I just need something else I can eat that isn't so healthy or - do I dare say? - boring and bland...<br /><br />I like the food - it's just that I'm not a dog who is used to eating the same thing day after day after day after day...<br /><br />I have never smoked cigarettes - but I've heard that smokers who quit - are acutely more aware of cigarette smoke than others. Same here. Not necessarily the smells and texture and flavor of food - but the conversations people have about food: "What are you doing for dinner?" "Wanna grab a drink?" "How about we meet for happy hour?" Ugh!<br /><br />I need a margarita! I need some chips and salsa! I want to mindlessly walk around a grocery store planning a nice meal at home with all my favorite comfort foods! I'm a meat-and-potatos kinda guy.<br /><br />8 more days...The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-86117494038678411742009-03-21T20:19:00.000-07:002009-03-21T20:38:07.097-07:00Day 21 - Finally...10 lbs!Well - that took way too long! 10 lbs! Finally!<br /><br />It took me 21 days to lose 10 lbs! <br /><br />I am not frustrated (ugh!) - I mean - 10 lbs. is 10 lbs. right? I just thought I would have sailed right through this month - lickity split - that was an easy 20 lbs. - not!<br /><br />This is going slower than I thought. If you were going to measure the speed of my weight loss - you could use a sundial in Nome, Alaska in winter.<br /><br />Whatever...I'm losing weight...<br /><br />10 lbs. is 35,000 calories. (1 lbs. is 3,500 calories - you knew that - right?)<br /><br />Losing one calorie is measure by the amount of energy, or heat, it takes to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit). <br /><br />Huh? What? It's a lot of freakin' running - that's what is is! <br /><br />Yes - your side will hurt. You'll want to throw up. Your face will turn red. <br /><br />Having fun yet?The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-65103792563103460242009-03-20T19:58:00.000-07:002009-03-20T20:08:17.070-07:00Day 20<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawTLiFhfYE3UTw8QAovk37u2TA73OoVBq66luugJZcXzMi_9cUtxUno5XID8nQ5aY3EUDNUg5N_3HBpwKQUlW7sSyDz2ueZbPYtfU1KMM4xgKbQI1gr06mif4EEcBDdp6p1wnj7ayFfM/s1600-h/238_3864.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawTLiFhfYE3UTw8QAovk37u2TA73OoVBq66luugJZcXzMi_9cUtxUno5XID8nQ5aY3EUDNUg5N_3HBpwKQUlW7sSyDz2ueZbPYtfU1KMM4xgKbQI1gr06mif4EEcBDdp6p1wnj7ayFfM/s320/238_3864.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315471395824088322" /></a><br /><br />"Mc-Did-You-Know" ?<br /><br />Ronald McDonald was introduced in 1963 and the first person to put on the big red wig and make up was Willard Scott - yes - the weatherman guy from The Today Show - that guy.<br /><br />Cardio. Sausage McMuffin. Apples. Apples. Apples. Cardio. Southwest Salad with Grilled Chicken. Apples.<br /><br />Run. Eat. Repeat.The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-75285484806269341752009-03-19T17:58:00.000-07:002009-03-20T16:30:10.179-07:00Day 19 - The Very First McDonald's<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7RXzLaecffMZQvruYDv0JiOTEPymfpk4dA3xPjSVToBT4fVUm9EN_z7E3oMls5X9CAbFGW7F-_gCj1cf80BUp23dUgDy0VMK6fKwvyg5eQ33WMVVvwHTOwtlVpLvcUiiJHFV_MdZ4FU/s1600-h/238_3822.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315068337004646242" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7RXzLaecffMZQvruYDv0JiOTEPymfpk4dA3xPjSVToBT4fVUm9EN_z7E3oMls5X9CAbFGW7F-_gCj1cf80BUp23dUgDy0VMK6fKwvyg5eQ33WMVVvwHTOwtlVpLvcUiiJHFV_MdZ4FU/s320/238_3822.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>On our way up to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Las</span> Vegas - we stopped at the sight of the very first McDonald's in San <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Bernardino</span>, CA.</div><div></div><div>Yes - in California - not Illinois with Ray Kroc.</div><div></div><div>Here's a new addition to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">McBlog</span> - see? - put "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Mc</span>" in front of anything and it fits - right?</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>"<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Mc</span>-Did-You-Know"</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>McDonald's started with two brothers who relocated from New Hampshire to Southern California - Richard "Dick" McDonald and Maurice "Mac" McDonald (yes - this is where the "Big Mac" came from) in 1920. They open their first McDonald's restaurant in 1948. It wasn't until 1955 that Ray Kroc became owner of the chain of restaurants and opened his first McDonald's in Des Plains, Illinois.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>I'm standing under the original sign from 1948 from the very first McDonald's ever!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>The gift shop at The McDonald's Museum has hundreds of pieces of memorbillia. There are original bags, straws and napkins. The walls are lined with historic photos. It was a very cool experience!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Knowing the historical significance of McDonald's and it's humble beginnings makes me want to eat there even more often now! Gimme some fries!</div>The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-82325822310551572262009-03-18T15:35:00.000-07:002009-03-18T15:46:35.361-07:00Day 18 - Home Sweet HomeJust got home from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Las</span> Vegas! What a whirlwind of 48 hours! From San Diego to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Las</span> Vegas is a 5-hour drive - whew...<br /><br />I stuck to my diet (even though I don't consider this a diet - just specific food choices...) and got a really good <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">cardio</span> workout in AND in Vegas! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Who'da</span> thunk?<br /><br />When I started this project - one thing I wanted to do was "test" myself to see if the everyday temptations would derail me. <br /><br />Yes - I did it on purpose.<br /><br />I didn't want a self-imposed exile turning me into Mr. Spinster <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">McSpinster</span>. The whole point of this was to expose myself to all that the world has to offer - and see if I could make smart food choices. <br /><br />Answer: Yes.<br /><br />Now - that didn't come easily. Mentally and emotionally I was kicking and screaming - but I thought pouting about <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">something</span> I did to myself wouldn't help the process - so I put on a brave face and had fun!<br /><br />There's a McDonald's everywhere you go - I was not hungry.<br /><br />But - the whole point of vacations (even little one's ) is to enjoy the local flavor and scene. I did enjoy myself and today I'm saying - with no regret - that I'm glad I stuck to my diet.<br /><br />Could I have exercised more? It's Vegas baby! You have to walk everywhere!The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-42681960209778577972009-03-18T15:23:00.000-07:002009-03-18T15:34:13.787-07:00Day 17 - Happy St. "Mc" Patrick's DayVegas is going good!<br /><br />I have not had any alcohol or green beer - even though we got 2 free drinks with our room. <br /><br />I have only eaten at McDonald's - even thought we got 2 free buffets with our room.<br /><br />You get lots of free stuff in Vegas! That's the whole point of me coming here. Can I do it? How long can he last? Etc...<br /><br />So far so good. Truth is - not really tempted. Just focused. Do I want a drink and to gorge at the buffet - duh? - yes! But I'm here for a reason.<br /><br />Went running this morning on "The Strip". Went past all the big shiny casinos with all the bells and whistles. I really like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Las</span> Vegas - it has <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">everything</span> you need - and 24 hours a day!<br /><br />I've been to 5 different McDonald's - and they've all looked <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">distinctly</span> different. Very cool. Very Vegas.<br /><br />We took a little "Road Trip" on our "Road Trip" - wen to the <em>Valley of Fire State Park</em> about an hour Northeast of Las Vegas. Geographical wonderland! Incredible red rock formations - very cool!<br /><br />Gettin' hungry - better stop for some Apple Dippers (no caramel sauce).The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-21570316485412706182009-03-18T15:20:00.001-07:002009-03-18T15:23:15.279-07:00Day 16 - Road Trip<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtUgg5WCkQG3mpdw7b7yZQO-T1XzZLADWGm3n9_ChDfoJpat3MW8DCWutSbXCkTimoZ1_TPHmnl7-ih1s65MxPAfe4ESeoktib6v2zUduemFZgyY0qxqA9-5BoDVQinz8VDUxnYaVMUk/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314656307849821010" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 125px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 100px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtUgg5WCkQG3mpdw7b7yZQO-T1XzZLADWGm3n9_ChDfoJpat3MW8DCWutSbXCkTimoZ1_TPHmnl7-ih1s65MxPAfe4ESeoktib6v2zUduemFZgyY0qxqA9-5BoDVQinz8VDUxnYaVMUk/s200/images.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>Viva McDonald's!</p><p> </p><p>I decided to take the show on the road - just to prove to myself that - yes! - I can stick to healthy food choices and exercise - even in the most tempting city in the world!</p><p> </p><p>See you in Vegas Baby!</p><p> </p>The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-56824542668599308982009-03-15T21:25:00.000-07:002009-03-15T21:46:18.251-07:00Day 15 - Half Way There!I'm <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">gettin</span>' a little nervous - I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">only</span> have 15 days to go - yikes!<br /><br />I've lost 10 lbs. so far - but I need another 10 lbs. just to make the minimum of 20 lbs. for my goal.<br /><br />I went tanning again today at Sun Lounge Tanning - then a pretty good <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">cardio</span> workout and then off to The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Knotstop</span> to see Gordon for my weekly massage. He's amazing!<br /><br />Remember? It takes a village... there is certainly more than one man in a one man show.<br /><br />Yesterday it was Jean Charles at The Gym @ 745 (right above <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Kinkos</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Chipotle</span>) for my first Yoga class. That was 90 minutes of extreme stretching.<br /><br />I am finally making some progress in a weight loss program - so I really appreciate the help I am getting from everyone involved - thanks again Village People!<br /><br />Tomorrow Jim and I head out on "The Great American Road Trip" - woo <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">hoo</span>! We're going to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Las</span> Vegas to show that even during vacations, business meetings, or just a weekend get-a-way, you too can eat at McDonald's and stick to your game plan.<br /><br />No matter where you are - you should be able to find a McDonald's <br /><br />{Wait...time out... let me find out how many <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">McD's</span> there are in the country - Google - here I come again...}<br /><br />Answer: The McDonald's web site says over 30,000 world wide and other sites say there are about 13,500 McDonald's restaurants in America - WOW!<br /><br />Divided by 50 states - that equals 270 Mickey D's in each and every state!<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Hmm</span>...? 270? That's how many Electoral College votes it takes to win the presidency of The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">United</span> States - go Obama!The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-6116828684486938752009-03-14T23:06:00.000-07:002009-03-14T23:17:14.414-07:00Day 14 - Party AnimalThis was my first real test - I went to a friends for "Game Night".<br /><br />Everyone knows what I am doing - so this was not sabotage - it was just the regular food you would see at a party: chips, dip, soda and beer, brownies, sandwiches, etc... <br /><br />You get it? Everything I wanted was right in front of me. And get this - I wasn't really even that tempted. <br /><br />Weird - huh?<br /><br />Granted - I love the food - and god knows - I could'a would'a should'a eaten them before - but now - I have a goal in mind and I have to remain focused.<br /><br />I impressed myself - but I am counting the days to when I can eat this kind of food again. This time around - I will try to keep it in moderation.<br /><br />But as far as today goes - kudos to me! (Truthfully - I didn't know if I could do it - and I did!)<br /><br />16 days until a nice cold Pepsi and counting!The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-20128076041707510672009-03-13T21:30:00.000-07:002009-03-13T21:37:50.250-07:00Day 13: Filet-o-Fish FridayNo - I din't eat one. The price is right - $1.29 for a Filet-O-Fish sandwich - who wouldn't - right? But - c'mon? We are on a mission - remember?<br /><br />Everything hurts like hell!<br /><br />I had to take a day off today (first one in 13 days...) from running, working out, thinking about exercising, or even walking unneccessarily. Bending over to tie my shoes was such a chore - I actually counted it as "cardio" today. Gawd - that's pathetic!<br /><br />I am going to Yoga tomorrow morning for the first time ever. What's the difference between Downward Dog and Childs Pose? <br /><br />I think I'm in trouble...The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-77731487989461282552009-03-12T21:56:00.000-07:002009-03-12T22:10:49.653-07:00Day 12 - Chocolate Covered GrasshoppersWell...Day 12 and I'm holding steady at about the 8 pound mark. On the Biggest Loser (NBC Tuesday's - check your local listing for times...) Bob and Jillian - Trainers Extradorinaire - say that Week Number 2 is harder to lose weight than the first week...hmmm...<br /><br />Me too (darn).<br /><br />I lost 8 pounds the first week and now I'm just kinda stuck there.<br /><br />I did pretty good cardio today - even tried some Yoga (I kinda like it...) and am taking my first Yoga class Saturday morning. (Just went to Target and got my mat and everything - woo hoo!)<br /><br />Everyday I wake up - I try NOT stepping on the scale - I don't want this project to be just about the numbers - I want to lose weight and feel good - but I can't help myself.<br /><br />I'm enjoying every bit of this process - so the scale is not really affecting my eating habits - but I do find myself (insert caution lights...beep beep beep...) "worried" about how much I am eating and if it will affect my weight from morning to afternoon to night - ugh!<br /><br />Now when I say "worried" - I mean - I am trying to lose at least 20 pounds this month - so every little bit counts - right?<br /><br />But Jim is quick to point out: "You've been hovering around 210 - 215 pounds for the last 8 years - and now that you are around 195 lbs - you wanna complain about NOT losing weight today - give yourself a break - 8 pounds in one week is pretty good..."<br /><br />That brings me back to one of my personality quirks: Patience (I'm trying - but I need some more...)<br /><br />Patience Grasshopper. (Mmmm...chocloate covered grasshoppers...mmm...)The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-3498180369948509602009-03-11T16:37:00.000-07:002009-03-11T16:48:55.620-07:00Day 11 - Love handle this!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgr5hazVxk6q8UObXEsW26jJatdU_mw8AghjZJ9HwlIPgrjcmc5WwxHpcQPBbBHZBM3LFGEVpp-RhK-uc5xBEg56la5rYGCoWppvyymUdzI1mRlMeyh2HDHsz04h1BmN-0dvCkO52DA4/s1600-h/76185829.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312078730512790530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 170px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 113px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgr5hazVxk6q8UObXEsW26jJatdU_mw8AghjZJ9HwlIPgrjcmc5WwxHpcQPBbBHZBM3LFGEVpp-RhK-uc5xBEg56la5rYGCoWppvyymUdzI1mRlMeyh2HDHsz04h1BmN-0dvCkO52DA4/s200/76185829.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Why isn't the inside of a Twinkie good for you? Or the middle of an Oreo Cookie? Why are French Fries so good and so bad?</div><div> </div><div>I am the product of a system set up designed to control me: Addicted to sugar (yum...Pepsi!) and fatty trans fat foods processed and bleached to perfection to so I can't tell the difference between enriched (sounds good - right?), whole or 100%?</div><div> </div><div>I'm a rat trapped in a maze looking for the cheese - and when I get there - the cheese set out to alure me - will kill me if I eat it! Bastards!</div><div> </div><div>My fatness is not my fault! Where's the magic pill?!</div><div> </div><div>I ran for and hour today (cardio) and then met Leah at Sol Gym (weight resistant training) and then went tanning (Sun Lounge Tanning) so my new-found muscles will show - and then had lunch (McDonald's).</div><div> </div><div>Sweat. Eat. Repeat.</div>The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778835172683035067.post-5008877962682317672009-03-10T17:07:00.000-07:002009-03-10T17:26:31.103-07:00Day 10 - Run Forrest! Run!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ZbYkawxKPaMuwUSVctuBSGGvkrQO6bGhKmQbJ83GEz5UP5cScZAmjunJgWYp7WexPNYsKteZ3kbQX43-QLkdXUBlWSXG8G-KmxqZpleqKHGkBhYbaXTEzxlTjwHASryoUbMLRnkJPHM/s1600-h/84542922.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311715180245817650" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 162px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 170px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ZbYkawxKPaMuwUSVctuBSGGvkrQO6bGhKmQbJ83GEz5UP5cScZAmjunJgWYp7WexPNYsKteZ3kbQX43-QLkdXUBlWSXG8G-KmxqZpleqKHGkBhYbaXTEzxlTjwHASryoUbMLRnkJPHM/s200/84542922.jpg" border="0" /></a> Many people have asked: "Are you sick of the food yet?" The truth is - not really - not yet...<br /><br />Obviously - I like the food at McDonald's - so - no, I'm not sick of it yet - but I do miss cooking at home. And - I can't wait until this month is over so I can have a Big Mac and some French Fries. (I am trying not to eat the more fatty items on the menu.)<br /><br />Today was another workout with Leah (and one more tomorrow - ugh!) and then it was off to do more filming with the crew in Balboa Park. Then - another hike up Cowle's Mountain. It's a great workout and I love to sweat and get dirty! Exercise is FUN! Woo Hoo!<br /><br />I'm still losing weight - so I feel good about that. But I just want to be 170 lbs. now! It's so unfair to gain weight so easily and so difficult to lose it. Why? What gives?!<br /><br />I know every calorie in the food I am eating at McDonald's - but now - with each bite - I am also calculating how miles I have to run to work it off. Sure makes enjoying food a little less.<br /><br />Don't worry - not discouraged yet. Still love food and always will. Nothing better than a cheeseburger right off the grill with a cold Pepsi... mmm... cold Pepsi (a la Homer Simpson when he drools and dreams about food..."I'm with 'ya Homer!").<br /><br />Has my McDonald's eating routine become - so - well... routine - that I am now having dreams about my long lost beloved friend Pepsi?<br /><br />"Don't worry dear friend - we will be together again one day."The Bible Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832523889957136540noreply@blogger.com0