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Downhill Climb Day 157: Vacation Derailments and Getting Back on Track

Downhill Climb Day 157: Vacation Derailments and Getting Back on Track

Loved the sign, but skipped the Ice Cream Things have been a struggle since returning from Washington in early August. Both Julianne and I have had to readjust to new work schedules and challenges, including longer hours, especially for me.  We also took another road trip to Connecticut on the other side of the country for another family visit. Still at 409 pounds after vacation     As a result…

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Down Hill Climb Days 133-140: Holding Steady at 405

Down Hill Climb Days 133-140: Holding Steady at 405

The past few days have been tough. Life likes to throw curveballs and this week was full of them. For me, it is the first week of high school football season and my work with the Great American Rivalry Series, coupled with The VYPE Sports Network work has kept me hopping (at least mentally). I am excited about this upcoming season, but this week really zapped me. At the same time Julianne was…

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Downhill Climb Days 115-117: Updates and Status Quo

Downhill Climb Days 115-117: Updates and Status Quo

Working Bountiful Baskets on Saturday. Still loving those veggies! The “Downhill Climb” pretty much remains on a plateau as I move into day 117. I still struggle with my heel pain (see my last post) and we have had grueling schedules the past week as Julianne and I prepare for a trip to the Seattle area. But we still move forward to try to eat right.  Schedules make it difficult so we ended up…

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Downhill Climb Day 83: Juicing It!

Downhill Climb Day 83: Juicing It!

Meeting Joe Cross in Louisville on 6/15. He is the star and producer of Fat Sick and Nearly Dead and author of a new book. Early into my “Fitness Challenge” Julianne and I had determined to do juice for breakfast, salad for lunch and then a solid meal for dinner. During that period I experienced some immediate weight loss and began feeling better.  However, over the course of the journey, due to…

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So my mom and I picked up our bountiful baskets today (food co-op thing). Anyways, we managed to get the following: Iowa - Basket Pickup Week Ending June 6, 2015

A conventional bakset had the following: 1 pineapple, 1 baby watermelon, 1 canteloupe, 8 apricots, 3 apples, 2 large oranges, 2 bunches of shallots, 3 bok choy, 1 butter lettuce. We got two. Cost: 30.00

Approximately 21 lbs of pineapple (7 of them) cost: 14.50

A case of Red Sweet corn (48 ears) cost: 21.50

Tour de France Pack had the following: cherries, white button mushrooms, fresh green beans, 3 endive, Cress, 2 roma tomatoes, 2 cucumbers (one spoiled, we tossed it), 1 yellow onion, 6 red potatoes, fresh thyme and rosemary. Cost: 13.75

A flour tortilla pack including: 1 dozen 12 inch, 2 dozen 8 inch, and 4 dozen 6 inch. Cost: 12.50

28 oz of tropical granola. Cost: 10.00

Organic sweet 9 grain bread (5 loaves). Cost: 12.50

a transport fee for gas: 5.50

Total cost: 120.25

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Fitness Challenge Day 65: Butter Us Up - Julianne/David 50 pounds

Fitness Challenge Day 65: Butter Us Up – Julianne/David 50 pounds

Back in October 2013 I wrote a post about how Julianne and I had lost a large combined amount of weight.  At that time, together, we had lost 65 pounds together.  Unfortunately, we let a number of things get in the way, including Thanksgiving and Christmas, and much of that weight came back.  On that date (Oct. 17, 2013) I had dropped 35 pounds from August 1, as I made efforts to eat vegan. I was…

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Fitness Challenge Day 63 - My Dilemma

Fitness Challenge Day 63 – My Dilemma

I have a huge dilemma.  It has been a week since I started taking Lisinopril-HCTZ as prescribed by my doctor, who said to me a couple of weeks ago, “I would be committing malpractice if I didn’t insist that you take your blood pressure medicine.” So, after getting home from Woodflock last Monday, I started taking the medicine. Almost immediately I could see swelling of my ankles and calves…

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Fitness Challenge Day 62: A New Milestone - Under 420!!

Fitness Challenge Day 62: A New Milestone – Under 420!!

I hopped on the scale this morning and, for the first time in ages, I now am under the 420 pound mark.  I weighed in at 419.8 this morning, which means I have lost 30.2 pounds since April 1.  To me that is a HUGE milestone. What’s more, is that last Tuesday, after returning from Woodflock, I had gained a couple of pounds, so, this past week has turned out pretty good, especially considering that…

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