Sprint Training: Straight Up Fat Burning

Yesterday was a pretty good up day.  I had plenty of energy, ate quite a few good meals, and ended the day with a nice sized scoop of coconut cookie ice cream.  Perhaps the best part of the day was my morning exercise session.  After my wife left for school I put on my running [...]

The Blood Tests are in!

[UPDATE: I found the post where I listed my cholesterol numbers back in January 2008.  I have updated this post accordingly.] Aside from the stats I mentioned a few posts ago, now I have some more numbers that will help me measure how beneficial the Alternate Day Diet might or might not be for my [...]

The Double Down Workout

One of the things you might be asking as you’ve read my last few posts about the Alternate Day Diet, is how I plan on working out on 500 calories a day.  The simple answer is, I don’t.  Aside from a short walk I don’t plan on exercising on my down days.  Well, what am [...]

Alternate Day Diet: “Down Day” Nutrition/”Up Day” Nutrition

I am working my way through my second day of the Alternate Day Diet.  I wouldn’t call it working though since today has been a breeze.  You see, today is my up day.  I can eat whatever I want whenever I want.  I have chosen to stick with healthy foods, but I am consciously ignoring [...]

Isn’t it About Time….

…that we had a president who did more than cardio or basic pickup-basketball games?  When was the last time you saw a picture of President Obama bench pressing or President Bush doing sledgehammer training?  Never.   Presidents can find plenty of time for bike riding, basketball, and (the most useless of sports) golf.   Yet when was [...]

Doctor’s Visit: Update & Starting Numbers (partial)

I got back from the doctor’s office earlier today.  I had an annual physical with some blood work done.  Unfortunately I won’t know about the blood work until Monday, but I do have some numbers to post for today. Weight: 191 (taken on home scale)/195 (doctor’s office, fully clothed with shoes on) Waist: 38.75 inches [...]

Doctor…

Today I am heading out for my annual physical, which in the past has been a not-so-annual event.  I will be getting some blood drawn so I can find out my cholesterol numbers and such.  It will be interesting to see where I stand health wise before I begin this new fitness and weight loss [...]

Starting Tomorrow: A New Plan

I have tried a lot of different plans over the course of my online health experiment.  I’ve done everything from the velocity diet to simple balanced meals.  Low-fat, low-carb, no-carb; I’ve done them all.   Well, I am going to try something new starting tomorrow.  Tomorrow I will begin experimenting with the Alternate Day Diet.   The [...]

New Toy: U.S.A.

Just got my Universal Strength Apparatus (USA) suspension trainer in the mail.  I am like a kid at Christmas, I can’t wait to try this out!  I think I will visit the park with Sasha this weekend early in the morning and put some serious starting miles on this thing.  I am already thinking of [...]

When Computers Are a Metaphor for Life…

Garbage in, Garbage Out…. My computer died a horrible death today thanks to a computer virus/spyware that I most likely picked up from Facebook game applications.  That sucks!  Not just because I lost my computer, but because I lost my computer due to meaningless, pointless, point-and-click Facebook game drudgery.  The virtual equivalent of computer junk [...]