The Mongrel Dogs Who Teach

Tag: diet

  • Week 23 in the Program

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    Wow, it’s been a while since I updated this. No particular reason — I guess I just got distracted. Weight this week | Change since last week | Total change 277.2 | -1.4 | -91.2 It’s more than a little odd, as my numbers don’t seem to be tied to what I actually do during…

  • Week 16 in the Program

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    Weight this week | Change since last week | Total change 304.0 | +4 | -64.4 This is the first week in which I’ve gained, rather than lost weight, and it’s a simple morality tale: It’s also the first week in which I went “out of the box” a significant amount. While at Lunacon, I…

  • Week 13 in the Program

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    Weight this week | Change since last week | Total change 307.0 | -3.6 | -61.4 Blood Pressure | Systolic | Diastolic * | 112 | 74 My weight loss is a little less than last week but certainly satisfactory at nearly 4 lbs. I suspect that rate isn’t entirely sustainable but I’ll take what…

  • Week 12 in the Program

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    Weight this week | Change since last week | Total change 310.6 | -6.6 | -57.8 Blood Pressure | Systolic | Diastolic * | 112 | 86 It seems I’m back on track. I primarily credit the recalibration of my physical activity, which means I’m doing more. I’ve been forcing myself to go a little…

  • Week 11 in the Program

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    Weight this week | Change since last week | Total change 317.2 | -0.8 | -51.2 Blood Pressure | Systolic | Diastolic * | n/a | n/a Not a terribly uplifting week, not that I expected one. Coming off being sick and then flying out to Chicago threw off my stride. In particular, I had…

  • Week 9 in the program

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    The truly observant will notice that somehow I skipped from Week 7 to Week 9. I’m not a time traveler… I had miscounted earlier. *sigh* Weight this week | Change since last week | Total change 318.8 | -6.6 | -49.6 Blood Pressure | Systolic | Diastolic * | 120 | 70 I fell just…

  • Back on Track

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    Weight this week | Change since last week | Total change 335.4 | -6.2 | -33.0 Blood Pressure | Systolic | Diastolic * | 112 | 80 This was a better week from the viewpoint of weight loss — nearly three times as better, in fact.  Even better, my blood pressure seems to be improving…

  • Holiday Weight Loss

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    Weight this week Change since last week Total change 341.6 -2.4 -26.8 After two weeks of holidays, my total weight loss was 4.6 pounds.  While that represents a falling-off of my original rate, such is to be expected.  And at least I can say I lost weight during the holidays, which is something uncommon in…

  • My walking routes

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    Part of my new regimen is exercising, which for me is going to mostly (entirely?) be walking.  Using a cool google maps feature/app called gmap-pedometer, I’ve computed the walking distance for various routes around my home.  All of these are, for the moment, hypothetical, until it gets warmer out.  And I will add others as…

  • How to Save a Life

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    Weight this week Change since last week Total change 344.0 -2.2 -24.4 Just like JD, I often think of that song… Anyway, if you’ve been reading our story so far, you know that an aching tooth sent me to (of all places) the cardiologist’s office. He mandated a number of lifestyle changes to help me…