July 2009

Update

by Stephen Vinson July 31, 2009

Good news: the palpitations have stopped. The doc’s office called on Wednesday to provide an update on the test results, and my bun/creatine ratio was abnormal. Also, my sodium levels were low. I still have an appointment on Monday morning. They are going to take more blood to test thyroid levels. I was relieved to [...]

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It's Always Something…

by Stephen Vinson July 28, 2009

I haven’t been posting regularly like I should because I’ve been busy at work. Things are still going well except for two things. First, a minor issue: I ate at a mexican restaurant for lunch, and went off the path. Sometimes you must have a treat, and today’s treat was not too terrible. I had [...]

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Wow: This week's weigh-in

by Stephen Vinson July 27, 2009

Weekly weigh-in: 536 lbs.Loss: 19 lb.Total loss: 96 lbs.Emotion: happy All that work last week paid off. I kept my sodium at 1700 mg per day or less (or I tried to keep it as close to that as I could.) I’m ready to knock out another good week. Next week I should be at [...]

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Day Before Friday

by Stephen Vinson July 24, 2009

Started the day with a walk with my Mom. The hills by my house are awful, but I will get used to them eventually. I forgot to mention that last night we tried vinegar and extra light olive oil on our iceberg lettuce. It was very good. I was impressed. I have a bad habit [...]

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Hump Day

by Stephen Vinson July 23, 2009

Wednesday: I was really busy at work today. As a result, I didn’t get to goof off much. We did get a little bit of testing done using Skype video conferencing. It work really well and its free. Food wise, I had a good day. I went over a little bit on calories, fat, carbs, [...]

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Terrific Tuesday

by Stephen Vinson July 22, 2009

Tuesday was another great day. First, my Mom and I walked together, which we haven’t done in a long time. We walked a mile by walking the streets at our house. It’s a tough workout because there are a lot of hills. We knocked this out first thing in the morning, which is what I [...]

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Fabulous Monday

by Stephen Vinson July 21, 2009

Wow, today was a good day. Above is a pic after my mile walk. I started with a mile walk and some leg exercises. Then, this afternoon I walked an additional 10 minutes. Also, today was a good food day. The only item to I went over on was sodium, and it was over by [...]

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Small Gain

by Stephen Vinson July 20, 2009

Weekly weigh-in: 555Loss: gained 1 lb.Total loss: 77 lbs.Emotion: okay (Jack Sh*t, I liked the way you formatted your weigh-in post, so I copied it. I hope you don’t give a sh*t.) Gained another pound last week, but it was expected. Next week there should be a good loss because I am following my new [...]

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RTFFL Read the Fu**ing Food Label

by Stephen Vinson July 19, 2009

I was so busy at work last week that every night when I sat down to post, I was so tired that I chose to go to bed instead of posting. I ate okay last week, but I did splurge Friday night, eating Chinese for supper. However, I managed to walk a mile on Tuesday [...]

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Emotional Rollercoaster

by Stephen Vinson July 14, 2009

Why do I let my emotions get the best of me? Why do I let the number on the scale determine how I feel? All day Monday I pouted because I gained one pound. When I discovered the gain I instantly started having these irrational thoughts that I’ve had many times before: I must be [...]