Fruit is definitely on the maintenance diet. It’s on the lifestyle diet.
Robert Atkins
Maintenance is becoming more and more important to me so I watch these videos over and over.
BITCHY TUTORIAL VOL.2 “CHECK YOUR TENSION” from GASH-ROUGE on Vimeo.
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Day 95: More Maintenance
Day 93
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
Moliere
I am presently teaching and eighty-one year old man chess. He wants to take it as far as he can. I’ve started with tactics and we will start with learning the major openings and go on to opening theory, middle-games and endgames.
I’ve only known him for a couple weeks and today he looked at me and said, “You really should lose that belly!.” I took it well as it was meant in a good way.
I feel so much better and I know I’m on the right track, but I have a long way to go. This morning it was snowing again. I’ll be on the bike by the end of the week.
Day 91: Adrian Legg
The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others.
Sonya Friedman
I love music and luckily nearby is a fantastic venue, Mike’s Barn. Mike’s is an old barn that is converted to hold concerts. It’s amazing the people he has brought in. Last year he brought in John Hammond Jr. and Adrian Legg. Adrian is an incredible guitarist and I was lucky enough to have a chat and picture with him.
This is me at my heaviest. I had no idea I was that fat. Looking at this picture I’m a little shocked. I’m thirty pounds lighter and plan on looking at that picture every day.
Day 90: Recognition
Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.
Abraham Lincoln
Month 3 Summary
Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.
Benjamin Franklin
Weight 263.8
I am down 29 pounds!!!! This is fantastic. I have been weighing myself but ignoring it. Remember my original goal was to lose 8.2 pounds a month. I have surpassed that at 9.7 pounds a month.
The important thing is I’ve done all of this with diet alone. Sure I’ve worked out and walked some but not nearly enough. Once I get on the bicycle and do daily riding things are going to make me like butter, I’ll be on a roll.
I can feel the difference too. My clothes are fitting better and I have more energy. I am very happy.
Now for the graphs. The first will be the month and the other will be since January 1st.
Day 88
Maintenance is terribly important.
Manolo Blahnik
Eventually this weight loss blog will become a bicycling blog. It is possible that the weather will improve so the plan is to spend Fridays exploring maintenance. I don’t know that much about cycling maintenance so I plan to watch these videos over and over.
BITCHY TUTORIAL VOL.1 “HANDLEBAR MAINTENANCE” from GASH-ROUGE on Vimeo.
Day 87
If you’re not getting older, you’re dead.
Tom Petty
Weight loss is continuing, slow and steady. I can feel my clothes getting looser and that is a good thing. I continue to believe that if the weather actually improves and I can get on the bike that it will accelerate. I believe.
Also, I spent most of the day yesterday with my mom at the hospital. We had planned to get a CAT scan to see if her cancer was getting worse but I got a call that she had fallen and cut her nose pretty badly. I picked her up and took her to the hospital for both the scan and stitches.
It was a brutal six hours. Today she goes in for a blood transfusion and then chemo.
In the old days the stress and long hours would have had me eating for comfort. Not anymore. I am on a mission..
Day 86: Weather Update
Thick layer of snow is still here. In defense of the picture of the groundhog that I posted:
Day 86
Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it
Andre Gide
In case you haven’t noticed I love quotations. If I am at poker I read quotations in between hands. During a game I can look at hundreds. One of these days I will index all of the quotes on this blog. No one has mentioned them, but I like them.
Day 85: Update
Up early this morning and in my rat hole/ office / music studio. I haven’t looked outside, just getting things done. I go to the kitchen to get some coffee and look out the window and here is what I see.
All I can say is:
Chubby For Life? 