The last month has been very difficult for me to balance the incredible increase in work as TamPogo grows with keeping a daily Journal that requires time and energy. Although the network hears from me through e-mails and corporate calls, I wanted to assure everyone that I was in fact fine. Actually, I feel great. The last month was challenging as far as keeping a good eating plan together. There has been far too many restaurants and far too many late meals. But I haven’t lost focus and the final result isn’t as good as I had hoped for but it isn’t too shabby either. I began the program at 318 and ended the 100 days at 248. Seventy pounds down in 100 days. 248 is still rather overweight so I have a lot more to do. I am definitely not done. In truth, I have actually kept to all my changes although my calories in general have been a little higher in the last month. Not too high to drop a couple pounds per week! I am going to plan Phase 2. Phase 2 is going to address the only aspect of the 100 day program that I failed at – exercise. I was simply not able to sustain any type of consistent exercise, given all my physical impairments. That was then and now is now. I am going to attack it logically, methodically and consistently and get it done. One small step at a time, of course. My plan is to start at the end of this week and to mini chart 50 days. I have four new goals for the end of the 50 days: 1. To weigh 225 or less. 2. To have exercise consistently. 3. To run ¼ mile at the end of the 50 days. 4. To get of my blood pressure meds while maintaining normal readings. Thank you everyone for your constant support. It meant a lot to me in this Journey and although I didn’t lose 100 pounds, being 70 pounds lighter and enjoying all these new lifestyle habits is really great. Stay tuned for Part 2.
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100 Day Body Evolution Program
04/12/2010
03/10/2010
Day 68 of the 100 Day Body Evolution
Eating:
Breakfast: Half a cheese toast
Mini Meal: Nothing
Lunch: Half a chicken salad sandwich
Mini Meal: Nothing
Dinner: Two fish fillets and potatoes
Late
Dessert: Nothing
Exercise: No
walk
No
workout in the gym
Upper body
stretches
No Lower body stretches
Supplements: 3 ounces of Night Cap from Pure
Chemistry
2
Thin Stat caps from Trigger Factors
500
mgs. of Carnosine from Life Extension
1
Advanced Probiotic from Maritz Mayer
2 caps of Pure Chemistry Super Resveatrol 500
Crystal Thin at meals
Daily Summary Notes
Food
Values:
Calories: 598
Protein: 26
Non
fiber carbs: 41
Fat: 35
Glycemic
Index: 43
I felt terribly thick and bloated all
day. I tried to combat it by
eating and getting my digestion working again but to no avail. I feel worse rather than better by
day’s end.
March 9, 2010
Weigh In: 257
So I am still
bloated even after extra, extra fiber.
What is that all about? And
my weight is staying steady. I
have to beat this feeling as it is definitely not comfortable. I don’t like feeling “full” all the
time. I like feeling light and
just a little hungry.
No changes today
until I can figure out the bloat.
Day 67 of the 100 Day Body Evolution with Chuck
Eating:
Breakfast: Buffet
Mini Meal: Nothing
Lunch: Nothing
Mini Meal: Nothing
Dinner: Nothing
Late
Dessert: Nothing
Exercise: No
walk
No
workout in the gym
Upper body
stretches
No Lower body stretches
Supplements: 3 ounces of Night Cap from Pure
Chemistry
2
Thin Stat caps from Trigger Factors
500
mgs. of Carnosine from Life Extension
1 Advanced Probiotic from Maritz Mayer
2 caps of Pure Chemistry Super Resveatrol 500
Crystal Thin at meals
I never calculate my calories on buffet
days….too tough.
I am taking a few days off to rest my
knees. It’s been over three weeks
since I stopped Tylenol and some days it’s a little bit of a challenge to keep
the positive sensation re-labeling program on track. Walking day after day while important just makes the process
tougher. The truth is that I
really am a severely disabled person even though I refuse to admit that to
myself. I will keep running around
the physical maze until I find the magic opening that lets me be bone healthy
again.
March 8, 2010
Weigh In: 257
Wow! I woke up today feeling more bloated
than a goat. I didn’t overeat
yesterday even though it was a massive buffet. And although I had a few extra carbs, I stuck mostly
to protein. Why I am feeling so
bloated today is anyone’s guess.
Going to try to combat this with extra fiber.
Well, I am 2/3rds
of the way through my 100 day program.
At 1/3rd of the way my goals for the second 1/3rd
to fit into XL shirts without noticeable bulge in the stomach and to fit
comfortably into size 38 pants. My
guess as to what my weight I would have to be was about 240.
I made some great
strides in this time period but I am nowhere near the 240 weight mark. Seventeen pounds. All my extra large shirts are
loose but I still have a stomach there.
And I cannot quite get into the 38 pants. 40 is comfortable for me now. I missed those goals but feel confident at 240 I will
actually be there. I guess that means
that as the program draws to an end I won’t look fat….and I will be comfortable
in 38 pants.
My short term
goal was far surpassed actually on the day after I made it. At 257, I am on track and doing well.
No changes today;
I feel like a float in the Macy’s Parade.
Day 66 of the 100 Day Body Evolution
Eating:
Breakfast: Nothing
Mini Meal: Nothing
Lunch: Chicken, Noodles and Corn
Mini Meal: Nothing
Dinner: Nothing
Late
Dessert: Nothing
Exercise: No
walk
No
workout in the gym
Upper body
stretches
No Lower body stretches
Supplements: 3 ounces of Night Cap from Pure
Chemistry
2
Thin Stat caps from Trigger Factors
500
mgs. of Carnosine from Life Extension
1 Advanced Probiotic from Maritz Mayer
2 caps of Pure Chemistry Super Resveatrol 500
Crystal Thin at meals
Daily Summary Notes
Food
Values:
Calories: 440
Protein: 27
Non
fiber carbs: 64
Fat: 6
Glycemic
Index: 39
Another day where I simply wasn’t hungry. If I am not hungry it is hard for me to
force myself to eat. It just ends
up making me feel full and bloated.
I did pretty well for a Saturday.
Got a lot of work done and maintained my energy.
March 7, 2010
Weigh In: 257
The law of
averages caught up with me and I didn’t lose anything despite the fact that I
didn’t eat very much yesterday. Today
I have a breakfast date at the Casino so I will be in the middle of another 7
restaurant buffet. I won’t overeat
but I will get my share of varied calories.
No changes for
today either. I don’t like
tinkering with things when I am in the middle of the calories burning and hyper
energy zone.
03/08/2010
Day 65 of the 100 Day Body Evolution with Chuck
March 6, 2010
Weigh In: 259.5
Interesting, I reached my new goal immediately. I guess I will try to create a very short pressure packed one day goal and say I want to lose a minimum of one half pound today and a total of one pound by Monday. I have dinner out a couple times this weekend and while I definitely don’t overeat, I like to enjoy myself a tad bit more and engage in a small bit of social eating.
I hope to have a great, productive day today. I woke up feeling bloated again, even though I lost the weight. The second half of my dinner from the night before make me feel about the same as the first half did. I eat so little red meat anymore that it really puts my stomach is super bloat mode, even as little as 4 ounces.
No new changes today. I like what is happening and I just want to run with it. I am feeling it!
Day 64 of the 100 Day Body Evolution with Chuck
Eating:
Breakfast: Nothing
Mini Meal: Nothing
Lunch: Bowl of Chicken and Rice soup
Mini Meal: Nothing
Dinner: 4 oz. filet, 2 tablespoons of potatoes
and cheese
Late
Dessert: Nothing
Exercise: No
walk
No
workout in the gym
Upper body
stretches
No Lower body stretches
Supplements: 3 ounces of Night Cap from Pure
Chemistry
2
Thin Stat caps from Trigger Factors
500
mgs. of Carnosine from Life Extension
1 Advanced Probiotic from Maritz Mayer
2 caps of Pure Chemistry Super Resveatrol 500
Crystal Thin at meals
Daily Summary Notes
Food
Values:
Calories: 480
Protein: 39
Non
fiber carbs: 26
Fat: 26
Glycemic
Index: 27
I kept to the slow eating today; great
change. For those of you who bolt
your food – slow down. Recently, I found myself eating a lot of meals with one
of our friends and co-workers. She
ate as fast as anyone I have ever met.
It seemed like a minute after she received her food, she was done. I should have recognized the need to
slow down watching her. It’s
almost hard to believe that I took me this long.
How about all of you? Do you rush your meals?
03/05/2010
Day 63 of the 100 Day Body Evolution
Eating:
Breakfast: Nothing
Mini Meal: Nothing
Lunch: Piece of pizza
Mini Meal: Nothing
Dinner: Tomato slices and mozzarella, 4 oz.
filet, 2 tablespoons of potatoes and cheese
Late
Dessert: Nothing
Exercise: No
walk
No
workout in the gym
Upper body
stretches
No Lower body stretches
Supplements: 3 ounces of Night Cap from Pure
Chemistry
2
Thin Stat caps from Trigger Factors
500
mgs. of Carnosine from Life Extension
1 Advanced Probiotic from Maritz Mayer
2 caps of Pure Chemistry Super Resveatrol 500
Crystal Thin at meals
Daily Summary Notes
Food
Values:
Calories: 955
Protein: 71
Non
fiber carbs: 72
Fat: 45
Glycemic
Index: 69
I feel pretty bloated tonight but I really
didn’t eat that much at dinner. I
could have eaten far more but I didn’t see the purpose. I enjoyed my food but ate so slowly
that I got full very fast and feel pretty satisfied.
I tell people who use Crystal Thin to chew
their food more but it’s a great strategy for everyone at all meals.
March 4, 2010
Weigh In: 261
Still feeling
great this morning. Very
bloated actually but mentally and physically strong. The world is my oyster and I am excited about how to attack
it.
Today’s “brick”
is a little nutritional philosophy that I truly believe and was reminded of yesterday. While that message might have been lost
on some, it certainly wasn’t on me.
I need to slow up my eating as digestion of food, does in fact, start in
the mouth.
The problem is
that most of us ignore this fact.
We take a huge mouthful of food, chew it a few times and swallow. The focus seems to be on how quickly we
can eat rather than how much we can benefit from and enjoy the food. This has become especially bad as “time
poverty” takes its toll on the world.
Fast food, drive thru windows and eating on the go.
Why specifically
is chewing so important? First,
small food pieces cause less esophageal stress. The esophagus is a delicate, yet very important muscular
tube located between your larynx and your stomach. Stress of any kind is not good for the health of the
esophagus. Second, the longer the
food stays in your mouth the more exposure it has to saliva and its digestive
enzymes. This is especially
important for overweight people as carbohydrate digestion begins with the
saliva enzyme alpha-amylase and fat digestion begins with the saliva enzyme
lingual lipase. Saliva also helps
to lubricate food so that it passes through the esophagus more easily. Additionally, saliva also aids in
the relaxation of the pylorus, a muscle between your stomach and small
intestine. The more relaxed the
pylorus is, the better is the movement of food through your digestive
system. Third, smaller better
digested food pieces result in better nutrient release and a lower likelihood
for bacterial growth in the colon.
The benefits of chewing your food more completely don’t end here either
but I hope I have convinced you with these beginning benefits.
Is there a rule
for how many times to chew your food?
No, definitely not.
Counting the total number of jaw movements is silly and takes away from
the enjoyment of your meal. Before
beginning to eat, take a few deep breaths and then chew your food until it
becomes liquefied and is easy to swallow. It is really that simple.
Today’s brick may
seem simple but my guess is that when you tackle this one in your own program
you are really going to have to train yourselves to get it right. Life is so fast paced, it’s genuinely
hard to take the extra time to enjoy being nourished.
Good success
today; this is actually a big change in lifestyle for me.
Day 62 of the 100 Day Body Evolution
Eating: Breakfast: Nothing Mini Meal: Nothing Lunch: Nothing Mini Meal: Nothing Dinner: Nothing Late
Dessert: Nothing Exercise: No
walk No
workout in the gym Upper body
stretches No Lower body
stretches Supplements: 3 ounces of Night Cap from Pure
Chemistry 2
Thin Stat caps from Trigger Factors 500
mgs. of Carnosine from Life Extension 1 Advanced Probiotic from Maritz Mayer 2
caps of Pure Chemistry Super Resveatrol 500 Crystal Thin at meals Daily Summary Notes Food
Values: Calories: 0 Protein: 0 Non
fiber carbs: 0 Fat: 0 Glycemic
Index: 0 Today was a fasting day. Which I actually like for myself due to
the fact that I am pretty fair health.
I don’t recommend fasting for everyone but I like it for myself
personally, now and then. By the
way I feel better today than I have in ages! How is everyone doing out there with the
weight loss? Truthfully, if you
can lose 8 to 10 pounds per month on a consistent basis then any kind of total
weight loss is possible. Even if
you were like me and over 100 pounds heavier than you would like, you are
really only a year away (or less) from complete change. March 3, 2010 Weigh In: 261 I feel amazing
again waking up. New energy, new
purpose. This transformation is
really starting to pump up again.
I am still off the pound a day long term goal but I am not counting
myself out yet. No new change
today. It’s going to be a busy
day.
Day 61 of the 100 Day Body Evolution
Eating:
Breakfast: Nothing
Mini Meal: Nothing
Lunch: Half a cheese steak sandwich
Mini Meal: Nothing
Dinner: Pasta and with red sauce and ground
turkey
Late
Dessert: Nothing
Exercise: Brisk
29 minute walk
No
workout in the gym
Upper body
stretches
No Lower body stretches
Supplements: 3 ounces of Night Cap from Pure
Chemistry
2
Thin Stat caps from Trigger Factors
500
mgs. of Carnosine from Life Extension
1 Advanced Probiotic from Maritz Mayer
2 caps of Pure Chemistry Super Resveatrol 500
Crystal
Thin at meals
Daily Summary Notes
Food
Values:
Calories: 545
Protein: 34
Non
fiber carbs: 72
Fat: 17
Glycemic
Index: 45
It was a miserable day mood wise. The pain started hitting me again early
in the day. I am spending half my
energy battling pain. I have to
make a further step forward before all this starts to affect my
performance. The truth is that I
don’t have the luxury in life to de-motivate myself due to pain. It’s time to get a lot tougher on
myself and just grind it out literally putting other thoughts in its place.
How is everyone doing out there with the
weight loss? Truthfully, if you
can lose 8 to 10 pounds per month on a consistent basis then any kind of total
weight loss is possible. Even if
you were like me and over 100 pounds heavier than you would like, you are
really only a year away (or less) from complete change.
March 2, 2010
Weigh In: 262
I did pretty well
hitting my short goal again today.
I really like the short term goal orientation. It gives me little bites to make big improvements. I have to go out to dinner Wednesday
and Friday which always makes weight loss more difficult so I guess I will try
to be under 260 by Sunday morning.
Today I woke up
super motivated and incredibly happy and pain free. I am excited to get to work today and make things
happen. What a change a day can
make.
I decided that I
am so pumped today that I plan to fast.
The
first thing that popped into my mind today was a strategy that a friend and
past associate of mine, Dennis Kelly believes in, that being the usefulness of
a short 24 hour fast.
Why
would Dennis pop into my head?
Well, at 70 years old he can one leg high kick 100 yards down a football
field without rest. He’s a Master of
Chi Kong, a world Karate champion and fantastically fit for any age.
Here is
what Dennis believes.
Dennis
Kelly: The most natural and best
way to lose weight is cutting calories, however accomplishing this on a daily
bases is very difficult and for most almost impossible. We know from research
done with animals, cutting calories by 15 to 20 percent can increase their
life span by 15 to 30 percent. Not only do you give all the digestive organs a
chance to rest but the energy that the body takes to go through the digestive process
can be used for healing, working on new and exciting projects, and completing
nagging and unfinished tasks.
I
love the feeling of waking up in the morning on my day of fast knowing
that I don't have to stuff my mouth with food that day, (after a couple of
times fasting the body begins to crave the break from food). The next day after
the fast you wake up to the thrill of "I get to eat
today". The increased energy, feeling of well being and being
in control of my future health and fitness makes the fasting one day a
week program one of the best decisions I have not only made for myself but
everyone that I have recommend the program too.
Another
reason I really enjoy the one day a week Gator Aid fast is, the rest of the
week I get to eat without worrying about counting calories, because the stomach
shrinks and I automatically eat less.
Another
very important benefit for fasting one day a week is that it activates a gene
called "Sirtuin". Sirtuin causes histones to change, which allows us
to store our DNA more efficiently and changes the way genes are expressed.
Sirtuin also calms the p53 gene that allows young cells to prosper, even if
they make minor errors. This allows cell division to succeed more frequently
and rejuvenates our bodies with new stem cells.
The Dennis Formula: No
food for 24 hours. At least 24
ounces of Gator Aid and 48 to 64 ounces of purified water. Spread the Gator Aid throughout the day.
Now
before everyone goes off on a fasting rampage….let me stress that no one should
ever fast unless they are in good general health. A better alternative for the masses would be to choose
cleansing foods like fruits and vegetables and rely on them once a week as your
main food sources.
Being I
am in good general health with relatively normal blood sugar levels, and my
blood pressure is under control with minimal medication, today’s brick will be to use Dennis’ idea and
introduce something to myself that I will call chaos fasting. Chaos fasting means that on a
random day, whenever I feel my body tells me I am psyched to do it, (hence the
concept of chaos), I will enjoy a 24 hour fast. I like a little bit of randomness in the pattern to keep my
physiology guessing what is coming next.
Day 60 of the 100 Day Body Evolution
Eating:
Breakfast: Eggs and Corned Beef
Mini Meal: Nothing
Lunch: Nothing
Mini Meal: Nothing
Dinner: Fish and Potatoes
Late
Dessert: Nothing
Exercise: Brisk
34 minute walk
No
workout in the gym
Upper body
stretches
No Lower body stretches
Supplements: 3 ounces of Night Cap from Pure
Chemistry
2
Thin Stat caps from Trigger Factors
500
mgs. of Carnosine from Life Extension
1 Advanced Probiotic from Maritz Mayer
2 caps of Pure Chemistry Super Resveatrol 500
Crystal Thin at meals
Daily Summary Notes
Food
Values:
Calories: 590
Protein: 30
Non
fiber carbs: 24
Fat: 27
Glycemic
Index: 17
I had a bit of a hungry day but I was on the run a lot and didn’t have
time to overeat. My hips and back were bothering me a lot tonight. It
would be so much easier just to grab
the Tylenol bottle.
I just need to get to bed tonight and sleep
off the pain, hopefully.
March 1, 2010
Weigh In: 264
I have to find a
way to increase my motivation in the mid part of this program. I really think no matter how fast
weight loss occurs we all want it to happen faster. I better stay focused on the process and not think too much
about the outcomes or the speed it occurs.
No new changes
today. I feel pretty good about my
overall program.