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The First Cigars
Of course, these were not my first cigars… but when my friend came over, we decided to brave the cold, and we were pleasantly surprised. I was worried that I would not be able to smoke cigars for a few weeks because of the cold and the wind, but as I suspected this morning it
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Cigars and Timing
If you are a regular reader of either of my other blogs, or a friend (either Facebook or otherwise) you know that I am a cigar smoker. When I went through the program in California a couple of years ago, I found that smoking cigars was a good way to not be tempted by food.
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Day 4–Sunday, January 23, 2022
I am not going to add the date to the title every day… maybe once or twice per week. When I went through the program on my own last time, I did not actually mark the starting date, and it became a bit weird trying to calculate… especially when I had not recorded in my
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The Scales
One of the reasons we are encouraged to not weigh ourselves daily is that there will be days when the numbers on the scale may be up, but if we stick the program, we will see a downward trend… even with those occasional upticks. Another reason why I should not be weighing myself daily is
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Day 3
It is interesting that my notes from Day 3 of my previous journal focus on three themes: scheduling (and how to make sure I have my meal replacements at the right time and intervals throughout the day), temptations, and my mood (which was quite cranky). This time around I do not feel like I am
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OW!
Remember, over the last few posts, that I mentioned that there are some things I cannot do as well (or at all) as a morbidly obese man? I just had a really close call. Princess Sophie asked nicely to go out for a walk. Not only does she deserve it for being so nice and
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Water Water Everywhere…
Yes, drinking water (and a lot of it) is a crucial part of my new weight loss program. Yesterday morning I went to the kitchen and pulled out a very solid glass beer stein that holds 4 cups (33⅓ oz) of water. It would be perfect for me! Yesterday I filled (and drained) it five
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My Weight Loss Goals
When I originally went through the program, we were given an assignment: what were our weight-loss goals. I do see a few differences from then to now, but here is how I would do it today. I have given a lot of thought to this ‘assignment’. There are so many things so many of us
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Day 2
I made it through Day 1! …I think. If that sounds hesitant, I’ll explain. I lost track of how many meal replacements I had eaten, and at 10:30pm I had to grab another one. Yes, hard as it might be to believe, I made it through to 10:30pm on 640 calories (plus maybe 75 calories
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Day 1, Middle of the Day (4:00pm)
So far, so good. It may sound like a false brag that less than 9 hours after I woke up, I have not yet broken my diet, but for those of you who have tried to start (and failed) you will know that even getting going is a huge step. After walking Princess Sophie this
Losing a part of me
Mitch's quest to lose weight… a lot of it.
Losing a part of me 