Archives for January 2019

It has been 33 days and 25.4 Lbs since i started watching what i eat, I feel much better already.

Scheduling prep time is very tough, A trick I have been doing is buying ready made salad at the local store and adding things to it like walnuts figs cabbage strawberries beets etc.. at lunch. [Read more…] about 30 Days later

I got back from my travels today and weighed in at -20.2 since I started this journey 28 days ago.

It was hard traveling and trying to keep with it, But if you come prepared it is doable.

The first thing I did was keep eating based on my schedule in NY and not care about what time it was or if a meal was served on the flight, The other thing I paid attention to was how hungry I really was and didn’t really eat till I was hungry. [Read more…] about 20Lbs gone

Recently in our building all the smoke detectors have been beeping to notify end of life.

After researching the different models available we decided to get this one for our apartment as it inter connects to the rest of them and the warnings are in actual speech and as an added bonus the battery loads from the front so no need to take the smoke detector down every 6 months.

Kiddie also has this model that is also front loading batteries but the cover needs to be slid off and we thought it might not be as easy to remove when needed.

From what I have gathered it seems like the best time for me to start the potato famine would be on a Wednesday. The 3rd and 4th day can be hard and Friday this time of year is half a day at work due to Shabbos starting so early. That gives me the option of being down Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

I have a small 3 day trip planned for mid January and i was planning on starting the potato famine when i get back as to not be in the weight loss stage while abroad. I figure that with the flights and messing with time zones I may break.

[Read more…] about Scheduling