cookingintheheights

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

I checked my blood pressure for the fist time and was in for a shock.

I mean I know I’m overweight but apparently I have high blood pressure as well. Withing considers it at stage 2 of high blood pressure.

That coupled with my weight is causing me even more to want to try and switch my eating habits sooner rather then later.

I purchased the Withing body cardio WiFi scale and the blood pressure monitor during the Black Friday sale.

Unfortunately they did not ship it out in the timeline they provided. When the scale and blood pressure monitor finally arrived they refused to pair with my phone.

I reached out to Withings customer service and after an hour of troubleshooting they wanted me to try and pair it with a different phone, I had to wait till I got home and tried to pair the scale with my old smartphone. [Read more…] about Withings