Fat Guy

Trying to lose 100 or more pounds.

Cooking for one

February 26, 2012 in Fat Guy by Some Guy

I’m learning how to manage my own kitchen!  LOL.

I will say it is so very tempting to just eat out, or to eat lots of easy processed foods.  This is at odds with my efforts to be a more healthy person, to lose weight, to actually (gasp) live past fifty.

So while I have some cans of soup in the pantry, I try and cook. Which is funny to watch, I’m sure, and it feels a bit wasteful.  I try and make a casserole that I can portion out and take to work for lunch, or freeze and make it last longer.

I'm about to dig inToday’s experiment was supposed to be mac and cheese, but I had no macaroni so I used rotini instead.  The sauce is milk and cheese with some flour, salt and pepper in it.  Basic ingredients should taste good, right?

So why do I sometimes miss the day-glo goodness of Kraft dinner? Ha.

 

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as bare as you dare

February 1, 2012 in Fat Guy, Funnies by Ben | 2 comments

I have been laughing so hard at this today. Bwahahaha!

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“Which barefoot shoes do you have?”

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edit to say: I realize that as sporadic as I write things (and where I write various things) that you may not know this about me; so while it feels a little like stealing the punch line from a joke, I wanted to add this- I run barefoot, and have generally for almost two years. Did a couple miles this morning, in fact. I’m not preachy about it, I have heard all of these things at some point (thank you, internet). Yes, I’ve read Born to Run. I do not run in “barefoot shoes” but I do have some funky sandals I made myself from a kit (not surprisingly I purchased the kit from the guy who made this video, he’s great). I prefer to be barefoot but not if it makes other people uncomfortable.

OK, enough about that, if you wanna hear more about it just ask, I promise I will never make you take your shoes off to visit my blog.

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just an update

July 9, 2011 in Fat Guy by Ben | 1 comment

Not to let this get lost in the shuffle, I’m still doing my “get all healthy and shit” initiative.

As of now I’ve lost over 60 pounds. I don’t have a tape measure to check my measurements, but I’ve lost a bunch. I bought a pair of shorts a couple weeks ago with a 40″ waist, for example. Last winter I was wearing 44″ jeans. The shorts are now a little loose so I need to wear a belt with them, and when I shopped for a belt found that a 38 inch belt fit (not a lot of room to spare, on the second hole). So that’s going pretty good.

I’m running regularly but not yet daily. Some weeks I go four times, occasionally five, sometimes only three. My usual run is 2.5 miles. Not too shabby.

Today, I have had only one cup of coffee (and I’m writing this at 7 PM). That is partly because the kids and I have been doing things all day and I didn’t have the usual downtime to hang out and sip coffee; but I could have easily brewed a pot and had more than a single cup.

So there; a post where I barely mention kids nor whine about daily life. I feel good, I really do, a few people are noticing that I have lost weight which is a great bonus and reinforcer for the work I’ve done. As far as goals, ultimately I want to lose about 30 more pounds and get to an even 200. Don’t worry, I’ll say something if I get there P

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This can’t be good

May 25, 2011 in Fat Guy by Ben

Right now, I have no fucking idea where my towel is.

I guess it is what it is.

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