by raymond | Nov 23, 2016 | Exercise, Healthy Habits, Nutrition, Weight Loss
This November marks my one year anniversary eating low-carb, high-fat. It got me to think about the most important lessons learned. One year ago, I had no idea where this path would lead. I was doing my best to adapt to the keto diet but there were plenty of days...
by raymond | Nov 8, 2016 | Exercise, Healthy Habits, Weight Loss
I began to believe this a couple months ago, but it’s becoming abundantly clear – my weight has settled between 139-143 lbs. Could I restrict carbs to a crazy level and attempt shedding even more body fat? Of course. But I don’t want to do that. I...
by raymond | Sep 3, 2016 | Exercise, Healthy Habits, Weight Loss
The downward weight loss trend continues, and I’m actually beginning to become surprised. Once I stopped tracking calories, I thought that my maintenance weight would be in the mid 140’s. However, this month I weighed in the 130’s for the first time...
by raymond | Aug 3, 2016 | Exercise, Healthy Habits, Weight Loss
Numbers: Starting Weight: 144 lbs Ending Weight: 141 lbs Monthly Weight Loss: 3 lbs Total Weight Loss (Since 11/1/2015): 35 lbs Summary: On the diet front, my garden was OVERFLOWING with summer vegetables, namely cucumbers, yellow squash, green beans, burgundy beans...
by raymond | Jul 15, 2016 | Exercise, Weight Loss
Numbers: Starting Weight: 144 lbs Ending Weight: 144 lbs Monthly Weight Loss: 0 lbs Total Weight Loss (Since 11/1/2015): 32 lbs Summary: This was the first month where I think I reached a plateau for my weight. For six straight months, I steadily lost weight*. Sure,...
by raymond | May 21, 2016 | Exercise, Healthy Habits
When you attempt to lose weight, you do so through 1 of 3 methods – eat different, exercise more, or some combination of the two. For me, the choice was diet. I’m a firm believer that if you don’t address the food you eat, you may use exercise as an...