Getting through my third week was pretty anticlimactic. I seem to have fallen into a good rut. That isn't to say there aren't times that are trying. I am taking it day by day, now I sound like I am in a self help group.

It helps to remember why I am doing this. In case I haven't said it it is for my kids and wife. I am tired of them seeing as a fat bastard. I also realize that as I get older it doesn't get any easier.

One thing that is helping in the short term is the fact that my XXL tee shirts fit me again. I never stopped wearing them but now they actual fit. Gone are the days of a poly cotton sausage casing. It is nice not to have to use the old fat guy tricks like stretching out your shirt before you put it on. Another thing I had to do is add a hole in my belt in the right direction. I understand that the leather is stretching but also my waist is shrinking.

I finally decided what my weigh in day is. I am going to use the morning of my cheat day. That is the only way to be consistent until I decide to start taking measurements.

Saturday weigh in:
285.5 lbs.
Loss to date:
18 lbs.

-Zac

Well I made it through the second week and it seems to be getting easier. Missed posting on Monday but that seems to be the pattern I'm developing. I am still working out of town and living in a hotel but I am making it work. I purposely choose a hotel that had a kitchenette.

My cheat day wasn't nearly as our of controll as I thought it might be. I managed to drink less then a twelve pack of Coca Cola. On the plus side I did have Godiva chocolate cheese cake.

Saturday's weigh in: 288.8 lbs.
Difference from start: 14.6 lbs.

-Zac

I know I was supposed to post on Monday but it was a busy day. I started a job in central Illinois and had to move into a hotel for the job. Being away from home sucks but I will have to make it work. I did choose a hotel with a kitchenette so I could cook for myself.

Though I didn't post Monday I did weigh in on Monday. I was back up to 297 lbs. It was a gain of about 5 pounds. I guess it is to be expected. We'll have to see if it comes back off. Unfortunately I do not have a scale with me and will have to wait until I get home Friday night to check my progress.

Being a week and a half into this diet I am feeling pretty good.  Eating the same thing every day really isn’t boring yet but we’ll see if I have the same feeling a month into this.  The odd thing is that I really haven’t thought about what I am going to eat on my cheat day.  I would have thought that I would have been more obsessed.

 -Zac

One part of the slow carb diet is a cheat day. On your cheat day you can eat whatever your heart's desire. The cheat day is so you can better manage the rest of the week.

So this past week has not been as bad as I had originally thought. The toughest part is if you eat at a resturant. Though we did go out a couple of times I was able to figure it out. Chipotle has become my new default answer to what do you want to eat because it is good and easy.

I haven't decided of Saturday is my offical weigh in or Monday but I will post my weight today.

Here's to a gluttonous day.

Weight: 292.8
Difference from start: 10.6

-Zac

Probably the cheesiest title I could come up with but what the hell? As I start day three I am feeling pretty good. I have the right mindset and I really want to succeed this this time.

It hasn't been too bad so far. There are times when I am hungry but once you realize that a human being isn't supposed to walk around full all day a couple of slight hunger pains seems alright. I am excited to see that I am under 300 lbs. it was the first goal I had and it feels pretty damn good. I plan on laying out my goals through out the coming days.

Have a good one,

-Zac

Here I am again at yet a new starting point. I will try to use all the old stand by clichés. This time is different, I really want to succeed... But it is true I REALLY do want to succeed. I know I, as well as countless other people, have said the same thing over & over again but if you don't try things will never change.

This time my motivation is the fact that I am still the fattest I have ever been but also when I look at my children I realize it is not fair to them to have a lazy fat ass as a father. If that isn't enough I am the best man for my youngest brother's wedding and I need to look better than the bride.

This time I am going to follow Tim Ferriss' book 4 Hour Body and the Slow Carb Diet he outlines. I first heard about the book when Tim was on The Nerdist podcast a couple of years ago. Back then I even gave it a halfhearted try for about a week. It kinda worked but I didn't put any real planning into it so I ate canes of beans and frozen veggies for a week. Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago Tim Ferriss is on Marc Maron's WTF podcast talking about his new book 4 Hour Chef. They get into the 4 Hour Body and I start to revisit the idea again. This time I have already done more planning then the last time, not to mention my wife taking care of the dinner menu. So here I embark on yet another journey.

This time I will post my weight for all the internet to see. I will make Monday my official weigh in day.

Starting: 303.4 lbs.

-Zac

Here I sit the fattest I have ever been and not loving life. It wouldn't be so bad if I was fat and loving life but I am just fat and miserable.  That makes for a pretty good plot line for a bad Hollywood buddy comedy picture but a lifestyle.

I am at my wits end on how to motivate myself.  I really don’t want to live this way anymore put I can’t seem to convince my subconscious otherwise.  I really wonder how something that makes you feel so good can make you feel so bad immediately after you are done with it.  By that I  mean black tar heroin or food.

 I still don’t know if any of this is going to help me in any way but I will keep trying.  Maybe, just maybe I can stop stuffing  my face long enough to figure out why I am so fucked up when it comes to  food.

-Zac

All it took was one comment on an old blog post and my deep seeded narcissism showed its true face.  I think that I have finally hit rock bottom in my eating.  One can only climb on a scale and see EEE instead of a weight so many times before you do one of three things.  First you can throw out the scale and never climb on one again.  Secondly you can go out and buy the kind the meat cutters use to weigh sides of beef. Finally, and the most sensibly, is to set a short term goal of losing enough weight to render you current scale useful.

So here I am embarking on yet another weight loss adventure.  I think that I am
finally ready to change my lifestyle.  I suppose my children would like me to participate in their lives for at least a few more years.  I also need to stop punishing my wife with my current size and shape.

I don’t plan on taking pictures of my food again.  I plan on eating a fairly
regimented menu and it will get boring fairly quickly.  What I will do is post some terribly lit pictures of my fat ass so as to scare people and keep my eye on the prize.

Thanks,
Zac