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PYRA Wok from Ikea »
by Brigham B. The PYRA Wok from Ikea fit the bill for the type of pan we needed. We like to fry large amounts of rice at one time, and wanted something wide and deep. That way, we could fry the rice and mix in the vegetables without worrying about tossin’ things all over the stove-top. [...]
Carl’s Jr Philly Cheesesteak Burger »
by Brigham B. It’s back! A couple of years ago, I tried the Philly Cheesesteak Burger and, despite my brother’s high appraisal of the burger, I was only semi-impressed with this beef-laden beast. In retrospect, I am a little confused at the excitement I felt when I saw the advertisement on the window of the local Carl’s [...]
Dinner at Love Love Teriyaki »
by Brigham B. Last Friday night, when I got home from work, I was surprised to see my wife, Nohelia, getting all dolled-up to go somewhere. I asked her where she was going, and she informed me that I was taking her out to dinner! I was somewhat taken aback by this because we hadn’t [...]
Tillamook Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream »
by Brigham B. My wife sent me down to the store today with very specific instructions, “Bring me a tub of Tillamook Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream.” Normally, when I think of ice cream, I don’t think of Mint Chocolate Chip. I think more along the lines of Rocky Road or some other chocolate flavor. [...]
Lose It! (iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad app) »
by Glen A. Those who are frequent visitors to this site will know that I have spent the better part of the last two years on a weight loss journey. For several months starting in December of 2008 and ending late May of 2009, I chronicled on a weekly basis my experience with a lesser [...]
Natural Factors SlimStyles PGX granules 150 gram container »
by Glen A. Starting in January of last year, I chronicled for 21 weeks my weight loss journey using the Smart for Life system. You can read the last post here. Over the course of that time, I lost 47 lbs. from 241 to 194. Then, as supplies of Smart for Life were running out, [...]
Altima Tuscany Grill »
by Glen A. As I’ve probably mentioned elsewhere on this site, we like to invite people over for dinner. My wife generally prepares Mexican food, and when it happens to be tacos de carne asada, I’m employed to grill up the thin strips of steak. It always tastes better on a grill, especially after it’s [...]
Island Way Sorbet 12-pk (Costco) »
by Glen A. A while back, Angela brought home a box of assorted sorbet flavors from a company called Island Way. The information on the packaging says it’s a product of South Africa, and then offers a street address in Florida. Now, having been on a diet that wasn’t so much about taste, it’s nice [...]
Life after SFL Update No. 1 »
by Glen A. Saturday, May 16 was basically the last day of the Smart for Life diet for me. While I’ve had a chocolate chip cookie here and there since, I am back to normal foods, while watching the calories. I’ve been sticking to the every two hour feeding schedule, too, with slight deviations depending [...]
Smart for Life Week 21 »
by Glen A. With this being the last full week on the Smart for Life diet that I intend to do, I paid a little more attention to eating mostly what was allowed for dinners, while eating cookies for the other meals. One variation I did make was to eat the dinner meal for lunch, [...]
Smart for Life Week 20 »
by Glen A. After two weeks of solid weight loss, which got me under 200 lbs. for the first time in over 20 years, week 20 ended with a dismal drop of roughly 6 ozs. Too much celebration was the cause. Having broken through the 200-pound floor, I wouldn’t say I binged per se, but [...]
Smart for Life–Week 19 »
by Glen A. I don’t know an exact date, but I was roughly 21 the last time I weighed under 200 lbs. For me, that’s half a lifetime ago. As of Saturday morning, May 2, that floor was cracked as I weighed in at 199.6. The total weight loss for the week ended up at [...]
El Pollo Loco »
by Glen A. Having lived in Southern California for several years, and still having family down there, we’ve become acquainted with chain restaurants and fast food places that we can’t get where we live. While there are still plenty we don’t have (ever heard of In & Out?), some of them have begun to appear [...]
Smart for Life–Week 18 »
by Glen A. I officially hit the 40 pounds lost mark with this week’s low weight of 201.4. That amounted to a 2.2 pound loss total for the week, with the main push coming Friday. I actually was able to run the treadmill both Friday and Saturday this week, which probably didn’t hurt, with the [...]
Smart for Life–Week 17 »
by Glen A. A slow week, but a little better than others. Thursday, April 16 saw the lowest weight to date, a 1.2 lbs. drop to 203.6. Friday, I weighed in at 203.8, so wasn’t able to beat the previous day’s low weight, despite being able to run the treadmill both days, and then again [...]
Smart for Life–Week 16 »
by Glen A. Kind of a strange week, but nonetheless, some success to report in the weight loss department. While I did not lose the average, I did drop another 2.0 lbs., which put me below 205 at 204.8. I have to say I was pretty happy when I saw the scale return that number, [...]
Smart for Life–Week 15 »
by Glen A. I guess I’m back on track after two weeks of not going much of anywhere. Friday, April 3 held the lowest weight total at 206.8, which means a 2.4 lbs. loss from the previous low the week before. Aside from dinner guests who were bumped up a week, and two lunches out, [...]
Smart for Life–Week 14 »
by Glen A. After five straight days of workouts on the treadmill, and a 24-hour fast ending at dinner on Sunday, the best I could do for Week 14 was lose a little less than 10 ozs. The week started out promising, with the first weight loss coming Thursday morning. This despite the previously predicted [...]
Smart for Life–Week 13 »
by Glen A. There’s definitely an odd versus even week theme developing. In the posts for week 11 and 12, I told how in the former I only managed to lose roughly 10 ozs., while in the latter, the amount lost went up to 3 lbs. 13 ozs. Well, in week 13, the margin of [...]
Kirkland Signature Martha Stewart Apple Raspberry Slab Pie »
by Glen A. Anyone wondering what Martha Stewart might have been doing with her time while she was in prison a while back need look no further than the frozen food section of their local Costco. Apparently, instead of cranking out luxury license plates or dry cleaning the linens, she was making alliances with Costco’s [...]
Bertolli Oven Bake Meals: Stuffed Shells in Scampi Sauce »
by Glen A. There are times when food tastes really good. Very rarely is it just because the food itself is awesome. It happens, every now and then. A lot of times, though, it has to do with other factors. Like, being on a diet and not eating normal food most of the time. Or, [...]
Smart for Life–Week 12 »
by Glen A. After only managing to drop a little over 8 ounces during Week 11, I somehow ended up losing 3.8 lbs. this past week, with a final low weight on Saturday, March 14 of 211.6. That put me on or very near a total of 30 pounds shed since I started in mid-December. [...]
DiGiorno Garlic Bread Pizza–Pepperoni. »
by Glen A. Yeah, I’m on a diet, but I think it’s been well-documented by now that I do come off of it. Something work coming off of it for (in moderation, of course), is the Garlic Bread Pizza from DiGiorno. I can’t say I’ve had a pizza by DiGiorno that I didn’t end up [...]
Smart for Life–Week 11 »
by Glen A. For the first time since I started on the Smart for Life weight loss system, I’ve hit the proverbial wall. Not sure exactly why, though. As I’ve been chronicling regularly in my updates, I’ve not been strictly adhering to the plan, for whatever reasons, but have not done so in any excessive [...]
Smart for Life–Week 10 »
by Glen A. Last week I was short by half a pound in keeping with the average of 2.5 pounds a week. That meant to get back to the average I would need to lose at least three pounds. At stake was being able to claim a 25-pound loss from the time I first started [...]