“Now how does the baby get inside the Mommy’s tummy?” — Katrina
So, as Katrina was feeling a bit artsy and decided to draw a picture of me she asked, “Now how does the baby get inside the Mommy’s tummy?”
I told her some cells had to get together and grow. She seemed satisfied with that. Phew!
I’m trying to lose some weight. I remember when I weighed 180 pounds and thought that was too much, and as of Christmas of 2007, I weighed over 220. I’m around 6’ 4”, so that puts me in the “overweight” category.
I realized I needed to make some changes. I set my start date to New Year’s Day — a little clichéd, I know — and came up with a plan. I joking refer to it as the “Quit Eatin’ So Goddamned Much” diet, but it’s a little more than that.
Portion control. I limit amounts. For example, I used to drink over half a gallon of nonfat milk every day; now I limit myself to one or two 12-ounce glasses.
No sugary drinks. Instead of Coke, I get water.
Unlimited fruits and vegetables. This one is fun. If I feel like snacking in the evening, I’ll often grab a bowl of grapes. When I’ve gone out to lunch, I’ve been getting the salad along with soup or a sandwich.
No alcohol. I didn’t drink much before, but the calories from alcohol (like Long Islands — mmm, Long Islands) are problematic. In addition, my triglycerides are way too high, and alcohol is bad for them.
This morning, I was at 204.6. Things seem to be going well so far.
(Comment from old site:)
Brad just moved down one notch on his brown belt. Any more weight loss and he’ll have to splurge and buy a new one!
We went to Erwin Orchards on Saturday. We had a great time and took plenty of pictures, though the apples Helen wanted to pick — Cortland — were already gone. A tractor pulled us out to pick a peck (silly Imperial units) of a variety of apples and grab a couple of pumpkins from their pumpkin patch.
Katrina loved picking the apples and playing in the play area. Elena discovered biting apples, which she enjoyed; she kept pointing at everyone else’s bags of apples and grunting.
We though $7 for a gallon of cider was a little much, but we did buy some very tasty doughnuts and an already-picked peck of Cortland apples.
I’ve compiled a list of charities to which I have donated or considered donating.
UPDATE: I’ve added links to Charity Navigator pages when available.
(If I can figure out a way to make my list at Charity Navigator public, I’ll post that link here instead.) (Charity Navigator doesn’t currently have a way to publicize one’s charity list, but they may add such a feature someday.)
