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Monday, May 12, 2008

I Can't Weight

The Keep It Simple diet seems to be working for me. This diet is based on 2 main principles:

1) Eat less

2) Move more

Despite some backsliding last week while we were moving, and some more while Adam was in town, I'm down 15 pounds from my starting weight (which means I'm down 33 pounds from my pre-uvuloplasty weight).

The intake portion of the diet is pretty straightforward: Keep the processed carbs and fats to a minimum, eat plenty of foods that are nutritionally dense relative to their calorie content. In other words, I've been living on chicken breasts, fish, vegetables, oatmeal, and hummus for the last month or so. There's a fair amount of variety and plenty of tastiness.

The output portion is even simpler: I try to walk 2 miles a day. I've been weak on that lately due to all the manual labor involved in the move, but I'm going to get back into it, possibly today.

My "goal" is to get under 200 pounds, but I'm really more invested in the process than the goal right now.

When the Move is Over

We've finished the heavy lifting portion of the move. All our stuff is in the new house, and even in the right rooms in the new house. Now we just have to figure out storage arrangements, finish assembling furniture, etc. I foresee several months of arranging matches.

The other thing we have to do is all the repair stuff any new house needs. The Wife and I already cleaned out the gutters (which is much less onerous than folks make it out to be); I've been chipping away at things like doorstops, light fixtures, etc. We're going to have to hire a contractor for the plumbing, some of the electrical work, the dog run, the hot tub, etc. The contractor is on vacation in Cozumel (apparently business is good, who knew?) so we won't get to sit down with him for another week or so.

The other other thing we have to do is sell off the old place. It's empty, and pretty well cleaned out. I'm going to hire a service to pretty it up and then put it on the market.

In other news I've heard some hopeful noises on the issue of The Wife's condo. Never buy into a 10-unit condominium arrangement. Just don't do it. More details after the lawsuit is over.

Friday, May 02, 2008

Real Men Marry Doctors

The Wife finished her requirements for graduation yesterday. It is practically impossible for her not to graduate from medical school AND public health school at this point. That's right, my wife will soon have as many letters behind her name than I have IN mine (including an ampersand, how cool is that?).

So slide on over to The Wife's blog and tell her congratulations.

We Apologize for the Interruption

I've been off the grid for about two weeks now and I'm absolutely overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from my loyal fan base (thanks, Andy and John). The reason? I've been moving. Pics of the new place are promised just as soon as I find the cable to download pics to my camera...It's in a box somewhere.

I spent about 5 days without a computer, which was weird. Got a lot done, though...I wonder if there's a connection. Houses take a lot more work than condos. I got all the locks changed, carried a bunch of boxes (there's more to go), raked the yard, spent about a grand at Home Depot (and I'm not even sort of done), etc, etc.

Thanks to Eric for his pickup truck and lifting help--we'd still be living in the old place without him.