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Memorial Day was spent working on our DIY kitchen remodel. I was smart enough to pick up a tomahawk and a Bloody Mary tri-tip the Thursday before. I liberally coated them both with Jeff's rub. The tomahawk got the Texas rub and the flavored tri-tip got the original. Into the garage fridge they...
Congratulations on being featured in Jeff's newsletter this morning! I've sort of made these in the past not putting any thought into them and it's convinced me these are better than the pork counterpart. They need to start breeding chickens to have the abundant skin of Basset Hounds.
Hitting my goal weight was a gift to myself on my 60th birthday. The goal was actually 183 which barely put me in the normal BMI category. I barely made it and it was a huge fight to the end. I had a trainer and he helped me do some intense stuff at the end I hated, but it worked. I hit 179...
Thanks @uncle eddie . This is a fantastic quote and I'm going to use it. You're right on. A diet lifestyle is not sustainable. It gets too redundant, taxing, boring, frustrating. The key was eating healthier things I liked in the right proportions and cutting out ALL snacking. Snacks and little...
I can completely relate top EVERYTHING you said. I'm laughing at the toenails comment because something so simple left me unbelievably winded as did tying my shoes. I started to wear slip-ons. Plateaus are normal and frustrating. I had one that lasted 2 months and I didn't think I'd hit my goal...
Go slow, make small changes, think very long term. Your body may surprise you and kick in to more loss than expected.
I used that lung as an excuse for too long. It’s not easy but I keep plugging away. I guess that’s why we have 2 lungs instead of one.
I couldn’t gain weight all my high school and college years. My other nickname was Bones. In fact, twice I was called into the principal’s office because some of my teachers thought my parents were not feeding me. I’m a farm kid. We raised beef. We had an acre veggie garden and an acre for...
My doctor made me understand that “morbidly” wasn’t a word of embellishment but rather a descriptor, and meant “you are going to die early because of a complication from your weight.”
For whatever reason, that clicked with me and the decision was made.
I just replied to Jim about the chicken. Shrimp is easy because it cooks very fast. I grill/smoke without using any oil or spray oil. I don’t miss it. I also use a rub on the shrimp and let them marinate in it overnight. I cook them on a skewer until the pink starts to appear and then take them...
My trick with the breasts is starting with a dry rub/brine. I get the giant boneless-skinless frozen bags at Costco. I let them that in the fridge a couple days. Then I grab a medium cambro (container) and I coat them with Tajin and chicken salt. Too much Tajin and they get too tangy. It’s a...
My daughters kept telling me I needed to take those full on bare belly shots for a comparison. I figured enough of those exist for folks to understand what happens. The wetsuit is as far as I’ll go.
I envy you with the bike riding. I live in Sonoma County which is a premier area for riding. I destroyed my back carrying all that weight for years and I can’t take the bending over. I’ve thought about a recumbent bike though. We’ll see. Maybe someday.
My family is elated. I feel bad because I missed out on a lot of fun stuff as I was too big to walk/hike far and my knees and back took a beating. I keep apologizing to them and I think they’re tired of hearing it. But it’s fun hiking with them and I got to swim at the Olympic Center in Montreal...