8 11 2012 Supplemental Throwing Down the Gauntlet

Good day all. My Spirits and Energy is good.

Did I hear a challenge in the wind? Sorta, kinda......... Well, OK yes! What kind of challenge? Maybe challenge is not the right word or maybe it is exactly what I mean.

Now that I have everyone scratching their heads wondering "I think Dave have finally flown over the "Cuckoos Nest" oh my!!! Did he have an overdose of protein, fat or or or with him who knows????



Am I crazy? Crazy like a fox!!! Ha, you did not see that coming! So, that means exactly what Dave? It means...... it means...... that...... I ........

Actually I thought that I would ask for some help.

H E L P !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK, what all this means (FINALLY) goes back to what I was writing about recently. I am asking anyone and everyone to please contribute to any ideas that may help me formulate something new. I already have gotten some tips from yall but, I want more if you are so inclined.

So, that being said if you would kindly make a comment with something you would like to see here or wherever this new path will take me. If you do not like to comment where "everyone can see" then do as many others do: Email me at my blogs email address: 2010chronicles@gmail.com

I will take into consideration all comments here and via email. I will then reveal what is up my sleeve. It will be a lot of work and it will take time. So, consider this the first step to where this new venture go.

Hey I am not totally sure where I am going and that is half the fun and half the burden and half the.... the... OK I ran out of halves oops. So there we are... I guess. OK now lets get cracking or whatever you want call it.

Have a Healthy Day my Friends and Family. Battles are won, yet the War still Rages On. Battle On!!!

The Balls in Your Court

Cheers,

Dave

8 27 2012 Supplemental A Call to Arms

Good day all, my Spirits and Energy levels are great.

So here we are or should I say ........... Anyhow, I had a heck of a weekend try to salvage a BBQ pit. Yes in Texas the BBQ pit plays a major role in our daily lives. HA!!! Back in 2008 I had the brilliant idea to buy a gas grill. I never owned one before that. I have always cooked on a gook old fashioned coal/wood grill. Let me tell you good folks: coal/wood is the way to go. There is no comparison to the flavor of the meat. I have to use a smoke box just to get close to it.

So that being said I decided this weekend to refurbish it instead of throwing it away. I took it apart and realized that I should have thrown it away. The bottom was rusted out with a few holes in it. I was up to my elbows in grease, rust and jeez who knows. If I had not ordered some replacement parts that are still in transit, I would toss it. Right now new grills are going about half price............ Well to tell you the truth this will be my last gas grill. I plan on making my own coal/wood BBQ/Smoker in the not too distant future. We can grill almost year round in these parts. I just got my "cast iron burner" that will last a lifetime to replace the cheap stamped steel burner that does not hold up in the humidity and just rusts and falls apart.



OK, so much for that. What is on the horizon? What indeed!!! I am currently working on a "Secret Program" that I will introduce shortly............not!!! Right, actually I am working on something, something interesting to me, something that will help put together my future endeavors concerning my overall health and well-being. I will include that information on the new blog. It is no big new way of doing things. It is just how I am going to organize the way I plan to live the rest of my life........ hey that is big!!! At least to me it is.

Food, food, food and more food. Why all the fuss? Is there more to life than just food? Yes, of course there is, yet it plays a major role. How so you may ask. How so indeed!!! IMO I feel that food can shape a lot of things such as our health, the way we think, our mood and............ well how can I put this? It can tell us a lot about the person who eats it.

WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT DAVE!!!!! Did you dive into a box of doughnuts this morning and are in total shock????

No and no. What I mean is ........... OK I will be blunt: food choices can tell us about the person in a way that we can see.......can see .... can see.............. Come on guys and gals  someone out there help me. OK, I am lost in thought...............

On to something else, but that will have to wait until next time. Hey I am trying my best at this time to keep on posting while engulfed with things that would make most "hang it up". No worries my Friends and Family I am here to stay and I will try to continue push forward with exploration and experimentation on things that I deem will help me achieve good if not great health. I will continue to share and enjoy feedback from those who wish to provide it.

Have a Healthy Day my Friends and Family. Keep striving for the Best, put your worries behind you, think positive and make it happen. The choice is yours. It always has been and always will. Battle On!!!



No Surrender, No Retreat

Cheers,

Dave

6 14 2012 Supplemental Good Day Sunshine

Greetings Friends. My Spirits and Energy levels are really good.

I made it or did I? That is up for interpretation. Some will say "Why yes Dave you sure did. Look at all the weight you loss." Some will say "Are you going to gain it all back?" OUCH!!! Ouch INDEED!!!

Hey it is the truth..... OK Dave what is the truth? Not one of his riddles......... AGAIN!

OK folks as promised my Summery of the 5 Bite Diet and my little thoughts of well of just whatever:

Riddle me this: What is the use of losing all this weight if I:

1. Dont achieve good if not great health.
2. Keep it off.
3. If I .... I .... is there a number 3?

Is there a number three (3)? Who knows? Who cares........ well I for one do. So if any of you good folks out there want to throw a few words of wisdom please do so.

Look-it: At the end of the day I am oh so happy with the results. Why wouldnt I? I did rather good at the end of the day. I struggled, stumbled and fell a little. I always got myself up and continued. I suffered through non-related illnesses at the time or were they? Was the restriction of food a trigger? One day all of a sudden I go from eating pretty good to almost nothing. Hmmm.............. makes you think. 

OK so now I am thinking. (DANGER, DANGER, DANGER!) I do agree with the 5 Bite Diet for weight loss and learning about portion control ....... but maybe, maybe.... for about a week or even two I should have gradually cut down my food to the point it was 5 bites instead of bam the very next day. Just a thought. A thought I just may take to heart on my next 30 day challenge. 

Yes my Friends and Family there will be another 30 Day Challenge. Yet, I need a break for now and I will be what is called Maintenance. So what do you do on "Maintenance"? I will do my best to balance the amount I eat in order not to gain weight. I will try to "maintain" my current weight. I really dont want to weigh myself during this period and see if my instinct will prevail. Is that a good idea? 

For those who know me see an "Experiment In-progress" HA!!! Man vs Machine. OK Dave lets not get a big head please lol! No really I do want to be able to live without the scale and this is a good opportunity to see how I fare. I need to learn one way of the other. 

Will I share Maintenance? Well if I dont weigh myself and give updates on that, what can I share? I can share if I am on the straight and narrow, my menu, how much I ate, or what else. Would I just bore you to death. I wont have any results to report for at least a month. So you tell me. What would you like for me to report if I decide to share Maintenance. Please help. It will determine if I do it or not. If I do share it will be more like a Weekly Update with a few Supplemental to report anything else I add or come up with at the time. So you tell me.

OK I know this was not much of a Summery, so let me know whats on your mind and I will answer to the best of my ability. If you have specific questions about my Experience through the 5 Bite Diet or you just have a general question about the diet. I have the book and I will share. If I get enough questions I just might make a Supplemental Post out of it instead of just using the comment box. So it is in your hands. Field your questions and I will reply.

Have a Healthy Day my Friends and Family. Battles have been won, yet the War still rages on.There is no End, Just another Day. At least for now.

My Last BOW (?)

Cheers,

Dave

11 19 2012 Supplemental Jive Turkey

Greetings Friends!!! My Spirits and Energy are on the rise!!!

Why you may ask? Why indeed!!! OK I took some time off. Just a little for now. I cant tell you how it feels to be care free for just a little bit. Yes, just a little bit. So I do have some home projects to do in and out the house, but thats OK. At least these projects benefit me and my household directly, so it is a "Labor of Love." So there you go!

OK so you know this week is Thanksgiving...........well those who live in the good old U..S.. of A sure do as well as the expats out there around the world. For those of you who dont know what the heck is going on just Google it. HA!!! Hey they can do a better job for the most part than me.

"So anyway what does Thanksgiving mean to Dave?" Oh gee I thought you would never ask and yes that voice sounded just like a caring "Cyber Mom"! I just know it couldnt be those voices again............ well I just hope after all the time I spent with the thera............. OK we are getting too deep and off the subject or are we???



OK then Thanksgiving means: (to me) time to give thanks. OK subject closed. Now lest move on to the meat of the matter and............ what, um, well, I guess that was a little weak. Right? Yes, it was and OK since you are twisting my arm I will "Tell All".........ooh, aww and all that jazz! No really I do want to say that I feel that it is a time that I give thanks to God for all I have or dont have. Some things I am truly happy for not having. For the most part I live a life free of burden. Ah burden indeed! One mans burden may be another mans ........ OK I cant think of an opposite word but you are a most educated audience and I am sure that you "get it". I am oh so grateful all year long for the positive things in my life and there are many. I thank God for providing me a life partner that keeps me strong. My Dear Wife means the world to me and I consider that a true blessing from above. I thank God for the folks that surround me. The list is sort, but of high quality. OK I dont want to get too religious, but it is who I am. Love it, Hate it it does not matter.

As always I will be cooking up a storm of treasured favorites for all that care to come and share. Yes I am the only (ZC)er in the bunch and thats OK. I dont force my beliefs on anyone when it comes to anything and I dont alienate myself from the world because they dont agree with me. That would be foolish. Those who practice that have all the right too, because it is their conviction and right. As for me I will stay strong in what I believe and respect others. I dont live in a commune. I have to deal with the real world and "it is what it is" as they say or do they? HAhaha!!! "That laugh... again.... just when I ....." Good grief!

Well for the most part the menu will be:

• Jive Turkey (OK it is just an herb infused roasted turkey)
• Smoked Turkey (yes store bought... too lazy to make my own)
• Roasted root vegetables with olive oil, and Herbes de Provence (from scratch) 
• Traditional southern cornbread stuffing (from scratch) 
• Traditional green bean casserole (from scratch)
• Sweet potato casserole with crumb topping (from scratch)
• Southern peach crumb bars (from scratch) 
• Turkey gravy (from jar)
• Cranberry sauce (can: whole berry and jellied) I doll it up a little
• Cocktail size croissant rolls
• Chili con queso with tortilla chips for an appetizer (we are in Texas)
• Assorted wines. Beer? Sure bring your own.

Did I miss something? Hey this is a meal to share with all and I do enjoy cooking all of these goodies and not so goodies. My choice. Yes, isnt nice to have choices? I have to agree thank you very much. 

OK tomorrow is a crazy day for me. I will be picking up my nephew form school. He has a half day and will be helping me do some much needed yard work  Hey I live in The Woodlands home of endless leaves and pine needles. We will work half day or so Tuesday and half day Wednesday then I need to start cooking that night. Yes busy, but I have the week off and dont report back to work until next Monday.

Did I forget to mention that we are having some beautiful weather here. Sunny and cool and it will last the week. I dont know about the others, but I intend eat on the patio. Yes indeed! OK that is all for now short I know. HA!!!

Have a great Thanksgiving for those who celebrate it. Have a Healthy Day my Friends and Family. Keep the Faith and Always Battle On!!!


got turkey?

Cheers,

Dave