Jim Anderson

Home coming

In Personal Reflection on May 6, 2012 at 7:15 am

I haven’t been here for a while.  The place has a musty smell to it, and could use some airing out.

It’s been 14 months since I started eating low-carb.  I’m still at it.  The 50+ pounds that I lost last year have remained lost.  My waist-line remains around 38 inches, the smallest circumference it has had in 25 years.

The other day I tried on a pair of blue jeans that 14 months ago would barely close around my middle.  Now, they fall off without a belt to cinch them up.

So, my low-carb way of eating has been a great success.  It has also worked for my wife.

The blog has been another matter.  I’ve let it go, and feel guilty about that.  Then again, in terms of my own life, it served its purpose.

Life After Carbs is coming up on its one-year anniversary.

I resolve to spruce the joint up a bit, and keep it going.

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Progress Report for 2-4-2012

In Food, Personal Reflection on February 4, 2012 at 8:14 am

Let me say up front that I am not dead.  Nor have I fallen off the wagon and gained 40 pounds.  In fact, I am continuing to lose weight — if slowly and without thinking about it much.

This morning, eleven months into my low-carb way of eating, I tipped the scales at a new low of 207.6 pounds.  That makes a total weight loss of more than 52 pounds.

To celebrate, I mashed up half an avocado to mix into my scrambled eggs. OK, it wasn’t really to celebrate.  I’d eaten the other half yesterday, sliced on top of a ground sirloin patty with cheese melted on top. Avocado doesn’t keep long once you cut it, even tightly sealed. I was eating the remaining half today, no matter what. Still, it was good. On the side, I had a couple of small breakfast sausages made with chicken and no nitrites.

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Year-end Progress Report: 2011

In Personal Reflection on December 31, 2011 at 2:44 pm

Yes, I’m still here!  While my blogging has been sporadic in the last couple months, I’ve stayed on the low-carb wagon and maintained my weight.

In fact, in December, I actually lost a bit.  At the beginning of the month, I weighed 211.6 pounds; today, I weighed in at 209.8, nearly two pounds lighter.

However, I weighed the same back in early November as I do today, so I am basically in a stall.  Or I would be if I were trying to lose more weight. I haven’t been trying, though.  I am content right now to maintain my 50+ pound weight loss for the year. Perhaps in the coming year, I will try to drop down another level — say, to 199 pounds.

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