No More Mr. Fat Guy!

What’s Up?

Greg Todd — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:55:06 +0000

Besides my weight that is.

Don’t ask.

I’ll fill you in on all the sordid details of why I’ve been gone in a few days.

But I’m back now, and ready to get back on the horse.

Stay Tuned

Greg Todd — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:26:57 +0000

It’s been 100 degrees here every day for over two weeks straight. Hot weather wipes me out. Until it cools off, which I hope will be soon, I’m not exercising. Or doing much of anything besides writing, delivering, and taking care of the goats. But I haven’t quit. And I’m staying at right around 280, which is a great thing. If I can get it off I can keep it off. Keep your fingers crossed for cooler weather! I’ll be back soon enough. I’m still shooting for 100 pounds off, but I don’t think I’m going to do it in a year.

It’s been two weeks since I blogged?

Greg Todd — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:44:42 +0000

Man, that’s incredible. Which also means it’s been two weeks since I walked. I don’t know how that happened. Lack of focus, I guess. I was too busy for a couple days to do any walking, and then I got bummed out about missing two days, and things in general, that I just sorta forgot about it. Well, that’s got to change. I’ll be back to walking soon. I’m still right around 280. 100 pounds by 1/1/08 doesn’t look very realistic right now. . .

No weight report

Greg Todd — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:51:45 +0000

Don’t worry; I haven’t given up on exercise. I didn’t go to the gym for the past few days, so I didn’t post a weight. But it wasn’t that hot yesterday, so I walked an hour or so last night on a dog-free stretch of my back roads. The day before, I didn’t walk, but I spent an hour and a half using a push mower, so that was my workout that day. It’s only 65 degrees right now (I almost felt like I needed a jacket when I walked outside this morning), so I think I’ll skip the gym again today, and head out on the back roads.

Obesity epidemic linked to debit & credit cards?

Greg Todd — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:45:52 +0000

Here’s an interesting article. It seems people are more likely to eat at fast food places that take plastic, which is pretty obvious, since these days many people don’t have much cash on their person. But it also claims that the average credit card/debit card order at fast food joints is 30% larger than the average cash order.

282.4 Pounds

Greg Todd — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:36:34 +0000

Well, I only walked an hour and 15 minutes tonight. And then I ate a big meal, although, except for a quart of goat milk, that’s all I’ve eaten today. I was planning on walking the full two hours or more, but the gym was very crowded today. The walking track surrounds a weight room on the second floor, and it was pretty packed. The weight area only takes up half the room; the other half is empty, and that end of the track looks over a basketball court. Normally there will be one or two people in there from time to time when I walk. But today, after about 45 minutes, about 10 kids showed up, and each one had his own ball. With the acoustics of the place, the noise was deafening, despite my earmuffs. So I got out of there.

Set The Ugly Tomatoes Free!

Greg Todd — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:01:38 +0000

Most tomatoes you buy at the store look nice, but don’t taste very good. Especially in winter. So one Florida grower bred his own version of tomatoes that still taste good even after being shipped hundreds of miles. Customers swear that they taste much better than ordinary tomatoes. And they’re willing to pay twice as much for them as they pay for regular tomatoes. But they don’t look so hot; in fact, they’re marketed as UglyRipe Tomatoes. But you can’t buy them anymore, thanks to the Florida Tomato Committee. They have the power to determine which Florida tomatoes can be sold and which can’t. And they’ve decided that UglyRipe tomatoes are, well, too ugly to be allowed to be sold, no matter how many people want to buy them.

Oh, well. At least we still live in the freest country on the planet, where you’re allowed to burn the flag, cable and satellite companies provide hard core porn 24/7, and our government allows all kinds of genetically modified Frankenfoods on the market, while protecting us from less than aesthetically perfect natural produce.

And I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free!

Update: I didn’t notice until after posting that the story was three years old. So I Googled around and found out that in January of this year, after a three year battle, the USDA finally granted UglyRipe tomatoes an exemption. So the ugly tomatoes are free at last!

280.2 Pounds

Greg Todd — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:29:44 +0000

Did 2 hours and 15 minutes of walking today. Plus, I chased one of the kid goats who got out of the pasture and into the yard for about twenty minutes, which was not fun. But one day he’ll be my supper, so it all evens out. Speaking of supper, I didn’t do too well on that front. Stopped at Hardees. They’re having a Buy One Thickburger Get One Free campaign, so I got two of their third pound mushroom burgers. And fries. And a Pepsi. I know, I know…

Is this the wave of the future?

Greg Todd — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:23:14 +0000

The Mayo clinic has come up with a solution for the sedentary lifestyles of office workers. White collar workers don’t burn many calories sitting around all day, no matter how much mental energy they expend. Well, the folks at the Mayo think they have the solution - the treadmill desk. It’s not a joke. They claim that walking very slowly (1 mph) all day instead of sitting would enable a person to drop 66 pounds in a year. It will probably be a while before this trend takes off, but as our obesity epidemic only worsens, it wouldn’t surprise me to eventually see treadmill desks in offices all over America.

Long walks good. Short sprints good. Long runs bad.

Greg Todd — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:00:47 +0000

That’s what this former runner says. He racked up thousands of miles running, but now advises against it. He says our bodies are designed for long periods of low intensity aerobic activity, such as walking, and for short bursts of extremely high intensity activity, such as sprinting. But they’re not designed for long periods of high intensity aerobic workouts, such as running or jogging. It’s a very well written article, and I highly recommend that you read it.