Author: admin

Posted on

FOooOooooD is a REWARD!

Well on their way to 40 and 30 plus weight losses... but foooood is still the reward!

Well, folks can tell you that ‘food is NOT the reward’… but it is hard to realize that concept on a day to day basis. We want to be thinner… but it’s hard to stay on the diet if your food doesn’t taste good… or if there isn’t some sort of daily ‘goodie’ to keep us all on track!

Fortunately, most of the diet gurus… and those at Jenny Craig… have designed some rather tasty meals with numerous snacks. I even had a delicious ‘brownie’ yesterday. Besides all this, I have found that a ‘goal meal’ might figure into my plans as well as a ‘goal weight.’ Some folks might think that this is the ‘beginning of the end’… but I say… you have to get to your goal weight first … and only then does weight gain become an issue…. and Jenny Craig has an answer for that.

the Bid Texan... 72 ounces of pure enjoyment!So… I was thinking to myself… what is my goal ‘food’? AAaaAAah, I remember when 2 of my hunting buddies and I stumbled out of the fields after a day of Pheasant Hunting in Amarillo and walked into the Big Texan… and sat down to a 72 ounce steak… magnificient. It was the start of a beautiful three day ‘protein’ high.

Now, for all you tenderfeet out there… you can buy your own steak from them and even buy some of the souvenirs… that is… if you can’t get there yourself.

I figured that I could cook this one up myself! That is… when I make my ‘goal weight’…. it’s already ordered!

Here’s what others say:

Travel with Chad
I ate the whole thing!
Honeymoon and the Big Texan
Morten gets around
Travel Channels 10 Best Places to pig out!

Roger Freberg

Posted on

Do iPods cause Brain Cancer?

the iPod... the greatest discovery since the AppleHmmmm… Do iPods cause brain cancer? I don’t think so… I also don’t think they are a good source of Iron…. so I’ll go on a limb and advise you to not to eat them.

Certainly these are better questions than the one posed by an article entitled: Do iPods and TV hurt exercise benefits? Basically their exhaustive analysis says… yes , it a good way to pass the time; however, if you are playing in the Super Bowl…. then, you might want to forget them … so you can better concentrate on what you are doing… unless you are losing…. then , I guess it doesn’t matter.

Obviously, some folks need some credible experts to validiate what the rest of us already know… iPods are great for working out… they make the task seem easier and let’s time go by faster. I have always liked having music in my gym for this reason… but if you are not in a gym or don’t like the music, an iPod is a great way to get through the monotony of the work. Besides, since the invention and evolution of coffee… our tasks get completed quicker.

the evolution of the coffee drinker.... aaAAaaaaah!

Laura always writes about coffee… it is after all… one of her passions.

On another subject, although the idea of a combined iPod and phone sounds cool… I just wouldn’t want to hear it ‘go off’ right next to me when I work out… but then I don’t have to worry about it.. I have my own gym.

Roger Freberg

 

Posted on

Happy Birthday Louis Zamperini …. Trojan Hero

Happy Trojan Birthday Louis Zamperini 

“Louis Zamperini, who was one of USC’s greatest distance runners and gained international acclaim for his amazing exploits during World War II, will be honored at a dinner celebrating his 90th birthday on Friday, Jan. 26, at 6:30 p.m. at USC’s Town & Gown.

A 3-year USC letterman (1938-39-40) who co-captained the 1940 Trojan squad and was a member of 3 NCAA championship teams, Zamperini was the NCAA champion in the mile run in 1938 and 1939. The collegiate mile record (4:08.3) that he set lasted for 15 years. He placed eighth in the 5,000-meter run at the 1936 Olympics.

read the bookHe was lost at sea during World War II, spending 47 days adrift and then two-and-a-half years as a prisoner of war in Japan. Following the war, he returned to Japan as a missionary. In 1998, he carried the Olympic torch (his third of five times) through his former POW camp outside Nagano. His experience was the subject of a CBS-TV feature and an upcoming book.

Tables and seats for the dinner are available by contacting Friends of Louis Zamperini, P.O. Box 50107, Pasadena, Calif., 91115 or emailing John@JohnNaber.com. Personal messages can be included in the tribute’s printed program for a tax deductible contribution.”

A book on his exploits is available on Amazon.com 

A Southern California Trojan ... who can say more?

Happy Birthday, Louis

 

Roger Freberg

 

Posted on

Jenny Craig — Below the Big Number!

Well, here I am in week 5 and I have dropped nearly 30 lbs. It feels good!

More importantly, I dropped below the top end of my ‘athletic weight’ of 300 lbs. In college it was so much easier to lug it around… but I am happy to say good bye to it and move on to a lower level.

I never look at the BMI (body mass index) as they have little relevance to folks like me with more than double average bone density and built to endure long cold winters ( long torso)… because my ‘goal weight’ is still considered obese. This is darkly amusing because the last time I was at that weight ( my goal weight) a lot of folks thought I was suffering from an incurable disease associated with being too thin.

Kristie Alley has lost 75 pounds... but it took her two years... hmmmm... well, it's not as easy for everyone... here is her 'before'In any event, I am at 296… I have placed the picture of the ‘before’ of Kristie Alley as inspiration.

Laura and Karen have really done well through all of this… I am glad I joined them. I did send Karen a small meal of ‘turducken’ with all the trimmings in a resealable container that she lovingly refers to as ‘Daddy Craig’… to be opened sometime in the future… not so much as a ‘reward’… but as a remembrance of home.

Losing weight has been a lot more fun this time. It even tastes better.

 

Roger Freberg