"Fat Sick and Nearly Dead"

[slobake]

I actually have had a pretty good diet most of my life. My wife cooks fresh food every night and I'm not too bad either. My weakness is sugar and caffiene. It's best I stay away from both becuase I have problems with moderation. I have learned to bake with complex carbs, but I am thinking of dropping that too. I had my own bakery called "Sugar Me Not" at one point.
I'm still very active at 60 most people thing I'm not a day over 59, probably because I'm emotionally immature. Take a look at the old guy playing the bass.

[slobake]

While I am indulging myself, here is me and my grandson a couple of years ago, love that boy.

[slobake]

Decided I'm going to try the 10 day fast. Getting prepared now by making a doctor's appointment and making grocery lists etc. The good news is there is a huge farmers market walking distance from my house where we get organic produce at good prices, especially if you buy in bulk. I will try and be honest here. and write about how it goes.
I think the harderst part will be withdrawing from caffiene.

[UncleFluffy]

Originally Posted by slobake

I think the harderst part will be withdrawing from caffiene.

You might want to try that on its own as a separate step. If your caffeine consumption is anything like mine it'll hurt bad enough by itself. Last time I quit caffeine I went from 8-10 big mugs full to one in the morning for a transition week to nothing and it was probably a month before I was even 80% as productive and functional. Tired, irritable, couldn't focus. That *and* a major dietary change ... no way.

[MatticusMania]

Last nights dinner:

Grilled Onion & Mushroom sandwich topped with Sauteed Kale & Garlic,
Dijon Mustard, Red Pepper Hummus and a little Smoked Fontina.

[78fenderjazz]

Great film. After watching it I started juicing myself but I did so in moderation. I would make a batch of a slightly modified version of his kale based recipe. It would make 30 to 40 ounces. I sold drink half for breakfast half for lunch a healthy snack when I got hungry and a normal dinner. The first week was tough but after that I felt better than I ever have. I completely kicked coffee while doing this and had a great amount of energy. I kept it up for about 6 months until a short vacation broke the habit. I haven't been able to build the routine back in but I really wish I could.

Advice: Buy as many of the ingredient organic as you can. Force feeding your cells pesticides is a bad idea and non-organically grown produce is not as nutritionally beneficial as organic produce. I believe I was spending between $10-15 a day while I was doing it.

Good luck!

[slobake]

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

Last nights dinner:

Grilled Onion & Mushroom sandwich topped with Sauteed Kale & Garlic,
Dijon Mustard, Red Pepper Hummus and a little Smoked Fontina.

You're making me hungry. We had roasted beet salad with feta cheese. Have you ever had roasted beets, very sweet and yummy.
This morning I had a Kale smoothie, (Kale, greek yogurt, raw almonds, pineapple and mango) and a pot of tea. On my way for espresso.

[slobake]

Originally Posted by UncleFluffy

You might want to try that on its own as a separate step. If your caffeine consumption is anything like mine it'll hurt bad enough by itself. Last time I quit caffeine I went from 8-10 big mugs full to one in the morning for a transition week to nothing and it was probably a month before I was even 80% as productive and functional. Tired, irritable, couldn't focus. That *and* a major dietary change ... no way.

You're right about that. I'm going to try and taper off, gotta go it's time for my espresso.

[UncleFluffy]

Originally Posted by slobake

You're right about that. I'm going to try and taper off, gotta go it's time for my espresso.

I'm starting on the same. Going to switch to half-caf for a bit and see how my system handles that.

[MatticusMania]

Originally Posted by slobake

You're making me hungry. We had roasted beet salad with feta cheese. Have you ever had roasted beets, very sweet and yummy.

I havent had roasted beets. In fact, Ive never really eaten beets. Id give them a try, especially roasted.

[UncleFluffy]

+1 on the yumminess of roasted beets

[Ziltoid]

What a coincidence, I'm making Dijon Mustard roast beef for supper

[slobake]

Originally Posted by Ziltoid

What a coincidence, I'm making Dijon Mustard roast beef for supper

You're starting early. Slow cooking?

[Ziltoid]

Originally Posted by slobake

You're starting early. Slow cooking?

I'm starting right now, it should be read in 3-3.5 hours. It's 2 pm here, eastern time.

[slobake]

Originally Posted by Ziltoid

I'm starting right now, it should be read in 3-3.5 hours. It's 2 pm here, eastern time.

Enjoy it my friend. I hope the cooking warms up your house too. I think you should start playing bass, you already act like a musician. Don't ask me how musicians act though.

[Ziltoid]

Oh, I play guitar, bass and uke but I'm just a noodler hence me saying I don't "play".

edit: and yeah, my apartment is nothing shy of the pits of inferno right now.

[slobake]

Originally Posted by Ziltoid

Oh, I play guitar, bass and uke but I'm just a noodler hence me saying I don't "play".

edit: and yeah, my apartment is nothing shy of the pits of inferno right now.

"Playing" is always better than "working."

[Ziltoid]

Originally Posted by slobake

"Playing" is always better than "working."

Studying is pretty fun And as it is I still have a minimum of two years excluding this semester in front of me.

I watched the documentary while my roast was cooking
Talking about the roast (it's my first time at it)
before: http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...ps0763613d.jpg

During: http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...ps53e71595.jpg

And the final product:
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...psd1955b81.jpg

Sorry for the lack of instagram, I don't usually do this

[jobo4]

Ziltoid- What cut of meat did you choose for that dish?

[Ziltoid]

Shoulder I think. It was real good.