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From my last update about 6 weeks ago, I have made more progress at lowering my weight and improving my Type 2 Diabetes: Weight: 245 pounds/111 kilos, about 80 pounds/36 kilos under my high water mark Blood glucose (30-day average): 106 mg/dL or about 6.0 mmol/L A1C (from blood test in late December): 5.9% I…

Continuing the non-scale victory discussion, I’ve heard one suggestion for tracking your progress that does not involve a scale: try on an article of clothing on periodically to see how well it fits. Specifically, an article of clothing that is too small. Given that my team is ordering t-shirts for our upcoming Check Point Experience…

While I’ve had plenty of victories on the scale, such as managing to lose four pounds on my most recent trip to the New York and Philly area, as the above picture will attest to, I’ve had my share of victories that don’t show up on the scale, but are the result of attempting to…

It’s been roughly 6 months since I began Intermittent Fasting, which I began after reading The Obesity Code by Dr. Jason Fung. Within the last month or so, a research journal called Obesity published an article entitled Flipping the Metabolic Switch: Understanding and Applying the Health Benefits of Fasting that discusses the health benefits of…

It’s pretty simple: One meal a day (personally I strive for a low carb, high fat meal, but this isn’t strictly required) During fasting periods, I drink water, black coffee/espresso, tea, and/or broth I mostly avoid artificial sweeteners For long flights, I fast the entire time in transit and eat dinner at the normal time…

A couple years ago, I had done a post about my skinny drawer, i.e. a drawer full of clothes that I don’t wear because I had outgrown them or was never properly sized to wear to begin with. With my current weight being better than it has been in 10 years, and with my currently…

This article entitled Intermittent Fasting Is Insane is an excellent example of modern journalism. It’s sad that semi-respectable mastheads like the LA Times run articles that are little more than a copyedited version of a Facebook screed. However, given many of the other articles I’ve read recently, particularly on matters of current events, it’s sadly…

I’ve struggled with my weight pretty much my whole life. As I got older, this lead to hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes (of the second type), and the other things that result from these conditions being present and prolonged. I have been going to the doctor pretty regularly the last few years to try and…

As app.net is shutting down, a number of people are moving onto other social networks. Two members created their own, one being 10 Centuries, which also includes a blogging/podcasting platform, the other being Pnut.io, which has a very similar API to ADN. Both are currently invite only, and I’m happy to share with you if…

Ok, it’s not really my first blog post written this way. I had to test it, after all. But it’s the first semi-real one. It’s been a while since I’ve played with Workflow, though I use it all the time. It wouldn’t be as easy to post my podcasts without it, as I use some…