The Start of the 4 Big Holidays: A Dieter’s Nightmare41.2 lbs LOSTso farNovember 3, 2007 by Israel Lagares | 11 comments
It’s the start of a period of holidays towards the end of the year that can be brutal on a person with a diet. It starts with all the darned candy and chocolates for Halloween. Then it continues with the Thanksgiving feast of all feasts, which is followed by [...] Continue Reading…
I Made the 2007 Weblog Awards Finals, Sort Of41.2 lbs LOSTso farNovember 2, 2007 by Israel Lagares | 12 comments
A while back John from John Is Fit decided to nominate himself for a 2007 Weblog Award in the Health Issues blogs section. I copied him and nominated myself too. We were trying to see if one of our blogs would be chosen as a finalist amongst all of [...] Continue Reading…
Halloween Holiday Candy Crisis Prevention41.2 lbs LOSTso farNovember 1, 2007 by Israel Lagares | 3 comments
As most of you already know, yesterday was Halloween in the U S of A. We went trick-or-treating and managed to collect a ton of candy and junk food. Of course my daughter wants to eat all of it, but this time around she wanted to share her candy [...] Continue Reading…
No More Weekly Weigh-Ins for this Fatso41.2 lbs LOSTso farOctober 31, 2007 by Israel Lagares | 8 comments
I have decided to stop weighing myself on a weekly basis. When I first started out I had planned to weigh myself at the end of each month, but figured a weekly weigh-in would help me see results faster and would in turn keep me motivated. Well, that worked [...] Continue Reading…
Tipping the Scales: 1.4 lbs. Lost this Week41.2 lbs LOSTso farOctober 30, 2007 by Israel Lagares | 10 comments
After the disastrous day that I had early last week I was sure that I wouldn’t lose any weight. But I managed to do it. I got back on track and stuck to my routine for the week. I was able to drop 1.4 lbs, which considering the fast [...] Continue Reading…
The Liquid Vitamin Shop41.2 lbs LOSTso farOctober 29, 2007 by Matt | No comments
When I first loaded Liquid Vitamin Shop, it wasn’t very difficult to see what it was that the company was selling. (Good Thing.) However, after that point, it all became incredibly cluttered.
The website itself seems as if it was built in 1997 and hasn’t been updated since, except [...] Continue Reading…
Fat Mean Jogging Machine41.2 lbs LOSTso farOctober 28, 2007 by Israel Lagares | 7 comments
A couple of weeks ago I decided to stop running/jogging for a while. Why? Well, for a couple of reasons. One reason was because I was feeling sluggish on my runs. The second was because my left knee was feeling a bit out of whack. I thought that by [...] Continue Reading…
Fast Food Is My Kryptonite41.2 lbs LOSTso farOctober 27, 2007 by Israel Lagares | 15 comments
A few days ago I wrote about how I gave in to the temptation of eating fast food. In this case it was Domino’s Pizza. A few minutes after I ate it I began feeling weak and light headed. It was as if I was weakened by something in [...] Continue Reading…
A Simple Carb-Cutoff for Weight Loss41.2 lbs LOSTso farOctober 26, 2007 by IronGuru | 13 comments
WARNING: If you like articles that tell you what you want to hear - then this article is not for you!
The hype around dieting today is all about carbs. South Beach, Atkins, and hundreds of other “weight loss miracles” that center their philosophy around carbohydrates, I think they all [...] Continue Reading…
The Incredible Shrinking Fat Man41.2 lbs LOSTso farOctober 25, 2007 by Israel Lagares | 18 comments
That’s me. Yessiree. I am shrinking in all the right places. I noticed it over the last few days. At first I thought that maybe I was seeing things, but then it hit me once my shorts starting falling off. I have been wearing these shorts for years. I [...] Continue Reading…
I Had My First Major Relapse and It’s Okay41.2 lbs LOSTso farOctober 24, 2007 by Israel Lagares | 16 comments
Today was a rainy, gloomy, depressing day. It has been pouring all day, since late last night actually. I was in a crappy mood all day and it showed. To top it off I had the first major relapse since starting on my weight loss journey.
I caved in and [...] Continue Reading…


















