Category Archives: Nutrition

squeezing off a few pounds: 205 to 190 in 6 weeks

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Dad

I have to tell you, it’s a little weird. I don’t know if it’s because I came up with this plan for myself to drop a few pounds and it’s actually working or that I find myself in such uncharted … Continue reading →

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Did you eat your chocolate today?

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Dad

Never one to chase the latest trend, nonetheless, this New York Times article did catch my attention…sort of one of those…it can’t hurt sort of things…and why not 🙂 The long and the short of it is: …scientists at the … Continue reading →

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Iron Dad Diet Plan: How to lose 10 pounds in 4 weeks

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Dad

Entitled to at least a little smile from my post yesterday 🙂 https://irondaughterirondad.com/squeezing-off-a-few-pounds-1-month-weigh-in-205-to-194/ You know…I have to say…I’m a bit surprised that 10 pounds came off that quickly…even though I felt that I had a good plan, I find myself in … Continue reading →

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Eating before early morning exercise

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Dad

As the days have become hotter, I’ve looked at getting out earlier in the day to knock off the exercise…mainly to be able to keep High Intensity in the workouts without redlining my Heart Rate as it tries to keep my body … Continue reading →

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Squeezing off a few pounds: 205 to 196

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Dad

Yesterday was 3 weeks since I began the quest to ‘squeeze off a few pounds’ https://irondaughterirondad.com/squeezing-off-a-few-pounds/ My ‘official’ first period weigh-in will be next Friday, so it’s still a bit early to draw my first period conclusions, although I’ve liked … Continue reading →

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Squeezing off a few pounds…2 good behavioral changes

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Dad

Aside from some adjustments to _what_ I’m eating, I’m finding that I have two things in particular that are coming into play on a daily basis…as it turns out, both attributable to ideas by Matt Fitzgerald that I wrote about … Continue reading →

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Reduce swelling…’drug’ it or ‘feed’ it

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Dad

With my knee acting up, my wife recovering from knee surgery last week and a good friend of ours also one week into recovering from a hip replacement, I thought that it might be a good time to circle back around … Continue reading →

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squeezing off a few pounds: 205 to 200

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Dad

Well, 2 weeks ago, on July 9th, I set out to ‘squeeze off a few pounds’ https://irondaughterirondad.com/squeezing-off-a-few-pounds/ …specifically to move out of my 205’ish range to the 195’ish range…or less…by Ironman Florida in 4 months. …my goal was a weigh-in once a … Continue reading →

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Exercise calories burned…watch those bike calories

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Dad

One of the challenges in counting calories is that the numbers just really aren’t very accurate…particularly exercise calories, since there are a lot of variables that come into play. …for example swimming…since I’m not a particularly elegant swimmer, the number of calories … Continue reading →

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I just don’t look good naked anymore…

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Dad

Thinking about, and focused on, dropping a few pounds, I’ve had a song running through my head the last few days. When living in Charleston, one of our favorite things to do on a Sunday night was to go down … Continue reading →

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5 things for me to remember when ‘dieting’

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Dad

Getting ready for Ironman Florida, now 4 months out, and adding in a focus on ‘body composition’…okay…losing some fat that I don’t want to drag around for 12-13 hours on race day…I’m reminded of the areas that ‘challenge’ me in … Continue reading →

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squeezing off a few pounds

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Dad

Okay…here it is…my weight chart since just after Ironman Florida last year. In my weigh-in this morning, I was 205 pounds…the last time that I stood on a scale was January 15, 2011, and I was 202 at that point. … Continue reading →

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standing down…and not getting fat

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Dad

With my training cut back this week, allowing my body parts to recover from the Half Iron race last Sunday…and in fact from the season of training so far this year…I’m reminded that I need to get back onto the … Continue reading →

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What does your ‘Plate’ look like?

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Dad

The new USDA ‘Plate’ as reported a few days ago has generated a creative buzz around the Internet, as folks weigh in on what their ideal ‘Plate’ would look like. CNN even has a Design your ‘MyPlate’ in their iReport section. …our … Continue reading →

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New food ‘pyramid’…what???

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Dad

The United States Department of Agriculture has just released their new Food ‘Pyramid’…well no longer a ‘Pyramid’…a ‘Plate’…a progression from an older view introduced in 1992, to the middle one introduced in 2005, which was supposed to be in wide use … Continue reading →

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