Category Archives: Health

Vitamins!

I know what you’re thinking: “Why did Frank put an exclamation mark after the word ‘vitamins’ in his blog post title? I mean, vitamins are exciting enough without needing an exclamation mark!” That’s where your thoughts were headed, right? I’m … Continue reading

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My lowest weight in 20 years

I’ve been being much more strict about carbs and sugar in the past couple of weeks, and even though I had a can of Coke today and a couple of small slices of a co-worker’s birthday cake yesterday I’m easily … Continue reading

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Fat loss check-in

I’ve been at just under 90kg (~197 lbs) for a few days now. Even though my SIX PACK ABS aren’t popping through yet (ha!) I don’t *feel* any lighter, but I guess I’ve been doing something right, because even though … Continue reading

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Figured out my plateau

So the last couple of weeks I’ve basically stalled on my fat loss plateau. I’d hit 199 lbs once or twice but wasn’t able to stay there for more than a couple of days. The last week or so I’ve … Continue reading

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Kind of on a stall with weight loss – time to hit the weights!

I didn’t pig out on food or anything, I’ve never been a comfort eater, but my weight has stayed stagnant for the last couple of weeks, hovering around 90kg or 200 lbs. Although I’ve lost 15+ pounds in the last … Continue reading

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Drew Carey loses 80 lbs and his Type II diabetes on low-carb diet & exercise

Normally I would never link to the People website, but this is a pretty good vindication of the power of low-carb diets: Drew Carey this past January: Drew Carey now, after a low-carb diet with a high intensity cardio training … Continue reading

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First – actually second! – weight target hit

First full day of Atkins and I’m below 200 lbs for the first time since the late 90′s or early 2000′s. 90.6kg = 199.3 lbs So this is my second, maybe my third weight goal achieved on my way to … Continue reading

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Starting Atkins properly this week

I’ve been in a bit of a stall, weight-wise, probably because I’m on ‘pause’ with my workouts for a while, and I’ve had a couple extra cheat meals than I really should have in the past couple of weeks. Still … Continue reading

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Goal: fillet steak and lobster

Woohoo! This morning I was under 91kg for the first time in AGES.  90.9 to be exact, but who’s counting, right? All this is thanks mostly to the low-carb diet I’ve been following since the end of May, but I … Continue reading

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Probably going to start taking martial arts classes again

When I was a kid, my parents put me in karate classes. This was after Bruce Lee exploded into people’s faces in movie after movie, but with his popularity came people like Chuck Norris and the first wave of proper … Continue reading

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