Well, I have to say, 213.6 is a real breakthrough, as is my BMI dropping below 29. Truth be told, I may have cheated a wee bit. I stopped at the Red Cross center yesterday to donate blood. Just so you know, a pint of blood weighs 1.09 pounds and is roughly the equivalent of 600 calories. This blood donation accounts for about half of the difference from yesterday’s weigh in. While I’m trending down, I have to attend charity function tonight, so there are storm clouds on the horizon.
Zero + ; Lucky ; M: 95 ; C: 58 ; P/U: 50 ; W : 3.5 miles
Health R.O.S.
- Weight: 213.6
- BMI: 28.9
- Fat %: 22.2
I added Dandelion Root Extract to my supplement regimen. It’s recommended in The Longevity Paradox to assist the kidneys and liver with detoxing your body, and is supposed to help alleviate excess water retention. And I drank a ton of water yesterday since I gave blood. We’ll see if I experience any additional ‘big pees’ as a result of the Dandelion Extract. The Amazon reviews indicate that I can expect this to happen.
Also, I got to my “Lucky”. As I mentioned above, my wife and I are attending a large and quite fancy charity function tonight for City of Hope. This is something we are both passionate about since each of us has lost a parent and several grandparents to cancer.
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift – that’s why it’s called ‘the present.’
– Eleanor Roosevelt
The Charity Drinking Challenge
The challenge is that all kinds of drinks, gourmet appetizers, dinner, and desserts will confront me at every turn this evening. From servers carrying trays of champagne and lamb kabobs to a sit down four course meal with wine on the table, there’s no avoiding it.
My primary focus tonight is no drinking. This is far more important for my long term success than eating some rich food and a little sugar, despite my wanting to starve out my bad gut bacteria. I don’t want to reverse course with my weight loss progress, but want to continue my abstinence streak even more. Again, alcohol is the vice I wish to avoid tonight. I may need to due so at the precious cost of some flourless chocolate cake.
My weight will continue to fluctuate from day to day. As long as the overarching trend is down, it’s all good. Hopefully tonight won’t through me off too much.