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Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 190

Dan Nied — Thu, 3 Jul 2008 06:42:17 EDT

No pizza for you...
So the temptation gods were out to get me today.But, I got news for the temptation gods: I am just too fucking strong.So it was that my boss decided today would be pizza day. Yeah! Everyone loves pizza. More importantly, I love pizza. I would bathe in pizza if I could. I would install a pizza oven in my bedroom and pay an Italian man to have a pie...

Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 185

Dan Nied — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:34:50 EDT

Back on track...
I am writing from you tonight at 1:32 a.m., approximately two hours after I returned from the gym.Early in the day, I decided to force myself to go to the gym on Thursday night. I bypassed the usual early-afternoon routine in an effort to expand my workout options.During the tumultuous last few weeks, I have talked myself out of going to the gym...

Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 181

Dan Nied — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:18:04 EDT

Scaling back.
I’m done with the scale.At least that’s the plan. At least for right now. At least until I crack from curiosity.Truth is, though, I can’t imagine getting on the scale right now. Not after a nearly nightmarish few weeks that have seen a sharp drop in my workouts, a sharp increase in my days off and numerous psychological games...

Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 175

Dan Nied — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:24:20 EDT

Progress report...
A little progress report to begin:I weighed in at just over 263 last Thursday, not terrible considering the last couple of weeks were sure to put on a few pounds. I guess the important part is that the last few weeks haven’t totally wrecked me. I took an off-day on Sunday, but also went to the gym.As I stand right now, I have exactly a month...

Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 166

Dan Nied — Sun, 8 Jun 2008 21:17:43 EDT

Back to square one.
Laying in bed on Friday night (well, 5 a.m. Saturday morning, really), I spent a bit of time thinking about the best way to attack these last five weeks before I return to Michigan for my friend’s wedding.It seems that the last few weeks have been largely ineffective in diet terms. I’ve spent them spinning my wheels more than anything...

Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 164

Dan Nied — Fri, 6 Jun 2008 13:25:31 EDT

All I can do from here is try to get back on track.
Thinking is what gets me in trouble - at least right now it does. There are certain stages to this (or any) diet that take a vast amount of mental discipline to sustain. Looking back on my life, I can safely say mental discipline has not been my strong suit.Obviously, during the first week, your mental state is critical to building momentum and...

Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 156

Dan Nied — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:17:28 EDT

A little all over the place...
So I sat here on Tuesday night and stared and stared into the screen until I realized that I am kind of blocked as far as writing this blog goes. It’s really a matter of figuring out what I want to get across right now. It’s kind of a weird stage in the diet. I am coming down on the final days, and this blog has been going on for over...

Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 150

Dan Nied — Fri, 23 May 2008 11:43:07 EDT

Scaling back...
So you might notice that I’ve been scarce with the postings the last couple of weeks. I want to tell you why.After 150 days of the diet, and trying to post at least three times per week, it’s gotten hard to really figure out something new to tell you.Of course, we can compound that by noting that this is my second weight loss in two...

Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 147

Dan Nied — Wed, 21 May 2008 07:55:39 EDT

What's the right size?
So the weekend was okay, nothing spectacular. In-N-Out Burger definitely called my name, and I got a sunburn. Fun, right?So I am 259 pounds right now (give or take whatever the off-day did to me, which probably wasn’t much), and I have about a month and a half before I head to Detroit for three weeks of largely non-diet-related things. Those...

Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 143

Dan Nied — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:39:57 EDT

Another New Low
Living in California has made me quite the weather pussy.Time was back in the day that weather didn’t really faze me. Back in Detroit, with the burning summer head, the biting winter cold and the regular rain that both Spring and Autumn bring, the weather didn’t bother me. You kind of had to buck up and live with it.But for nearly two...