Dan Nied's 100 Days is the chronicle of one man's quest to improve his health in 100 days. Feel free to email him at nieddan@yahoo.com with any questions you might have.
What I ate today
Breakfast (9:45 a.m.)
½ cup of steel-cut oats
Calories: 340
Fat: 6 grams
Lunch (1:30 p.m.)
1 foot-long Subway Club
Calories: 640
Fat: 12 grams
Dinner (5:20 p.m.)
1 can of tuna
4 slices of multi-grain bread
2 servings of fat-free mayo
1 can of Campbell’s vegetable beef soup
Calories: 420
Fat: 4.5 grams
Snack (9:30 p.m.)
1 stick of beef jerkey
Calories: 150
Fat: 2 grams
Total Calories: 1,550
Total Fat: 24.5 grams
Exercise: One of the best workouts of my life. I did the elliptical for 40 minutes, but with a quick water break at the 20-minute mark, then I did a full body workout and pushed myself as hard as I could. Afterwards, I felt incredible, with just the right amount of soreness and a full dose of self-confidence. I am awesome!
There are now new pictures on the site. (Also here.) I got them yesterday at work with the help of coworker Jenn, who took the photos. She really brought out my good side.
Anyway, since I am a vain guy, I want to hear some comments on these. Do I look like I am losing weight? (feel free to compare them to the original photos on the page) Would you date me right now? (girls only) Am I a monster who should be locked in a basement like that guy from Goonies?(What the fuck was his name? Damn! I forget. "Chunk love...??" Fuck. I can never come through in the clutch.)
Anyway, I was talking with my equally chubby friend Renaud today, and he said something that, I think, rings true for every overweight person. “The big thing for me right now,” he said, “is just losing any weight at all.”
Article comments
1 - Mary K. Williams
You rock Dan. Really. : )
2 - chantal stone
wow Dan, you look GREAT, seriously.
and what you wrote about it so true...it's all about finding that right motivation...the one motivating factor that can sustain you through the difficult moments. it's easy to say you're on a diet when you're not hungry...in between meals. but once that hunger kicks in, and someone suggests ordering a pizza, or maybe going through the drive-thru is more convenient...THOSE are the defining moments.
and i think that rings true for any large endeavor, that for whatever reason, we can't seem to accomplish until the 168th attempt.
it's about tapping into that one motivating factor that makes the glue stick.
3 - zingzing
you are looking much better. keep it up. (takeoffyourshirt). (mmm). sorry. had to.
BLUES TRAVELER?! hack! hack! achch! thppt! *shrug*
4 - joni
you look really good in those pics! omg i have found another fellow traveler lol yessssssss!! i too love blues traveler! by the way ur mom is right u r very handsome!