tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79552567465949003582011-10-19T08:43:47.840-04:00Anonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-37203525688247402482009-04-24T08:37:00.005-04:002009-04-24T08:47:01.602-04:00

Okay, I can conclusively say, at least with respect to weight loss, that Irvingia is not a panacea. I did the ten weeks and there was no real weight loss. I don't see the point of continuing day by day (or week by week) posts to suggest that there is no weight loss happening without a lifestyle change.I do have good readings on my latest blood test -- but I can't say whether or not Irvingia may

Anonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-85128814302898419222009-04-09T08:59:00.003-04:002009-04-09T09:03:54.244-04:00

Well, I first started using irvingia because of the hard to believe hype surrounding the product. Lose huge amounts of weight in only 10 weeks. Etc.Now, admittedly, my dietary habits have been atrocious but I've only lost 2 pounds in the last ten weeks. I don't know if it's fair to blame the irvingia or perhaps to give it credit for the fact I didn't gain weight. I had most of a pizza for

Anonnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-76384560987199396872009-04-09T08:52:00.002-04:002009-04-09T08:57:05.305-04:00

Well, I don't have the details in hand, but on Monday when I visited my doctor the latest blood work was completely normal. Nothing of concern. No worries.Imagine, I've been eating pizza, doritos, diet soda and various other garbage for months now, like a total idiot, and my blood work gives an "all systems clear" signal. It is possible that irvingia has helped me to regulate my lipids and so

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-54451103071426682132009-04-02T08:44:00.002-04:002009-04-02T08:48:29.806-04:00

Well, today's weigh in was 243.5 pounds. I weighed the same amount a few times during the last week but I didn't bother to record it here every day.Basically, the same as before. I've used the treadmill once. It's the little Evolve unit rated up to 250 pounds. I got it after the Christmas season was well over for about half price. Even so, it costs a fair amount. I decided on the low end

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-31408006243313912122009-03-27T09:06:00.002-04:002009-03-27T09:10:37.455-04:00

I seem to migrate between about 244.0 and 241.5 pounds. This morning I weighed in at the low end of this range. Yesterday I weighed in at the high end of this range. Strange.Anyway, I'm still sick, though not as sick as my wife.I'm plotting my treadmill activities while I wait to be better. Perhaps I'll wake up early, do a twenty minute hike to warm up the old metabolism and wake up. I do

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-4685729658580686542009-03-26T09:01:00.000-04:002009-03-27T09:05:41.789-04:00

You know I'd be posting every day if my weight was dropping every day. I can safely say I seem to be at a statis.No, though I have finally assembled, lubricated, tensioned and otherwise fully installed the treadmill, I have not started using it as of yet. There has been a bit of an issue with respect to very long work days, catching of colds, and other sundry things that have made it

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-72164155682200329342009-03-19T08:57:00.002-04:002009-03-19T09:04:10.113-04:00

No, don't worry, I'm just tardy -- I haven't given up!I'm still taking irvingia twice a day and weighing myself from time to time. For example, this morning my weight is back down to 241.5 pounds. This is a good sign as I still have not started any type of exercise program.I do now have a lonely treadmill sitting in my basement too.Unfortunately, it will probably have to wait until this weekend

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-9556413425001544022009-03-12T09:55:00.003-04:002009-03-12T09:58:16.222-04:00

Well, yes, my crappy eating habits are to blame, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.Today's weight was 242.5 pounds.I am however going to start cheating. Tonight, if all goes according to plan, I will have a new piece of exercise equipment ensconced in my basement.Queue music... Eye of the Tiger!

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-66315772017742583402009-03-10T08:48:00.002-04:002009-03-10T08:53:28.461-04:00

I can't fathom why we keep the time zone change. In the modern era we aren't beholden to the sun as we once were. Oh, worry, I'm whining again.Anyway, the weight was at 242.0 pounds this morning.At the same time I'm getting a secret weapon. Somewhere, on a truck, waiting to be delivered to my basement, is a treadmill. I've got a television down there as well as a place to sit and some

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-76197749807555902672009-03-09T13:32:00.004-04:002009-03-09T13:34:21.774-04:00

The scale decided I was at 242.0 pounds today.I really can't disagree with it. Well, I find it disagreeable but I don't question the accuracy. How's that?I've been struggling with a cold, eating crappy, dealing with a family emotional issues, blah blah freaking blah. What a pain in the ass. Whine, whine, whine.Okay, that's enough for today.

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-8791911927179870782009-03-06T08:42:00.003-05:002009-03-06T08:48:09.528-05:00

Who's the joker than is running the "find BBW" to date on my blog? Are they targeting me? Are they targeting my readers? Hmmph.Anyhow, I'm still at a lilting 240.0 pounds this morning. The non-diet irvingia diet continues to show non-gain progress. Whatever. I'm planning on celebrating the end of the week with pizza tonight so we'll see about that.On that note, if you've followed along at

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-32357341870703659422009-03-05T09:01:00.004-05:002009-03-05T09:09:25.545-05:00

Well, a little bit of movement in the DOW (difference of weight) today. The scale gave me the green light at 240.0 pounds.Unfortunately, I think that this weight loss was powered by my cold. I'm sure the box of tissues I used up has accumulated almost a couple pounds of mass... yech.Anyway, it's movement in the right direction, I'll try to keep it.Yesterday for dinner my wife and I tried a

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-60321369669844697622009-03-04T08:44:00.002-05:002009-03-04T08:46:57.523-05:00

This is a repeat of yesterday. I feel like crap. My weight is the same at 241.5 pounds.I've taken a couple of half-days off of work to rest. On the plus side I haven't been all that hungry -- so I've probably eaten better than I otherwise would have.Anyway, other than that, my nose hurts from all the tissues, but the diet shall go on.

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-54637412639774023022009-03-03T08:48:00.003-05:002009-03-03T08:51:04.329-05:00

Today's weigh in yielded 241.5 pounds.While this is my logging low I don't feel that excited about it. I seem to have a cold and it's likely that I'm mainly just dehydrated.Worse, I have to go to the dentist today and I'm not really thrilled about the prospect of having a runny nose while my teeth and gums are being cleaned. I'm sure the dental staff are even less thrilled than I.Anyway,

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-58995955796614642742009-03-02T08:43:00.003-05:002009-03-03T08:48:10.080-05:00

Okay, so I'm still tired. I have something of a pet project I'm working on but the only hours I can do that are after work, after my toddler has retired for the evening and generally after my wife has called it a day.So, into the wee hours I while away burning the midnight oil.Oh, hey, today's weight in was 243.0 pounds. Back in stasis... and I'll take it. I did notice this morning that I was

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-10347534320565407052009-02-27T08:58:00.004-05:002009-02-27T09:00:37.254-05:00

Okay, I have a gift for understatement.I'm sitting here at work yawning my face off. Anyway, the weigh in today measured in at 243.0 pounds.Nothing interesting to report except that I have a weekend coming up... and my household does not yet make good food choices on the weekends. Somehow it is something of a ritual -- no cooking, ordering in, throwing a relaxation fest to unwind from the tough

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-47284180608494017572009-02-26T08:38:00.002-05:002009-02-26T08:42:14.410-05:00

Yes, I know, just shut up.Anyway, the weight this morning is 243.0 pounds to start week 4.Of course I'm thinking that at some point I may want to start acting like I'm on a diet. Hell, I've been in great shape before, for years actually before getting married and having a child.Now I've got work stress, home stress, sleep deprivation, and not enough time to look after myself.Anyway, none of

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-6129779464279397662009-02-25T08:41:00.003-05:002009-02-25T08:45:10.424-05:00

Well, with the help of Nanaimo bars, pizza and a boatload of stress I'm in danger of busting out of my statistically insignificant downtrend.Today's weight: 243.0 pounds of fun.Tick, tick, tick. Time is ticking. Let's get this diet under control...

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-71854490605864392242009-02-24T08:49:00.006-05:002009-02-24T08:58:41.707-05:00

Today's weigh in yielded a slight return to the good at 235.5 pounds. The jury is out on whether or not I'll have a speedbump in my gradual weekly loss or not.Anyway, I feel really good. I think there may be something to the idea that irvingia can attenuate leptin resistance, effect lipid profiles and so forth. When I used to go to the gym a lot I'd sometimes notice a long term warmth brought

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-80692236046970481962009-02-23T08:51:00.002-05:002009-02-23T08:55:30.664-05:00

Yes, I have to admit pizza and homemade nanaimo bars were a major part of my dietary plan over the weekend.What the hell was that about?Have I mentioned lately that I've been dealing with a lot of stressful issues?I'm thinking of pulling in the heavy guns and going to the gym, but that would somewhat ruin my experiment. I'd never know if the irvingia worked on it's own if I started hitting the

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-56802788007343923102009-02-20T08:43:00.002-05:002009-02-20T08:45:45.323-05:00

Yes, you guessed it, today's weight was 241.5 pounds.I certainly don't mind holding steady. This is especially true with the boatloads of stress going on in my life right now. I really don't have any clue if the irvingia is doing much for me or not at this point.I'll have to see if the potential downward trend for weekly results continues. That is the pudding that the proof should be targeting.

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-21325959822040045942009-02-19T09:11:00.002-05:002009-02-19T09:13:47.405-05:00

Okay, okay, maybe not, and maybe that's a trademark, and no I'm not casting aspersion at anyone that requires one. It's just that my weight is hovering around and going nowhere in particular.Today's weigh in had me at hello. I mean, I weighed 241.5 pounds on the scale.No, I'm not delirious with the progress from yesterday. No, I didn't get any last night. Yes, I'm somewhat happy in general

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-23774907160485556102009-02-18T08:39:00.002-05:002009-02-18T08:41:40.582-05:00

Okay, the weigh in this morning offered a slight reduction back down to 235.5 pounds. I really want to see this downtrend continue.It's still very early in the irvingia regimen to know if it is having an effect or not. However, anecdotal evidence suggests I am moving my fat around. What does this mean? It means that some areas of my body appear visibly to be a bit leaner though my total mass

Anonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-69890097650063805262009-02-17T08:43:00.002-05:002009-02-17T08:49:47.778-05:00

Oh, unhappy fat gain, who invited you to the party?Yes, yes, I'm sure you can tell already. The weigh in this morning was not a bearer of good news. I massed in today at 245.0 pounds. It's not like I don't deserve it. The scale can only reflect on what you actually did... n'est pas?Anyhow, it's been a stressful week, weekend and I'm sure this week will be stressful too. Hopefully, the

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-14821431278009183922009-02-15T11:27:00.003-05:002009-02-15T11:54:41.933-05:00

I didn't bother to look yesterday, but today I weighed in at 241.0 pounds. I'm pleasantly surprised -- even if I suspect that perhaps I am a bit dehydrated this morning.Time will tell on that front.Anyway, I've eaten large lunches, pizzas for dinner and generally done nothing that should have me doing anything except gaining a couple of pounds. The fact that I have apparently stayed in stasis

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-15831942956279828172009-02-13T08:40:00.003-05:002009-02-13T08:41:08.876-05:00

Nothing interesting to report today.The weigh-in providing a nice boring number of 242.5, despite some malfeasance on my part due to climbing stress levels at work.We have a software release due soon and we ran into some issues...

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-80260240542920464082009-02-12T08:58:00.004-05:002009-02-12T09:01:26.714-05:00

This is the strangest "diet" concept that I've ever been on.There are simply no guidelines of any kind. I have the vague notion that I might have some level of metabolic syndrome and that irvingia may be useful in such a case. Wait, of course the supplement literature does suggest that a healthy diet and regular exercise would be good, but they all say that. What's the point in a diet

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-18532498440719715842009-02-11T09:24:00.004-05:002009-02-11T09:27:41.034-05:00

Okay, another day another dollar.Today's weight was 242.5 pounds. No clear direction in weight and still nothing clearly noticeable in terms of hunger.I may dig out a tape measure and and that to my daily tracking. It is possible that a metabolic shift could lead to a size change prior to a weight change -- and I'd be happy if that were the case.Anyway, as I've mentioned repeatedly, this is

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-28631040555309718772009-02-10T08:38:00.005-05:002009-02-11T09:28:17.975-05:00

It's day 6 of my irvingia program. I'm weighing in this morning at 241.0 pounds. Nothing notable to report at this point, as expected.Now that I'm almost a week in I'm starting to expect some change in terms of hunger, eating, or something. Maybe this is just conditioning from the way everything else in the diet industry works.They pump you full of stimulants and/or caffeine. This way you

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-77132153231417557382009-02-09T08:41:00.003-05:002009-02-11T09:28:30.016-05:00

I start today annoyed from the stresses of yesterday, with a headache and a weigh in at 243.0 pounds.None of this has anything to do with my irvingia trial and it pisses me off.Now I get to start a very stressful week with important deadlines and a lot of work to do to meet them.None of this has anything to do with my irvingia trial and it pisses me off.Anyway, I guess I can't stay all gloom and

Anonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-22013124081957012552009-02-08T21:17:00.005-05:002009-02-11T09:28:42.048-05:00

If you want to be in control of your life, of your habits, of your stress level, of your food consumption, then I have to warn you about getting married and having children.It's become very clear over the last few days how much stress the last few years have introduced into my life. Unfortunately, part of my coping strategy seems to be eating. It makes me angry just to say this.Shit. I sound

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-48750339627930203892009-02-08T08:28:00.003-05:002009-02-11T09:28:55.498-05:00

I'm eating pancakes for breakfast as I type this. Syrup on the keyboard, the whole works.I guess that is part of the reason I wanted to give irvingia a try. There are no instructed dietary changes involved. If it's going to work it will simply increase the effectiveness of the leptin being produced by my fat blanket.So, I'm sitting here typing, thinking, do I need more pancakes. My default

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-2744178811331555032009-02-07T22:30:00.004-05:002009-02-11T09:29:16.583-05:00

Once again, I think I might have experienced reduced hunger again today. As strange as it may sound I didn't eat any less than I otherwise would have. From now on, whether or not it is psychological, I am going to start eating less if I don't feel as hungry as normal.I know, I know. I'm fat, I'm not hungry, I'm eating. It sounds stupid to me too!

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-51246408270249342112009-02-07T09:15:00.004-05:002009-02-11T09:29:35.868-05:00

I think the major psychological impact of starting a new dietary plan is fading. I've taken my morning pill, hit the scale, and the day begins. It's just like any other day.With that out of the way here is my weight pattern so far:Sat: 240.5 amFri: 240.5 amThu: 244.0 pmOf course, once again, I really can't expect any changes given the proposed mechanism of action for irvingia.Also, I'm trying

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-63705617121657430312009-02-06T19:33:00.004-05:002009-02-11T09:29:53.092-05:00

It's still day 2.I noticed that I had built up a nice normal hunger by the time lunch had rolled around. In other words, I can't tell if anything at all is going on or not. This is actually appropriate -- though very different from all the stimulant style weight loss supplements out there.People want to feel it. They want to notice a different for their money. It has to happen right not. It

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-12000306579825904492009-02-06T11:57:00.006-05:002009-02-11T09:30:12.699-05:00

I know there is a basis for irvingia to suppress hunger. However, let's get real. This is only day two. I don't think this can be anything but psychological at this point. Yes, upon waking this morning I felt mildly disgusted at the thought of food. Perhaps this is how I feel every morning but never do any introspection to notice? Oh, my weight also changed by about 3 lbs during the night.

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955256746594900358.post-78549391770468073792009-02-05T20:59:00.003-05:002009-02-11T09:30:25.972-05:00

I ordered my Irvingia supplement from the LEF. I've been a member for a long time and have learned a lot about health and nutrition by reading their magazines over the years.Today, I start.My weight this evening was 244 pounds. Not big enough to look hugely obese but well above where I should be. I find my appetite is a regular problem and I have a propensity to store my weight in my

Anonnoreply@blogger.com0