GM Diet Day 6

Biked to work today. It was a safe ride, no traffic and stayed on the side walks. The whole ride I was worried that I had my helmet on backwards.

Friday's Special: All you can eat vegetables and beef (Weird)

I brought carrots and an 8oz of steak for my meal before the cruise. While at sea I am going to try to not cheat on this diet for the remaining 2 days.

The wifey wants me to just eat on the cruise, so I don't waste our money. I complete the diet with her, so she knows she has my support. Plus, I intend to repeat the diet for 1 more week. My goal is to hit a steady 165 lbs. The lower weight will allow me to fit in my full suit easily or have confidence while surfing with board shorts.

Hopefully, I can leave work at 11:30AM.

Went on the cruise and had ground beef with a salad.

GM Diet Day 5

Today's Special: 6 Tomatoes, 20oz of beef (or 5 quarter pounders), and more water.

I made Stuffed Red Tomatoes last night: Carved out 4 tomatoes and pan fried 1/2 lb of lean ground beef seasoned with Montréal, Basil, Salt, and Olive Oil. Laced the tomatoes with olive oil and basil, stuffed the tomatoes, and topped with parsley. I broiled the tomatoes for 15 minutes.

2 tomatoes for me and 2 tamatoes for the wifey.

For some reason, this morning I have been a gaseous star (If you know what I mean), it must have been the cabbage in the GM soup. I feel fine today, my chronic condition took a day off. And I am looking forward to a broiled or pan fried steak.

The 2 tomatoes came out good. Would have been better if I could stuff the tomatoes with beef, crap, green onion, cheese, peppers, and mango.

Lunch came out good, 10oz rib-eye seasoned with Lawry's seasoned salt and pepper, parsley, basil, rosemary, and olive oil (I wish I could have added cilantro). Broiled 10 minutes on each side. The rib-eye was broiled medium well. I needed to add more salt.

Immediately after eating, I felt very very tired and sleepy. I didn't realize that beef could do that to you.

Surfing is canceled to prep for the cruise. I'm sad about that, but I do get to bowl for our league tonight. I want to work out later tonight, god willing.

Well, it worked out. I went surfing last night with Kalangot and Schriek. The water was warm (70 degrees), but the waves were flat. I got to catch up with my old friend from Texas. Welcome back man.

I fell below my low average of 141 pins. 3rd week so I have time to improve.

Went to sleep at 2AM to finish packing and to get the bike ready.

Tomorrow's goal: Bike to work

GM Diet Day 4

I woke up hating myself for having that beer. I have a chronic condition that gets agitated when I drink. The small amount of food in my stomach didn't soak up the beer, so now I'm paying for it.

Oh the pain.

I have a bachelor cruise this weekend that might awaken the chronic condition beast.

Today is Bananas, Milk, and GM's soup. GM's soup reminds me of the Pilgrim Soup that my elementary school made every year for Thanksgiving.

I had 2 bananas and a milk before lunch. I am not lactose intolerant and I will post if I'm putting more time on the ivory seat.

Easy day today.

GM Diet Day 3

I felt fine in the morning.

I brought Celery, Apples, and Water to eat for breakfast and lunch at work.

Big Wave Dave shared his GM Diet Meal:

• Vegetable Medley
• Chick Peas in Indian Curry Sauce (Winner of the "Saved My Diet" Award)

No feelings of weakness today, just the expected feeling of wanting to eat. My muscles were not sore from working out yesterday with Alejandro. I got very hungry for lunch and had to get lunch at 12PM, I normally got out for lunch at 1PM. The diet is starting to reduce the amount I can eat for each meal.

Hate to shake the stress away: Went to the top level of the parking garage for a few push ups and dips.

After work, I felt good and did Ab Ripper X again. I dedicated a few minutes to lift weights. I did 3 pull ups. Doing pulls ups are both hilarious and uplifting, when I was younger (teens and early twenties) I could even do half of one.

I went bowling late in the evening and had a lot of fun. My friend bought me 1 Heineken, D'oh.

Well, as a rule you never turn down an offer to drink. I went against my rule two times and the people I rejected never invited me to drink again.

In short, here's my report:

• The Indian Curry helped please my craving for real food. I had to sit and watch my family eat a pot roast dinner, fortunately I had a bowl left of Indian Curry. When I ate the curry with all the flavors and spices I forgot about the pot roast and felt "satisfied".
• Today, I felt like needed to drink more water
• I felt more confident working out, lighter in my core.
• I realized that I have good friends today when we went bowling

GM Diet Day 2

I had a microwavable baked potato with a pat of butter for breakfast.

My 2 hour snack in between meals consist of:

• Baby spinach (no dressing or seasoning)
  
• Baby carrots
• Water

I heard my stomach growl before lunch, it's been a while. Thank the lord for my friend, she made an excellent vegetable mix for lunch:

• Blanched asparagus topped with salt and pepper
• Pan grilled, green and yellow squash
• Sauteed mushrooms in olive oil topped with fresh parsley, cracked pepper, and salt (Blue Ribbon Award)

We added additional salt and pepper to our desired taste.

Overall, I feel fine right now. Nothing out of the ordinary:

• No headache
• No weird sensations
• My body "feels' light and not "sloth". Sloth being that feeling you get after eating an Animal Style Double-Double, Animal Style Fries, and a Chocolate shake from In-N-Out (Don't get me wrong, I love In-N-Out and have always welcomed the food coma that follows).
  

Hopefully my friend's brother-in-law will still want to surf today. I want to see how weak this diet makes me in the water.

Turns out we did not have time to surf. I hung out with Alejandro and completed AB Ripper X and Chest, Shoulders. I snacked on Baby Spinach and Carrots.

I can do 3 pull ups!

GM Diet Day 1

Yesterday, I started the GM Diet to support the lovely mrs.

I had 5 apples, 4 glasses of water, and 2 chilled Vodka shots.

I went surfing in the morning, watched friends eat in n out, did 3/4's of ab ripper, 50 push ups, 5 pulls ups and bowled.

I went to sleep normally.

No headache.

As of today I weighed in at 175 lbs.