Trippin’

One challenge on the Smart for Life diet is traveling. Do you eat cookies, do you eat lunch, etc. … ?

Both my wife and I have already traveled while on S4L, and the best thing I can tell you is to do the best you can, and go for the goal of no weight gain. Don’t try to lose; you’ll put too much pressure on yourself, and you might derail future progress if you’re disappointed that you didn’t lose anything.

Also remember that it is okay to replace dinner with lunch … just make sure you space your cookies out accordingly, so you’re not hungry.

And it bears repeating — don’t beat yourself up! Just do the best you can, and get back on the horse as soon as you get home.

(By the way, I’m pretty sure your local diet center won’t tell you this. They’ll tell you to crack the whip, even when you’re traveling. I, obviously, have a different opinion. That’s why you come here, though: for a realistic view of this diet. Just please realize I don’t work for S4L, I’m not a doctor, I should never be believed, etc. …)

I’m bringing this up because I’m traveling to Atlanta tomorrow through Friday, and I need to keep repeating the above to myself!

My Sincere Apologies

Wow, I’ve been busy. Tres busy. Too busy (so far) to make the move I said I would do in the blog entry below this one. My apologies about that. I know you’ve probably come across blogs that apologize about not posting, and think, “wow, that’s lame.” But mine is sincere, so the lameness is gone! Kind of.

In fact, I’m just dipping in here now very quickly, as we have really high winds here today and the power has already gone out twice on me. Hopefully, it’ll stay up long enough for me to post this.

For those keeping score, I’m still on Smart for Life, and have now lost almost 55 pounds. That’s in about 4 months’ time. Not bad, eh? I’m back into clothes I haven’t been able to fit into for quite a while. I’ve already had a suit and some pants taken in, and I’ve got two blazers I like but are too big, so they’re up next on the tailor’s form. Plus, I’ve gone through two belts. We’re talking gone completely through two belts. Yee hah!

We’re Loadin’ Up the Truck…

…and we’re movin’ to Beverleeee…

After much deliberation, I’ve decided I’m going to change the focus of my blogging efforts. I’m changing from being an all-tech kinda guy to focusing on just my experiences with the Smart for Life (S4L) program.

This means I’ll be closing down GizmoSherpa for the new blog. Why? Well, doing a gizmo-related site would have been very time consuming. And after examining the blog landscape, I determined that there are plenty of other people out there covering the same thing…and doing it well.

Fear not, though. I’ll not only keep the current blog up for as long as I can, I’ll post an update for where I’m going, Web address-wise, as I haven’t decided as to a name for the new blog yet.

Sudden thought – if you have an idea for a new name, please post it in the Comments section. I’d really appreciate it. So far, I’ve come up with “Smart for Life Guy,” “Smart for Life Life” (search engines won’t like that one) and “Living on Six Cookies a Day” (which, actually, isn’t technically correct, but it is rather darned catchy, eh?).

Meantime, I’m doing very well on the Smart For Life  program. I’m up to 35 lbs. lost, and it is still doing very well. Thanks for asking, crinklynose!

Apologies…

…that I haven’t updated recently. With work and the holidays, I’ve been too busy. I’ve commented in the article below about my progress. Let’s just say that I’m still doing well, especially considering it is the holidays.

I’m fully planning on posting more after the holiday season. I’m also considering doing a few things that will take this blog to new heights. Thanks.

Umm, Wow!

Completely forgot to update with my stats from yesterday; apologies for that. That’s why I’m posting so late – I had your basic “ohmygod” thought before hitting the pillow tonight.

One word describes it all – wow!

Feelin’ Better, Thanks

Day 5, and the muscle cramps have gone away. It’s definitely not good to have your arm essentially vapor lock on you so you can’t move it! Thank good ness they’re gone.

I also spoke with the doctor at the local Smart for Life office (here’s the national company’s Web site). I’ve got to tell you, it’s really nice to have a doctor there with you, every step along the way. They get an “EE” from me (exceeds expectations).

Read on for my experience…

The Plusses and Minuses and Losing Weight

Well, today begins Day 4 of the Smart for Life diet — otherwise known as the Cookie Diet (link goes to my local DC office). While I’d call the overall experience “mixed” right now, there’s lots of room for hope. Around 140 lbs. worth of room.

What’s more, I’m not giving up.

Cookies…and Dieting?

There’s another two words you wouldn’t normally see in the same sentence. But that’s the idea behind a diet (you may have heard of) that’s combines cookies with a low-calorie, low-fat diet that has you eating at least seven times a day.

Read on after the break…