Day 5 Results

202 - 1 pound.

This cold is getting to me.  I don't have the energy to exercise.

Tomorrow will be a bad day with football and drinking. 

Then its four weeks traveling! Ugh!!

Day 4 Results

203 pounds - no weight loss today.

I am not surprised, that is the end of the easy weight.

The only exercise I got yesterday was a round trip walk to the mailbox (2k).

My travel plans are worse than I thought,  I am traveling a total of four weeks; two in Houston followed by two in London.

I guess I will have to hit the hotel work out rooms.  I am not much of a gym rat, I don't like working out per se.  I prefer to be going somewhere, having fun in the outdoors, or accomplishing something for my workouts.  For instance, walking to work, skiing, or chopping and splitting wood.

In London I have the option of walking to work.  I can stay at County Hall and walk to work along the Thames to Canary Wharf. 

In Houston, there is not such an option.  The city is a mass of expressways, but few walkways.  The weather is also a factor as it is usually either pouring rain or sweltering hot and always humid.

Today is the final bowl game between Alabama and Texas.  I plan on watching that.  Saturday I am being dropped off in Anchorage to watch football with my friends and then catch a 2:30 am flight to Houston.  It will be a long day.

I had planned on going back to the Lake this weekend and get in another long ski.  Perhaps I could bring my skis into Anchorage and spend some time on their nicely groomed trails.  How I would get my skis back to wasilla is another concern.

Day 3 Results

203.  I Lost another 2 pounds.

I also seem to have gotten a cold, probably contracted at the Rose Bowl or on the flights between.  One of the hazards of mixing with the public.

Actually, I most likely got it from Lisa as she was having symptoms during the trip.

I just got the news that I have to travel to Houston for work next week.  Travel is difficult on a diet because of most meals will be out at a restaurant.

We will see as the diet saga continues.

Once again yesterday I did not get any exercise, just diet.  An organge for breakfast, a salad for lunch, and dinner minus the starch.

Day 2 Results

205 pounds. I lost two more pounds.

I did not have a good day yesterday as I did not get a chance for any exercise.

I did eat a salad for lunch and skip the potatoes at dinner.

I feel these first five pounds are the easiest, coming off as fast as they went on. I have five more pounds of "holiday weight" and then I can work on some real weight loss/conditioning.

Day 1 Status

With the Vikings ahead 31-0 at half time, and the sun finally up, I felt it was time to go for that ski.

The temperature outside was 9 F, so I waxed my skis with green glide and blue kicker.I drove the half hour to Point Mackenzie and parked the car in a light swirling snow. By the time I skied to the cabin, my fingers were cold from locking up the car and taking a few pictures.

I built a fire inside the cabin to get my trip rolling. By stoking up the fire, I knew I could return to a warm cabin after my ski.

I followed a groomed trail for most of my journey. The base was well packed with a fresh light powder. The skiing conditions were excellent.



While I was skiing, I ran into this interesting trail sign. The jacket reads

Polar Bar
Nome, Alaska

I hoped this was not a sign of where I was headed. I knew that Nome was approximately a 1000 mile ski from where I was, but I also knew this trail system intersected the Iditarod trail nearby.

I spent about an hour and 45 minutes skiing before returning to my warm cabin. I re-stoked the fire and thawed out before returning home.

On the diet front, I did not do so well. I skipped lunch in favor of skiing, but I had a good size dinner. On the bright side, the Brie is now history.

The final result? 207 pounds; -3 pounds. Apparently shivering burns calories.