I was given the opportunity recently to review the EatSmart Precision Premium Digital Bathroom Scale, and let me tell you, I have been impressed! Do you want to see why? Check out my video review below:
If you are interested in getting an EatSmart Precision Premium Digital Bathroom Scale of your own, check out their deal at Amazon.com, from which they are donating the sale proceeds to a different charity monthly (March is the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society).
*Note: The kind folks at EatSmart donated this scale to me for my review and use. Even so, all comments in this post and the related video are mine alone, and were nothing short of honest. If my opinion on the scale changes over time, you can rest assured that will be posted here as well.
Fall is my favorite time of the year. It has been that way most of my life. Unfortunately I have missed out on much of this fall because of my workload. While I don’t think fall is totally gone yet, the last two days sure have seemed like winter. I cannot tell you how little I am ready for winter.
The community event I volunteered for this morning had a pretty poor turnout, much of which was probably attributed to the weather. It was a nice break from the normal day though. I followed that up with my annual bloodwork, the results of which I should get tomorrow. I don’t know why, but I am always nervous waiting on this.
On this topic – if you are still early in your weight loss and fitness journey and you want to know if it is worth it or not, you should head over to Beej’s blog. He just had his annual physical and the results are impressive. Very impressive.
Eating was outstanding again today. I know I sound a bit like a broken record, but I sure wish I could carry this momentum through all week long. I am going to carry it as long as I can though.
Exercise was mediocre at best. I did do one two minute plank and three sets of squats. That is pretty pathetic, but at least it was something.
Time for another Hot 100 Update, but before we get to that I have to ask: Have you visited a new blog or two this week? Have you went out of your way to give someone else encouragement or support? If not, why not do this now?
Now time for my update:
Do 100 consecutive push ups. - I think I am rockin’ the 100 Push Ups program. I am on week four of the program, and I did almost 300 push ups on Wednesday.
Exercise four days a week. – I have exercised five days this week.
No weight-gain portions on Sunday – Last Sunday did not include weight-gain portion meals. All-in-all, this has been a great week, but I cannot rest on that. I need to have another equally good week this upcoming week. There is a real chance I can get to my lowest weight yet by my physical, but it won’t be easy.
Today was another great day. Although I had two meals out today for work, I did very well at both of them. I also faced a tremendous temptation when I got home. My wife had prepared one of my favorite meals – meatballs in sauce and cheese. I know I have a tendency to overeat on this meal, so I put half of it away for later. Victory!
Exercise was so-so today. Not great, but I was proud I did something. I did squats, calf raises, and one plank. I may do another plank and another set of squats before bed, but I am not sure.
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about one of my oddities – that I often have a song associated with people I know. Beej, who also goes by BJ and Jeremiah, challenged me to share my song with him, but as I told him, I have never shared anyone’s song with them. (Strange, I know). However, he brought up a song suggestion, and now I have that song stuck in my head for him. So with my apologies to Three Dog Night I present to you, “Jeremiah was a Blogger”.
I encourage you to listen to the song as you read along to the words.
Jeremiah was a blogger
Was a good friend of mine
I never actually heard a single word he said
But I read his words all the time
And he always has a mighty fine time
Singin’…
Tell it to the world
All the boys and girls now
We can all follow Beej’s lead
Losing weight most every week
BJ really loves his wife Anna
There’s no doubt to me
Always wanting a little more time with her
With a date night at least once a week
Sing it now…
Tell it to the world
All the boys and girls now
We can all follow Beej’s lead
Losing weight most every week
While he used to love the junk food
he now loves to ex – er – cise
He knows his life has changed forever
And now no one says he weighs a ton
That’s right, he sure don’t weigh a ton
Tell it to the world
All the boys and girls now
We can all follow Beej’s lead
Losing weight most every week
Tell it to the world
All the boys and girls now
We can all follow Beej’s lead
Losing weight most every week
Tell it to the world
All the boys and girls now
We can all follow Beej’s lead
Losing weight most every week
Tell it to the world
All the boys and girls now
We can all follow Beej’s lead
Losing weight most every week
Tell it to the world
All the boys and girls now
We can all follow Beej’s lead
Losing weight most every week
I wanna tell you
Tell it to the world
All the boys and girls now
We can all follow Beej’s lead
Losing weight most every week
Tell it to the world
All the boys and girls now
We can all follow Beej’s lead
Losing weight most every week
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Tell it to the world
All the boys and girls
If you haven’t been to Beej’s blog, Journey to Sanctification, lately, now is a good time to go visit him. He has just switched to the WordPress platform and the new setup is looking great.
Have you ever had a song in your head for another person? If so, do you make up your own words?
Wow – this has been one busy week! It has been a great week though. I think I have made some great business contacts, and I have learned quite a bit. Today our speaker was Cynthia Cooper, the auditor that was the whistle blower at Worldcom several years ago. Among other things she was Time Magazine’s Woman of the Year in 2002, a published author, and a well-sought after speaker. It was a real treat as our class is only 16 people, so we really were able to spend some quality time with her.
Speaking of a treat – Jody over at Truth2BeingFit asked me a week or so ago if she could share part of my story on her blog. In particular, she wanted to share the eye-opening health reasons for my change, as well as the numbing events in my family over the last 12-18 months which might have been prevented through healthier living. Take a moment and head over to her blog right now to read her post – “Learning From Experience – A MUST READ!!!! PLEASE!”
I didn’t get back to the room early enough to post or peruse any blogs last night. I did get some exercise in, but it was only a mile walk. Eating was so-so. Again, not bad, just not stellar. Today was more of the same. We had a mandatory lunch and dinner together today with the class, and while I ate healthy, I overate a little at both of those meals. Even so, something more impacting happened tonight. I had a chance to tell the whole group my story, and I think there were a few that it may have made a real difference. I hope so.
It’s late here, so I am heading off to bed soon. Don’t forget to stop by Truth2BeingFit and leave a comment on her post.
That is right folks – this is the last update for The Perfect 10! In just a few short days someone is going to be the happy owner of a set of mini-clubbells from RMAX International! I am anxious to see who all has stuck it out until the end. So get your update in – I will be randomly selecting a winner on Monday. Even though I have pretty much blown this since Dad died, I will leave you with a previously unknown fact about myself:
For most of my life I have been a pretty shy person. In fact, I was so shy (and lacking in confidence) that I wouldn’t ask any girls out. The only way I ended up dating the young lady that was to be my wife was by helping her with her homework. After I finally got comfortable with her, I was able to ask her on a real date. It took a while. I was so scared of rejection that I wouldn’t move forward. In fact, it got a bit worse after I asked her out because she turned me down three times. That is right — THREE TIMES! She also turned me down multiple times when I asked her to be my girlfriend. By the time I asked her to marry me I had become a confident enough person that it wasn’t really a problem. That is not the only area of my life where I was shy. In fact, I was pretty much shy about everything, unless I was in very comfortable settings, most of my life.
How about you? Do you have any stories about your shyness or lack thereof? If you don’t want to tell us about that, how about telling us the boldest thing you have ever done? Remember, your previously unknown fact doesn’t have to be any of these. They are just suggestions.
BTW, eating went really well again today, as did exercise. I haven’t started my Tabata routine back up yet, but I am exercising daily again. I feel like I am finding my groove again. It sure feels good.
I am going to leave you tonight with a special shout-out to Beej. He wrote a post that really humbled me the other day. I don’t feel like I am deserving of his comments, but I do appreciate them. Thanks again Beej!
Well, it may be a day later than expected, but I have finally completed my two intense projects that were both due yesterday. I am so drained right now. I have pulled some really, really long hours last Friday, yesterday, and today, as well as working over the weekend some too. While I typically have these long days once a quarter, they usually aren’t like it has been this quarter. Thankfully I am past this part. My quarterly meeting is actually next Monday though, so it is not really time to exhale just yet, although the bulk of the work is over.
The good news is my food intake has been outstanding yesterday and today. I am firmly in South Beach Diet Phase One, which I really need to get me back where I need to be. I am not sure I will do it for a full two weeks, but I am certain I will at least follow phase one until Sunday.
I blew it on the exercise today. I had intended on having my projects done, but when they weren’t I knew I had to do whatever it took today, which meant getting to work at 6:00 AM and just now getting home at 8:30 PM. I simply don’t have the energy left to exercise after that. I will get a workout in tomorrow though.
As I am heading out for the night I want to give a shout out to two of my favorite bloggers. Many of you know Lori-Ann (Amazon Runner). She asked me to let everyone know she was having some trouble with her blog, but was trying to get it straightened out. I just went to her site, and it looks like she has fixed the problem. By the way, check out Lori-Ann’s store via the link on the side of my blog. Some of you may not know the other blogger – Rob at Fitness for Real, Fitness for Life. I can remember when Rob and I were about the only visitors to each other’s blog. While he took a hiatus from blogging for a bit, he is back now. If you haven’t checked out his blog, you should.
So with my apologies to Three Dog Night I present to you, “Jeremiah was a Blogger”. 
