Atkins and Allopurinol

I have decided on a mix of diet strategies that I think will maximize my fat and weight loss without causing gout to flare up and without driving me insane. I am going to rotate thru the following diets:
Week 1: Atkins with one treat meal per week
Week 2: Atkins with one treat meal per week
Week 3: Pure protein...195 grams of protein per day...virtually no fat or carbohydrates
Week 4: South Beach

I will take allopurinal during this time to suppress the purine production that has been causing so much gout.

Now I need to choose my meal replacement supplier and my appetite suppressant supplier.

Till next time...Jack

Do Calories Count on Vacation?

I just got back from a few days on a ranch in Kansas. It was a wonderful trip and I was determined to enjoy it and continue to lose weight. This is what I did and it worked: I used the techniques explained in "The Carbohydrate Addicts Diet".

Basically, you eat only protein for 2 meals and then you eat whatever you want for your third meal, as long as you start with salad and finish your meal within 60 minutes. There are lots of reasons why the authors of this book believe in this system and I encourage you to read the book. This is is bottom line for me...as long as I followed this system as the authors suggested, I was able to have one wonderful treat meal per day and continue to lose weight. Yes, my weight loss slowed down, but it continued and that was the point...to vacation and lose weight!

Till next time...Jack

P.S.: I am behind on my photos, but they will return with next Monday's entry.

Tennis Shoes

I bought a pair of tennis shoes, real court shoes this week. This is the first pair of shoes specifically designed for playing tennis that I have bought in more than 20 years. When I played on the tennis team in college, I wore Adidas Stan Smith tennis shoes. These had not been around for years and then they were rereleased. Now I own a pair...I took it as a sign that I should be playing tennis again.

Now, to quickly knock off 50 lbs. or so to make it safe for me to play!

Till next time...Jack

5 Pounds Per Week

It seems that the outer limits of what I can currently lose, in 1 week, without a massive gout flareup is 5 pounds. 5 pounds per week. 20 pounds per month. Approximately 250 pounds per year. I guess that is really no excuse at all.

This week, I had lost 5 pounds by Thursday morning. Great. Now I can practice maintaining a weight for the rest of the week.

Gout is better, now officially the worst bout in my personal history. Still some swelling and still some pain, but I was able to present my seminar this week and I was able to ride my bicycle today. Good enough.

Till next time...Jack