Tuesday, May 8, 2007
5-4-07 Arcade Fire Show....am I in Love?

Time to catch up....
It's been about 5 weeks now and I'm down 25lbs. Can you believe it? I never in my wildest dreams thought I could actually do this. The best part is that I've figured out a way to include some non-nutrisystems meals in my diet. The difference.... just healthier. I eat lean meat, more chicken and more veggies. I try to have a salad with every meal and I eat the good carbs. I hope that by the time July 1 rolls around (30th b-day) I'll be down 50lbs. That will put me 10 lbs away from my goal weight which is 210. I'm making it happen!! Watch me......
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Week 3 Weigh-In....
There has only been a few days where it was hard to not think about food. For instance, last Thursday my co-workers and I had a meeting with our GM in the conference room and everyone was given their own personal pizza from California Pizza Kitchen. Talk about pressure....pizza was everywhere and people were like "sorry Trav, I know this has to hurt." But I just watched....drank my water and went on my way. I didn't give in! Then there was last night, I was STARVING! In fact, all day I was unusually hungry. I ate some bigger portions of my food but didn't go overboard. I haven't been that hungry in awhile and I knew it was just temporary. The end result will mean so much more if I just ignore those cravings. I was practically begging Rose to go somewhere with me and eat. I just wanted to eat out somewhere. However she was over it, so I made my meal.
Now if I can only convince her to go to the game tonight.....
Alright, enjoy!
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Update Day 15
As far as the NuTrav diet is going; I can't complain. I am more and more used to the portions and the food. Like I've been saying for a while now....I'm going to make this work. I will lose 50 lbs one way or another.
Hope everyone had a nice holiday and keep reading...more to come....
Friday, April 6, 2007
Daily Caption Contest...
And the winner is....
Noah who said,
Israelis and Germans (judging by the flags) uniting to protest Scientology . . . the world truly is upside down.
More to come....
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Back to the point...
Yesterday I had a very good breakfast and lunch, despite the fact I had "bars" as my entree. I matched it with a good sandwich, fruit and salad. Dinner was delicious as always. The food is really not that bad. I will say this however, my meals are very filling. I feel I'm actually eating more. I can already tell that my body is much healthier. I feel less fatigued and more energized. The test will be this weekend. I'm going down to Richmond to see ma dukes so I'm sure she's going to want to cook me something delicious or go out and eat. I just need to continue the discipline I've shown and eat healthy no matter where we go, if we go. I'm very confident in my ability to make this work. I'll also be picking up a treadmill that my parents are not using so I can start some exercise. There are many factors that NuTrav has faced and has YET to face. But I must stay true, eat well and now....run like Forest.....
Stay tuned for more.....
Daily Caption Contest...
And the winner is....
The winner for April 4th is... LIAM!!
Following the grisly sleigh crash, Santa was left with moderate damage to his left frontal lobe and an irrational fear of flying. A crack team of elves began testing other potential methods for Christmas Eve transportation.
Stay tuned for more....
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Daily Caption Contest...
And the winner is....
Erik with....
You might be a redneck if...
Stay tuned for another caption contest....
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Day 8:
From time to time I find myself looking into my trusty daily program journal to make sure I'm eating everything it tells me too. Sooner or later I'm going to just have it etched in my brain and I won't have to use the book.
I went grocery shopping yesterday and restocked the necessary items by diet calls for on a daily basis. Stuff like spinach salad (any salad will do, but I wanted spinach leaves), yogurt, milk, fruit, vegetables, etc... If I continue this pace I should lose it all quite quickly.
developing.....
Question of the Day....
Daily Caption Contest...
And the winner is....
The winner for the April 2nd 2007 post is.....
Kevin (again) with....
Faced with the realization that he would have to show up to work in the same clothes as he wore the day before, and knowing that no one would believe he was able to get lucky, Kevin took this photo as proof of his conquest. He thought, "she may have been a porker, but look at that set of tits."
Honorable mention goes to Liam with...
For his next movie-- set in a post-nuclear-apocalyptic dystopia-- Jim Carrey gains 23 pounds, shrinks 23 inches, and dons a sweater with 23 red lines. During the 23 months of filming, Jim's girlfriend, Jenny McCarthy, grew 23 nipples.
Monday, April 2, 2007
Day 7:
Stay tuned....
Daily Caption Contest...
Question of the Day....
Jason Seaver or Steven Keaton?
Submit your answers by posting a comment.
And the winner is....
Lafley:
It has been said that you never forget how to ride a bike. That's bullshit!!
Sunday, April 1, 2007
Sunday Morning Weigh-In...
262 is what it said.... I lost 5lbs in 5 days!!! Unbelievable!! I doubt I'll be able to stay on this pace but I'm going to try. If I can get down to 250 by the end of next week I'll be stoked!!
Day 5 and 6 (weekend)
The rest of the weekend was standard order. A lot of water and all Nutrisystem style meals.
Friday, March 30, 2007
Day 4 Snack
Nothing else as of now....
Day 4 Lunch
I've finished 4 glasses of water and I need 4 more. I'm going to eat a very light snack so dinner tonight will be better for me since I'm eating out. I plan on skipping the dessert so I can flush down a few Stoli Vodka's. Big man's drinking tonight....
Question of the Day....
Submit your answers by "posting a comment" below. The first person to correctly solve the riddle is the winner. Good luck!
Daily Caption Contest...
And the winner is....
Kevin (again...2 in a row).
After waking up next to a fat chick for the last time, Timmy thought, "What the hell Why don't I save myself $100 buying drinks and make my own fat chick."
Kevin crushed this one... Another great caption.
Stay tuned for the next one.
Day 4 Breakfast
This morning I had a breakfast bar (granola) an orange and a slice of bread. Now it's time for the water and then lunch.
Developing....
Day 3 Dinner
I then ate a dessert which was a chocolate chip granola bar and went to bed. No hunger pains.
Tomorrow night will be the test. I have a birthday party for a good friend and we're going to a Japanese steak house.
Stay tuned....
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Day 3 Snack
What am I doing?
Day 3 Lunch
stay tuned.....
Daily Caption Contest...
And the winner is....

The winner of the daily picture contest for Wednesday, March 28th is.....
Kevin with:
After scowering the earth, Kakayi finally thought he had found it - the place where his fantasy would come true! But even they wouldn't put the banana in his butt. He walks away dejected.
Nice job Kevin, even though your grammar wasn't correct.... I still think you had the best.
Day 3 Breakfast
Only 1 glass of water so far...but I've been getting down around 10 glasses per day and let me tell you, the midnight pees are not fun... I hate waking up, but I have to go...
Developing..
Question of the Day....
Maverick or Iceman?
Please submit your answer by commenting on this post.
Once the votes are read the decision is final....the person voted out will be asked to leave the blog immediately.
Day 2 Dinner
Remains to be seen....
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Daily Caption Contest...
It's Almost Snack Time....
Also, I'm up to 4 glasses of water....I really need to step it up.
Day 2 Lunch
The only thing I need to improve on is my water intake. I need to drink more faster, I've only had 2 glasses so far and I'm on my 3rd. I need to pick it up...
Day 2 Breakfast....
Now comes the constant water consumption....
Many of you have noticed that I posted a redskins article that had nothing to do with my diet.... Well, this is MY BLOG.... get over it... HA!
Day 2:
I survived day 1. Can this continue.... we'll see.......
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
From ProFootballTalk.com
Here's an article that I read today which makes so much sense. I don't want the skins to trade for Briggs. Granted he may be a back to back pro-bowler, he doesn't play in the 4-3 scheme that Greg Williams employs. Personally, I would like the skins to trade down in the first round and acquire an additional pick in the 2nd, then...trade down again in the 1st round and acquire a 3rd round pick. That way, they'll have a 1st, 2nd and 3rd round pick in the draft.
Wishful thinking I'm sure....
BRIGGS-TO-'SKINS MAKES NO SENSE
Apart from the fact that Bears linebacker Lance Briggs became a star in a pure Tampa 2 scheme that the Redskins don't run, there's another reason why it makes no sense, in our view, for the 'Skins to add Briggs to the team.
With two big-money free agent linebackers -- Marcus Washington and London Fletcher-Baker -- already in the starting lineup, the 'Skins wouldn't be getting the best return on their investment in Washington, Fletcher-Baker, and Briggs.
Why? Because a defense has three linebackers on the field roughly half of the time.
In the nickel and dime defenses, linebackers are replaced by defensive backs. Teams use the nickel whenever the opponent brings in a third receiver. Typically, that happens in second and long or third and more than three or four yards.
At a time when the 'Skins are still thought to be interested in adding Dre' Bly to a corps of cornerbacks that includes Carlos Rogers and Fred Smoot, it's simply not a good investment of cap dollars to write a big bonus check to Briggs, unless the team is thinking about parting ways with Washington and his base salary of $4 million in 2007.Snack Time!!
I ate 2 slices of Lean Roast Beef and an Orange. I washed it down with my 5th glass of water.
Oh, and yes...I have pissed and it was somewhat clear...I'd like it clearer though....
Developing....
Water...water....water...
PS-Now I'm getting hungry....this isn't good. I'll snack at 3pm.
Story developing....
Day 1: Lunch
My first lunch experience was with a nutrisystem entree called Pasta with Beef....it's very much like a Chef Boyardee dish except half the size. It was actually very tasty! I then followed it up with some salad and fat-free Balsamic Vinaigrette which amazingly only has 5 calories per serving. It was also tasty... I was supposed to eat a carb (slice of bread) and some protein (slice of roast beef) but I elected not too since I wasn't hungry.
To be honest, it was fine and not hard to follow... Let's just see if it carries on...
PS-I'm on my third glass of water....I need to drink more... It's 1:30 and I've only had 2 1/2 glasses....I need to speed it up!
Before I forget...
Day 1
Breakfast
- A Nutrisystem Entree
- Fruit
- Dairy or Protein
- Low Glycemic Carb
- Nutrisystem Lunch Entree
- Dairy or Protein
- Salad
- Low Glycemic Carb
- 2 tbsp fat-free dressing (if desired)
- Fruit
- Dairy or Protein
- Nutirsystem Dinner Entree
- Vegetables
- Salad or Fruit
- Fat
- Low Glycemic Carb
- 2 tbsp fat-free dressing (if desired)
- Nutrisystem Dessert
So, as you can see the diet is somewhat strict, but it's very easy to follow. As long as you complete your steps, you should be fine.
So far, as of 9:00 am I have had:
Nutrisystem Cereal, an Orange, a glass of 1/2% Milk, and a piece of bread. That has covered all of the 4 steps for the breakfast portion of the plan. I'll be back to blog about the rest.
Enjoy and please feel free to comment as we go along....