GeekFit PodcastPodcast hosts: Jason Tucker and Steven Klassen discuss healthy weight loss for geeks.
Healthy Eating
Fitness Walk – Cake Walk… fail.
Nov 20th
We’ve all had this problem where we’re trying to do real good on our diets or healthy living choices yet things around us get in our way and try to make us fail. This photo on failblog captures that exact thing in just one picture.
What keeps you going? What helps you block out the negative indulgences around you? Leave a comment and let us know.
Do Overs
Jun 13th
The last few years I’ve tried just about every Lean Cuisine and Weight Watchers frozen meals the local supermarket had to offer. Some of them were pretty tasty, and others, not so much. There are times when I’ll try one and it’s really bad. I’m talking about veggies that don’t taste like their fresh counterparts, meat that I can’t quite put in any of the major categories, and bread that comes out tasting more like styrofoam.
So I ate the 300–400 calorie meal. Yes, there was food. Yes, there were calories taken in, but they were really bad tasting calories. I just blew a perfectly good meal trying to expand my options. Do you ever get this overwhelming urge to declare a “do over”?
Two things seem to keep me from pulling the trigger on that “do over” meal that puts my total calories at double, if not more:
- Eating small meals 5–6x a day, the next one is only 3 hrs away.
- I can punt with fruit, nuts, or if I’m really feeling ripped off, a spoon of peanut butter.
The most effective trick I’ve learned is just getting the taste out of your mouth by brushing your teeth. It works twofold in that you have alien food taste away from your taste buds and you have minty breath to boot.
JrMint Drops 10 Lbs
May 28th
A quick progress update for a friend of ours who recently started the great weight loss journey. He posted this on his blog this morning:
Okay thats the workout update. Weighed in at 210.1 today. Thats down over 10 pounds in 2 weeks, so i’m quite happy. My current goal with my trainer is 192 by mid july. The diet is definitely helping out…I’m on a pretty regular 6 small meals a day and I keep it right at my 33 weight watchers points. I don’t feel hungry all the time and I’m eating stuff that I like so that doesn’t make me grumpy like most peoples diets do. Also doing 64-96oz of water a day. [] I feel better then I have in a long time…..so I guess as long as this doesn’t kill me or I give up I should be doing great in month or so. Here’s to no early cardiac arrest!
We’re sure he’s not alone, so shoot us a message about your updates!
Food in the workplace
May 21st
The company I work for is VERY family friendly and we try to make everyone feel at home here. For the 3 plus years I’ve worked here each month they throw a small birthday party celebrating everyone’s birthday for that month. Since I started GeekFit with Steve I’ve walked out of the room after being social with my co-workers and before they begin cutting and handing out the cake. It’s to the point now that if they have the cake precut they just skip me when they start handing it out.
I bet most people that have vendors attempting to get you to buy their product will try to buy you lunch. I hear this tactic is VERY popular in the health industry (ironically)! Donuts, cookies and cakes are quite popular in these instances.
What things happen in your workplace that you have to resist the urge to indulge? What tactics do you use to resist?
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Fighting Holiday Gains
Nov 17th
Thanksgiving is almost upon us. Most of enjoy this time of year, but those of us trying to lose those extra pounds have some mixed feelings.
For me it’s not the actual meal. I’m not a big fan of turkey and while I like stuffing and the other usual sides they’re not my personal kryptonite. My weakness is the hourderves. Everyone brings their favorite sinful treat. You have the cookies, the candies, the brownies, the chex mix (thanks Ivy), the dips of various flavors and the crackers that go along with them (damn you Ritz!).
These foods are a problem for two reasons. First, there’s no concept of quantity: everything you eat is picked up in bite-size portions so unless you’re keeping a tally sheet on a napkin alongside your drink, you have no idea how much you’ve consumed. Second, these are the tatiest foods ever. That’s the point, right? Everyone is going to bring the best thing they can come up with so the party-goers will praise their kitchen prowess.
Personally, the biggest win has been making sure I put my tasty selections on a plate. That way I can see how much I’m eating and I can toss the plate when I’m done. Usually if I start out on the tasty stuff people brought I’m good to go when the main course is served.
The articles below have some great ideas and we’ll talk about them on the next episode:
Backpack & Goals
Sep 4th
I’ve been using the Backpack service from 37 Signals, Inc. for the last few years as a journal to track my food & exercise each day. I’ve even given it a geeky title of I/O (shorthand for for Input/Output). Their interface is easy to use and they offer a free account for the basic service, so there isn’t any commitment to start playing around with it although you can’t go wrong for $5/month for their upgraded version.
And now, on to the second part of the subject: goals. They say the best way to stick to something is to make a public declaration of your goal so you won’t be able to squirm out of it. Here we go: I’m going to lose 40+ pounds by January 1st, 2008. That means clean intake, consistent output, and putting out a new podcast on a regular basis.
This is a public link to my backpack page that gets updated throughout the day as I eat and exercise: http://xinu.backpackit.com/pub/1218865. If you create a food log of your own, post it here in a comment and we’ll mention your name on each new show, encouraging you to keep kicking butt & and taking names. Let’s do it!
Jason’s public backpack page is: http://abstrakone.backpackit.com/pub/1229049
