Thanks pearland. Yeah, I've gone back and forth with that too. Before I started this, I hadn't been under 200 since I returned to the states after living in Tokyo for 3 years on an expat assignment. Before I left for Tokyo I was probably 230. I am pretty active right now between coaching my son's baseball team and a little running here and there and playing golf. So I haven't really worked out in the gym since I started this path a couple of months ago. I'm thinking I'd like to get to 185 for Aruba, then get back there after we get back before I start adding in some weight training and core stuff to build some muscle back up. I know that will cause me to gain a bit back so if I can stay at 190-195 with adding muscle back in, that's where I'd like to be long term. Turn 49 in March and it is feeling great to be back in shape again!
Good post Wally. Certainly will be interesting. I am going to guess the cut goes to +3 but admittedly wouldn't be surprised to see it get to +4. Depends on how many train wrecks 15 - 18 cause today. Let's see how it plays out.
Speaking of 190, broke the barrier this morning myself. 189.2 this morning. Now down 32 pounds since May 14. Was looking back at posts and notes and saw that I broke 200 on June 16, just shy of 5 weeks ago. So another 10 pounds down in those last 5 weeks. A couple of pounds a week. Pretty much right as expected even with the week at the beach with the kiddos. Leave for Aruba in 16 days. That gives me that much time to lose another 4.3 pounds and be at my goal of 184.9 before we leave. That's my goal for maintenance weight as well. I'm sure I'll gain a few pounds back in Aruba but I'll get right back on it when we get back, get back to 185 and plan on staying there. Feels good. Keep up the great work everyone!
Decided to watch live this morning instead of trying to catch up 6 hours of DVR. Really glad to see Zach Johnson put a nice round up and be at the top of the leaderboard. Have always like him. Justin just teeing off. And his first one is right and in the hay. Should be great conditions for the afternoon groups after the little bit of rain this morning.
Still not close to catching up with the live broadcast. Just got to Jordan finishing his round. Holy hell did he lose it the last few holes. Hard to believe any professional golfer, much less one with his incredible talent, can lose it that quickly and that badly over a couple of holes. Yikes.
Really looking forward to the next 4 days. Working from home tomorrow/Friday but have to take the kiddos to summer camps. Have the DVR set and will be ready to fire up at 9:30 when I get home.
Cross posted to the food thread. For all my north Houston brothers, just heard from a buddy that the Kamado Joe roadshow is back at the Costco in The Woodlands this weekend. Great deals on grills and lump. Good timing for me. I’m just running out of all the lump I stocked up on at the roadshow last year.
Cross posted to the food thread. For all my north Houston brothers, just heard from a buddy that the Kamado Joe roadshow is back at the Costco in The Woodlands this weekend. Great deals on grills and lump. Good timing for me. I’m just running out of all the lump I stocked up on at the roadshow last year.
Great work everyone. Keep it up! Have been back from vacation for a week now. Back on the keto wagon hardcore this week. 191.3 this morning. Dropped all the weight I gained back on vacation plus some this week. A little over 8 pounds. Interesting. I knew a lot of the vacation weight was water weight but didn’t expect that significant of a drop. Leave for Aruba in 22 days. Need to drop another 6.4 pounds to be at 184.9 before Aruba. That was my original goal when I started this exactly 2 months ago today. Have a shot at getting there now. Regardless, feels really good to be down 30 pounds and 4 inches in the waist in 2 months.
Just heard from a buddy that the Kamado Joe Roadshow is back in town at the Costco in The Woodlands. Heading that way shortly. Good timing. I’m just about to run out of the 20 bags of KJ Big Block lump I bought at the roadshow last year. 😁
Welcome to the club Gene. I don't think you can go wrong with either the KJ or the BGE. See the couple of posts of mine right above yours. I went KJ because at the time the included accessories made it a better value than the BGE. And the KJ customer service is OUTSTANDING. World Class. I'll say I am a heavy user of my KJ and have never had an issue with any of them. Whichever you choose, get ready to enjoy some of the best meat of your life in the near future.
One other thought. KJ has come out with a Joe-tisserie for both the Classic size and the Big Joe. Have to purchase it separately. I don't know if they work on the BGE or not. They may very well. Regardless, it is a phenomenal accessory. If you can use one and haven't purchased one yet, do it. You won't regret it. Was looking at that pic of the smoked prime rib Pencil Pusher posted above. Looks fantastic. Reminded me of the last one I did but I did it on the Joe-tisserie. Spinning it took it to the next level. You can also get aftermarket baskets so that you can spin wings or anything else you can think of in the basket. The chicken wings taste incredible spun on the Joe-tisserie.
Pretty much agree with solamente above. I have a KJ Big Joe and a Joe Jr. Prior, I had the regular Joe size KJ. Sold it and picked up the Big Joe and Joe Jr at the Costco road show. It was such a great deal I couldn't pass it up. One of the reasons I went with the Classic Joe instead of the BGE way back when was that the KJ came with a bunch of accessories included that BGE was charging extra for at the time. Made the KJ a better value for in essences the same product. Don't know it that's still the case or not. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the BGE/KJ/Primo. Don't know anything about the Vision though. There is a reason these ceramics have gotten so popular. I use mine 4 - 5 times a week and can't remember the last time I fired up the gas grill.