OK, I know you are tired of hearing me bitch and moan about being fat and a big tub of goo. I am tired of this shit as well. So tonight begins my latest chapter in the adventures of Chef Jeff, trying to lose weight, again. Well, it does begin again. Me and the wife had a little talk, a good talk, about all of this stuff. I tend to obsess about all of this and am trying not to do it this time. So here is my plan:
- Drink lots of water!
- Moderation, particularly when it comes to the meats.
- Eat more fruits and vegetables. But I am not becoming a vegetarian!
- Exercise! Try to do something in the morning and something at night. Just get moving.
- Lay off the processed foods, fast foods, stuff that is really bad for you!
- Go to bed earlier.
If I can just stick to this simple little plan. Simple plan equals big results? I hope so!
I have a really busy time coming up from the end of August to the end of October. A bunch of traveling for business, training, cooking competitions, food shows, planning, running around. It is going to be a long and grueling two months but it is going to be great!
So I will finish up with this stupid and random thoughts...
- Roanoker's still like to drive in the right lane, stop on green lights, and go on red lights.
- Smoking drives me nuts! I just hate it.
- I hate that people leave children, elderly, and dogs in hot cars. Senseless.
- I wish restaurants had better service!
- I got a hair cut today.
- A picture frame fell on my forehead and now I have a dent on my head.
Ciao for now!!
Weight loss adventures and random thoughts of Chef Jeff.
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Sunday, February 20, 2011
So it begins again...
It all started a few years back (2002) with "One Fat Chef", and then that turned into "The Incredible Shrinking Chef" (2008) and so it begins again; February 21. I am one fat chef and there is little really incredible about me, so this time I am just the shrinking chef! I have a monumental task in front of me; losing weight and it does not get easy as you get older for sure.
How do you eat an elephant? "One bite at a time" the wise man says, and so this is how I will begin my quest to lose, lets say, 200 pounds. WOW, yes, that is right; I am one big tub of goop so lets see how this goes this time. Not going to eat an elephant but I start the journey with one single step, my plan...
My plan: follow 10 basic rules:
The 10: 10 ideas to help me make better choices
1. Drink Ice Cold Water; try for 8 glasses a day. Limit Sodas
2. No eating after 7:00 pm.
3. Eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, raw or steamed.
4. Eat more fish, less beef and pork.
5. Limit protein and starch portion sizes, eat more veggies.
6. Exercise 6 days a week, Walk every day if possible, at least
30 minutes. Lifts some weights as well, every other day.
7. Write down everything I eat and log it every day.
8. Limit butter, mayonnaise, creamy dressings, salt, sugar,
highly processed foods. Cook with more olive oil.
9. Eat more whole grains, limit processed white breads, pasta,
white rice.
10. Do not skip meals and if at all possible, try to eat 4 or 5
smaller meals during the day.
I think the 2 keys to this is going to be writing down everything I eat and portion control limiting myself to 1,500 calories a day!
Wish me luck!
How do you eat an elephant? "One bite at a time" the wise man says, and so this is how I will begin my quest to lose, lets say, 200 pounds. WOW, yes, that is right; I am one big tub of goop so lets see how this goes this time. Not going to eat an elephant but I start the journey with one single step, my plan...
My plan: follow 10 basic rules:
The 10: 10 ideas to help me make better choices
1. Drink Ice Cold Water; try for 8 glasses a day. Limit Sodas
2. No eating after 7:00 pm.
3. Eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, raw or steamed.
4. Eat more fish, less beef and pork.
5. Limit protein and starch portion sizes, eat more veggies.
6. Exercise 6 days a week, Walk every day if possible, at least
30 minutes. Lifts some weights as well, every other day.
7. Write down everything I eat and log it every day.
8. Limit butter, mayonnaise, creamy dressings, salt, sugar,
highly processed foods. Cook with more olive oil.
9. Eat more whole grains, limit processed white breads, pasta,
white rice.
10. Do not skip meals and if at all possible, try to eat 4 or 5
smaller meals during the day.
I think the 2 keys to this is going to be writing down everything I eat and portion control limiting myself to 1,500 calories a day!
Wish me luck!
Saturday, September 20, 2008
And the winner is...
Chef Jeff!!! I won the Al's Clubhouse Bash and Chef Showdown last night! It was a bunch of fun and we all had a great time! There was some great competition from 3 other chef's and they were just awesome! I could not of asked for better people to work with and compete against! I had some great help from local culinary students as well and they made the night a bunch of fun and were such a tremendous help! I could not of done this with out the help of these 3 guys!
The other chefs cooked some really great food and I was not expecting to win at all!! But it was a nice surprise to say the least! Congratulations to the three of them as well! The staff at Roanoke Country Club could not of been any nicer and they were all such a big help!
One other positive note: I have now lost 29 pounds in less than 30 day! Wooo Hooo! I am on my way to shrinking down!
The other chefs cooked some really great food and I was not expecting to win at all!! But it was a nice surprise to say the least! Congratulations to the three of them as well! The staff at Roanoke Country Club could not of been any nicer and they were all such a big help!
One other positive note: I have now lost 29 pounds in less than 30 day! Wooo Hooo! I am on my way to shrinking down!
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