Wednesday
16Apr
W8 Loss Wednesday #2 - The Fury Diet
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Move over Atkins. And screw your South Beach. I'm on the Fury Diet.
See how my W8 Loss Wednesday compatriots are doing:
PG @ AnnoyinglyBoring.com
Scott Townsend @ W8LossWednesday.Blogspot.com
See how my W8 Loss Wednesday compatriots are doing:
PG @ AnnoyinglyBoring.com
Scott Townsend @ W8LossWednesday.Blogspot.com
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Reader Comments (42)
Wow! You two have WAY too much fun!!!
Congrats on losing THREE pounds!
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[BusyDad] Thank you! It was harder than I thought, but now easier to keep going now that I know I can do it. And indeed, too much fun.
Congrats! I'd like to think I lost 3 pounds too. But um, I didn't.
And dagnabit that's a cute kid.
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[BusyDad] Thanks Maria! And yeah, I know my resources. I wouldn't make anyone sit thru a 5 minute video of just me talking about weight loss.
OMG, I cracked up with the squeaky toy! And the 'sharing' of the soup! How do you spell that secret wine ingredient thing? I want to try some of that.
Fury is so cute on camera! He reminds me a lot of my own son, And, hey, congrats on the losses!
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[BusyDad] Thanks Sue! I emailed you, but for anyone else interested, that magic ingredient is called Mirin. Add to soups and stir frys. Yum.
3lbs is awesome, yo! But, did you have a salad and veggies, too? That's my burning question.
You are a natural and so is Fury. I see national recognition in your future!
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[BusyDad] Great Mama instincts! No, I did not!! nya nya! hahaha. Fury is definitely not shy is he?
Congratulations on your w8loss! You're video is hysterical and your son is adorable. Thanks for sharing
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[BusyDad] Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it. I need to give credit to Krypto for his very comedic timing of the squeaky toy too.
I knew I picked the right horse. Keep it up man.
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[BusyDad] Thank you Joe! But PG at 2.4 lbs isn't far behind. I need to kick it up a few notches now!
Three pounds is...as much chocolate as I like to eat in one sitting. Or steak. Or Korean Lettuce wraps. Or...you get the drift; I won't be losing anything except my freaking mind anytime soon. So congrats to you, I will live vicariously.
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[BusyDad] The mind weighs like, what, 5 lbs? Hmmm. Good strategy Kori!
3 lbs in a week is good! Way to go!
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[BusyDad] Thanks Ash! PG is breathing down my neck though. And the way he rides that bike around the cul-de-sac scares me. He might take it next week!
Congrats! Great video, too. And Fury is absolutely the cutest boy ever - even if he IS a warrior! ;-)
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[BusyDad] Thanks Jen! Good - you know he's ok with you calling him cute as long as you also acknowledge his skill in battle.
What GREAT results for your FIRST week. Accountability and potential humiliation are great motivators it appears. Maybe I should try this.
I think I read somewhere that a great belly laugh is worth like 20 crunches - just keep giving your dogs their squeaky toys when trying to film yourself and give us ALL a belly laugh.
Glad to see ya keepin' it real with some weekend indulgences and some Led Zep.
KEEP BELIEVING
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[BusyDad] Potential humiliation pegged to a deadline is key. That's the secret to all goal setting exercises. And really, without weekend indulgences and good tunes, what's the point of anything? you know? ;)
Hi Krypto! Love his timing with the squeaky toy! ;-)
Great job, Jim! Think I may have to try out that Fury Diet myself, it seems to be working well! :-)
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[BusyDad] Between my kid and my dogs, all I have to do is just stand there. Very lucky, I am. The Fury diet works! You'd eat crap yourself, but you'd never give it to your kids, right? That's what I'm banking on.
Best part of that video was Kashmire. Best song in history. Congrats on dropping 3 lbs.
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[BusyDad] Thanks HuckD! And I am in 100% agreement. Best song in the history of songs.
Nice! I am uploading my entry as I type this. I will let you know when it's done!
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[BusyDad] Thanks PG! I knew you weren't far off on your results by the relaxed tone of this comment.
Love the video. I think my hubs is on that same diet. I wouldn't touch the kids leftovers for anything. That's MY diet!!!
About the grass...I feel your pain on that one. I think the problem is grass doesn't like Zep. Grass likes the Scorps. Just a thought.
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[BusyDad] Haha yes, the Fury diet can be a double edged sword. He loves Hot Dog on a Stick. The Cheese ones. Not what we'd usually associate with losing weight. "Oh, yeah, Fury asked for 3 of them. Really he did." Maybe "Rock You Like a Hurricane" may be the motivation this lawn needs?
3 pounds is great start! You two are too funny together, you need to take the show on the road. The dogs as backup musicians was priceless!
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[BusyDad] Thanks! I am so happy that my kid (and dogs) can ad lib. Takes all the pressure off me. You know how many dang outtakes I have when I am doing those scenes of just me talking??
Way to go on the 3 lbs!! And thanks for the foot shout out.. the check is in the mail!! :)
PS. Fury is way to cute for his own good. Love how he said save the animals, save the whales!!
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[BusyDad] I'm glad you caught that! I wouldn't want his activism to go for naught. I take beer too, you know. Wait. You know.
Congrats on the loss! I didn't get to weigh-in today, but when I go tomorrow I doubt it will be as good as your loss. Men are dicks.
Can someone please share the secret with me on getting your children (or your husband) to eat vegetables? Bribery? Starvation? what is it?
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[BusyDad] I LOVE your bitter men/weightloss comments! Keeping me smiling (and motivated - can't wait for next week's). My secret to eating veggies? Pure dumb luck. He's always been good with that. Sorry. More bitter?
Sorry do do a direct plug of my site.... but my video is up now...
http://annoyinglyboring.com/w8-loss-wednesday-episode-16/
Don't get cocky there BD!
Oh, and I am with Christine, eating kids' leftovers is bad news for me! I try to never do it.
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[BusyDad] Plug away man! Actually, it reminds me. I gotta add your links to my post! Will do it after I get thru these. And damn - you are right there with me. I better get a move on. I wish I had a cul-de-sac to ride on. That was TOO FUNNY.
I noticed that Fury had his mouth over the bowls while he was eatin. Good boy! :)
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[d Hubby] Yup - smart boy. He knows it's on film.
Wow, three pounds and one percent body fat in one week. That's impressive. Everyone should go on the Fury diet.
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[BusyDad] Hmmm book deal anyone? It can't be ANY nuttier than some of the stuff out there already.
Love the squeak toy background sounds. Congrats on the weight loss.
I've got a great recipe for you if you're into soup. It's a soba soup with mushrooms and mirin. :)
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[BusyDad] thanks CableG! I'll take you up on that! Fury actually LIKES mushrooms. Odd, and lucky.
damnit, you have all the kewl music....love me some Kashmir...in fact that song is the one that opened all the doors for me haha. You are doing great on your weight loss! Go Fury Diet! I guess I should try the Kay Diet huh haha...my kid is a vegetarian after all...i should take after her more
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[BusyDad] Kashmir is my #1 favorite song of ALL TIME. I don't think anyone noticed that I timed the "all I see turns to brown" with showing the major dead patch :(
Oh, that squeaky toy part had me laughing out loud!!! And Fury is just the cutest.
You eat beer and pizza and lose three pounds.
Colour me jealous.
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[BusyDad] Haha too good to be true eh? Well, you should see what I ate all the other days! Remember ALL I eat at dinner is what he cannot finish. Most guinea pigs would starve.
Jim,
I mailed you the book Abs Diet for Women last week. Don't laugh, the diet principles are the same be they for men or women. I used a sticky note to cover two letters "wo" so that you will only see "men" when you open the packet. Love mom
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[d Son] My mom is embarrassing me even at age 35...
Dude, honestly how do you put up with that squeaky dog toy? We gave one of those toys to our dog and didn't sleep for DAYS!
By the way, congrats on the weight loss. Unfortunately for me, I'm such a frail guy that if I ever lost that much weight, I'd be in the negatives.
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[BusyDad] Luckily he only plays with it in short spurts. Either that or he will actually tear it all apart and eat the squeaky thing. Need to gain weight? I can pretty much say I'm an expert in that.
HAHA! Mom is a riot :)
And geez jim, I think you should have entered the Gr@ssloss wednesdays contest instead. Yeeesh! Excuses excuses, that's still pretty bad! And as you know, sorry, krypto and fury to the cute-rescue for your video!
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[d Bro] Yes, which is why Fury and Krypto will always figure prominently in this blog.
Jim, what sticks out to me in these videos is what a great, great dad you are. It's fun to see what an amazing relationship you have with Fury. So cool.
Also, the squeaky toy killed me and got me laughing before noon...not an easy task let me tell you.
Great job on the 3 lbs.
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[BusyDad] :) Thank you Karen. Totally cool of you to say that. I myself still laugh at the toy. And I have edited and seen that video about 100 times.
oh, I have been away way way too long. when did fury get all grown up and turn 6 on us? and when did you decide to go on a diet?
ADORABLE video. congrats on the 3 pounds!!
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[BusyDad] CF!! You were missed. Yeah, this baby all of a sudden grew up out of nowhere! And the diet? Cheaper than upgrading my pants.
oh - by the way?
I hate you
Yes - I had weigh-in this morning
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[BusyDad] I can't say anything right now that would make you not hate me more, is there? Nope. Thought so. ;)
Three pounds? Dang. I just increased my runs to 4.5 miles and I gained weight. Sweet.
And MY foot is way cuter than Kimmylyn's. I'm just sayin'.
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[BusyDad] I think I may have put extra polish on the left toenails. Tickled pink that you noticed.
I feel for the squeaky toy... but I just couldn't stop laughing!
Congrats on the weight loss! and Fury is just too cute for his own good, as always. :)
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[BusyDad] Even my dog has comic timing. See why I keep those 2 around?
Congrats on the lost pounds. They must be happy to finally be rid of you :)
Seriously, why the heck does you metabolism have to come to such a screeching HALT? Ugh. It is cruel. Cruel, I tell ya!
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[BusyDad] It should be illegal. It really should. Makes me despise young dudes!
Congrats on the 3 pounds! Also, a big congrats to Fury for the loss of a tooth - makes it easier to suck up those noodles! Someone beat me to it, but I too was going to comment on the Zepp playing (I'm a huge Zepp fan - my faves are Since I've Been Loving You and Achilles Last Stand) I knew I loved your blog but anyone who can have a video with Zepp in it steals my heart!
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[BusyDad] My favorite band EVER. And Kashmir is my favorite song EVER. And since it was a desert theme, i felt it appropriate to highlight the sad/dry state of my grass with that tune. thanks!
So, if you get desperate and need to lose that last 3 pounds quickly, switch to the Fury II diet where you have to eat only food that has been spilled and sucked off of some sort of surface. If that doesn't work, you can switch to eating only food that squeaks.
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[BusyDad] HAHA! Actually, I don't know... I'd probably end up eating just as much food!!
OK, I think the funniest part of the post is d wife's comment about Fury's mouth over the bowl. Spoken like a true mom!
Congrats on the 3 lbs. Keep it up :)
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[BusyDad] Haha - yes, she was beaming with pride and kept complimenting Fury afterwards on doing that even when she wasn't watching him. Funny how that is the last thing I'd notice!
Congrats on the three pounds! Here's a tip: Becks Light has only 64 calories. Of course it doesn't taste like much, but like diet soda, you get used to it. And after the first four, you don't even notice!
Cute Kid, too!
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[BusyDad] Thank you Meg! So true about the first 4 principle :) I have actually had Beck's light and it is surprisingly drinkable.
Excellent video. Congrats on the weight so far.
As for the grass, several of those spots are clearly dead from ... no way to say this delicately ... dog pee. Telltale shape of grass killage. I know it well. There is some product you can get to spray on the grass to counteract that. Given that you have two dogs, you might want to try this link, which has lots of suggestions: http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=378219
And on another note, I was delighted to learn that you, too, are a Five-Star Mama. I thought so.
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[BusyDad] Dog pee eh? I was thinking it may play a part in it, but I would think you'd need a lot more volume to do damage. Thanks for the tip! Yes, the killage pattern does look "spattery"! That was a great post! and it was funny that I kept nodding in agreement!
That was great. The dog toy and how you and Fury laughed when you spilled the soup?!! Ahahahaha.
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[BusyDad] Thanks Miss! I'm sure glad this is my production because evidently I cannot get through 2 minutes without cracking up at something.
Oh and Mommytime is right. It was pee. In our area, the pee works WITH the sun and the heat and kills your grass super fast.
Water in the evening, every night, and those other patches should come back to life.
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[BusyDad] *Sigh* do you think if I changed it to Gr@ss Loss Wednesday anyone would notice?
ROFL!!! Fury is so stinkin cute!
I also eat what the same thing I make for my daughter for meals. Could explain why she says "OREOS!" whenever her dad asks what she wants for dinner.
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[BusyDad] Hey, nothing ventured nothing gained! Might as well throw it out there right?
Three pounds! That's AWESOME!
Thanks for the update. Sorry I'm a week late getting to this post, but just wanted to say "GOOD JOB!"
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[BusyDad] Always appreciated no matter how "late"! :) Thanks!
Congrats on the 3 pounds! I noticed your soup bowl was bigger than Fury's. I read a study where you tend to eat more if your plate or bowl is bigger, so maybe you should add using Fury dinnerware to your diet :)
Oh and has anyone bought the left foot advertising spot for next week yet?
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[BusyDad] I saw that study too. And darn good idea. Plus, it gives me an excuse to use Bob the Builder utensils. Dang! I wish you contacted me sooner. I just finished the video - sponsorless! Weigh in will give a shout out to Word From the Wise next week!