Slowly but surely

So, I get a phone call from Phong saying, "good news and bad news. Bad news you're not in town. Good news, Ray's Franks will be aired on t.v. tonight, channel 39!"

Me, "STFU, stop playing with me cause I'll kick your ass when I get home!"

http://www.39online.com/news/local/kiah-king-kong-story,0,429033.story

Slowly but surely, we're moving up!

How do I feel? Great! Excited! Happy! At the same time, sad, because I'm enjoying this moment alone in my hotel room, 450 miles away in Odessa. Oh well, I will be back in Houston tomorrow.

So, thank you to my family, friends, supporters and customers!

Who would have thought..

So, if you go back to my first post, "Corporate America vs. Entreprenuership," you see my comtemplation between working for The Man or being The Man. Who would have thought, it came sooner than later.


Right now, it's more or less, doing both. Juggling between the two has been overwhelming, tiring and by the end of the day, I'm drained. Eventually it will be just one and not the other once all is well.

Ray's Franks n More, owned by Hung Burgers and More Inc. Believe it y'all. There's no looking back now.

1302 Nance Street
Houston, TX 77002

Keto

So it begins. 3 weeks (or try to) of being on the Keto Diet.

Breakfast

• 5 eggs. Occasionally add some turkey bacon to keep myself sane.

Mid-morning

• 50g+ of protein shake and 1 tbsp of natural peanut butter.

Lunch

• 8 oz Chicken or tuna w/ 1/2 cup of almonds, cashew, or walnuts.

Mid-afternoon

• 50g+ of protein shake and 1 tbsp of natural peanut butter.

Dinner

• 8 oz Beef or salmon w/ green salad and 1 tbsp of olive oil.

Late night

• 50g+ of protein shake and 1 tbsp of natural peanut butter.

This doesn't include my before/after workout shakes.

Lemonade Diet: Jump start, short term, to get rid of this silly fat. Exercise consisted of nothing but cardio.

Keto: Real deal, short term, "tone up". Exercise consist of all the cardio from the Lemonade Diet but with the addition of weight training.

Y'all probably think I'm crazy for doing all these diets. Just wait and see...

Crunch Time

23 days. 8-15 lbs to go. 180's here I come! Believe it!

67 days til the big day. Crazy!

Reward and Relax

Goodbye Lemonade, Hello FOOD!

Strawberry, Pineapple, Cantaloupe

So this week has been good. Tuesday: 2400 yards of HIIT. Wednesday: 23 miles @ G.B. Park. Today: Basketball for at least 1.5 hours. My reward: sandwich, salad, protein, or fruits. This probably does not sound to pleasing to most, but hell, after drinking lemonade for a few weeks, nothing taste better.

Yesterday's bike ride was pretty tough. It has been a few months since I been back on the saddle but I realized how enjoyable it is. People used to ask me, "so what do you think about during the 20, 30, 40... 70 mile rides?"

20% of the time, it is usually, "I wonder what's for dinner", "Do I feel hydrated or dehydrated, hydrated or dehydrated", "I hope the guy in front of me doesn't let one loose", "I wonder what everyone is doing right now", "I hope I don't get chased by any dogs". My thoughts are so random, you'd think I was crazy if you were inside my head.

But in all honestly, 80% of the time, my mind is free. Not to sound all cheesy or anything, but it's the truth. This is probably the only time I am most relaxed. I'm sure other bike riders can relate.

So everyone, get on a bike (or buy one first, preferably a road bike), go for a ride, and find out for yourself. Give me a call if you need a riding partner. Good stuff I tell ya!

Milestone

So how do you think my week's agenda has gone so far? Lets go over them.

This weeks agenda:

• 30+ miles of biking. BAD WEATHER
• 2200 yards of HIIT. DONE
• See 199 and under on the scale. DONE

For the biking, I still have Saturday left if weather permits.

For the HIIT training... eventhough I did not do it to the max, 2200 yards period is alot.

So now to the 199 lbs. Ready for pictures, proof? I'm sure everyone will see the pictures before they read this anyways. I have to tell you, this lemonade cleansing/diet sucked big hairy balls, but it was worth the quick results. Now to convert over to a "real" diet. Keto maybe? Who knows, but I have to shed 4+ lbs in a little over 2 weeks for wedding pictures. I'm so close now, it's game on baby!

216.2 lbs

199.1 lbs

Proof!

Goodnight World.

Going for Gold

So after being on this short term diet/cleansing, I read about this....

MASON, Ohio — A Philadelphia eating champion has held on to his crown in a Cincinnati-style chili-on-spaghetti contest by downing 13 pounds, 9 ounces of the stuff in 10 minutes.
Bob Shoudt says he prepared for Monday's competition at Kings Island amusement park near Cincinnati by fasting from solid foods, beginning Saturday evening.
After winning his $2,500 cash prize, Shoudt said he was off to ride a few roller coasters with his son. He also declared that Cincinnati chili "tastes great."
More than 400 people watched the gorging by Shoudt and his opponents, including a woman named Sonya Thomas who put away more than 11 pounds of chili spaghetti, more than 10 percent of her body weight.

I love spaghetti, but scarfing down 13+ lbs?!? If I was to do that now, my stomach will literally explode.

Here are my goals for the next few weeks:

• 3 weeks until wedding pictures. Goal weight: 195 lbs give and take.
• 6 weeks until Las Vegas: Goal weight: 190 lbs.
• 12 weeks until Wedding: Goal weight: 180-185 lbs.

Binh has been helping me out with my weight loss. He told me about the Lemonade diet/cleansing. I told him I'll be a guinea pig and do it, log it, and take beginning and ending pictures (will post sometime this week). Done and a success. This is going to help me transition into a normal diet big time!

He also introduce me to this crazy HIIT program. I can probably run a good 1-1/2 hour of basketball thanks to his workout.

This weeks agenda:

• See 199 and under on the scale. New Orleans gave me a minor set back but nothing that I cannot recoup from.
• 2200 yards of HIIT.
• 30+ miles of biking. Now that Trung is home, I have someone to go riding with.

Everything is so close yet so far.