Author: johnbarban

  • Boxing Day Weigh In

    Boxing Day Weigh In

    It’s dec 26th and my official morning weight is 186 lbs. My official weekly weigh in day is thursday and I was 183 lbs last thursday before the two day eat-a-thon started (christmas eve dinner and christmas day dinner). So I’m only up 3 pounds which is pretty good. Christmas day dinner (and appetizers and…

  • Holiday Weight Loss…AND Holiday Eat-A-Thon

    Holiday Weight Loss…AND Holiday Eat-A-Thon

    I just had the first of my holiday dinners…or let me re-phrase that…holiday “eat-a-thons” A friend of mine invited me over for a traditional christmas turkey dinner…we had copious amounts of all the follow foods: Turkey Stuffing Squash Roasted Potatoes Mashed Sweet Potatoes Green Beans peanuts m&m’s Apple caramel score bar dip (translation, a diabetic…

  • Steroids – How Serious Are You About Being Big?

    Steroids – How Serious Are You About Being Big?

    It seems that many guys who are trying to build bigger muscles and ‘bulk up’ really don’t know what they’re talking about and don’t even know what it is that they want. I think any statement about building bigger muscles or bulking up needs to be qualified. If you hear a guy say: “I want…

  • And the Answer to How Much I Weigh Is…

    And the Answer to How Much I Weigh Is…

    As you can see from the comment section in my previous post there is a huge disparity in opinion of how much I weigh. The answer is 188lbs. As I am writing this post (wed dec 16th) I’m 184lbs. <– normal fluctuation in water/food content. The point of this exercise is to show you how…

  • Too much food Equals too much Fat

    Too much food Equals too much Fat

    After the last two posts it’s pretty clear that there really is nothing we can do to avoid eating food when it’s in front of us and especially when we are gathered socially with friends and family. This is no surprise. Food is essential to life, right up there with air and water. In fact…