Weight Mate

Hey mates, it's me, David. It's Saturday and I just watched one of the wildest come from behind NFL games... the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the LA Chargers. It was WILD. If you watch sportsball stuff, I hope you caught it. And if you have no idea what I'm talking about, that's ok too.

I didn't do any prep today for food. I didn't exercise or walk, even though it was nice and cool outside for Florida. I yet again... did nothing. There's no excuse. I should have gone outside for a walk. I was tired. I only got about 4 hours of sleep and the morning and afternoon were busy. I was up around 5:30 and didn't get home until around 3:30 or so. So my energy was pretty much gone. I did some household chores and started making a list of things to do tomorrow, including grocery shopping. But I just vegged out on the couch after that.

So, the past two days I've talked about things in the past. My weight loss surgery, the body dysmorphia I feel / felt. I feel like that was a pretty good start to more discussions later on this month... this year. I will definitely revisit these topics as I continue to progress.

Although this episode will be on the short side, I want to stress that taking care of yourself and seeing your doctors, if you're able to, is something you should be doing. Checking in with them about your health, or things that you feel might be off with your body is crucial. Sadly, the only problem is at times, we get dismissed. Especially for those of us that are larger. It's always "Lose weight" and your problems will go away. Except, it's not always that. I know finding a doctor who will look past that is tough. It may take some time, but it is well worth it to find someone who can and will advocate for you and be a partner in your health. Just because I'm overweight doesn't mean I don't deserve the same level of care and consideration that someone smaller may get.

I'll check in with you tomorrow and hopefully have more on my personal front! Thanks for listening mates.

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Hey mates, it's David. Today is January 4th. So day 4. I've been rocking a headache for a good portion of today. However, today was a good day in the world of weight mate. Let me tell you what I did.

If you listened to yesterday's episode, you heard I snagged some Buy one get one of chicken breasts. Well, today I prepped and cooked them. Well, some of them. I prepped all 9ish pounds of chicken. Half I seasoned with taco seasoning - not the stuff that's SUPER bad for you. Just the one that's a little bad for you. The other half I seasoned with a seasoning that's available in Florida. I'll try and get the information for tomorrow's episode. But it's really good. Anyway, I seasoned the chicken and let it chill in the fridge. Get it, chill? Come for the accountability, stay for the dad jokes.

For dinner tonight, I made the taco seasoned chicken. I baked it in the oven after my midde kiddo tenderized and flattened the chicken breasts out. I also made air fried onions and peppers, and it became taco night. I shredded the chicken, and the kids went to town. I ate mine in a bowl - so therefore no carby taco shell. We typically buy the taco boats since they are easier to contain everything. I digress though. No bowl, lots of chicken and veggies. Then, after we finished, I stored the rest of the chicken for meals for the next few days. When you're chicken, you're family. Well, you're in my families belly.

I also kept water at my desk. I didn't drink as much as I should have, but it was more than I usually drink. So again, the small baby step wins.

I also walked! It wasn't much. About .2 miles. But I walked to and from the mailbox. I will get more walking in the days to come, as the temperature finally drops down to the 60's and low 70s again.

So, more to come as we... I continue to slowly get the ball rolling. And speaking of ball rolling, my friend Jachelle sent be a protein ball recipe that she learned from her mom. So if you'd like to make these protein balls, see the show notes for the recipe and directions!

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Thanks for listening everyone, and I'll talk with you tomorrow. Thanks for being a mate.

Protein Balls recipe (courtesy of Jachelle):

In a large mixing bowl, mix the following:

1/4 cup of flax seed

2 tablespoons of chia seeds

2/3 cup of toasted coconut

2 tablespoons of vanilla protein mix

a sprinkle of cinnamon

1 1/2 cup of oatmeal

*to toast coconut, place directly on a pan and bake at 400 for 2-3 minutes or until lightly brown

In a separate bowl mix the following:

1 teaspoon of vanilla

1/2 cup of peanut butter

1/2 cup of almond butter

1/4 cup of honey

(Optional: 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips if you want to add a little bit of extra sweetness/texture)

Add the dry mix and stir everything together. Form into small snack sized balls, and refrigerate.

Hello everyone and welcome to this new podcast, Weight Mate, by me, David Ginsburg.

Weight Mate will be a daily weight loss accountability podcast for me, and you'll be my weight mate. You'll hear my highs and lows, what I accomplished, and what I didn't. What worked, what didn't. I'm not going to rush things. Every day is a new day. I know I won't succeed every day, but my goal is to move forward. Even if it's one baby step. Some how. Some way.

I'm going to be meal prepping. You'll get to hear what I make, how I make it, and eventually, how it tastes or holds up. You'll hear what I do for exercise each day. Weight check ins, Exercise, food, apps that I may use, tricks, tips and everything else in between. All in 5 minutes or less.

A little bit about me? I'm a 43 year old guy living in Orlando. I hate the heat, so I try not to be outside the 10months out of the year. This keeps me inside, and with my job having me sit at the desk for 9-10 hours a day, I don't move much. We'll talk about all that and I'm sure you'll learn more about me during these daily check ins.

I'm excited to do this. For me. And hopefully as I'm accountable, maybe this will help someone out there.

Join me, listen, and keep me accountable! Be my weight mate.

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Hey mates, it's David, back with you on this Sunday, the 22nd!

Today, the family and I went to the local renfaire. Like I'd said previously, we hadn't been to a renfaire since 2009 or so. So we went today, when the temperatures looked like they'd be good... but they hit about mid 80s and I got a sunburn. Most likely waiting for the joust, since it was out in the open and mid-day when the sun was beating down on us. Florida should not be mid 80s in January.

I will say that a positive of the renfaire is logging a little over 8500 steps, which averages about 4ish miles of walking. And that's a good thing. It's something that I will continue to build on this week by walking each day. Building my body up to endure more, and just getting exercise in general.

Food wasn't too bad of an issue today. We went to the main area that had food and chose the stall that could accomodate all our food options. I ended up geting a scotch egg. A scotch egg is a hardboiled egg, wrapped in sausage. They fried theirs, but other places sometimes will bake them. It was a good protein on protein meal, minus the frying of course. But it was a better decision than say, pizza, or chicken tenders.

I also ended up at our Publix again to get some things for the week. I still haven't made it to the other stores in the area to price compare and take notes, but that's coming. I'll also be meal prepping tomorrow for the week, with the usual culprits, chicken.... and eggs.

I hope you all had a good weekend. Tomorrow, we check the scale to see where we land! Thanks for listening and being my mate.

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Hey mates, it's David. It's January 19, a Thursday. All this week I've had to remind myself what day it was.

Today was another decent day for food. I made sure to eat, I drank some water, but not enough. Not as much as I should be, but I am drinking more than previous days. So baby steps. I had some questions come in to the email and wanted to take time to answer them.

What made me decide on a daily podcast vs a weekly podcast, since there's a lot of pressure on being accountable every day.

Well.. I don't know. I thought it'd be easy to hit that record button, talk about my day, and move on from it. However, it's not that easy. Sometimes I don't feel like I accomplished as much as I should have. Other times, I feel like I'm stuck in a loop repeating myself. But I wanted to make sure that I kept myself on track with a schedule. With getting my words and feelings out there, and to just do it for me. This forces me to hit that record button. To make the graphic... to put it out there into the world.

What's my go to method for moving my body? And will I incorporate strength training or resistance bands?

Right now, it's walking. Walking outside when the weather is good, which it has been recently here in Orlando. Once it starts hitting those mid 80s again, I may have to clear off the treadmill and walk in here. AS far as strength training or resistance bands, I think my body weight is enough for most exercises. We do have some basic sets of hand weights/dumbbells, so I may do some exercises to build upper body strength.

Have I ever tried Weight Watchers?

I tried years ago, when it was still called Weight Watchers. I did it through work, but ultimately failed out of it. It didn't work for me.

What kind of diet methods have I tried, and are there any I'd try?

I generally do a low carb diet, as much as I can. Since I had the gastric sleeve surgery, the big thing is protein followed by vegetables. When I have a lot of carbs, I can get sleepy super easy or.... I have to visit the bathroom more often. So I try to stay away from carbs. I've thought about Keto or Paleo. As well as even Pescatarian or vegetarian. A lot of those take time to really switch, and it's hard to shift an entire family of 5 over to something. So, right now, it's trying to find what works in the scope of the family.

I've got more questions, and will answer them in a future episode. If you've got questions, comments, tips, or recipes, please feel free to comment on my instagram at https://www.instagram.com/weightmatepodcast/ or you can email me at weightmatepodcast at gmail dot com

Thanks for listening and being my mate.