The Zombieslayer

Years ago, I used to do Blue Collar work.  I used to eat 2500 to 3000 calories a day because I had to.  We laughed at White Collar breakfasts, and knew that if we ate a breakfast like that, we’d collapse on the job.

Well, ironically, I became a White Collar worker and now have no reason to eat that much food.  No, I wasn’t overweight, but I had no reason to have that extra twenty pounds.  So this year, I decided to lose it.

It was easy.  I already exercise.  I walk everywhere when it’s not raining.  I have a pretty good foundation of healthy habits.  I really think that’s the secret to weighing what you want - having a foundation of healthy habits.

That doesn’t mean you have to be a Health Nazi.  I prefer real butter to margarine and I’ll eat real sugar cane sugar instead of that test tube crap sweetener.  That stuff causes cancer.  Unless you’re diabetic or never brush your teeth, you’re probably better off eating real sugar.

Losing the weight

Losing the weight was easy.  I simply dropped from 2500 calories a day to 1800-1900.  That’s it.  I still love a 16-ounce medium rare steak as much as the next guy, but I just don’t do that any more.  Instead, I’ll have four ounces of it and save the rest for other meals.

Meat is no longer what the meal revolves around.  Now, it’s a flavoring.  I eat a lot more veggies here, and found that this diet is not only healthier but it’s very cheap.  I just got back from the Farmer’s Market, something I go to religiously on Sunday now, and bought these fruits and veggies, and all of them are Certified Organic or at least pesticide free.

All this for under $20.  I’ll combine them with rice or pasta, olive oil, red sauce or curry, and a smaller serving of meat and not eat much more.  My breakfasts now consist of just cereal, coffee, and milk, because I no longer need those extra calories.  Lunch is my biggest meal of the day.  I still eat a huge lunch.  Then for dinner, it’s pretty small.  I’ll snack on an apple or carrots if I’m hungry during the day, and maybe even a candy bar, but that’s it.

Benefits to losing weight

There are more benefits than just looking better.  I have more energy now.  It’s cheaper too.  I can still do my twenty chin ups, so I didn’t lose any strength.  You don’t have to be skinny, but besides being good for your health, weighing less is really cheaper.  We used to spend $800 a month on food and now it’s probably $400 just because we eat less.  Well, Junior still eats a ton but he’s a growing boy (14 years old and already 6′ tall).  I still encourage him to eat as much as he wants until he stops growing.

The blanket was made by Tweety, by the way.  If you want some quality hand made blankets or throws, contact her.  Her stuff is excellent.

OK, you want my take on the elections? Here they are.

As you know, I supported neither McCain nor Obama. Wasn’t high on either of them. I don’t expect either of them to defend the Constitution. The optimist in me though does see Obama as keeping his campaign promise to eliminate the tax breaks for outsourcing. Good. That really helps my industry. Outsourcing is destroying the American Middle Class. We do need to eliminate those tax breaks.

This may surprise you but I was actually against the California Proposition 8. Here, gay marriage is legal, as it should be. I simply don’t believe in telling another adult what to do. Period. That’s it. Two gay men or two gay women getting married in no way affects you or me. At all. Who cares? It’s as simple as that.

San Francisco had a measure for legalizing prostitution. I hope it passes, but as of now, it’s failing. Prostitution should be legal. The fact that it’s illegal is actually physically dangerous to prostitutes. If Joe down the street sees a prostitute, it will affect you in no way whatsoever. I think the same thing if Joe’s at his house and lights a joint. It doesn’t affect you. It only affects you if he operates a crane stoned. Then you have a concern.

Both Obama and McCain are anti-gun. As you know, I believe you don’t tell adults what to do. I’d get rid of every gun law on the book. Every single one. They’re all Unconstitutional, and once again, you don’t tell adults what they can and cannot have in their house.

Ironically, I’m really hoping Obama stays healthy.  I hate Joe Biden with a passion and absolutely do not want to see him running this country.  I was hoping Obama picked Edwards, someone who had something about him I liked (Edwards was very anti-outsourcing).

In the local front, we had a State Senator that cannot manage money whatsoever, but she enacted a huge smear campaign against her opponent (who I supported) and it was successful. Our Congresswoman will probably be re-elected and I can’t stand her either. She wrote me a letter that was completely full of b.s. how even though over 90% of her letters were anti-bailout, she had to reluctantly support it. What a moron. So of course I voted against her. So you can personally thank her for our $700 billion going to pay for AIG Executives throwing parties.

So this election didn’t go too well for me. Pretty much nothing or no one I supported won, but I’m used to it so no surprise. See, if you’re fiscally responsible and you believe in the Constitution, you’re a Minority. Most people want hand outs and someone else to make decisions for them, because the majority of people are sheep. They can’t think for themselves. They’d rather have other people think for them.

So it goes. Michael Crichton just died, which also really sucks. If you haven’t already, pick up his book Eaters of the Dead. It’s one of my favorite 100 books of all time.

On the plus side, I lost twenty pounds and feel great. I can still do twenty chin ups and still run a mile under five minutes. I haven’t had this much energy since my early 30s. When I get around to it, I’ll explain how I did it.

Going to a party tonight with a bunch of local bloggers. I’ll be online this weekend though, because I’m expecting heavy rain so hopefully I’ll be able to hit your blogs.