On Friday I started the low carb, not necessarily Atkins, Diet. I started it cause I saw how much weight my friends lost on it and seriously need to lose weight as I am approaching Obesity III. Plus I find it easier to count carbs than calories as you only have to count up to 20. Where as calories you have to keep track of anywhere from 1200 to 2500 calories and that is just too much math especially with the way I eat.
It has been hard going without bread and potatoes and burritos and pizza, etc etc and I have mostly kept on track. During the weekend I did two small shots of vodka (one on each day). Also during the last five days I also have had a few cups (less than or equal to five) of Coke Zero and I am hoping that neither of those things have slowed down the fat burning process.
I also wanted to start exercising again, but being on this diet really zaps all my energy to really do anything, Also on Sunday morning I woke up with a really bad charlie horse in my left leg and I can still feel a little bit of strain on it. Not sure if that was caused by this diet or maybe dehydration or combination of both.
What is also weird is I find myself still staying up until 2 or 3am, but waking up at 8 to 9 am and than wanted to take a 60 to 90 minute nap at noon. Before I used to just sleep until 11am or noon.
Tomorrow I am going grocery shopping and hope to get snacks that are safe to eat while on this diet and few more things to go with lunch and dinner as right now I only have broccoli, tuna, and chicken.
Another thing I wanted to mention is my friend, and possibly yours, Paul W. has let me know that two TV shows are filming here in Portland and are looking for extras. One is the TNT Show Leverage which is filming its fourth season. The other is a new TV Show that will is soon to premiere on NBC called Grimm.
For Leverage I guess you have to go to extrasonly.com and make a profile there. I have done that, but for me it is going to be hard to get a picture they want of me as it looks like they want a recent picture that has a plain (one color) background and I do not have any of those. They also want $25 plus $5 for each month for your account to be active (whatever that means) and I do not think I have the funds to do that and not even sure if I have to do that to be considered for Leverage.
For Grimm it was much easier as all I had to do was fill out a form. I did not even have to sign up on a website. The link for that form can be found here. If you know a similar link, but for the show leverage, or know if I really have to pay the activation fee on extras only than please let me know.
One last thing I wanted to mention is I did get 2nd in our (almost) annual Deuces Poker Heads-Up Tournament last Sunday night and Jamal S. got first prize, but we only had one match and the finals are supposed to be two out of three. So, I really want to have a rematch and this time be the best two out of three. I would even be willing to wager on it and the winner is called the 2011 Deuces Poker Heads-Up Champion. I would be thankful if anyone reading this can pass this message to him. I would call him, but I do not have his number.
That is all for now...
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