It's Official

A new record low weight this morning of 196.5. I basically lost 4 pounds over TIR weekend and have not put it back on. One reason for it is I started essentially a vegan diet (no meat, no fish, no dairy) this week and intend to follow it for three months. That, along with a low dose of cholesterol lowering meds I started taking on Sunday, is intended to lower my total cholesterol below 150 from 210. A slightly abnormal stress test, which could very well be totally bogus, has motivated me to do this with the concurrence of my cardiologist. I'm not one to sit around and not take action and my wife has wanted to eat this way for a few years. An experiment of one continues.

That pepperoni pizza at TIR was the last meat and cheese I will consume for a while. Maybe until next year's TIR finishers pizza. And just because I won't eat food from animals for the next three months, does not make me another Dennis Kucinich, a fellow Clevelander.

Don't worry JD, beer is fine, which is good since I will have some at the Bayou City Classic on Saturday. Don't miss my friends and I in our "BARCtoberfest" centipede.