Yeah we're all certainly pre-wired for that stuff. I don't dislike sweets (not sure there's any food I dislike ) but would gladly vow never to eat sweets for the rest of my life if it meant I could have all the savory foods I wanted.

Funny how we tend to only think in extremes. Heh.

yea i know what you mean...i used to be a treasurer at a movie theatre and that meant a constant free supply of freshly popped popcorn. It was very good but at the same time it was very bad.

Adam- you have a great voice and yeah that song is going to be stuck in my head now.. haha good thing i don't eat pancakes or waffles... haha anyways good luck on the last bit of weight you have to lose.

That sound was stuck in my head for days! lol It was soo freaking funny!

Adam, you have a killer voice and a great look

Hey, Thanks, Adam.

"What you do to me." That's what I'll be asking myself about everything I eat at least for the next few days.

And by the way, If that ticker's true, you've done amazing things! You look terrific in the video! Gives us all hope!

If you read my "journey" at all, you'll find I'm a bit of a stickler on the truth, so I'm not lying on my ticker!!!

I started November 23rd and have really been on a roll. 53 straight days of working out BEFORE my first meal and then just sensible low cal rice/veggies/chicken at around 1300-1600 calories a day. That's the only thing that works for me. I'm losin' about 2 1/2 pounds a week now.


I really think the key - is finding out exactly what your issues are with food (overeating is mine) and going from there.

Hi Adam, great song, video and voice! You have inspired me!! By the way I buy at Sam's Club by the gallon,lol.

That was great!! I was sitting here laughing out loud (my cat even came in to stare and shake her head at me). Loved the footage of the old Mrs. Butterworth's commercials. Thanks for a shot in the arm! Keep up the great work, looks like your weight loss is going great. And for the record, if that is YOU in the video....you look great! Congrats.

You know, you make a great point there. I can use sheer willpower to stay on track for a month or two, but in the long run, what is my food weakness. How do I deal with that for the long term. Hmmmm, you got me thinking. Lucky for me, I can watch the video over and over, pancakes aren't an issue.

Yeah long-term will always be tough. I'm still trying to figure out the best way around those issues, and unfortunately I'm afraid I fall in the "can't even dabble in it" category. I have to treat junk food almost like alcohol. Because I tell you, it actually does something chemically to my brain and it's as if I fell off the wagon. If I were to have McDonald's french fries right now - it would all be over. Because even when I'm finished, I'll think about them non-stop. Savory junk food just knocks me out. I want more and more and more...

And the only way I avoid that cycle, is avoid that food. But every day is a struggle.

I Love IT!! You got skilz!!! I'll make you some pancakes!!
Do you have any more songs? your on to something!!!

So what do you snack on in place of the savory things you love? any hints? Sweets aren't much of an issue for me either.
I hear you on the fries thing. Thus far (all 2 weeks of my new healthier eating plan), I haven't had to face saying no. On New Year's Day I cleaned out the pantry and dumped all the snack foods that tempt me. (My daughter didn't necessarily appreciate my doing so.) Even the couple of times I have gone out to dinner, it hasn't been to a burger and fry kind of place.

It's really a complete overhaul of how I think of food. The food I eat now triggers nothing - because it's bland. Rice, veggies, chicken. It isn't bad, but it isn't good. Doing this for almost 2 months now. It sounds horrible right? It's made food, just fuel for me. I snack on veggies and whatnot but I really don't eat anything I would consider "GREAT". Because then I want 11 more of those please. It's just my thing. In order to do this long-term, I have to beware of what I once considered "GREAT" food.

My cravings have actually started to change a bit. I look forward to vegetables - which is insane for me. Oranges are now like "Aunt Jemima". I actually crave my rice/chicken/veggies now because I'm actually hungry. In the past 60 days I had a mini-chocolate muffin that my wife bought and it was very clear that I was in trouble. The bread more than the sugar - but I ate it in 2 bites (which alone was 140 calories - lol) and for the next hour I sat and thought about the rest of those little bastards as I salivated. It was torturous. I hate to say it but, I can't even dabble in foods like that...

...meaning I can't even have facsimiles of it. Like all those weight watcher's foods that kinda taste like real junk food? Forget about it. It does the same thing and I want to eat 7 of 'em.

But this really is just me. For some people eating the same bland food everyday is paramount to suicide. Luckily, food was never my biggest joy in life...and the mental stress of battling whatever chemical gets released when I even touch junk food just isn't worth the few minutes of joy I get eating it. So I treat this like alcoholism and just avoid those foods. As sad as it is to me to not be able to get this:



...at a movie theater - I soon realize I'm there for the MOVIE, and try and focus the joy towards that. 'Cause I know if I got that popcorn (or anything that even remotely tastes like it) I would stop at Mcdonald's on the way home... and then by morning I would be gone. That's me though. I know some of you can actually have a little bit and be fine. I know I am not that person.

Oh I have tons more. Click my name on YouTube or (gasp) check out The Official Journey.com - Adam Kontras - and know more about me than you ever cared to.

This'll catch you up quick on my last year:

YouTube - Entry #696 - Screaming from the Valley

Boring bland food?? oh Adam......*she shakes her head* I understand avoiding your trigger foods, but food should TASTE GOOD. I went out to dinner last week to killer restaurant here in Portland. I was committed to staying on plan, so I took a long time deciding how and what to order. I ended up ordering (are you ready for this?) the vegetarian meatloaf (gotta admit, that is funny, an oxymoron if there ever was one). Hold the potatoes, extra veggies, with a glass of so-delicious-it-brings-tears-to-your-eyes cabernet. Let me tell you, I still have dreams about this meal. It was beyond passable. It was beyond good! and the best part, it was really GOOD for me! It may be my once a month treat. Amazing, low fat, balanced, delicious, exciting food.

btw, been checking out your blog. I am liking it! love your openness.