Anyone who has taken on this battle knows how easily life can knock you off track. Life can just Mike Tyson uppercut you to the face sometimes. That has been life over the past month. But, we will carry on.

I have not been so off track that I have gained all my weight back. Even during this time of being off track many of my new habits have held. I do eat smaller quantities regularly and my food selection has had permanent changes. This has saved me. Without doing an official weigh in I am hovering around 275-277 lbs. This is still 33-35 lbs lighter then I was nearly two years ago.

My goal for the year was to weigh 240lbs by the end of 2011. I still am going to hold to that goal.

It’s back to the basics. I have download a food/calories tracker app for my smarty pants phone and setting exercise goals. I have not been gaining weight, but it is time to be a loser again. Here we go….

Greetings fellow losers! Yes, my summer happened to Trevor is a Loser. Not in the weight gaining way, but the no updates right here kind of way. I am still here and I am still living the loser life (most days).

How did the 15 day juice fast go? It did not turn out to be a 15 day juice fast after all. I was short sighted to thing that I could juice fast at Tri-State Camp. Juicing takes extra effort in preparation time and that was really tough to do when you barely get any sleep at camp. The victory was that I probably ate the best I ever have at camp.

Juicing has become a regular part of my eating plan. Juice fasts will become something I do regularly. The benefits were awesome. After the “hump” around day 2 it was great and I felt great.

With the craziness of my typical summer behind me, I do have some specific, intentional things I will be doing for the loser life. My goal for the year was to weigh 240 lbs by the end of the year. It’s time to be on the attack.

Dave and Rachael, I have been keeping up. You are doing great! You both are killing it. You have helped me more than you realize!

Now for the weigh in…

2011 Starting Weight: 292.4 lbs

09/07/11 Weight: 273.2 lbs

2011 Weight Loss Total: 19.2 lbs

2011 Starting Weight: 292.4 lbs

Juice Fast Starting Weight: 278.8 lbs

Juice Fast Day 5 Weight: 274.0 lbs

Juice Fast Day 8 Weight: 269.2 lbs

Juice Fast Weight Loss: 9.6 lbs

2011 Weight Loss Total: 23.2 lbs

2011 Starting Weight: 292.4 lbs

Juice Fast Starting Weight: 278.8 lbs

Juice Fast Day 5 Weight: 274.0 lbs

Juice Fast Weight Loss: 4.8 lbs

2011 Weight Loss Total: 18.4 lbs

“As a general rule, the more that happens to a fruit or vegetable between the time it is harvested and the time you eat it, the more nutrients is is likely to lose.” – Marion Nestle in What to Eat

Learn about micronutrients and see a list of them.

Learn about macronutrients and see a list of them.

The question of what happens to nutrients during the process of concentrating is still very much in debate. I leave you with a few articles debating the subject from both sides. Please note, many claims about not-from-concentrate juices not having as much nutrients still has the juice being pasteurized. This is an other process which can deteriorate nutrients from food. I still want to present several points of view for your consideration.
- The Nutritional Value of Orange Juice vs. Orange Concentrate
- Freshly Squeezed: The Truth About Orange Juice in Boxes
- Juice Vs. Concentrate for Nutritional Values
- Orange You Curious About Juice Versus Fresh Fruit?
-  Juice Nutrition: From Concentrate vs. Not From Concentrate

What do you think? What have you learned?

Inspiration is an important tool. Always be hearing other people’s stories of triumph. Although I have been wanting to do a juice fast for some time, the film Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead gave me the inspiration I needed to finally just do it.

2011 Starting Weight: 292.4 lbs

July 9th Weight: 278.8 lbs

2011 Weight Loss Total: 13.6 lbs

Starting Weight: 292.4 lbs

Week 1 Weight: 288.4 lbs

Week 2 Weight: 287.0 lbs

Week 3 Weight: 285.0 lbs

Week 4 Weight: 286.4 lbs

Week 5 Weight: 284.6 lbs

Week 6 Weight: 283.0 lbs

Week 7 Weight: 280.0 lbs

Week 8 Weight: 282.0 lbs

Week 9 Weight: 280.2 lbs

Week 10 Weight: 279.0 lbs

Week 11 Weight: None

Week 12 Weight: 278.0 lbs

Weeks 13-15: None

Week 16 Weight: 277.0 lbs

Week 16 Weight Loss: 1.0 lbs

Total Loss: 15.4 lbs (5.3%)