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Brew Diet

Not dead yet. 1 week after the end of the #BrewDiet

November 7, 2011

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It’s been a full week after the end of the #BrewDiet. You’ll recall that’s when I spent the month of October subsisting on sausage and beer. Yes, I’m serious. You’re probably wondering one of the following:
Have you fallen off the wagon yet?
What do you mean, yet? Dick. But no, I’m not. Just hopped off the [...]

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Final exam results of the #BrewDiet

November 1, 2011

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Well… that was that. Yesterday was the final day of one month of drinking beer and eating sausage. I called it the #BrewDiet. And it was a grand time. And it was for SCIENCE!
Thanks to all of you who encouraged me along the way. Extra thanks to those of you who contributed by sending me [...]

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Last (?) day of the #BrewDiet

October 31, 2011

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If you’ve been following me on Facebook or Twitter, you already know the score. I’m a very, very happy man.
If you’re not following me there, then you’ll have to wait for the final results. Because in this post, all I’m going to do is tell you about my intake. They call this “cliffhanging”. Deal. The [...]

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Slow moving Sunday.

October 30, 2011

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Short day. Short post. Read about yesterday to find out why.

A chorizo burrito. Fantastic hangover food. When I got up at little after noon.
Around 3:00, a Vanilla Porter by Breckenridge Brewery
Then an IPA by Stone Brewing Co. at around 6:00

And I’m spent. Literally. Here’s to tomorrow. The last day (?) of the #BrewDiet.
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Halloween party on the #BrewDiet!

October 29, 2011

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Today was our Halloween party. Knowing that, I should have planned better. In hindsight, I know I should have. But I didn’t, which isn’t all that surprising.
If this is your first time reading my #BrewDiet posts, please understand that this day is rather atypical of the 28 days that have come before.
But hey, it [...]

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Igniting zombified Zeppelins on the #BrewDiet

October 28, 2011

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Fridays are always fun days on the #BrewDiet. Typically that’s because of #evfn, where more than the normal amount of drinking ensues. This day was fun for a few different reasons.
First, it was our company Halloween party. Half a day at work — in costume — then a beer and bratwurst party! Was that a [...]

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Spooky ending to the #BrewDiet in sight

October 27, 2011

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It’s going to be a busy end to the #BrewDiet. Tomorrow is Ignite Phoenix, plus a concert featuring a friend of mine. Zombies, from what I understand, will be the norm. Prior to that, I’m doing my best to draw the ire of Human Resources, wearing ostensibly one of the more offending costumes. Ever. Pics [...]

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Eye to the future of the #BrewDiet

October 26, 2011

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After today, there will be five more entries chronicling my month-long experiment of eating sausage and drinking beer. The end, as they say, is neigh.
At this point, it’s a foregone conclusion that I’ll finish. It’s not been challenging since October 6th. That was a Very Bad Day. But now, my body has completely adapted and [...]

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“Your diet would never work for me”

October 25, 2011

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I’ve heard that a few times now. And it puzzles me. Sure, I know I’m a sample size of one. And because of that, I may be a statistical outlier. But if you know anything about stats, you know the odds say something different. Outliers are things you find in a large sample size. I [...]

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Sausage + Beer = -2 lbs. of pure fat. Losing again!

October 24, 2011

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Monday is check-in day with the doc. It always makes me nervous, and this time was no exception. Largely because of the stupid amount of food I ate yesterday. But still, that was only one day, so only the scales will tell.
Oh, and what a sweet song they sang! The details:
Body Type: Standard Gender: Male [...]

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Sunday, with sausage on the #BrewDiet!

October 23, 2011

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I ate way too much food today.
Headed to a late-morning meeting, my belly commanded a stop at Doggie-bertos. You had me at Chorizo Burrito!
Then we went to Citizen Public House again in Old Town Scottsdale. They’ve taken the Sausage of the Day off the menu, but were happy to adapt to my dietary restrictions with [...]

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ASH event on the #BrewDiet

October 22, 2011

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Today was the Arizona Society of Homebrewers Oktoberfest event. Holy. Cattle.
I finally signed up for ASH, though I’m not a home brewer and have no intentions of becoming one. But ASH is a an organization worth supporting. And as a member, I get to go to their events and drink their beer. SCORE!
Here’s how today [...]

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Television clip features #BrewDiet & my doctor

October 22, 2011

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Here’s the video clip from my feature on 3TV last night. They interviewed my doctor for part of it, so you can see that we really are doing this for science! And beer.

Thanks to Carey Pena for coming out and getting #BrewDiet a little more exposure!

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You, me, TV and the #BrewDiet

October 21, 2011

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Tonight I was interviewed by the lovely Carey Pena, investigative reporter and fantastic woman on 3TV here in Phoenix. She came to ShEvo Studios with Jeremy The Camera Guy and did a big photo shoot that will show up on the news in about 30 minutes. Yay! And just as soon as it’s available online, [...]

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Too much of the #BrewDiet?

October 20, 2011

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Thursday should be an awesome day of productivity for me after work. My lovely wife, Sheila Dee, teaches classes all day and night at a University, and doesn’t return until around 9:00. So you’d think that a 9-to-5 wonk like me would get a lot of stuff done.
Except when you factor in Thursday. That’s O’Beer:30 [...]

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Missing moobs on a #BrewDiet

October 19, 2011

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As it turns out, I’ve lost my moobs. Well… maybe not all of them. But they are significantly reduced in size. Wore a t-shirt today that hasn’t been flattering in at least a year. Hey, it may still not be all that flattering, but at least there isn’t an awning-like overhang between it and my [...]

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Death of a #BrewDieter

October 18, 2011

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No, it wasn’t a literal death. And no, it wasn’t me!
But tonight, I was saddened to see this tweet by fellow ex-#BrewDiet follower, Charlie the Beer Guy:

Charlie hit the wall later in the process than I. He also had arguably a much more difficult challenge. He’s in a profession rhymes with “rule leacher”, and they [...]

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Losing never felt so good on the #BrewDiet

October 17, 2011

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Last week, when I saw my doctor for my weekly check-in, I had lost no weight but did drop 4.5 lbs. of fat. By eating sausage and drinking beer, which are the tenets of the #BrewDiet. To which my doctor replied:
So for those people who say beer makes you fat; fuck ‘em.

I love my doctor. [...]

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Of Sundays, sausage and beer

October 16, 2011

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It’s day 16 on my #BrewDiet. I’m more than half-way through the month. And I’m doing fantastic!
People keep asking me about the deleterious effects of a diet consisting of nothing but sausage and beer for an entire month. An in all honesty, there really haven’t been any. I do notice pretty severe dry mouth at [...]

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Mixed bag Saturday on the #BrewDiet

October 16, 2011

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Saturday on the #BrewDiet was marked by two disappointing beers, a heart-burn inducing performance by my college football team, and one of the most challenging movies ever.
The bad beers: Shock Top and Oktoberfestier. Read about them below. They have a huge following. I’m in the minority because I do not like them. But I do [...]

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