{"id":897,"date":"2013-06-03T20:21:18","date_gmt":"2013-06-04T00:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/?p=897"},"modified":"2013-06-04T12:36:47","modified_gmt":"2013-06-04T16:36:47","slug":"im-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/?p=897","title":{"rendered":"I’m Back!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Back<\/a>It’s been a long busy spring, but I’m done with my exam (CFA, level I<\/a>)\u00c2\u00a0and it’s summer!\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sunday morning, Nick, Becca in and I cleaned our much neglected shed.\u00c2\u00a0 Sunday evening, Nick, Stu, and I built a picnic table and assembled the new grill.\u00c2\u00a0 The yard is ready for friends and food.<\/p>\n

Since, early March, while I’ve been neglecting the blog, I engaged in a weight challenge at work.\u00c2\u00a0 While I ended-up taking third (measured as percent of weight lost) and missed the $750 pool, losing 20 pounds over the three months is prize enough.\u00c2\u00a0 The weight loss was almost all driven by changes in diet.\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe it deserves a post, but it was through the boring obvious means: cut out (down) the booze, cooking almost all my meals,\u00c2\u00a0lower the in-take of carbs, lower the in-take of meat, lots of veggies, eat close to the ground, etc.\u00c2\u00a0 Though I can say I’ve learned to eat healthy without feeling deprived, I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t wait for some cheeseburgers fresh of the grill.<\/p>\n

I’m looking forward to an epic summer.<\/p>\n