Diet Check Point

I've been on a diet for about 1.5 weeks now and it's getting easier with time. The first diet I started on was great to give me a kick start. I did it as more of a detox from all the rich food I ate while on vacation. I lost several pounds in a week and kept the weight off for a week off after that! It was a great way to give me the confidence boost I needed to start losing weight. I don't know if I'd do the raw food diet again but it certainly gave quick results and I don't regret being on it.

After the raw food/detox diet I waited a week to see how much weight I'd put back on. I ended up putting on very little weight back on, relatively speaking. I'm currently being very careful about what I eat (read that as strictly limiting how much food goes into my tummy.) This current diet also seems to be netting some positive results. It's hard not eating everything that I crave but I think the sacrifice is worth it for the amount of positive results (or should I say weight loss.)

The biggest change is probably the switch in white rice to brown rice. I found a brown rice which I actually don't mind eating and it's made eating healthier much easier. If you're looking for a way to lose weight I'd recommend getting on a diet which gives you immediate, quick results (such as possibly fasting or any of the other million diets out there) then to get on a slower diet which is easier to maintain in the long(er) run. For me I was on the raw food diet then started to count calories for the secondary diet ... and I'm happy to say that I've lost about 4% of my total body weight already. ^_^

Yo-Plus Blueberry Acai Yogurt

I found a yogurt that I love. Normally I think that most yogurt tastes pretty much the same. This yogurt, however, actually tastes really good! Not only does it contain probiotics but it also has fiber. I look forward to eating this for breakfast every morning. It also has much less sugar than other yogurts (w/o having to resort to a fake sweetener.)

Happy Valentine's Day

I hope everyone had a good Valentine's day tonight. My evening was fabulous. Dinner consisted of a 2000 Merlot, a beautiful USDA prime NY steak, and porcini mushroom ravioli. Dessert consisted of the best chocolate in the world.

Yes, I had a terrific evening. I hope yours was equally memorable. Sorry folks, no pictures.

Best Breakfast

What's the best breakfast you can ask for on a cold Monday morning? It's a fresh-from-the-oven croissant! This morning I had a warm, buttery, flaky croissant for breakfast. I bought a box of frozen croissants and took one of them out to proof overnight. Then I set the oven timer so that the croissant would finish baking when I needed to leave the house to go to work. It was the best way to start my week off! I highly recommend that everyone eat a fresh, warm baked good in order to get your spirits up for the long week ahead.

Microsoft and Yahoo

First Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo. Yahoo, in its arrogance, rebuffed Microsoft's attempts at a buyout. Microsoft then makes another failed attempt to buy Yahoo.

Now Jerry Yang is begging Microsoft to buy it. Steve Ballmer has now ruled out the idea of buying the flailing business.

I think Yahoo is getting what it richly deserves for being so cocky. It was once a great business but is now struggling to stay alive

Election '08

*sigh* Say hello to socialism with Obama in office.

Working Lots

I've been working a lot lately. We've just moved offices so now I commute to SoMa daily. The commute hasn't been bad because I'm taking CalTrain. I never would have imagined that I get so much work done on the train. It is about a 20 minute commute on the train to the city and I manage to get quite a bit of work done. I've been able to respond to e-mails, do some coding, and planning for upcoming features. I never thought I'd enjoy taking mass transit but so far I don't mind it. The ugliest part of taking the train is waking up early to make sure I catch an express train ... which means waking up before 8am. *boo* Other than that though, I've enjoyed the ride and not needing to deal with traffic coming and leaving the city.

In case I haven't mentioned it yet, I'm having a really good time at my job. I'm working with a bunch of talented engineers and the work we're doing is extremely interesting. We've got a lot of stuff we want to roll out and I look forward to coming into the office each day to work on something very challenging and interesting.

Ming estimates that I spend 90+ hours working (that's actual work time, not including time taken away for meals) and he's probably pretty accurate in his estimation. I never saw myself as one who'd work long hours and actually enjoy it ... but thus far I can say it's really great. :)