BurnsFamily Blog

We were lucky enough to have the whole family get together and “ride the rapids” this year. Awesomely good time. Here’s a few pictures, although I forgot to capture the “Boat Eating Log” and “Eddy Currents of Doom”. Surprisingly, there were no capsizings this year.
Pictures after the jump:

I reached another weight loss milestone. This week I am down 20 pounds from my start weight. After a 3 week plateau, I thought I was at my goal, but it looks like I may still have a few pounds to go. It has been a slow but steady progress, averaging about a half pound [...]

Last night was new recipe night at the Burns house. I found this recipe quite a while ago, but just finally got around to trying it. The original recipe was vegetarian, which doesn’t really work for me, so I added chicken. We both decided it was a big success and will be having it again. [...]

For several years I have been watching news reports that some of the chemicals that companies have been adding to our foods may not be as inert as once thought. They are starting to link behavioral and weight issues in the US with some of the manufactured foods. The latest research is linking artificial sweeteners [...]

New research says that you should eat breakfast if you want to lose weight. Your metabolism won’t start working until you eat something in the morning.
I have always loved breakfast, but I have found that I am very limited on what I can eat for breakfast that will take me till lunch. For a while [...]

As some of you know, I have decided to try to improve my health. The first step is to lose some weight and increase my activity level. I am not doing a great job on the increased activity level, but I am making progress on my weight.
I have been roughly following my old weight watchers [...]

Our 3rd session of indoor rock climbing at Planet Granite…we’re really starting to get the hang of it. We’re climbing more walls before we’re exhausted, and climbing higher now too!
Here’s some pictures:
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Ranked in order of goodness. I’ll prioritize on value next.
Hammer HEED (Lemon Lime):

Delicious-tasting (best taste so far of any of them).
Designed for 18-24 ounces of water.
100 calories.
Maltodextrin-based.

PowerBar Endurance(Lemon Lime):

Easy to mix.
170 Calories.
Maltodextrin,fructose, and dextrose based.
Designed for 20 ounces of liquid.
No GI issues afterwards.
Pretty-good tasting (I’d say the #2 best-tasting).

Clif Shot (Lemon Lime):

Easy to mix, some [...]