Portion Sizes... ! And, WAY LESS SUGAR...!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 221.4-Pounds.
NOT BAD...

Okay, okay it's not the 219-Pounds of just a few days ago. If you could see what I ate yesterday, and went to sleep with sitting in my stomach, then it would be reasonable to expect that I would be much higher.

Just a reminder, last night I had a very large hamburger last night, french fries, and cole-slaw for dinner later in the day than I usually eat; around 7 PM or so.
So, I was expecting to see 223-Pounds, or maybe more this morning.

This morning I woke up earlier than I had planned to. Something in my room beeped and I woke up in response.

I turned on the TV in my room and there was a commercial for a weight loss program that uses "Food Portioning."  The claim of this infomercial is that you can eat all the kinds of food you want all day long just as long as you portion the food. What do you get with the package? You get a program that teaches how to discern fast burning carbs, from those slow burning carbs. It also teaches how to keep the blood sugar levels up all day so you can keep burning fat all day. 
As a result the commercial showed these people who lost all this weight.

Well, I think it's a wonderful program. If you need to buy a big expensive program to learn how to eat right, and it works, well wonderful.

But, I learned everything I needed just watching the commercial. I don't need to buy this program to understand the difference between carbs. There are diet books gallore you can pick up at the public library that will teach you that.

Let me tell you what the key is... PORTIONS SIZES...

Here it the Bottom Line... YOU EAT TOO MUCH. 

Okay, I think it's reasonable to eat little portions of food throughout the day that will keep sugar levels normal... Can you say oranges, fruits, or an apple between meals? Can you say less bread.
Can you say no SODA...?

Yesterday I drove a junior college down here to Southern Illinois for a track meet. We went to dinner last night. Afterwards the coach chewed the kids out for over eating. He really chewed on them for drinking soda pop. He told them the sugar is going to seriously effect their performance levels in the meet tomorrow.

I couldn't agree with the man more. High amounts of raw sugar in the body cause all kinds of problems. The worst of the problems is INSULIN INTOLERANCE.... That's where the body can't process sugar anymore.

And that can happen when the body is constantly shocked with high does of sugar. The body is like a machine. If treated normally it will happily go along processing the foods we consume day in and day out nearly without a hitch. But, when a storm comes the body is like a over loaded system that is trying to find a place to dump the excess. When we eat too much sugar day afterday the body can't figure out what to do with the sugar. So, it gets stored as fat.

Now that's a very simple explanation for a complicated issue. I think you get my meaning.

Well, after that commercial was over another one came on for turbo fat burning. Well that's just great. I don't have the time. Sorry.... !

Well, I have to get ready to go.

That's all for now...

That's the way it is... I'm David Dane.

I Am Almost Back To 219

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 221-Pounds.

I went out of town today and am spending the night. So I very carefully packed the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale in my luggage.

I went out dinner this evening and ate a large hamburger, french fries, and cole slaw. I had a chocolate, chocolate donut in the morning.  I stepped on the scale this evening at the hotel just before I went to dinner and was already down to 220-Pounds with clothing on. After dinner I was at 225-Pounds with all the food, and liquid in me.

We'll see what happens in the morning...

That's the way it is...I'm David Dane.

Up Four Pounds... It Can Happen To You

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 223.6-Pounds. That is back up over the 220-Pounds. And, it puts a real big dent in my progress this week.

All I can say is it's going to happen to you. There are going to be those days when you eat just too late in the day, and then it's there on the scale the next day. Well that happened to me yesterday and the day before. I had a big hamburger for dinner. I was treating my sister-in-law and brother for dinner. It was their 27 wedding anniversary.

It's back on the wagon today, and we'll see what happens.

I am leaving tomorrow for some unknown place and I am thinking will I bring my scale.

That's all for now...

That's the way it is... I'm David Dane.

Back UP!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 203-Pounds.

Last night I had a late night meal of Pasta and sauce.

Tonight I went to dinner with my brother and had a large hamburger with some onion rings.
I really don't expect the numbers to improve tomorrow. I might actually be at 224-Pounds tomorrow.

Oh well..

That's all for now...

And that's the way it is. I'm David Dane

Just Under 220

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 219.8-Pounds.
Ooooh, that's just under the 220-Pounds.

Tomorrow will be better... I just ate a sandwich made with peanut butter and jelly, on wheat bread. Then I ate down 4 tangerines. Tangerines are like my candy. They are sweet and juicy and I eat them just about every day. ...

I have to run...

That's the way it is...I'm David Dane

I've Turned Another Corner, And I Am Heading Down To 200-Pounds...!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 219.2-Pounds.
There I made it, and it's now time to head for the 210-Pounds range.

Now, I don't expect this to happen over night. I have to remember that I was over a month just losing the five pounds I needed to lose to reach 219.

And, it's going to be the same way for you too. Dog Gone It, It's Hard. I mean it. Who wants to be doing this weight losing thing anyway? Not me.

You don't know how many days I wish I could wake up and not have to worry about what I have to eat all day long.

But, that's the way it is. We don't have those high revving metabolisms. I don't anyway. It's my personal opinion we all eat way more than we really have to. I also think we eat a lot of the wrong stuff; Donuts, large glasses of soda with sugar, large cups of juice, candy, and lots of breads, and pastas.

We load up on the carbohydrates. We should be eating more vegetables, and proteins.

Well, that's my opinion, and so far for the most part it's working for me.  Oh, and I do have my days when I cheat...! Naught me....

That's all for now...

And that's the way it is...I'm David Dane

How Do We View Ourselves?

Today I was watching a You Tube Video and this commercial for Dove Soap came was preplayed before the You Tube Video. I found the clip and isolated it. I thought this would be interesting to watch. How Do we view ourselves...?

Your Scale Will Tell You The True Reality...!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 222.2-Pounds.

Yes it's taking time to break to 220 or below, and then stay there.

Yesterday I cheated though. Yeah, I ate a chocolate covered donut. I was getting coffee, and I saw an old man with two chocolate covered donuts. I just had to have one.

Later in the day I was at the Steak and Shake. I ordered a double steak BBQ burger. Then I had an order of fries with it. Normally I skip the fries.

As I sat there at the table at the Steak and Shake people around me were ordering these Ice Cream Shakes in the glass cylinder cups which are about nine inches deep with Ice Cream.
It took everything I could not to order one to consume. Only I thought about what I already had for the day, and realised I was at my limits and more.

You Can't Trust What People Tell You !
Yesterday at work someone told me I am chunky.
The day before that someone told me I don't look that bad.
A few days before yesterday I was talking to a friend, and she called me fat in Korean.
My neighbor down stairs always says something about my protruding belly.

What do these things have in common? It's all something some tells us that informs us about our appearance because of our weight.

You probably have people who make comments to you too. 

The problem with people making comments is they aren't you. They don't know what you suffer with trying to lose weight. They don't know if you have a shoe box filled with cup cakes under your bed. They don't know what you eat and what you do.

But, people feel they can give us objective truth by making comments to us to us about our appearance.

We can go look in the mirror, and see that bulging belly, or those chunky thighs. This seems to give us a real objective idea about how we are doing with our weights.

The truth is your appearance isn't a dependable guide as to what you should weigh.

It's the numbers, they don't lie.

The other day I was looking at one of those carnival scales that are in the food courts at malls. It has a metal placard on it embosed with heights and weights for men and women. It was a chart for what is considered normal for the height, and the build of someone; man or woman.

My chart said 5' 10' light build 155-165-Pounds. That's right, I am a light framed man, and because of that, I am not supposed to weigh more that 165-pounds. The truth is all through the time I was on active duty in the army I never got over 170-Pounds.

Many people who saw me after I finally reached the weight of 174-Pounds, (see the side for my weights) complained that I looked to skinny and too thin. The reality was I was darn close to where I was supposed to be.

And, my appearance seemed to me at the time to be just a tad too much weight. I still had some of a belly even when I was close to where I should have been. My appearance didn't match my weight.

And, I have seen men and women who are like this. Some women have a thick calf on their legs, and they will always have a thick calf on the legs, even if they get to a normal weight. That is because this is the shape of their body.

Some men will always be paired shaped, even though they have a normal body weight. I knew a guy in the army like this. He had an odd build. He was normal weight but had wide hips like a woman. This can't be helped...

My point is this. You can't trust your appearance. And you for darned sure can't trust everything many people tell you about your weight. You have to step up on the scale and go from there.

I have a cousin who is thin, thin, thins. She complains when her clothes get tight. She has a bad self image, and doesn't know what she really should weight. She really is to skinny, and to me actually isn't that attractive because of it.

That's not me, and that's not you...

Look at your scale. If you are too heavy, then you know you have a problem.

That's all for now...

And that's the way it is...I'm David Dane

Can't Resist The Donuts?

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 222.4-Pounds.

Okay, I am just sitting here right over 220-Pounds.

When will I break through? Soon, as I learn to quite eating chocolate covered cake donuts on an impulse while I am purchasing coffee on the way to work...

And that's all for now...

That's the way it is... I'm David Dane

When Will I Get To 219-Pounds...? It Sure Seems Like Forever

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 222-Pounds.

Oh David, what is up with you? Why aren't you progressing faster? I am so disappointed in you. I take the time to read your blog post and then I find you're not going anywhere. Hey, I want to lose weight Mr. Weight Loss Guru...! What's you're magic formula? EAT LESS FOOD is my answer...!!!!!!

Well, darn I have to eat too. If you have ever studied carefully my progress in the past, you are going to find that I had many periods of time where my weight loss progress was slow. I never claimed that I was a weight losing guru, or the master of weight loss.

That said, I have been successful losing weight. And, I can assure you that if you really want to lose weight, you will. The challenge will be for you as it is for me, is to figure out how much food you can eat. My challenge was to figure out how many calories would it take to lose the poundage, and to do it safely. I didn't write it's easy either. Many, many times I wrote about hunger. This is the first thing anyone asks me; "What about hunger.?" And, isn't that the reason most of us eat, is we're hungry? Just look at how many little children complain to their parents ; I'm hungry mommy, or I'm hungry daddy. We're motivated to eat because we're hungry.

Isn't it true that when you're full of food,  even the best desert looks ghastly? When you're hungry honey looks good to eat. When you're full honey looks detestable. Now, I am writing about the normal people out there who finally stop eating when they are full. I don't know what to write about the person who eats even when full. I have seen those people too. When I go to a buffet sometimes I do that. I want to taste everything. Fortunately, I can stop.

What about you? Why do you eat? What are you eating? Are you compelled to eat? Are you unable to get a grip on your self? It's hard to do.

I really believe that there are some people who are over weight who are absolutely hopeless. I have a niece that is like that. She is profoundly blind. She cannot see. Her appetite is highly over developed. She has to eat all of the time. Since she is blind she has no self awareness of her physical appearance. She is big. But, she doesn't care. She screams and whines when she doesn't get food she wants. And, she is very taxing to my older sister. It's a very, very sad situation.

However, for those of us who can see; I myself shutter when I look in the mirror. Yeah, I have an overlap of belly there. And, it wasn't nearly so bad when I got to 180-Pounds. That's what I am hoping to eliminate. Well, I am now 54 years old. Why should I care what I look like? Well, it's the appearance as well as the reality I am not healthy up at the higher weights. Try to imagine the liver wrapped in fat. Try to imagine the heart wrapped in fat. Well, we fatties have that going on inside of us. And, the fact that we're still alive and hanging onto fat tells us we're getting all the food we need each day.

That's a sad reality isn't it? If you are still overweight, the reality is you are getting more than enough food to live. The reality is you can probably cut back on something. It's hard isn't it?

This is why I write look at your sugary products. Look at cutting out soda. Give up that after dinner piece of pie. I don't mean give it up all the time. What I mean is cut the frequency down of consuming sweets. Cut it way back and you'll probably start to lose weight just doing that.

This morning I got up and ate two pieces of wheat bread, with two pieces of cheese, and two baloney slices, with mayonnaise. I am going to eat a yogurt and some small oranges and that will be breakfast.

I'll probably eat some protein powder before I go to work tonight, along with some peanut butter. I will look for a salad later.

Yesterday Morning I got up at four in the morning to go to work. I ate at that time too. I got up and ate the sandwich that I didn't finish the day before. I had a yogurt and headed off to work. I got hungry by the time I got off work. There in the break room were trays of Cinnamon buns and sweet biscuits, and pastry. I ate one of the Cinnamon buns. It was small and I estimate that was around 300 calories, or more. That was empty calories I could have saved for later. It was yummy though.....

So you can eat normal foods. You can have a Cinnamon bun, but that's all you can eat sometimes. Many times I have found that I am still hungry after eating that Cinnamon bun. Only I have to think about the fact that bun is gelatin fat making material. I have to limit the consumption of those things.

The reality is after I eat something like that, I pretty much have to accept I am not going to be eating very much more for the day.... It's hard too... Because I get hungry for the rest of the day.

It's a balancing act to lose weight. There are diet pills out there, there are things that can be taken to speed up the processes. But, what about learning to maintain? That's right, if you lose all the weight with a pill, or with some magical method, you'll never learn to maintain your weight.

Let's just say you go and have that stomach operation to tighten up the stomach or move the pipes around inside. You'll find out you will be eating less food. And, don't be fooled by the hype, the hunger is still there. That's right the hunger is in the brain, not in the stomach. It's lowered blood sugar that stimulates hunger. And, just because you have your pipes moved around, or have a band put on the stomach doesn't mean you won't be hungry. I have talked to many people who have had those operations. They still feel hunger. Now though they can't satisfy that hunger. They end up suffering worse than before the operation.

The reality is though, if you have the will to lose weight, you can.... If you are really, really hungry you can bulk up on foods like fermented cabbages. You can bulk up on salads. You can bulk up on green vegetables. All of these foods have very little impact negatively on your weight losing.

Thinking about what you can do to satisfy hunger that is constructive saves you from doing something destructive to you...

Well, I have to run...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

4/19/2013

OH I AM LINGERING....!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 223-Pounds.

I knew that was going to happen. Last night I was tired and hungry after work. I ate a bowl of chocolate, chocolate cereal, and drank down two scoops of protein powder.

I have to run...

Don't you worry, I'll get to 219-Pounds soon enough, and then it will be onward to 200-Pounds.

Just you wait and see...

That's the way it is...I'm David Dane

I'll Say It Again... Give Up The Soda

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 221.8-Pounds. I do believe 219-Pounds will be here soon enough. Look at the blog posting, and see how long I have been at this just losing only 20-Pounds. I've been posting since January when I originally began walking at night. It seemed like forever that I stayed over 230-Pounds. Do you recall that is weight that I actually gained since I repurchased another scale? That's right, even though I could see the numbers I was going backwards up to 240-Pounds fast.

So what changed my mind again? The biggest thing was that I couldn't get my last pair of bluejeans on anymore. That's right, I was back into my fat jeans, and couldn't close them. Just imagine how I felt picking up one pair of jeans after another and feeling the utter frustration they can't close anymore.

My work pants were getting tight too. It was getting to the point I couldn't close my work uniform pants up.

I remembered how good I felt at the lower weights. I remember I didn't feel burdened like I did. Oh it feels so good weighing less. It feels so good being able to put on smaller clothes. I remembered how I felt.

Yesterday I took a bunch of school children to Springfield Illinois. We stopped at a Burger King, and a McDonald's along the way. I was given my food for free because I was a bus driver. And as I walked around the places I could see how much food people ate. I could see all the fat women and men. I could see the super sized french fries. But the worst thing I could see was that extra large soda. Yep liquid fat as I would call it. In twelve ounces of soda is about 10 teaspoons of gelatin making sugar. In a 32 ounce soda it's three times that amount.

I am not sure people really realize that is part of there problem. I am sure most people think that they don't eat that much food. Well, they never put two and two together to make four either. That four is the 26 teaspoons of sugar they gulp downs three times a day with their meals.

For the guys it's not just the soda, but most of the time it's the four beers they have at night after work.

I gave up the booze. Drinking alcohol really makes trouble when trying to lose weight and keep it off afterwards. I know that for sure. When my mom died (three years ago in March) I'd come home every night and sock away 3-4 beers. I wasn't drinking like that before, but I was depressed. Let me tell you it never does get rid of the heart ache.

Yeah, there are those liquids we miss in our total calorie count in consumption of food. Right now I stick to Whole Milk, and to water.

I am convinced if people quit drinking Sodas the soda companies would go out of business.

And don't think you are doing yourself any favors going to drinking diet sodas. I can't tell you just how much damage diet soda has done to my joints in my knees and my shoulders. Some people say it's just age. I don't think so. Now my joints are recovering some.

I remember I used to run and fly like the wind. I gained weight, and then tried to lose it. I went from drinking regular sugar soda to drinking diet soda. I used to drink at least a 2 liter per day. I always used to wonder why I would get this achy feeling after I drank it. Sometimes I would get these headaches for no reason. I never realized it was the diet sodas.

If you are trying to lose weight, my recommendation is you should give up all diet foods. Drink water. If you must have some soda, just drink seven up, or sprite with regular sugar. Just remember you are gulping down empty calories that at to your total calorie count for the day.

I have a suggestion. Before you commit to jumping head long into a weight losing program, try to see how many things you eat each day that have sugar in them. I suggest give up the soda at the restaurants and get water. Only drink water at the table. Get in the habit of drinking water.

It's harder to do than you think. I remember years ago craving my sodas. The soda habit is hard to break.

If you're a Coca Cola drinker, or Pepsi drinker switch to root beers or clear sodas. That is if you must have a soda.

I am not a fan of any COLA drinks. I am convinced they eat up the bones. I used to use COKE to soak my steak in for a marinade. It eats softens meat right up.

Resolve to eventually give up soda pop altogether, and drink water.

I am not saying don't drink apple juice or orange juice. But, remember they add sugar to them as well, just look at the label.

That's all for now...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane !

4/17/2013

　

　

　

My Weight Is Down, And The 219-Pounds Is In Range....

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 221.4-Pounds. That's down from yesterday, and I am again approaching that 220-Pound target.

Let me tell you something I did last night. I went to the store to get bread, and milk. I saw a new cereal that Kellogg's has made. It's a Chocolate, Chocolate cereal. Well, I poured half a cup of cereal, and some milk and then ate it. That was a yummy cereal.

Now maybe you think that I should not do something like that. Only that was well within my range of calories left over for the day.

I never right don't eat a goodies here of there. I write limit your goodies. I never say be so strict you make yourself crazy. I say limit your crazy impulses.

If you want sweets, it's not going to kill you to eat something. I only give exception to that if you are a bona-fied diabetic. Then the rules change. But, I am not diabetic, nor am I anywhere near being diabetic.

I am careful with what I consume throughout the day.

Well, I must go, I have to get to work.

And that's the way it is. I am David Dane.

OH I AM UP AGAIN !

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 223-Pounds.

OK, OK, it's not what I hoped for. It's not 220-Pounds. And, to be honest with you. I cheated this weekend. I had a bag of Reeses Chocolate Pieces. I had a snickers bar. I ate a double helping of apple pie. OK< OK.... You're all broken-hearted  and disappointed...

Well, I sure enjoyed myself eating the goodies. And, I know that I must be setting this absolutely terrible example for those weak willed quivering piles of preponderants who have little will power to resist.

I know that I will get to 220 or less here in the future. It's not going to happen as fast as I expected.

And that's all for now... I'm David Dane

Ha, Ha, David, You Crashed And Burned... !

Hello Weight Losing Friends...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 223-Pounds.
Just before I left for the library I was at 222.4-Pounds.

Well, well, well David, you crashed and burned. You can't fly blind without your scale can you? Bah, ha, ha, you're just like all the rest of us out there. We can't do it, and neither can you....!

Yeah, I guess I should just throw in the towel and quit this round.

Today I was looking for some dress slacks. I came across a pair in the closet that I used to wear. They were a size 38 in the waist. And, I looked at those things in disbelief that I even wore them at all.
That's because I am so far away from that weight I was when I wore them. If I were to slip back into those pants now, I would have to weigh around 180-Pounds. I am not anywhere near 180-Pounds.
I am still wrestling with trying to break through 220-Pounds again.

And, I say to myself: "How did I get here." It's an easy answer: I wasn't watching what I was doing. I neglected to weigh myself everyday. I ate food I knew I shouldn't. I am not saying don't have a piece of cake. I am saying don't keep eating cake. I am not saying don't eat a hot dog on the bun. I am saying don't eat two in one meal.

Let me tell it's frustrating.

Today it is finally in the 70's. The fat people are out jogging and walking. Everyone wants to lose weight and get trim. They don't stop to realise that it's more than just exercise that burns off those pounds. It's the diet.

Those poor girls with 20 extra pounds bouncing don't stop to think that the box of chocolate they get from the boyfriends or husbands adds too many extra calories in one sitting.

The men don't realise they ate too much at the Super Bowl party in January, and that bad habit goes on every day.

They they go: jogging, running, biking, walking down the street, all the fatties hoping to burn off extra calories.

Let me let you in on a secret, by the end of the summer no one will be running, or jogging to lose weight. Most people can't keep up an exercise regimen to save there lives.

And, I am not knocking exercise. What I am saying is the best exercise is to put down the fork, spoon, and soda cans, and walk away.

Alas, most people can't do it... This doesn't mean you can't. But, you have to decide to get after it. Even if you fail. You just keep getting after it, until you reach that targeted weight. Then you have to maintain.

Never, ever, no never let your guard down. Or you'll be like me: I lost 60 pounds in one year. Then in less than 3 years, it's all back.

I had to start all over. And this time it seems even harder.

Well, that's all for now...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane...!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at ???

I am out of town and did not bring my scale with me...

I had written more earlier, but the computer lost power, and there went my writing...

I am not going to try and re write all of it.

And that's the way it is...I'm David Dane

I Am back At 220...!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 220.8

Alright, that's hitting close to the numbers I wanted the other day.

OH Yeah, celebration...!

Anyway, I have to get driving here so I can't write anything right night.

I am going out of town. I won't have my scale, and I will be flying blind again. Let's see what happens.

Stay tuned.

That's the way it is...I'm David Dane

222.2-Pounds Today !

Hello Weigh Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 222.2-Pounds.

A few days ago I was writing that I went Zing past that 222 number right on into the 220-Pounds range...

Well a few things went wrong (ahem, chocolate ice cream, chocolate cookies. They were girl scout cookies and for a good cause... ) and I jumped right back up to almost 225-Pounds...

I was glad to see last night when I got home from work that my scale showed 223-Pounds because I knew when I woke up it would show less than that. I weigh myself in the morning bare butt naked (anyone want pictures...? I am just kidding...).

Now do I feel guilty for eating ice cream, or cookies? NO !!!!! Should you slither along on your belly and feel guilty for eating Ice Cream? NO !!!! As long as that is part of your total plan. Let me say I don't eat the fat free ice cream, or diet ice creams. I eat the real stuff. Well, I think it might be the real stuff. (Who can tell these days?) Is Haagen Daz real ice cream?

I was disgusted the last two days like I had written. I was miffed when I saw that 220-Pounds disappear into 224.6-Pounds. I fully expected I would get back to the 219-Pounds in days. It didn't happen, so I got snotty and said to myself, "I am going to enjoy myself."

If it's any help to you at all, your weight is going to go up and down like that. For me, it was just stuff waiting to leave. I had forgotten that I was out late and was given a plate of macaroni noodles, salad and bread to eat for a late meal, and that was compounding my problem.

Everything seems to be back on track. I am not at that 220-range, although I am progressing slow-but-sure. That's really all I can hope for. That's what you should be looking for "Slow-but-sure." You should be making progress over a long period of time. Just remember, when you reach your targeted weight, you'll have to maintain that weight. You have to learn how to eat properly so you can maintain.

This weight loss program is life long. For you it's going to be an everyday thing. Just look what happened to me when I let down my guard. I regained everything I lost. Now, I have to struggle again to go back to where I came from.

What if you fall of the "Wagon" so to speak? Well, get back on the wagon. Start doing the things you did before. Or in our case, don't do the things we did, and that was to consume more food than we should.

Don't think for five seconds it's easy. Don't think I just walk away from food without doing a look back. I want to eat Cinnamon rolls. I want to eat chocolates, and candies... I want to. I never lost my sweet tooth.

I like going to buffets and sampling the good foods. I like the smells, and the tastes. I miss my beers at night. I miss my bags of chips. I miss my bowls of cereal and sitting at the computer and eating them. I liked going out to eat and eating with abandon. I didn't want to have to keep a tally on every thing I eat or drink. Some days I don't want to post this blog.

For me writing this blog is a reminder of what I am doing. It's a part of the discipline of accountability to myself to keep after it.

And, I might help someone somewhere get an "A HA Moment." Someone might read this and say to himself, "A HA, I don't have to stay this way." Someone might say, "Hey, I just need to eat just a little bit less." "Hey, I can lose weight, someone else did."

You don't have to start right now. But, someday when you get tired of continuously buying bigger pants. Someday when you get fed up looking at that bulging belly. Someday when you get tired of being tired, you will try to do something about it.

You'll try fat pills. You'll try fad drinks. You'll try anything to lose the weight. But, then someday you'll finally realise that the problem is your eating habits. That's right. It's that giant soda in your hand, and the two hot dogs you just ate at the baseball game. You'll realise it's the box of chocolates you just ate because you're mad at the boy friend, or your husband. It's the big beef sandwich you just had for lunch and the big french fries, along with all the rest of the stuff you ate today.

Maybe someday, you'll be tired of being tired. Here is what you do: 1) Keep a tab on everything you eat and drink each day. 2) Write it down so you'll remember it. 3)Start weighing yourself everyday, and write down that weight. 4)Be honest with yourself. Ask yourself if you are over eating. 5)Start with the easy stuff first. 5)Cut out that soda pop, and drink water. AVOID, AVOID, AVOID diet soda, and diet drinks. They are not good for you and they do stimulate hunger... I KNOW...

There are other things I can and will add to that list. For example: quit the alcohol... I mean it. It's calories you can't account for. Drinking effects your moods, and has an effect on will power. I know that for sure too...! Alcohol has an effect on your liver which in this time of trying to lose weight you don't need all screwed while you try to clean out that booze. Alcohol effects memory. Alcohol effects food processing and can contribute to indigestion. Alcohol has increased in price considerably, and takes money away from other things. Alcohol stimulates overeating and hunger. So, cut way back or quit drinking. I did it.

I can go on and on.

I'll write it over, and over again..... "IT'S NOT EASY." "EAT LESS FOOD." "Cut back on those total calories."

And that's my rant for today. I hope it helps.

And that's all for now...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane !

　



　

Are You Tired Of Being Hungry? I Sure Am....!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 225.4-Pounds.

Yeah, yeah, I know what you are thinking, David, you oinker...! What have you been consuming?

Ice Cream, chocolate mint cookies, granola bars, large slice of pizza is what I have been consuming. I did the math. Even with those foods, I still didn't blow through my calorie counts so badly.

Oh well, I have no answers. I was at 220.4-Pounds, then I am back up four pounds.

You aren't half as baffled as I am.

And, I am worn out .... I really am. I was starving to death that day I hit the 220 numbers. Really, I ate breakfast and couldn't get anything else. So for most of a very long day I went very hungry, and dehydrated. Which may explain the 220-pounds.

I have to get going.

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

UP, UP.... OH Darn !!!!!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 224.6-Pounds.

What happened David? Well, yesterday I was hungry. I was careful with my food consumption, and my calorie counts. Then I came home from a long day of work only to step up onto the scale weighing in at 223.8-Pounds.

OK, I had a big piece of pizza at work, and I had two yogurts. That was all I had. Yet I got discusted and thought, "To heck with it." I ate a sleeve of girl scout mint chocolate cookies. And, I drank two glasses of grape juice.

So there... I really screwed it all up....

You know what else? Today, I ate a pint of chocolate, chocolate chip Ice Cream. So there, I really, really screwed it up.

Aren't there those days when you get pissed off because this weigh losing thing isn't working? Just two days ago I was at 220.6-Pounds. Then next day I was at 222.2 or more....

Then the day after that I was almost back at 225-Pounds....

I get fed up, starving to death.... So I said, "Screw it..."

There you have it...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane...

Oh there is the 222.2-Pounds....

Hello Weigh Losing Fans

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 222.2-Pounds.

Oh David what happened? Oh David What have you been eating?

Well, yesterday I didn't exceed my calorie count if that's what you are saying. It's just stuff waiting to leave...

But, there's that 222 that I zipped by ...

And that's all for now..

And that's the way it is...I'm David Dane

No 222-Pounds, Zing - I Went Right Past It.... !

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 220.6-Pounds.

What did you just write? I weigh 220.6-Pounds today!

What happened to 222-Pounds: Zing - right past it I went. I didn't even get to write those magical 222 numbers for anyone to see.

Whoa...

I knew that I might be at this weight today. Last night I got off work, came home and weighed myself. I weighed 221.6-Pounds. I was going to write about it last night, only I was tired and didn't want to find a WIFI-hot spot.


You might be saying to yourself how did I do it? EAT LESS FOOD....!

Awe David you write that all of the time. Isn't there some better way? Nope not for you and me there isn't. We are the preponderant ones. We don't have those high revving metabolisms that turn every portion of food into High Octane Fuel. No, we are the ones whose bodies say, "Excess food, well we'll put that over here in the Fat Storehouse." I don't like it any better than you. The reality, is the reality.

I know it's not easy. I know it's difficult.

You have to put your head down and grit your teeth and say to yourself, "I am going for it." You have to say to yourself, "I am going to lose this poundage."

Oh, how I wish I had been more careful and stayed where I was at 180-Pounds back in 2008. I have written before many people lose the weight and then regain it. Well, I was one of them.

If I can do it a second time. You can do it too...

You have to want to.

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

I Am Getting Even Closer To 220-Pounds... Yipeee....!!!!!!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

This Morning I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 223.2-Pounds, or was it 223-Pounds? Well, both of these numbers popped up when I stepped up and off the scale... So we'll run with 223.2-Pounds... That is still a drop in .08-Pounds.

This is without a scale for two days to check my progress. This is after having gone to two buffets, one day after the next. I was flying blind. And, this tells me I think I have a pretty good idea what I can get away with. Yesterday I went to the breakfast buffet, ate, and had a couple delicious little goodies. I hit my daily calorie count that I restrict myself to. Then for all the rest of the day I went without food.

It was hard. I was hungry, especially when I went to the truck stop to get some transmission fluid. There was this Cinnamon Bun Bar with fresh made Cinnamon buns. Oh they smelled so good...!
I resisted the temptation.

Well, I have to go for now.

Before I go: This Morning I ate three hard boiled Easter Eggs, and three scoops of whey protein powder.

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

Are You Thinking About It Everyday?

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I could not weigh myself. I am out of town and didn't carry the scale with me.
OH WELL...

Anyway, I was thinking about how good it was years ago when I finally reached that 180-Pound target I set for myself in 2008. It was wonderful... I felt great, and I think I looked better.

That said, I used to think about how good it would be when I could get to that weight again. I thought how many clothes that I might try on that I had not worn for a long time... Yeah, I do have clothes around that are that old... Sad isn't it?

But, it was because I thought about it all the time that I kept that target in my mind all of the time...

Do you weigh yourself everyday? Do you think about it all of the time?
As soon as you forget to, that's when you'll turn backwards...

I know it's hard. But, it's for you, and no one else.

This Morning I was in the Hotel. I went to the breakfast buffet. They had all the usual goodies that would be in a luxury hotel; sweet rolls, sweet breads, all kinds of bacon, and sausage. Just imagine the temptation for someone who is hungry, and wants to lose weight.

Anyway I did have a large omelet (about 400-calories). I had two bacon strips (70-calories each). I had two sausages (70 calories each).  I had two of those small danish (300-calories each). I had a bowl of melons and pineapple chunks (250 calories). Then I drank water and coffee.  So that wraps up my calorie count for the day.... Let's see how I do for the rest of the day... It's going to be another long one....

Before I left for breakfast I took about 8 Betaine HCL tablets for acid production. I also took 4 food enzyme tablets....

And that's all for now...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

I'm Getting Closer To 220-Pounds

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 224-Pounds.

Last night I went to bed a little bit hungry. I wasn't sure I was going to be at 224 today because I had leftover Chinese food with about three cups of white rice. Then I had three cups of grape juice.

Yesterday I wrote Maybe I will write something today. I have been at work since 6:45 AM and awake since 4:45 AM. What a very long day this has been.

I went to a buffet today for lunch. I was careful what I ate, except when, I got the dessert. Yeah I got this bowl of chocolate brownie cake which was floating on melted chocolate pudding. Then I put Ice Cream on it.  Being the bad boy I am, I went back for seconds. What can I say, it was so delicious I couldn't control myself. 

I haven't had anything to eat since then. It almost makes me wish I had brought my scale with me. I am curious what I would weigh tomorrow. Right now I am very hungry, and I am tempter to go find something to eat. But, it's very late; 9:44 PM...

I am getting closer to that 220-Pound target.

Tonight I got to see myself in a big mirror here in the hotel room.

I really need to lose many more pounds of fat. I have to much fat hanging ...

Oh well...

That's all for now...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

Break Through... ! I Am Getting Closer To 220-Pounds

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 224.8-Pounds.

This is even after my blowout feeding frenzy over the Easter Weekend. Well now, ain't that special?

Yesterday I had a rather large amount of mixed rice from a Chinese dinner left over. I ate that in the middle of the day, and I wondered would I see any changes today? Last night I was visiting my brother late and we were eating pop corn. I wonder would that slow or stop my progress?

Today I had about three cups of cooked rice and some beef from another Chinese dinner that was sitting in the refrigerator. I still felt hungry after I ate it.  That's a lot of carbohydrates for the day. I don't know what will happen tomorrow. 

For those of you who peek in everyday to see how I am progressing; I won't be posting for the next two days. Saturday will be the earliest.  Maybe tomorrow I'll post something, MAYBE....

I am going out of town and I am not bringing the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale with me. So, I won't have any weight to report on Friday for sure.

Well that's all for now...

And that's the way it is....I"m David Dane

Damage Minimal....

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the  New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 226.4-Pounds.
That's not bad for all I ate this weekend.

For you who already read this post today, these are additional thoughts I am writing.

Many, many times I have written, "It's not what you eat, it's how much you eat. It's the total calories that you consume for the day." I also write over and over: Eat Less Food.
Now, that said, does what we consume matter? Well, yes it matters. It doesn't make sense to consume nothing but carbohydrates all day and forget that protein is needed as well. And, I have written this before too, "Eat more protein than carbohydrates." If you're a vegan, or vegetarian, I am not so sure I can give you advice. I don't know what sources provide the necessary B Vitamins that eating red meat provides. Well, I guess I could look them up.
But, I would tell a pudgy vegan the same thing I would tell we the preponderant ones: EAT LESS FOOD....!

This weekend was a blow out weekend of eating. It postponed  my target weight of 225 or less pounds for this week. However that said: It was all yummy. I wrote yesterday I wouldn't make it a habit.

Now today I had a little more to eat for my dinner than usual. I had some left over Chinese food that had to be eaten before it got bad. It was probably about three cups of mixed rice. I had a slice of  Easter Lamb Cake, a chocolate and some tiny jelly beans. In the morning I had a hash brown, an Egg McMuffin, and orange juice, along with two scoops of protein powder. 

Let's see what I get on the scale in the morning....


That's all for now...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

The Gluttony Of The Easter Celebration, Damage Not So Bad

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 228-Pounds.
I knew this was going to happen. But, it's not as bad as I had expected.

It all started Friday Night when I went to Wisconsin. My cousin (she's the devil) Insisted that I go out and buy a roasted chicken. This was at 9 PM or so. Now I don't usually eat at this time of night anymore unless I am just dying of hunger. When I got back to her house she had a pork chop, gravy and homemade dumplings waiting on a plate for me. I am grateful she was willing to feed me. However, it's not a good time to chow down like that.

Well, the rest of the weekend wasn't much better. On Saturday I went to the store and purchased a big bag of onion rings along with some some fried chicken. I ate that. Then throughout the day I started eating chocolate that my aunt brought over to me. I had about six pieces of deluxe chocolate candies. Yummy..! Anyway, I ate a bunch of those little jelly belly beans. I had I can't tell you how many of the chocolate Easter eggs.

On Sunday I went to a buffet at a golf course. It wouldn't have been so bad if I had stuck to a high protein, low carbohydrate diet. I scooped on the mashed potatoes and corn. Later after my meal I went crazy with the pieces of cake, and the cheesecake slices.

All and all it was a weekend dieting disaster. But, it was all very yummy.

I wondered what my weight would be today. I figured I'd tip the scale at 230 or so. I am sure if I kept that up, then that would eventually have happened.

But, this morning I was only 228-Pounds. Hey, that ain't so bad. Now, does that delay my 200 or so pounds that I hope to be at sooner than later? Sure it does. However, I didn't deny myself a weekend of goodies.

I think once in a while go crazy isn't going to hurt. But, don't make it a habit.

That's all for now...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 226.2-Pounds.

This will be the last day I weigh myself until Monday. I am not so sure that is going to turn out so good because it's going to be the Easter Weekend.

That's all for now...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 226.2-Pounds.

This will be the last day I weigh myself until Monday. I am not so sure that is going to turn out so good because it's going to be the Easter Weekend.

That's all for now...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

Our Weight Goes Up, And The Weight Comes Down

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 226-Pounds.
That's down over two pounds from yesterday.

Let me tell you something that will shock you. In the morning I was a bit dismayed that I actually was up at 228+ ,  then I said to myself to heck with it. I dare tell you that I ate five Chocolate Mound Bars at 80-calories each. You read that right.  That said, I added that to my total consumption of food yesterday and only came in at total of 1,330 - 1,400 calories for the day.

You see, I always write, it's how much we eat that gets us into trouble.

So what put on the added 2+ Pounds? Well, I had the food later in the day than I usually do. (A cheese, egg, sausage biscuit, and Hot Pocket) These didn't make me exceed my total calorie count for the day. I actually came in at around 1,600 calories for the day maybe a bit more. That shouldn't have added 2-Pounds. So what was it? It was late, and it was stuff just waiting to find the exit....

Well, I am certainly not where I expected to be by this time. Maybe it's because I tossed in just a few more goodies than I ought to. But, that said. I am still working at it.

And, Let's not forget the hundreds of preponderants out there hanging on every word of wisdom I write. Oh, I make myself laugh.

I can only wish I had stuck to the program when I got down to 178-Pounds in 2008. I didn't and there is no going back. It's just plug along each day and keep a watch on what I eat...

Did you want to lose weight? EAT LESS FOOD....

And that's all for now...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane !

I Gained Weight Again...!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 228.2-Pounds.
Are you surprised? So am I.

I haven't given up though.

Bye for now...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

Up A Pound Over What I Wanted...!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 227.4-Pounds.
Yes, I am as surprised as anyone.

I had two pieces of Ginos stuffed pizza last night at work. That's what I think accounts for this one extra pound. That's all I can think of.

Bye for now...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

I Woke Up With No Hunger

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 226.4-Pounds.
Now that's not the 225 or 224 that I have been wanting.

This morning I woke up early. I slept the whole night and got a good night of resting. When I woke up, I notice something, I wasn't hungry at all. That's right, there was no gnawing hunger pains. I thought this is weird. There wasn't any growling, no rumbling, and no gnawing hunger. I was surprised. I noticed last night when I went to bed, I wasn't real hungry like I usually am.

I am wondering why? Is it because I have really upped my intake of Betaine HCL? Is it the extra food enzymes I am taking? I don't know what to say about it.

However if this trend continues. I will be able to decrease the amount of food I consume and not suffer with the temptation to over eat because of hunger pains.

We'll see...

Bye for now....

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

Weights Up With A Late Night Meal

Hello weight losing fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 229-Pounds.

I know what you're thinking. Oh David, what's wrong with you?

Last night I had dinner late. I haven't been eating that late usually. I was given half of a roasted chicken along with a rib. I ate it up. Then I had two regular soda pops. I don't usually drink that.
So I woke up with the news that I was up over 3-pounds.

We'll see where I end up tomorrow.

And that's the way it is...I'm David Dane

Maybe You Have Poor Digestion

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 227.4-Pounds
Oh Darn...

What was the cause? Was it the Ice Cream I had yesterday, or was it the candy bar? Well, I think it wasn't either of those. I think when I got home last night I finished off the Lime Juice and I had a cup of tea with honey in it. I think that was enough to shut down the fat burning for the night.

Today I was listening to a radio program that was explaining (Total Health Fitness Radio) that we don't absorb our food properly. Last night I woke up at around 1 AM and tossed and turned while trying to fall back to sleep. I wondered why I couldn't sleep. Then it hit me: Poor Food Digestion. I became obsessed thinking about how I would write something about this today.

When I woke up last night I was thinking I would go get a cup of milk and drink it. Then I thought that might hinder me losing weight at this time of night. I was hungry, and my stomach was growling. I wanted to eat something. Then I had a flash of memory about something Doctor Bob Marshal would talk about. He said we don't digest our food properly. This leads to nights of sleeplessness.

Now, mind you I am not a doctor. However, I have some experience with losing weight. And, I have certainly had my nights of waking up hungry.
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As a result of these sleepless nights, I usually drink some milk. But, last night was different. I thought why is it that I wake up so hungry? I also thought why is it I get so hungry after eating?
I had an idea pop into my head; Poor food digestion. That's right I thought I am not digesting my sandwich and the ice cream I had because before I went to bed I didn't use my Betaine HCL. So I got up and took about five of the Betaine HCL and three of the FOOD ENZYMES capsules. Then I sat up a while and played a card game on the computer. Pretty soon, I began feeling sleepy again, laid down and went back to sleep. Here is something interesting my hunger went away. That's right, I actually didn't feel hungry anymore.
And, as I laid there for a while after taking the HCL my stomach growled and rumbles then all of a sudden everything was quiet.

Now, this makes me wonder about something. Is it possible that many of us over eat because we are hungry? I know when I get hungry I feel like I can eat a cow. Most of the time in the past I would eat what was convenient, or what was palatable to my taste buds.

Let me tell you a true story. Years ago where I work there was this big fat dispatcher named Charlie Sartin. He was huge. He had a real serious eating problem. He once told one of the drivers that he gets so hungry at night he just has to get up and eat. One day he actually had a rubber band surgically implanted around his stomach. The doctor did a botched job, and had to remove the band. Well, Charlie went back to his eating and eating.

Now, this brings me to a thought. What if Charlies problem wasn't his appetite? What if Charlies problem was he wasn't absorbing the nutrients from what he was eating? What if he wasn't breaking down the food enough for his body to fully process it?

I found it odd last night that my hunger stopped when I took tablets that produce more (HCL) Hydrochloric Acid to my stomach. That's right, I was hungry, took more HCL.  Was it because the sandwich that I ate that afternoon was just sitting there in my stomach rotting? Maybe, it was.

What if Charlie when he eats his meals also consumed about eight to ten HCL tablets and food enzymes along with his meal? Would that help his body digest and absorb the nutrients he needs and eliminate his hunger?

Let me tell you another story. On Tuesday I woke up at 7 AM feeling like a whole new man. I had put in a very long day the day before. When I got home Monday night I went straight to bed. That day I had eaten my regular meals that I had brought with me. I brought with my HCL capsules and my food enzymes. I ate and then took the HCL and Food Enzymes with water.  All day long I worked and when I got home I didn't feel like eating. I wasn't hungry. That night I went 8 hours without waking up.

This got me thinking. Should I be more deliberate, and timely taking my HCL and food enzymes?

Maybe I should. As I have written I am not a doctor. But, maybe part of your problem with being overweight is you don't digest your food. If you suffer from heartburn, or indigestion frequently I can almost guarantee you should look into purchasing Betaine HCL and Food Enzymes to consume.

Same As Yesterday...

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 226.2-Pounds.

I am not happy about this. I expected to be lower.

Tomorrow may not be better. I went overboard today. I had a chocolate bar from a charity. And, I went to lunch and drank a Concrete Blaster Chocolate Mint Milk Icecream. So you know that was a lot of extra calories...

Today I said to heck with it. I got a taste for that Mint Blaster and drank it down... Bad, Bad David, what kind of example are you setting for us out here in the land of the Preponderants?

Sorry... I couldn't resist...

By for now...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

Not Happy About My Progress So Far

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale Weighing in at 226-Pounds.
I am not so happy about this. I was disappointed with yesterdays numbers, and couldn't comment about them.

I have been scratching my head wondering what I have been doing wrong. I though for sure today I would have been at 224-Pounds. Nope, it didn't happen. Now, I think I figured out what was wrong. Yesterday I had a day of massive movements. ( You know what I mean.) I think I was plugged up. The only reason I think is because at night when I am hungry and can't sleep, I drink a glass of milk. That usually cuts the hunger. But, it has some side effects too. Constipation is a side effect for me.

Last night I got off work, and I drank a bottle of Snapple Tea before I went to bed. I read the gram count and assume there may have been about four teaspoons of sugar in that tea. I weighed myself before I went to bed and was at 226.4-Pounds. If I didn't drink that sugary tea, I may very well have been in the 225-Pounds
Zone. Well, Maybe I would have been.

Let's see what happens from here.... I am expecting another 226-Pounds Day tomorrow or maybe I'll be in the high 225-Pounds range.

That's all for now...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

Stubborn Weight...!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 227.4-Pounds.

I am not all that happy about this....

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

I Am Not Satisfied With These Results..!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 226.4-Pounds.

I am going to admit that I am not so happy about this. Honestly I thought that I would be at 225-Pounds by today. I think especially since I have struggled so much with hunger pains. I have gone to bed and wrestled with hunger to get to sleep, only to wake up and see my weight had gone backwards.

On Saturday I stepped up on the scale at over 228-Pounds. On Sunday I stepped up on the Scale at 230-Pounds.  I was thinking what happened? I did my calorie counts for Saturday  and came in at about 1,900 calories, and maybe less than that... I couldn't figure out the total calorie count for the chicken fingers I ate. I am guessing around 200 each times four, for a grand total of 800-Calories. Then I had fried onion rings that was 300 calories. I also had a chocolate bar at around 110-Calories... OH don't think that was the trigger. Was that it? Maybe it was.

The only thing I can think of is before I went to bed Saturday night I had a 300 calorie glass of milk because I was just starving from hunger.  I ate my last meal at around 2 in the noon time. So when I got home from work, my tummy was really tumbly.

Anyway, I didn't get the results I had expected.

So here I am today back where I was Friday Morning. 

I am not one to get all bent out of shape with my weight losing thing here. That said, I am hoping to get into the summer months 20-pounds lower at around 220 or maybe lower than that. And, I am not going to make it at this rate. 

Oh Well, I just keep plugging away. It's not easy, and I sure have wrestled with hunger. My work days these last for days have been really long days with early starts. It's hard to be sitting around all day thinking about food. But, when my tummy starts to rumble that's where my thoughts turn to; FOOD...  Yes, I am just like you. It's a struggle.

By for now....

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

Weights Up, And I Just Don't Know Why

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magica Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 227.4-Pounds.
I was not happy about that or even the last two days results...

I can't for the life of me figure out what went wrong...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

Wonderful...!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 227-Pounds...

That just makes me giddy... Hey, that is better than the 228-229-Pounds. And, I think very, very soon I am going to get to 225-Pounds. That's what I am hoping for.

How did you like my commentary yesterday? I saw that not so many people looked at it. Aww, was it too insulting? It's the reality that we are in...
We eat too much and we have to cut back to get back to where we belong. Believe me I feel someways like it's just torture...

It is what it is... I can't wait to get home an just see what I might be since I was up so early this morning...

That's all for now...

And that's the way it is.. I'm David Dane

Outstanding.... !!!!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 226.2-Pounds...
You read that right... And I think that's outstanding...

I knew it would probably happen too, because last night before I went to bed I stepped up and weighed in at 229-Pounds. (I always weigh myself in the morning bare bottom naked... LOL.)

So seeing as, after having eaten all during the day, I figured it's a real good chance I would be at 226-227-Pounds... Somewhere I knew those would be the numbers.

Now let me let you in on a dirty little secret that might have you jumping up and screaming at the computer; well, maybe it will. I had Snickers Bars yesterday. That's right I had four of those evil sugar filled Mars Candy Company Snickers Bars that came in at 220-Calories each; for a grand total of 880-Calories!!!!  That's right I had a very early morning start and got up at 5 AM. I ate breakfast and went to work. When I had dropped off the kiddies at their destiny, it was already 11 AM. That was six hours without eating anything. Before I hit the highway I stopped at a local gas station pantry, purchased a large cup of java, and two of the long Snickers Bars. You know what I am talking about. These are the ones that are made in two parts and the package has written on it, "Save the other half for latter." Right, I am going to save a Snickers Bar. Not only that, but before I went to bed, I had some lime juice made with lime, and Fructose Sugar... Oh the evil.... !!!!

Oh the EVIL of it all...! David we read you because you're an inspiration for us. We depend on you to have some will power. We read your blog in the hopeful expectation that day after day we'll find a fellow weight loser who is suffering like we are by denying ourselves the evils of sugar, and carbohydrates... We need to know there is someone we can depend on.... OH DAVID you've betrayed us the preponderant ones...

Really, you depend on me? I am somehow your weight loss hero? Hmmmm, if I am then let me tell you something. You won't want to hear this, but it's the reality... YOU EAT TOO MUCH !!!!!!!!!!
That's right, you eat too much of something and your body has put it out there for the whole world to see....

Aren't you glad I'm the one you read for inspiration? 

Oh, I'm not discounting that some of you may very well have issues with your glands. I am not even discounting some of you may be genetically predisposed to put on a few extra pounds... I am not a doctor and I  don't claim to know your circumstances...

But, for myself, if you have followed me for any time at all, you know I did lose 60-Pounds. I really did get to the weights I had on the left side of this blog. But, something happened and I went out of control.

Now, it's my fault... But, who's fault is it for you? Is it your genetics? Is it your situation? Is it what you eat? Don't blame it on the donuts and the candy bars. You know I have lost weight eating those things. I really have.  It's just I have a pretty good idea one donut is enough.  I also know that I can get away with just about 1,500 to 1,800 calories a day and still lose weight over an extended period of time. And, that's pretty much what I depend on. I have a gut feeling what I can consume. Speaking of gut feelings: "If you walk away hungry, then you'll probably lose weight." That's right, if you eat a sandwich and maybe a couple cookies, and you're hungry still, that's a real good sign.

If you're satisfied after eating: Then LOOK OUT. You ate too much... See if I am wrong.

That's all I have for now....

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane....!

I Am Still Below 230-Pounds... But, Not By Much

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 229-Pounds.

Yep, that's up from yesterday...

Let's see what happens tomorrow..

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

Wow, I Got A Pleasant Surprise !

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 226.8-Pounds.
That was a surprise.

I honestly thought I might weigh in at 228-227-Pounds.  I didn't expect to see anything below 227-Pounds. Well, I didn't expect to see it this soon.

And, let me you in on a dirty little secret: I had 5 of those peanut butter girl scout cookies that were 70 calories each, (5 x 70 = 350 extra sugary, carbohydrate calories)...!

And, I had two tablespoons of honey with my orange pekoe tea last night before bedtime. That was 64 calories extra...

So, is 230-Pounds history for now? Who knows, I might get invited to a buffet soon, and then all bets would be off... LOL...

That's all for now...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

Woo Hooo.... I Am On My Way To 225-Pounds...

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 227.2-Pounds.
And, when I left the apartment I actually stepped on the scale at 228-Pounds after having eaten my breakfast....

I'd say that's outstanding....

Let me tell you a little secret: Yesterday I got my boxes of Girl scout Cookies that I purchased from the girls upstairs... (Personally I think they are way over priced.) But , anyway I opened up the peanut butter cookies and had four of them almost right a way. That's 70 calories a cookie. (280 calories)

Oh David what were you thinking? I was thinking yummy cookies... That's what I was thinking.

I have been writing for years now, "Don't worry about eating some goodies." I mean it, don't drive yourself crazy avoiding eating some cookies, or a cupcake, or some other goody like a slice of pie.
We get into trouble when we go back for seconds.

I was trying to think why I got myself back up to 240-Pounds. Well, I remember not so long ago (after I had lost all this weight) I believe it was last summer: I got off work and went to Walmart to get some groceries. I remember going through the Ice Cream food Isle. I heard this box of strawberry, vanilla, chocolate ice cream bars calling me David, David, buy us....  Yeah, I never would have bothered them if they didn't call me. Really, I mean it. I went to the Ice Cream freezer and purchased a box of Ice Cream bars. Then before I got home, I ate three Ice Cream bars. Later that evening I had three more Ice Cream Bars.

It was doing things like that eventually got me into trouble. Then there was all that beer I was drinking, and the other stuff... Ya, know I was depressed and I went out of control... LOL...

So there you have it.

And that's the way it was...I'm David Dane

Heading For 225-Pounds

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 228.6-Pounds.
Yes you read that right. And when I got off of work today and reweighed myself, I was still at that 238.6-Pounds.

Did you want to know a dirty little secret: Yesterday for breakfast I stopped at he Burger King and had one of those small sticky cinnamon buns for breakfast. But, that was all I had for breakfast.
I extimate the total calories were at about 300.  I don't think it was worth $2.00 though.

So there you have it. I am just below 230-Pounds. Let's see what will be tomorrow. Will I be at 227.8 or so? Who knows...

I Am Heading For 225-Pounds

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 229.6-Pounds.

Now, if I have a few more days like this, then I am going to conclude I will get to the 225-Pound point in a week or so. Once I finally break through this barrier.

I have been looking for the signs that show I am finally going to permanently break through 230-Pounds. One was someone commented that I am losing weight. Another is the continuous bounce around the 10-Pound mark (230-Pounds)

Now, some of you may be wondering have I made great sacrifices to do this. Not really, this week I had two Snickers Bars, about six Pay Day bars, and a few time ate some very large bowls of granola for breakfast.

Golly that would be enough to make any weigh loss guru scream, "What the heck are you doing."
I have written it before, and I'll write it again many years later. Don't , just Don't even think about not giving yourself some goodies through out the week. You will create cravings and then one day you'll probably go crazy filling the cravings.

I have never said: "Don't eat that big muffin, or that chocolate donut for breakfast." I have said if you do then let that be all you eat until your next meal. That meal could be 4 or 5 hours away which gives plenty of time to digest that last meal some.

If I didn't have a goody here and there, I really think I would go bats trying to lose weight....

I have a sweet tooth just like anyone else does. I just know I am not supposed to go bonkers filling the sweet tooth. Moderation is the key. And, of course throughout the day it's the total food consumption and calorie intake that counts.

Of course if you have a strong will and can give up the sweets altogether, then do so. But, don't try to impose your restrictions on anyone else.

We are all different, and we all eat differently. The one thing that always works for sure is: EAT LESS FOOD...

Yep those nasty words which makes me cringe...

That's all for now...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

Not Progressing So Fast... OH WELL....

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 230.6-Pounds.

OK, I am still hanging there at the 230-Pounds. It might be another week before I see a permanent drop below 230-Pounds and then head towards the 220-Pounds I am aiming at for now.

Yes, I am being careful what I eat. No, I didn't have any candy bars yesterday... I did have two hot dogs, and the buns with American cheese....

Naughty Me... !

But, I am OK with what I am today... I am not back up at 235-Pounds...

I'll break through soon, just watch...

That's all for now....

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

I Hate Losing Weight Too...!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 230-Pounds.
That's right at that 10-Pound point I used to write about.

That's the point where my body just seems to hold on to that last ounce of fat... But, I wrote yesterday that someone can tell I am losing weight. It's showing up in my facial features. So, that means it's going to be showing else where someday too... Only, unfortunately it shows up last in may tummy.
Argh... Oh well.


Before I go... the other day I heard someone demonizing sugar as poison. Poison is a toxin that destroys the body and causes almost immediate death.
Sugar is not poison, just as all the 30 different types of sugars aren't poisons. However, too much sugar does over stress the body. We have become a society that puts sugar in just about everything.
It's the over abundance of sugar that stresses out the adrenal glands and the Islets of Langerhans located on the pancreas.... That's the place where insulin is produced. Too much sugar over manufactures insulin and the body develops an immunity to it.... And, the body has to figure out what to do with all the extra sugar. So it stores it as FAT....

Doctor Atkins started writing as early as 1978 the serious effects of too many carbohydrates, and sugars have on the body. He was sorely criticized for his books, and his "Diet" which restricted the consumption of carbohydrates, and sugar. Well, 30 plus years later doctors are discovering the truth about what he wrote.

Yeah it matters what we eat. However, I had two snickers bars the other day. I had two Pay Day Bars three days in a row. And look where I am ... It's how much we eat that ultimately effects our weight loss progress. Even if I stuck closely to no carbohydrates, if I consumed a full sized chicken everyday, and ate dozens of hamburger patties, I still wouldn't lose weight....

It comes down to this: EAT LESS FOOD... Sorry, I hate it as much as you do.  However, we are the PREPONDERANT ones... We are the "Weight Challenged" whose bodies don't rev up like a high performance engine... We can't afford to eat more than what is beneficial ...

I hate it too..... But, I am learning to live with it.... And, I am at it everyday....


And that's just the way it is...I'm David Dane....

Woman Said I Look Like I Lost Weight...

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 232.4-Pounds. OH Argh...

But, there is a light at the end of this tunnel. Today a woman at work told me that it looks like I am losing weight. She said David your face looks thinner, and she asked if I am sick...

Well, that says something I think...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

It's A Third Day Below 230-Pounds

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 229.6-Pounds.

That's three days in a row below the 230-Pounds...

Let's see about tomorrow...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

Two Days Weighing Under 230-Pounds....

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 229.4-Pounds.
That is the second day in a row I weighed 229.4-Pounds.

I am happy with this weight. I am making progress....


A few days ago I was listening to a program on the radio that villanized sugar and said that sugar is a deadly poison for the body. Oh it is, then why am I not dead?
I will say that too much sugar isn't good. And, I will say that I think sugar drinks like soda pop have contributed to obecity and diabetes. But, that's only because people consume too much sugar.
There is sugar in fruit, and would anyone consider eating fruit toxic?

I think sugar can be cut way back for most people. I think carbohydrates in general can be cut way back for most people.

However, I eat sugar just about everyday. In fact, yesterday I ate two Pay Day candy bars. And, I had a bowl of granola cereal for breakfast.

I am still alive.

Over and over again I write: We eat too much food.... Eat Less Food...

That's it....

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

My Weights Closer to 230-Pounds

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 230.2-Pounds.

That's down from yesterday and it's closer to the 230-Pounds.

I have to run to work...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 233.4-Pounds.

OH DAVID !!!!

Last night I went out with my brother to a Mexican Restaurant. And, I ate a large burrito dinner with rice, and other delicious delicacies. When I stopped at the Walgreens to purchase toothpaste, I purchased a "Dark Chocolate Reeses Peanut Butter Cup."
Throw in all the Chocolate Chip Cookies I've eaten over the last days, and this is a recipie for disaster...

Oh, I am not so worried... It'll all disappear in a few days...

But for now, it sure looks like I am in trouble with my weight...

And that's all for now...

And that's the way it is.. I'm David Dane

I Couldn't Leave The Fresh Baked Cookies Alone

Hello Weight Losing Fans....

Today I stepped up onto the Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 230.8-Pounds. Yes that's over the 230-Pounds.

I blame it on the fact yesterday I made Chocolate Chip Cookies (with real butter) and just couldn't leave them alone... Yeah, I was eating the batter as I was making them. Then when they baked, I had to chow down on some... They sure were yummy. There is something just so tempting about freshly made homemade chocolate chip cookies that makes them irresistible. Argh...!

Oh well...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

My Weight Is Barely Below 230-Pounds

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 229.8-Pounds

I was talking with my sister today and I told her something she might want to pass on to her husband. And, I don't know that this has anything to do with losing weight but I figured I would pass this one on.

Every night as of late I seem to wake up needing to use the bathroom. I would get that burning sensation and try to ignore it. Only it's too noticeable to ignore. Well, over the last two days I have been drinking a couple cups of orange pekoe tea before I go to bed. Something mysteriously wonderful has happened. At night I have lost that need to go to the bathroom. I have actually slept all the way through the night twice now without  that urge waking me up. I haven't changed my diet any. The other day I bought some orange pekoe tea on  the clearance table at the Walmart Store.  I purchase this big box of tea that doesn't have tea bags.

I started drinking it... And something wonderful has happened... I have lost some weight, and I don't need to go in the middle of the night....

Is it the tea? That's the only thing that has changed.

http://www.teablossoms.com.au/orangepekoeteainfo.php

http://www.infobarrel.com/Orange_Pekoe_Tea_Health_Benefits

Perhaps you'll check the link and read the little paragraph explaining a little bit about Orange Pekoe Tea...

That's all for now...

And that's the way it is...I'm David Dane

I'm Making Slow Progress, But Sure Progress

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 228.4-Pounds.
That's down under the 230-Pound Goal that I wrote about before when I stated the poundage lost seems to freeze at every 10-Pounds or so. It just seems like my body has these sticking points at every 10-Pounds. I have read though the body reaches plateaus for everybody. These are the sticky points in the weight losing program where the body it seems like it is going to be forever to break through a certain weight. For me it comes just about every ten pounds.

Now, I am happy with this new weight... It means I am making some progress. And it shows you the observer I am serious about losing weight. I am not just fiddle farting around with this.

It's slow progress, but it is sure progress.. I am happy about that.

I am not dying to get there either. Yesterday after work I had two bowls of granola cereal with two cups of whole milk... That was a yummy treat. I ate that instead of cooking dinner.

That's all for now...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

A Pumkin Bread Kit, And A Cookie Kit, What Was I Thinking?

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 231.2-Pounds.

OK that's not under 230-Pounds like I was hoping for by now... But, I am not going to cry over it.

Today I was talking to some friends. Both of them are very large people, one man, and a woman.
I told them when I got off work today I purchased a pumpkin bread making kit, and a toll house cookie kit at the Walmart. The woman laughed and said that's not too healthy. And I said to her this is the first time I have purchased something like this. I don't make a habit out of making cookies and pound cake.

I have a question: "Is it so unhealthy to eat a couple cookies, or a slice of pound  or pumpkin pie cake?" Now, if you were a Doctor Atkins purest it would be. Or, if you were some of these other fanatics that absolutely detest white flour in any form, I guess it would be unhealthy. But, I don't plan on eating a whole cake in one sitting, or eating a plate of cookies in one sitting.

And, as I have always written before, it's how much we eat that gets us into trouble. When I was doing the Atkins diet, I was actually gaining weight just eating protein from chicken, eggs, beef, etc..
That's because even with pure protein the body can become overloaded and start storing up fat.
If you read the Doctor Atkins literature they warn not to over eat.

That's why I write, everything in moderation, this includes cookies.

I think it is unwise to deny oneself a goodies one in a while. Denying goodies creates unwanted cravings. Therefore I say eat that donut for breakfast, but be sure that's it until lunch time.

Am I a purest on these points? NO, I am not... It's the total amount of food we consume that gets us into trouble. And, the less activity one engages in, then the less food ought to be consumed.

Well, I am done rambling on these things for today...

Bye for now...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane.

That 10-Pound Hanging On Range?

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 230.2-Pounds.

So is this my new 10 pound range that I have to over come? Years ago I wrote that when ever I lost 10-pounds my body seemed to stay at that range for a while before suddenly I would break below that 10-pound range and excellerate toward the next ten pound range.

Well, that seems to be what is happening now...

Oh well...

And that's the way it is... I,m David Dane

Back To The Starting Point?

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 229.2-Pounds.
Yesterday I weighed in at that weight too...

Now before we all start getting excited...( OH I KNOW YOU'RE ALL CHEERING ME ON, all one of you... )
The other night I was changing the settings on the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale, as I was doing so, I got into the memory settings. These were the settings I was playing with when I got the scale about a year ago.
I found something that I forgot about. I was already 229-Pounds when I got that scale. Yep, I actually gained weight, and watched it happen day after day as I stepped onto the scale.

So technically I am back where I started from when I purchased my new scale.  Argh....!

So I gained 10-pounds in less than a year, and then lost it all again... Argh...!

Well, there isn't anything I can do but continue to keep at it...

What about you? Are you going to keep at it?
Hey it's not easy to lose the weight. And the only way you're going to do it is, "EAT LESS FOOD."

And that's all for now..

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

It's Ground Hog Day

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale Weighing in at 230.8-Pounds.
Yes, you read that right...


I titled this Posting it's "Ground Hog Day" after the Movie that Bill Murray appeared in.
If you never saw this movie before I will sum it up like this. Bill Murray played a weather man who was sent to Pennsylvania to cover the traditional Ground Hog Day Celebrations. He was only to spend one day there and then head back to his hometown. Well, the story went on to tell that he was caught in a never ending loop of Ground Hog Days. And, from the amount of experiences he went through, and the talents he perfected apparently this never ending always repeating Ground Hog Day didn't end until finally he perfected his character enough to become the kind of man he was supposed to be.
Apparently this loop went on for decades of time by our calender.

Wouldn't it be nice if we could live a Ground Hog Day? Wouldn't it be nice if we could go back in time and change things.

What would you change? Would you knowingly eat too much, and gain more weight than you should? It's just a thought.

We can't go back in time now like in the Movie Ground Hog Day. But, we are moving forward in time. And, knowing what you know now, are you willing to make changes to lose weight?  Golly, I don't know...

I know that in 2006, I started losing weight.I lost 60-Pounds. Then I ignored the behavior that got me there. Part of it was because I was hanging out with my cousin who insisted I chow down on her cuisine, Cakes, cookies, big dinners. She always pushed me to eat the left overs.
Then three years ago my mom died. That really hurt, and I really wasn't paying attention anymore...

What would I do different?
Well, when my scale broke, I would replace it right away.
When my cousin pushed me to over eat, I would refuse her.
 I wouldn't drink as much beer as I was ... In fact for now, I have given up the alcoholic beverages.
I would have stopped drinking the diet drinks much sooner than I did.
I would have turned to water much faster than I did. I drink mostly water now.
I would have kept up with my food log.
I would have quit eating the french fries when I went out of town.
I would have eaten smaller meals.

Oh if it were Ground Hog Day and I could do it all over until I could perfect my body in a gym somewhere. I'd be buff....

Alas, I can't relive the days of yesterday, and neither can you. All I can do is go forward, and do what I can to see if I can get this extra poundage off...

That's all for now...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

Down, And Staying Below 235-Pounds... Goodie...

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 232-Pounds.

That's right... I am staying below 235-Pounds.

Now, let me see how long I from now I can drop below 230-Pounds.

And that's all for now...

And that's the way it is...I'm David Dane.

Two Days On One Report...

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 233.2-Pounds.

I thought I posted something for yesterdays weight. Apparently I didn't. I was up in Wisconsin, and I know that I did look at my blog. And, I thought I put up a post.  I don't know why it wasn't up today.

That said... I am not going to make up a page for yesterday. Yesterday I stepped up onto the Scale weighing in at 233.8-Pounds.

The day before yesterday I went to the store. As I was bringing my groceries through the lobbey my neighbor was dumping here trash. She saw me with my arms full of groceries, and though that it would be a real good time to criticise my big tummy. She poked it and said you need to get rid of that. I said I am working on it. She keeps saying it's going to take my health away someday.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.... OKAY...

Which makes me wonder: What do you and other people think I eat? Do you think I go out and eat donuts all day long? Do people think I am out shoving cake in my mouth all night long? Do people think I am eating bags and bags of potato chips?

I promise you I don't... Yesterday I ate 3/4 cups of granola cereal, One cup of whole milk, six boiled eggs,  and 8 ounces of wine. That was all I ate yesterday.

The day before wasn't much different. 

I don't chew on candy all day long like some of my fellow workers do. I don't have desert every day like some people do... I don't eat that much. But, my weight just stays where it is.

That's just the way it's going right now....

I know for sure I don't consume more than 2,000 calories a day. ... I just know by what I am eating and how much I eat.

Well, that's all for now...

And that's the way it is.. I'm David Dane

Oh, So Going Backwards... Argh !

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 234-Pounds.

That's up from yesterday, and certainly isn't very far from that 235-Pounds I thought I might not return to any time soon. Well, that's what I thought anyway...

And that's all for now... I just can't think of any words of wisdom... "EAT LESS"

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

A Little Article You May Want To Read

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale Weighing in at 233.6-Pounds.

Today I have something I am linking to.... It's something you might be interested in if you want to lose weight.
http://authoritynutrition.com/11-biggest-lies-of-mainstream-nutrition/

I hope that you'll find it useful...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

Ooops, I Wrote Good Bye To 235 Too Soon...!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 235-Pounds...

OOPS, I wrote that too soon yesterday. Now, I really don't know why my weight jumped 2-Pounds over night. The only thing I can think of is I drink too much lime juice. That's more sugar than I should have.

Years ago I used to get a lot of comments added to my posts. Lately I haven't. When my mother died I stopped posting on my blog. I was depressed for many years after losing her. Over my absence it seems people have lost interest in my posts. Oh, well?

I think the other reason people were getting disinterested in commenting is because I use a comment screen so I can view any comments before they get posted. It's not because I didn't like comments, it's because someone sending links to questionable places. I figured out someone was using Chinese to link my commentary into nasty pornography. 
I had to put in a screen to stop that. There were other questionable comments that were coming too that I didn't think people needed to read.

So, if your a fan, and you desire to leave a comment, go ahead. Maybe I'll post it, and then again, maybe I'll send it off to the trash bin in cyber space...

And that's all for now...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane.

Am I Close To Saying Good Bye to 235-Pounds... ?

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 232.8-Pounds.

Is this GOOD-BYE to that 235-Pound Range as I attempt to get down to 230-Pounds?

A few posts ago I wrote about my brother who lost a lot of weight. He claims he's lost 90-Pounds so far. He said he lost 35 in the last year alone. Well, looking at him as he is, I would say he probably did lose what he claims. He looks good. And, since he is big boned, he wears his weight better than I do. My frame is light weight. That said, what really got him to make such an effort was his doctor found his fasting blood sugar was over 300 points.

I have never had an issue with my blood sugar. I for some reason, even though I was 100 pounds overweight, never had a diabetic condition. I count myself fortunate. However, had I continued on that course of being so overweight, who knows what might have shown up by now?

My brother is still working on getting his blood sugar stabilized at around 100 points. So he has continued to reduce his carbohydrate intake, and sugar consumption. As a result he has continued to lose weight. Now, he is fast approaching my weight. He said the other day he was 240-Pounds. That's good news. But, the thing that brought it about was not good news.

And it makes me wonder why so many people are happy being overweight.?

I know I didn't look so good being 100-Pounds more than I should have been. I knew that my weight was up there. I just couldn't figure out what to do. Well, the answer is so simple... LESS FOOD.
Along with that I would say start drinking water, and quit the soda pop, along with the diet soda. Diet Soda is what I think destroyed my joints.

If you want to lose weight, you'll have to change your diet. Cut out the sugars as much as you can. Oh I know, I wrote many years ago the SNICKERS DIET. But, that was based on a 1,500 calorie intake.
If you cut out the sugary drinks and turn to water, you'll probably lose weight just doing that alone. I know many years ago when I gave up drinking Coke I lost over ten pounds.

 It's not easy, but you can do it.

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

Weights up some...

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 233-Pounds.

I was trying to post a video someone sent to my FACEBOOK but, I can't seem to get it to embed into this blog. When I have it figured out, I will post it.

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane

Weights Up Some Today

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 232-6-Pounds.
That's up from yesterday.

I think it's safe to say at this point 240-Pounds is gone for now.
I wrote that yesterday.

I am now aiming for the 230-Pound Mark.

And that's all for now...

And that's the way it is... I'm David Dane