Another Break Through... Which Was Slow In Coming

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 213.6-Pounds.

Judging from that I would say things are moving again with my weight loss. But, let me tell you it sure felt like it was a long time coming. I have been frustrated because it seemed like I was never going to make any progress.

I have been careful with my total calorie counts. Sure I have had some days where I got up over 1,500 calories. I have had some days where I got closer to 1,900 calories and even 2,000 calories. Yet, it really hasn't been any different than years ago when I lost all the weight.

We will all have that happen where our weight just hangs on. I am convinced we will all hit those points in our weight losing regimen where it seems like there isn't anything we can do. It gets frustrating for sure.

All I can say to anyone who is determined to lose weight and you seem to be stuck in one place, KEEP AT IT... The damn will eventually break, and then you'll be onto your next target weight.

I have been doing some soul searching, and going through my blog posts from years past. I don't have the time to read them all. The reason I have been doing this is someone was sending me anonymous comments (I did not publish them, and they are deleted.). I was accused of projecting a superior attitude. I was accused of calling my readers names like pig, porky etc..

I did a word search looking for those words in the blog. I found only one time where I was clowning around for a laugh and said "Hey Fatty put the donut down."

If I have ever offended my readers, then it was never a deliberate act. I have tried to be sensitive to the IDEA that we who are the PREPONDERANTS are all in the same situation. We're over weight, and we don't like what we see in the mirror. We may very well be struggling with health issues as a result of our over eating. I don't know...

I have tried to encourage people with my own delema. Now, it's even worse because everything I ever wrote came true. I lost 60-Pounds. Then, like a dumb-dumb I regained that weight.

Now I have to go through it all over again making the effort to lose the weight.

It's not easy. It's not easy to go through it all over again. Yet here I am.

This anonymous person mocked me and demanded that I lose weight now and immediately get down to 175-Pounds. In other words Anonymous is a NUT-CASE.

All this said... Folks, it's not easy to lose weight. In fact when you're trying to lose weight it has an effect on everything you do. That's right.. You can't go to birthday parties, Christmas Parties, Easter Feasts, and church socials and continue to eat like you did.

And when you're trying to lose weight it just seems like all one can do is think about food all day long. ...!

Yeah, I know what it's like.

Take courage, you can lose the weight.

I am going to write this warning again: To those of you who make comments on my blog. I screen those comments. If I don't like your comments, they won't get up for everyone to see. If you can't be gracious like Dinah, or Lynn sometimes when she comments, then guess what, your comment won't get published.

I owe you no apology for my screening out what you write. It's my blog. ...!!!!!

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 216.4-Pounds.

Anonymous one: Find the exact post where I was calling people pigs and oinkers.... You can't.... And, I never thought I was superior, it's you who felt inferior... !

Sorry folks there is an on going dialog here with some bozo that keeps commenting and I won't publish the comments....

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

Weight Ebbing Down....

Hello Weight Losing Fans....

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 215-Pounds.
That's not where I want to be, but hey, It's what it is...

Dinah posted this comment and I thought I would share it.... I did publish it in the comments. I ignored Anonymous snarly unwelcome comment, and won't publish any of them.

"You are making progress!! Good job. On to your next goal--would it be 210?
I agree--there is nothing wrong with a hamburger and french fries. You can eat it and lose weight.
I lost weight eating pizza once a week and chocolate everyday. Having foods I enjoyed helped me stay the course.
It is better in the long run to eat the foods you love than to try to live without them. 
When it comes to weight loss, everyone thinks they are an expert. Funny thing though, at the end of the day almost every struggles with regaining some of the lost weight--even the people who think they have all the answers.
We each must do what works for us and ignore our critics.
AND--most of us have to live in the real world and that often means few choices when eating out due to work or budget constraints. Fast food is fast and cheap. Nothing wrong with that as long as we balance it with other healthful foods."

Thanks Dinah.

I can only appreciate that Dinah is mature and gracious enough to share words that are encouraging.

For you who want to leave commentary that is non beneficial and nasty, forget ever seeing it get published on this blog. I have the last say as to what finally ends up in the comments. And, Anonymous you're out of here... Go pick on someone else. You calling me porky without knowing me and my situation was the wrong thing to do... And, just in case you think I sit around eating boxes of donuts... What if I do, what is that to you?  So buzz off anonymous go harass someone else.

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 215.2-Pounds.

Wow, I just got some nasty comments sent on my wall... Well, guess what anonymous... Your comments won't get published...

You obviously haven't been reading since I restarted trying to lose weight. I admitted regaining weight. And, I gave reasons why.  But, your ignorant comments won't get viewed by the rest of the people.  So keep sending the comments and find they won't be seen by anyone.

And, anonymous one, there isn't anything wrong with a hamburger and french fries, but you are obviously an ignorant know it all...!

That's all for now...

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

Weights About The Same...

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 217.6-Pounds.
Yesterday I don't have any numbers...

I was in a hurry getting up late for work, and rushing out the door without weighing myself. I had spent half the night tossing my cookies after having eaten a hamburger and french fries from a place out of town. I tried to get a work replacement and no one answered the dispatch phone, or even called to find out how I was.  So I ended up going to work with no sleep and a very achy body, and driving six hours. Yep, I was a road hazzard. The dispatcher finally answered the telephone at six AM and told me I have to come to work because there is no replacement. How would you like my job?

So, here I am recovering from and awful two days. And I am basically the same weight even after emptying myself with dry heaves. I don't usually get sick, and very rarely ever fall prey to food born illnesses. ...

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

Oh Those Cook Outs...!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 215.4-Pounds.
Yesterday I was at a family cook out...
There you have it... Over indulging!

Yesterday I didn't post and stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 214-Pounds.

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 217-Pounds.

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 217-Pounds.
That's up some from yesterday...

Yesterday I wrote I am thinking about doing another 24 hour fast. It's simply because it seems as if everything in staying inside me....
I haven't been eating big meals, and eating all kinds of junk. I really should be down below 215-Pounds by now...

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

Lower Now, But It Isn't Good Enough

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 216.6-Pounds.

That's not what I am looking for.... I want to break 215... I am thinking of doing another 24 hour fast reset. ...!

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

Slow, Oh So Slow....

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 216.8-Pounds.

Man, I getting so tired of this.... I can't believe this; slow, slow, slow progress. It's not as if I am going out there and eating, and drinking all the wrong stuff....

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

Darn, Darn, Darn.... This isn't going so well....!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 219.2-Pounds....!

Bummer...!

Today I went to the Doctors Clinic to get my DOT physical. I passed with normal blood pressure, and a low, normal heart rate. My urine screen was good with no sign of sugar or other problems.
The doctor did tell me I am Obese, and I need to lose weight. Gee thanks DOC...
Like I needed him to tell me this...

Oh well...

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 219.4-Pounds.
Yesterday I really didn't eat that much... But, here I am...!

Well, today I said to heck with it and had a real big slice of pizza and two yogurts...

We'll see tomorrow.

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

I Can't Get The Weight Down... It's Frustrating

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 217.8-Pounds.

This is Frustrating for sure. I thought by now I would easily be down to 210-Pounds. But, I can't even stay below the 215-Pounds target range. I just can't figure this one out.... I have been eating vegetables, and tomato juice, and protein power....

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 219-Pounds.

Yep, it's bad... I had a problem this morning doing my morning thing. I can't figure out why, since I have been upping my intake of green vegetables, and drinking more tomato juice. Yet everything came out very difficult. I can't figure out am I just holding stuff in?

This is ridiculous... I should be down at 212, or so by now.....

Yet the weight is hanging on?

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 219.4-Pounds.

I am frustrated about this....


That's all for now...

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 219.4-Pounds....

Don't ask me why, I can't answer that question. I had a can of peas and a can of green beans last night for dinner... I had a three pieces of baloney for lunch, and a hot dog bun with the baloney on top. I had three scoops of protein powder for breakfast and an egg. I had a few small cookies too. That's all I ate yesterday. Yet here I am with this weight.

I am frustrated for sure....!

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

Still Above 215-Pounds.... Oh Darn...!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 217.4-Pounds.

I thought sure, by now, I would be below 215-Pounds.

Nope...

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

My Audience Is Fading...!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 218.4-Pounds.

I noticed something my audience is fading. I am getting less and less readers.

I am sorry I don't have anything exciting to report.

That's all for now...

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

My Weight Loss Rant !

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 217.6-Pounds.
That's lower than yesterday, and no where near what I had expected.

Now, I looked at the readers numbers for my blog and they have dropped... I went from over one hundred a day to 11 today....

Good... You go chase down some fictional blog where the person isn't real, and you go read about stuff that doesn't work. I am in this weight losing thing for the long term. I will hit my targets. I'll do it with out pills and drugs, and fake diet foods.

Here is the thing most people want today; instant satisfaction. We Preponderants ate too damned much food and got fat, then we expect we're going to take it off overnight following some fad. Well, I am here to tell you it doesn't work that way.

If you are serious about losing weight then you better realize now that this is a very long term proposition !!!!!

You better be ready to change the way you eat for the rest of your life. That's right, you don't deserve the luxury of eating all the food you want... You don't have a high revving metabolism like some younger folks.

You better realize you have to weight yourself everyday. You have to constantly check to see if you meet the weight of the day before, and that you fall into a normal weight range.  If you don't then you are just fooling yourself.

And, if you're just 10-Pounds overweight, you have a problem. If you're a guy, and you have one of those tummies that bulges, you have a problem. If you're a woman and you have fat on the fanny, or your tummy, you've got a problem.

So go read the other blogs. Go chase the other people and see what new mysterious fat cure they can contrive.  Here's your problem: YOU EAT TOO MUCH  !!!! YOU EAT TOO MUCH OF THE WRONG STUFF !!!!

There has to be a balance, and you have to figure  out what that balance is. 

That's my rant for today....

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

Gaining Weight Again...!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 219.2-Pounds.
Yeah that's what I wrote.

Yesterday wasn't much better, I weighed in at 218.8-Pounds.

I work, and work, and can't find a break. I think I am struggling with what they call the cordisal syndrome.

No Calories, And Still Not Losing Pounds????

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 217.8-Pounds.
That's not good... I wanted to be further along.

Yesterday I had a can of Clam Chowder Soup, three scoops of protein powder, an egg, a cup of milk, and three small packs of fruit trail mix with almonds. That's hardly enough calories to be gaining weight with.

I don't know, this is making me nuts. I am starving to death and not losing a pound...

That's all for now... I'm David Dane

What The Hell .... ?

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale 220.2-Pounds.

WHAT THE HELL?

I only ate a can of soup yesterday, and had 5 cheese sticks. There is no reason I should weigh this.

That's all for now...

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

Another Disappointing Day

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

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

You can't be more disappointed with this than I am. I went out of town. I ate a lunch yesterday. I had an ear a corn, a biscuit, two pieces of chicken, cole slaw, a small scoop of mashed potatoes and gravy, along with a  root beer soda. I didn't eat anything the rest of the day. And, I had a couple jelly beans. Whoopie...

By the time the evening rolled around I was starving. By the time I got off work at 2 AM, I was dying. I went to bed hungry, only to wake up and see these numbers...

I am scratching my head for sure...

Well, I can't do anything about it except quit eating anything, and that's not going to happen.

Bye for now...

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 I did not bring my scale.

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 220.2-Pounds.
Yep, you read that right.

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 218.2-Pounds.

Yesterday I weighed 217.2-Pounds.

That's up...

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

215-Pounds Not Far Away Now...!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 216.4-Pounds.

That's not what I hoped for this morning. I am holding a line here.

We'll see about tomorrow morning.

If you desire to leave a comment, please realise I screen comments now. If you write anything in a language other than English, it will not get posted.

That's all for now... I'm David Dane

Holding Above 215-Pounds

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 216.4-Pounds.
Yesterday I stepped up onto the scale weighing in at 217.2-Pounds.

That's not where I had hoped to be by now, but at the very least it's still below 220-Pounds.

Today I got to the library and was getting out of the car. I looked to my left and saw a very large woman sitting in her car snacking. She was eating popcorn. I was thinking what is she eating this for?
I have no idea what her history was. From my experience with people who are aware their weight is out of control, I remember many people think they have to snack and grace all day long to manage hunger and that urge to eat.

Well, eating popcorn never helped me. I am sure it's not going to help her in the long run either...

Well, I have to go right now... I want to finish this and can't.

If you must leave a comment, remember you won't see it right away until I screen it. If I think it's Okay, then I will let it post. If I don't think it is Okay, then you'll never see it. If it's in a foreign language of any kind, you'll definitely never see it... This is because nasty links have been sent to my comments and that isn't so good.

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

Changing The Eating Patterns To Avoid Insulin Resistance

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 217-Pounds. I had hoped that it would be 215 or lower. I'll have to take it...

A few days ago I was listening to a radio program where the Doctor Bob Marshall was talking about the insulin intolerance people experience. The Doctor is a QRA practitioner, and believes that diet, exercise and the proper nutrition is what helps people get healthy and stay healthy. Short of a catastrophic illness  he is not keen on using medications.

He had a caller call in and explain he was over weight, and wanted to know how to change the diet to lose weight. One of the things the Doctor talked about was in the morning our bodies shouldn't be loaded up with carbohydrates. He said it's because we naturally go into a lower state of insulin production at night. And, by the morning our body isn't ready to begin pumping out insulin quite yet.

The doctor recommended changing the order of diet and food consumption. He stated in the morning eat low sugar foods, such as a piece of fruit, an orange or apple. He said don't load up in the morning on carbohydrates or fats. Save the middle of the day for the protein packed meals, and the meals with the fat (The fat he recommends is that in the Avocado). Then he said eat the food with carbohydrates no later than 4-5 PM. He said the body has to get ready to consume the carbohydrates and it usually is best at a later meal. Now, he's not big on breads or legumes either. But, his thinking is, if you eat this stuff, then that's probably the time to do it.

So I have changed my diet accordingly. Now, with my schedule this is tough to do. But, I have been eating two small oranges in the morning, then I'll eat a yogurt. Yes, there is some sugar in the yogurt. Later around noon, In the middle of the day I eat an egg, and some protein powder, around 4-5 PM I'll eat a ham sandwich, or a turkey sandwich, along with that I'll eat a yogurt, or piece of fruit.

What I am trying to do is follow a pattern I hope will help me regulate my sugar levels and not put me into a situation where my insulin levels go out of whack. Since I don't have a blood sugar meter, I have to do all of this by guess and by golly. I might go out and get one... We'll see.

Keep reading my blog for further progress reports. We'll see how this works.

A few days ago I finally got a comment. This is from someone who used to read my blog years ago. When I stopped posting she gave up. She found I had begun posting again.

Now, if you write any comments, they won't show up right away. I have to screen them to see if they are Okay. Before I was getting links added to my comments that were meant to send people to nasty places. I also won't accept any posts that are written in any other language besides English. So if you are in some foreign land and you comment; if I have to use and interpreter you won't get my approval...

That's all for now...

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

I Am So Excited... Slowly But Surely Persitance Pays Off !

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 216.4-Pounds. Yes, you read that correctly.

Let me tell you I am just so excited about that. Let me share with you something else. Today I put on a pair of black jeans that I couldn't button back in January of 2013. I also put on my black work belt and pulled it to its last notch. That's right, I now have to add another notch in the belt because I will eventually be too thin to keep my pants up.

Ain't that something?

You might be asking, "David, you're lying aren't you because yesterday you were at 220 + Pounds?" I was, but I also wrote that I had eaten an Italian Sausage the night before and had fries too. I really believe that was just stuff waiting to leave. This just might be true for you too. That's right, you may be packing on some extra pounds only because you had a really big meal the night before. Then again, if you are like many women before you menstruate, you gain water weight. I am not a doctor, and won't even begin to try to explain that phenomenon.

So, I am excited and feeling really encouraged by this current progress.

I am telling you. I can't wait until I lose another 20-Pounds.

I haven't been starving to death like I did a few years ago when I did this. Now, when I did the days when I reset (It was a 24 fast of water only, and my morning coffee.), I really struggled with the hunger. In fact I got dizzy a couple times because the blood sugar went down. I toughed it out. That reset helped me clean out the crap... While I was doing that I did take my vitamins. When I got really hungry I drank a couple of glasses of water to try to fill up my tummy. It helped some.

Have I struggled with hunger? Yes I have. Do I get the urge to say to heck with it and pig out? Yes, and I have a few times. Then I get back on track.

If I run into trouble again when I get close to the 200-pound target, I might do a reset again.

So, you might be asking yourself what can "I" do? What can you do? It starts with facing the cold hard reality that you might have a weight problem. Yeah, you might have looked in the mirror and seen that pouch of a stomach and have to admit, that isn't so pretty. I know for women this really upsets them. You may have a pair of dress pants in the closet that don't button anymore. (I have a dozen.) You might have a nagging neighbor like mine who kept reminding me my stomach is too big.

The bottom line is: "Are you overweight?" Your scale will give you an objective opinion about this matter. That's right, there are those height weight charts out there that have been published. You can compare yourself to a well known weight chart. You might be like so many other people out there who will weigh themselves and say, "It's only ten pounds." Well, it might be ten pounds, but this is where the slippage down the slippery slope begins.

The very idea that you have extra poundage means there is a problem. You may be in the early stages of "Insulin Intolerance." You might be eating just a few more calories than you need. You may be eating the wrong foods too often. I am not saying you can't enjoy a donut. I'm not saying you can't have a piece of birthday cake. I am saying how much, and how often.

And I'll just flat out tell you now: LOSE THE SODAS... That's right, you may have the habit of drinking a coke, or spite each day. Give it up. QUIT.... I can't make you do that. But, I am telling you that is just pure empty, empty calories. You might as well stick a needle in your veins and put a glucose drip on yourself for the damage all that sugar is doing. (Yeah, yeah, you say I admitted to having a couple Sprites. I don't make that a daily habit.)

And, let me tell you something else; sugar is addictive. I know. I had a heck of a time giving up the sodas. I thought I was doing myself a favor by switching to the diet soda. That was a bad move on my part. Now, I just mostly drink water when I eat.

So, now you can admit you're overweight. You have arrived at the reality of what's going on. What's next? Get into the habit of weighing yourself everyday. That's right weigh everyday that you can. I suggest you write down the weight and keep a log of your weight.

Keep an eye out on everything you eat. That's right, every liquid, every piece of candy, everything you eat or drink keep track of it. This includes that 15-calorie candy you slip in your mouth after a dinner meal.

Why do I say that? Because every calorie counts. It's those little unaccounted calories that get us into trouble because they add up. They really cause a problem because sugar has a profound effect on your digestion, and your insulin production. And, since you are overweight, you most definitely are consuming too many calories.

I have a friend in another company now. He's much older than I am. He has been confirmed as a type two diabetic. He's lost weight too. Only he's done it the stupid way. He's too busy or lazy to keep a record like I do of what he eats. So because he can't account for everything he eats, or drinks, he'll go day after day eating once a day. Boy you want to talk about adding fuel to an already raging fire of physical trouble: try being diabetic and then fasting away from food. That just exacerbates an already serious problem with the sugar. He would be better off going to an all protein food program. But, I can't tell him that. He thinks he's so smart.

Don't you do that. I did it for twenty four hours. But, that was it. I eat everyday, and I eat normal foods that we all eat. I EAT LESS....

I want to continue adding my ideas to this rambling, it's just I have to get going.

Here is the bottom line: YOU EAT TOO MUCH ! If you have 20-Pounds to lose, or just 10-Pounds to lose: YOU EAT TOO MUCH. You eat too much of the wrong foods. You pump to much sugar into your system, and then you gain weight.

You may be one of those people with a high revving metabolism. I still caution you watch out for those candies, and sodas. Yeah, there was a day I wouldn't gain a pound. That day came when I hit the proverbial wall and over did it. Then I began to add on the pounds. It got worse, and worse. Then I was caught in a never ending cycle of gaining pounds rapidly.

This can happen to you. And from the looks of it, many, many, many people EAT TOO MUCH, or they DRINK TOO MUCH of the wrong things.

I am writing this to say you can change. You can put on the brakes, and make up your mind to lose weight.

Is it too late to lose those pounds? I am 54 years old. I am working at it right now. I have every, every, every intention to get to a normal weight.

I am not a doctor. But, I can tell you most doctors will tell you it's not good to pack on the pounds. It doesn't feel good being over weight. It doesn't look good being over weight. It's not really healthy being over weight.

That's all for now...

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

　

　

　

It's Really A Bumpy Ride...

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 220.2-Pounds.

I am thinking to myself, "What happened?" 

Last night I went to eat because I was out. Someone purchased my dinner. I had a six inch Italian Sausage on an Italian Bread Roll. I had a small French Fries. Along with that I consumed what might be considered 16 ounces of Sprite Regular Soda. I think the soda did me in....

I thought sure I would never see 220 again... Here it is...

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

????? OH Man... What Happened?

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today  I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 220-Pounds.
Yep, I am thinking it too... What happened?
I think it was the three cups of milk I drank late last night before bed time....

I sure wish I had better progress to report.

Today driving to the library I got stuck sitting at the railroad crossing behind a bunch of cars. Immediately in front of me was the walking path. I watched a man who was probably in his late forties jogging. This guy had the typical body of many middle aged men. He had that big puffed out bulging belly, puffed fat chest, and the chicken legs that stuck out of his shorts. As he jogged along everything shook like a mass of jello.
It's obvious this man must be running to lose weight. However, if that's the reason he's running, then he like everyone else by the end of the summer will quit, and he'll still be fat. I know this because I have been there.
I have a former friend who was like this. Now, he never had that bulging tummy, but someone insulted him by commenting about his jiggling fat on the chest by calling him "Man Boobs." He was so offended. This guy would harangue me by telling me exercise, exercise. Well, I was losing weight without the exercise. (This goes back to my last attempts to lose weight.) My friend got a job that consumed his time driving and attending work. As a result his running took a hit. He never modified his diet to reduce the calories. He would always send me charts about how many calories I was burning walking and exercising. He didn't realize I was already keen about all that stuff. That mettle some know it all regained all the weight he lost, and then some. What's really sad is he purchased a Town-House. He has a basement in that home of his. He purchased a hardly used treadmill for a song.... ! He used it a little while and then came the baby, and all the excuses not to use it anymore. ...

That's the way it goes with so many of our good intentions to exercise. Listen folks this is a cold hard reality....  YOU EAT TOO MUCH FOOD..... Face the cold hard facts.....!

You drink to many empty calorie drinks, and you fail to count those liquid calories in you plans. You consume to many things on the side like popcorn, ice cream, breads, etc. and you fail to account for that too....
If you live in America, and you are even 20-Pounds over weight there is no excuse for you..... There are diet books in the library that take up whole rows of shelves. There are diet programs on TV. There is all kinds of information available to you and me....

But, you eat, and I eat, we eat, and then we get fat. .... Then we listen to the morons that will tell you if you'll do this, you'll be skinny like me.....

EAT LESS FOOD... CONSUME LESS CALORIES... !!!!!!!!!

We'll see about tomorrow with my weight....

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

I Am Still Below 220-Pounds.... Good !

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 218.4-Pounds. That is still below that 220 target, and just over 3-Pounds to hit 215.

It sure seems like it's taking forever.

Today I was stopped at a traffic light. Along side me pulled a very large garbage truck. He came so close I could have touched his truck. Well, I immediately moved my car up and away from this machine. I got ahead of the truck and saw the driver. I gave him a cheesy smile even though I thought differently of the matter.
He had a big bag of Cheese Curls on the dash board that he was digging into and popping the food into his mouth, (With his bare hands... Eeeeeeeeh...!) . Anyway, this guy was obviously skinny. But, I couldn't help but think about this junk he keeps pumping into his stomach. And he's not the only one I think this about. I see this being done by the people who ride behind me in my bus. I don't see anything wrong with eating a couple hand fulls for a quick tasty snack. I can't see sitting and eating the whole bag. That in my opinion isn't good.

This is why we are fat, and fatter as a society. We drink sugary sodas, and eat whole bags of snack foods. Then we wonder why we're round like a beach ball.

We eat too much. I eat too much. And, if the shoe fits, maybe you too eat too much.

That's all for now...

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

Reset Worked...!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at (Are you ready for this?) 217.8-Pounds.
The reset worked, and I'm over that hurdle to the next 5-pound target.

I didn't post yesterday. I couldn't get online. Yesterday I weighed in at 220.8-Pounds.

Now what did I do you may ask? Why did I call this a RESET? This is one of the things I do to push myself past a real sticking point in my weight loss program. I declare a 24 hour fast. What this does is permits my body to get out the junk, and start the body burning fat again.

Now you may ask, "What about the fasting causing the body to go into the panic mode (starvation mode) and you start burning all the lean tissue?"
It's not going to do that with a 24 hour fast.

I actually fasted a bit longer that 24 hours. I was fasting two days ago when I had written that last post. Then when the evening came I was so hungry and then got invited into eat at an Indian Restaurant. Well, that's all it took. It was going to be free food, so I couldn't turn it down.

I ate a piece of chicken, some pan bread, some potato, and whole lot of vegetables. Well, my 24 hour fast was broken, and because it was so late 8 PM, it all showed up on the scale the next morning.
I restarted the fast yesterday, and did it until this morning. I ate 4 hard boiled eggs for breakfast today, and now I am starving.

So did I do some damage, and now I am in the starvation mode? I don't think so.

It's back to eating the way I was now,"LESS FOOD..."  I am confident that the 220-Pound range is gone and I am looking for 215-Pounds.

That's all for now...

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

RESET... Clean The Drain Time...!

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 224-Pounds.
Don't Panic, I ate last night at a buffet around 7 PM.
This afternoon I got dressed for work and actually stepped on the scale at 223-Pounds.
This was after having drunk a pot of coffee in the morning. Today I didn't eat anything for breakfast, or lunch.

I didn't post for Thursday, and Friday. I usually make up a post and then change the date to fit what I missed. Today I am not doing that.

So for you who eagerly wait with baited breath anxious to know how I am progressing. (Your fans, I know how you are... I make myself laugh.) On Thursday I weighed in at 221.8-Pounds.
On Friday, which was yesterday, I weighed in at 222.6-Pounds.

I know what you are thinking; I am going backwards. Not really, I'm not.
The reason you are seeing these high numbers is because I have been out late working. As a result I have eaten later in the day. Some of the meals were big ones; like a double whopper cheeseburger, small french fries, and a couple glasses of sprite. OH David, how could you?

I know you think I am the absolute paragon of mental and emotional weight losing virtue, and strength. I know you look up my blog seeking for inspiration... Yeah, yeah, Okay.... What ever...

Anyway today I decided to do a RESET. I am not eating any solid food today. I had my pot of coffee, and my vitamins. Now I am on a fast of just water. The reason is that I am making sure everything I have eaten makes it's way out, and the left overs don't effect the outcome of my weight.

I am not convinced I have packed on the pounds.

Now, if I continued to consume food like I did last night at the buffet then I would be regaining pounds.

I just don't think I have done any damage. We'll see tomorrow. In the mean time, I will be drinking water and flushing the poop-shoot... (disgusting !)

That's all for now...

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 221.4-Pounds.
sorry I have to go quick here...

That's all for now...

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

Down Weight Today

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

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


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 223.4-Pounds.

Yeah, that's not so good...

That's all for now... I'm David Dane

Back Up

Hello Weight Losing Fans...

Today I stepped up onto the New Magical Mystical Digital Scale weighing in at 221.4-Pounds.

This is because last night while I was driving I had a couple of slices of pizza. It must have been 8 or so in the night.

That's all for now... I'm David Dane

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