Cary, please accept the undernoted as my entry to win a free autographed copy of Doug VARRIEUR's book 'Fat to Skinny'
Why
lose weight? To Live ...not !!
Fifty six years old at the end of the month, do I look like Doug Varrieur's former mirror image? Why do I think I don't look bad for my size? Why don't I feel bad. I've seen me in a mirror, but Doug's fat ..and obese in that 'before' picture of his. I don't look like that, I'm a few years older granted, but I'm big boned at only 285 lbs and ...I'm 5'11", now let me read that article about Varrieur again. Haa, sucks to be him, I don't have diabetes. Well that I know of. So I do use Mavik, it’s only a 'beginner' blood pressure medication. Varrieur looks like he 5'6" and 300 lbs.
Now I'll read the article...
'OH CRAP !!' Second line says he's 285 lbs, 'DAMN !!' Fourth line says he's 5'11", I must stand taller and straighter. Yeah, right!! I'm tired of kidding myself.
I started a family late in life, had a high stress job, at one time in my life drank too much, smoked too many cigarettes. Today, I barely remember my last beer. Cigarettes, hm-m-m-m, it was my son's 8th birthday when I quit - he's 19 this fall. Has 11 years of eating due to my hand to mouth tic after tossing the tobacco do this? No, I did it, I'm an eater. Bored, have a snack, do something, have another snack, meals - 3 a day. Starting to nod at work, have a snack, it's 10:30 at night, okay - just a little snack as the News starts or I go check e-mails. Should I walk to Tim HORTON's for a coffee, it's one kilometer, each way. I wonder if there are any new donuts? Nah, I'll drive over and see. I need more exercise than that, Robin's Donut shop is a full mile in the other direction - they do have better donuts. Okay that's it - driving there will only take a minute longer.
I remarried 4 years ago and I want to be with my new bride longer, longer than what I'm going to if I stay at 285 lbs. Between us we have 6 children -17 to 23, weddings could be starting in a few years. There are 3 girls, each of whom I want to take down the aisle, and without people wondering if I'll make it all the way without taking a pew seat midway. Then we’re hoping for grandbabies, I remember how I enjoyed my babies, and I want do want to enjoy my grandbabies as much and see them to the age our kids are today. I realize one thing today - I won't get there at 285 lbs, I need that kick in the keister to change my eating style, to change when I eat and most of all what I eat!! With Doug Verrieur's book we should be able to do it. I'd like Doug to help me see a skinny Christmas 2010 - let's use those digits, how's 201 to 210 by New Year's Eve?
Cary, I know I'm over weight ....and the 400 words - see it is tough to do!!
I'm 'Lance'
Poll
