Fredbruin

A year ago

My big test is coming up this weekend when I will be in Las Vegas for four days to play in a three-day golf tournament with my golf group. I hope to burn enough calories on the golf course to give me a little leeway on my calorie count.

Pass. Not the grabby type.

When I pay for the Jenny Craig food, it makes me go to the gym, too, because I don’t want to spend all that money without giving it an all-out effort. It helps me to get started and I can stay on it for a few months until I hit my goal. I know I can just buy the food a lot cheaper, but for some reason, I just don’t do it…

Jeramey, my brother is a truck driver (UPS) and he likes to juice to control his weight. It seems to work for him. He also jogs whenever he has a chance. Good luck to you.

The first 10 were easy. The next 6 were much tougher. The last 14 are going to be like the Battle of the Bulge, but I will win the fight.

It’s not going to happen fast. Stay with it. Your body gets used to living off 1200 calories, but as long as you drink a lot of water and do even a little walking, the weight will start to come off slowly -- about one to 1.5 pounds per week. Don’t give up. Better days ahead for you.

Try the Jenny Craig diet. It’s a bit pricey, but you get put on a 1200 calorie per day diet based on food you buy from them. After a while you realize you can buy the same food cheaper at the market so you just use the JC menu plans and buy your own food at your local market.

Here’s the thing about getting married to an older person. It’s great when you’re in your 20s. 30s. 40’s and even 50’s. When you get to be over 60, look for some problems on the horizon. I have a friend who is 70 and married to a 55-year-old lady. He needs extra income and wants to do a reverse mortgage on his home, but he…

Usually scales are pretty consistent. They don’t have to be accurate with your scale at home, but if you weigh yourself on the same scale at a hotel, and you do it again the next day at the same time, you should get a pretty accurate reading of how much you have gained or lost. I find the scale at my gym are one pound less…

Thank you, Marcia. I need all the friends and support I can get. Congratulations on losing 36 pounds. Keep it up. It’s nice to see I am not alone in this struggle.

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