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Might I share something truly cool with you?

I've come to absolutely enjoy this man and his show.  In this episode he brings his wit, his passion for cooking and his success at weight loss into an episode of his program Good Eats.  I know most of you in the states know this program well, but I came upon it for the first time while on furlough this year.  Now, it's a daily staple in the Booher home!

I can't make some of the stuff he does since the ingredients are so different than what we can get here.  But, some of the stuff he does is wonderfully easy, tasty, healthy and he does it with that one all-important ingredient that makes me want to watch - passion!

Off topic On target

How does she live with this for seventy five years?

Father didn't want her.
Mother didn't want her.
Her husband didn't want her.

They all wanted what the bottle had to give more than the love she had to offer.  Mom and dad would go off leaving her and her three brothers and sisters with nothing but a blanket to cover with.  No lock on the apartment door.  About sixty years ago.

We talked about rejection today - she cried - we prayed.  She's alone now.  She buried her mom, her dad, her husband...bottle took them all in the end.

We work where it matters most, I think.

'Some want to live within the sound of church or chapel bell,
I want to run a rescue shop within a yard of hell'

G'night all.

A Good Book

Weighing in today at 114.2 kilo - so more or less still 250. I'm watching calories and fat, but the start on this weight loss is slower than I thought it'd be. Walked several miles yesterday pushing the stroller with BOTH boys in it :)

Want to recommend the book Eat to Live by Joel Fuhrman, M.D. Of course, take it all with a grain of salt...the man is a vegetarian and puts forth a strong argument for the vegetarian way of life, or at least his take on it. I don't intend to go vegetarian for a couple reasons - first of all, my wife won't let me (more on that later).

Secondly, I just can't make that way of life mesh with Scripture. I'm sure it'd be different if God were to send me one day to a country where meat was scarce, but where He's put me now I just can't see a Biblical argument to choose not to eat meat.

Fuhrman's book, however, does give an amazing amount of detailed health and diet info, shedding a huge BATMAN-like spot light on the causes of so much of the sickness and obesity in the American diet. Great read - great info - and it's helping me.

Next post, I'll show you all my wife's favorite book on the subject. Also, she's reminded me that if this is to be a true blog on weight-loss (among other things), I should post some pics...so that's on its way as well.

No matter what your size or shape, remember that what He thinks of you doesn't depend upon outward appearances...it's about the heart. So, lose the weight, but base your self-esteem on His Word and what He thinks.

Blessings!

corey

Slightly Confused

Daily weigh-ins are confusing. I try to hit the scales after my morning...uh...business. No clothes - just me and the naked truth (cue rim shot).

Tuesday was 116 kilo (about 255 lbs.)...Wed 114 (250)...Thursday I weighed in at 113.9 kilo (about 250 still) and then Thurs night I went to the weight room for two hours. So, Friday morning, after three days of solid eating right and two hours of exercise - I weighed in this morning at 114.3!

So, where'd that extra .4 kilo come from?? I've read plenty of info, like the info posted here that says weight training together with diet is an awesome 1-2 punch for fast loss. So, I'm hoping the slight up-swing this morning has more to do with muscle gain than fat.

By the way, getting ALL the fat out of my diet seems an impossibility. I'm going down to zero pro cent almost everything...but even the wifey won't let me go totally without some fat.

Time to Lose

Hey peeps,

Long time, no post. Now, I want to take you with me as I try to lose weight and get in shape - and stay there. This won't be a diet. This is a lifestyle change. God knows it's needed and I know He's helping.

Today I weigh 250. I have a 47 waist size, I believe.

So, here we go.

I want to post pics, films, etc. I will TRY to take you with me though filming training exercises, food, etc... I'll try to post good diet plans I find or good recipes. Hopefully, it'll be fun and informative.

cb