Collecting My Thoughts

As an adult, I've lost a lot of weight--20 lbs. in 1960, 20 lbs. in 1982, 10 lbs. in 1987, 20 lbs. in 1993, 10 lbs. in 1998,  20 lbs. in...

A recent article in JAMA says weight gain, even in small increments, before age 55 can make you susceptible to chronic diseases, but then a ...

I was looking at this photo of two years ago from a Conestoga trip to Blannerhasset Island (on the river between Ohio and West Virginia)...

are as addictive as heroin and cocaine.  Leptin.  Ghrelin.  Whole bunch of things controlling your appetite. https://www.youtube.com/watch...

When I started this on Dec. 26, 2014, I had a nice little program that did calculations and showed me photographs, although it began at th...

This morning I woke up too early to get up, so I turned on the TV and PBS was having its fund raiser.  The program was about weight mainten...

Penn Jillette (atheist, libertarian entertainer) was on Glenn Beck again last night, and I'd noticed his weight loss the last time, so I...

“If you’re old enough to remember radio, that’s a line from Fibber McGee and Molly. Since Christmas, I’ve lost 9 pounds and have ridden ...

My doctor always told me that calories really do count, and it’s virtually impossible to lose weight with just exercise. Ready to jump o...

Airport employee sits for 10 years and reaches 370 lb. Starts walking the halls of the airport--loses 200 lb. and her diabetes. Plus she was...

I kid you not.  This is a real diagram in a real research paper which attempts to explain the best method for measuring why if we eat more...

It's apparently good for you, ladies. But not more than that. Combine that with the 60 minutes a day exercise, and all the sunscreen yo...

My plan isn't working Snacks don't bother my husband. And he doesn't bother them. I can buy him a 3-stack box of Ritz Crackers ...

Small waist, heavy hips We're not in great demand as movie stars or models, but I've never seen any medical studies attributing c...

4510 Eating Out, Cheap and Trim In yesterday's WSJ Suzanne Barlyn rated five restaurants for their calorie and fat accuracy so you mi...

Update on my walking goal I really hate setting goals. Walking 2.5 miles a day for 100 days should not have been all that hard, but I onl...

3974 Friday morning from the lobby of the Fountain Inn in beautiful downtown Lakeside, I'm working away at my other, other blog. Yester...