New Year's Resolutions

Year after year people make commitments on New Year's to lose weight, but very few people actually reach their goals.It starts with unrealistic beliefs about exercise and weight loss. Then when they don't meet those ideals - they quit completely.They take the "ALL or NOTHING" approach to weight loss. They either workout everyday and eat from a restricted menu, or they are back to their old

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Temporomandibular Disorder

My jaw has not been able to close for over a week. The right side very painful. I can't chew. So I finally went to the doctor yesterday, and was diagnosed with Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorder.Basically the little disc between my jawbone to my skull is inflamed.I have to take 600 mg of ibuprofen with every meal. (1800 mg a day!) for the next 2 weeks and eat only "soft foods." Then I go

I told you this years ago!

Yesterday an article was published to WebMD about "Cash Diets." And that is Cash - as in money - not "crash diets" which are unhealthy.Basically the article was about researchers who bribed people with money to lose weight and the surprising success rate they had.This was no surprise to me since I have used bribery for years to reach my weight loss goals!Here is the link to the full article

November Success

November was another successful month for my weight loss! I started the month at 196, and finished at 194. Two pounds gone! This is really amazing considering I went on Vacation to San Francisco for Thanksgiving. (Sorry for the long break) My knees are doing well. However the last day we were in San Francisco they started to bother me. My host then drew me a hot bath with salts to soak in.