These past two weeks have been full of ups and downs. I gained 5 pounds on our family vacation. But then I lost 10 pounds in the 4 days since I’ve been back! Check the video for the...

Well this week started off rough. Thursday we went to a restaurant to celebrate our daughter’s birthday. The only thing I could find to eat was the “Soup and Salad” option. I gained 2 pounds! Bummer! Then I watched a video about eating lots of calories in all fruit. I stuffed myself and didn’t lose any weight for 2 days. So I decided on a different tactic and in the next 4 days I lost 7 pounds for a total of an additional 5 pounds lost or 30 pounds since I started 5 weeks ago! I’m at...

Has the news of Doom and Gloom got you down? I’d like to share with you a video that I watch quite often to take the “News Blues”...

I ran across this story called “The Gardener’s Badge.” Since I love gardening, and since there has been a lot of negative talk about the economy and business lately, this story meant a lot to me. I hope you enjoy...

Well…I only lost 4 pounds this week. But I did hit a milestone of 25 pounds lost! And I feel great! I think the reason I didn’t lose a pound a day this week is because I did NO exercise. Got lazy. But this week I’m going to exercise every day. I’ll let you know next week how it went. Thanks for...

This week I lost another 6 pounds. So the total weight loss on the raw fruits and vegetables so far is 21 pounds. And I’ve done it in only 21 days! I have to admit, I’m starting to feel a lot better and like I’m going to actually achieve my weight loss goal. By the way, at this point in time, my goal is 165. When I get there, I’ll decide what to do next. I might go for 150, and when I get to the weight that feels right for me, I’ll decide on a lifetime healthy diet/exercise program. Anyway, that’s the update for this week! Thanks for reading and watching my...

Well, what do you know? This raw foods, fruit and vegetables, juices and smoothies thing actually seems to be working! When I weighed in this morning after being on raw foods 95% this week I had lost a total of 15 pounds since I started two weeks ago. (The reason it’s not 100% is because I steamed a beet which I quartered and have been adding to my salads in the evenings.) I’m pretty happy! I don’t see much of a difference in my belly size yet, but I feel like I’m a little thinner. Just a little. My wife says she can totally tell I’ve lost weight. That’s...

The problem with BEFORE/AFTER photos and videos is you have to endure the “before” photo. That means being embarrassed about showing yourself to other people, admitting publicly you are overweight. Although, there are few problems that are as obvious to other people as being overweight. I don’t consider myself obese, but I do consider myself overweight. The most I’ve ever weighed is 213. When I started this all raw fruits and vegetables diet using juicing and smoothies I weighed 210. As I write this post, I weigh 200. It’s been 9 days and I’ve lost 10 pounds. But to...

This is my first weight loss update. Last Wednesday (June 29, 2011) I was out running errands around 6:00 pm and was hungry. I went to a fast food drive thru and got some corporate calories. Needless to say, after I finished eating (and washing it down with a chemical cocktail spiked with high-fructose corn syrup) I felt terrible. I looked down at my fat belly and felt even worse. I said out loud to myself, “That’s it! I quit!” Being 54 years old with a bum knee I’m not big on exercise. But I had reached the point where I could change my diet. And I was serious about it...

Long ago, seems like another life, I was a ballet dancer. It was a part of my life I will always remember. I was dirt poor – typical starving artist – but I didn’t care. I knew it was to be a brief part of my life that would soon end. So I squeezed the enjoyment out of every last moment. Someday, I’ll write some stories about that part of my life. For now, here’s a snapshot of me doing a jump. (I remember I was sick that day with a fever so my jump wasn’t as high as...