ON A DIET?

FATSO?

I was a chubby rascal for quite a few years.  Not grossly obese but "pudgy."  My physician kept telling me that according to his tests, my weight was too high for my 5'7" height. At my highest, I weighed 220 pounds.

But, as I told my doctor, I had lifted weights every morning for 30 years, and as everybody knows, muscle weighs more than fat.  

He didn't buy that and kept putting me on diets. None of them worked.  Besides, I kind of liked being "heavy," and I refused to give up the "delicious" beer that I consumed while eating my nightly "delicious" repast.

But after I broke my face, my weight dropped from 220 pounds to 166 pounds while I was a patient in the Home Hospice Program.  Everyone expected my funeral was coming soon, but I fooled them.

Perhaps my loss of so much weight was a contributing factor. And I attribute the loss to a reduction of my beer allowance.

Now I restrict my beer-guzzling to one bottle at lunchtime, but only when some kind soul, like my son or my home helper provide it.  I love my helping of "Snake-Dog" brew!

Enough about me. (Applause)

NUTRITION

I found an article in my files about the "proper" way to eat, and hopefully, lose weight.

* Registered dietitian, Nancy Schwartz who (supposedly) directed the ADA's National Center for Nutrition and Dietetics, had some suggestions for healthful eating: (I quote and paraphrase, kind of)

1. "Be realistic. Make gradual changes to your eating pattern and physical activity."

2.  "Be adventurous. Expand your food repertoire."

3.  "Be flexible.

     Balance what you eat and (increase) your physical activity (a little at a time.)

     ... Small increments of (nutritious) food and (body movement) can add up to a physically active lifestyle."

4.  "Be sensible.  Enjoy all foods.

      Just don't overdo it."

 5.  "Be active. Walk the dog, don't just watch the dog walk!"

* ADA is the acronym for the Americans with Disabilities Act which prohibits discrimination in several areas of people with disabilities.  

(I can't find any information about Nancy Schwartz.)

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