Oh What a Week It Was!

This was going to be bulimia week. The editor figured that like smoking, hurling would yield hidden benefits. Jockeys and super models would probably fare as well as Walmart employees. Right?

Probably not. We were unable to find a single health benefit to bulimia (unlike tobacco consumption where there are health benefits that balance the disadvantages.) And we found a whole mess of adverse effects:

Erosion of tooth enamel because of repeated exposure to acidic gastric contents.
Dental cavities, sensitivity to hot or cold food.
Swelling and soreness in the salivary glands (from repeated vomiting).
Stomach Ulcers.
Ruptures of the stomach and esophagus.
Abnormal buildup of fluid in the intestines.
Disruption in the normal bowel release function.
Electrolyte imbalance.
Dehydration
Irregular heartbeat and in severe cases heart attack
A greater risk for suicidal behavior
Decrease in libido

So maybe we'll close the book on bulimia, at least until we can find a reason to re-open it. We conclude with the late, great George Carlin's comments on the subject.



Shifting gears, a study lnking msg to weight gain has been announced.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-08/uonc-urf081308.php
It has been on our back burner to jump into the msg fray. More specifically, we want to explore the excitotoxin controversy in all of its luste and splendor. We will return to msg in the near future.

Finally, we have three accounts of the Earth-shattering meta-analysis that smokeless tobacco has only a trivial link to cancer. Maybe smokeless tobacco will become part of everyone's weight loss regimine!!!
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090728201734.htm
http://www.wmtw.com/health/20211710/detail.html
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pulmonary/Smoking/15292

A New Perspective on Bulimia

I thought there would be more "hidden benefits of bulimia" or at least they would be easier to find. In the meantime, watch this guy.

Bulimia Introduction

We're kicking off eating disorder week here at Mister Weight Loss. We'll cover the topic in a bit more detail but for now let's be open minded on the subject. Like tobacco, bulimia is not without its merits. It's advanced and prolonged the careers of jockeys and supermodels. Maybe we can learn from our bucket-hugging friends.

Steve McQueen Fighting Obesity

THINKING MAN'S FILTER

No Fat Chicks?

This Meme Roth is frightening. Frightening! Think she might do the finger in the throat stunt? Just wondering.
You know, Dr. Regina Benjamin would probably be thinner if she smoked a Kool now and then.

IF WE COULD JUST GET OBAMA TO SHARE HIS CIGARETTES

Gastric Bypass Video

If motivation is the issue, this vid should help.

DR. JAWAD LAYS DOWN THE CUTS

Free Plug: Wildcat Fitness, Durham, New Hampshire

I like these people. Professional, personable, reasonable. I could say more but I think their site speaks well for them.
http://www.wildcatfitness.net/index.html

Yabba Doo Redux

MEET THE WINSTONES

Vintage Fat Guys II: Oliver Hardy

Behold Oliver Hardy. The 250 lb. successor to the Fatty Arbuckle designated endomorph domain.

Granted, Hardy did have a double chin. And yes, his girth did seem to blossom over time. Still, by today's standards, he just wasn't that large.






I could not locate the date of this photo but I believe it was probably late 1920's. Whereas the bust shot above was probably from the mid 30's. So maybe this clouds my argument. But I assure you, Oliver Hardy at his greatest mass is not all that big by 2009 standards.

Tangent #1: This is a baggy clothes era, so it is hard to get a good grasp on people's physiques. But then as now (and as always with adolescents) baggy clothes were worn in an effort to make people look larger. Hardy wanted to look bigger to enhance his comic fat man motif. Stan Laurel, as with most men of his era (or at least those in movies, the men who established style and fashion for their time) is wearing a suit that disguises his pipe cleaner build.

Tangent #2: The disappearing American scarecrow. Stan Laurel was a designated skinny guy. But almost everyone in the movies in his era, and for decades to come, was ectomorphic. The exceptions were the designated endomorphs like his partner, Oliver Hardy and the designated mesopmorphs, John Wayne being the most famous. This is a topic I want to return to. We don't see Stan Laurels or Fred Astaires or Bings or even people built like the young Frank Sinatra. Why are they disappearing? And the scarecrows of yesteryear might have reflected an aesthetic ideal but their manner of dress says otherwise. Their manner of dress reflects an effort to literally cover up their true physique.



Here we see one more body shot of the subject. He is neatly contrasted by his partner, Stan Laurel. Olly's chin is in full bloom but the rest of him does not look all that large. Of course, we are viewing him with modern eyes.

So let us summarize:

1. They DO make fat men like they used to. In fact, they mass produce them. Yesterday's sideshow attraction is today's 2X.

2. Skinny men are disappearing from the landscape. They don't make beanpoles like they used to. Men today are either muscular or fat or somewhere in between. Even distance runners carry more muscle than yesterday's movie stars.

3. While it is easy to offer explanations as to why men dressed up in the old days (they had more class, they were more concerned with image and decorum, etc.) one must consider that The Scarecrow would prefer looking like The Tin Man or The Cowardly Lion. The ongoing, concerted efforts to shift shape cannot be ignored.

Dick Van Dyke Smoked Kents

FOR THE BEST COMBINATION OF FILTER AND GOOD TASTE, KENT SATISFIES BEST

Tweets: July 13, 2009 to July 19 2009 (Reverse Order)

http://bit.ly/3ec28e Resveratrol sounds good but I do have some reservations.
about 13 hours ago from web

also had a couple of diet drinks and coffee with half-n-half today
about 23 hours ago from web

what I ate today: 1 lb. shrimp with .5 stick butter, 4 oz Genoa Salami, 4 oz Hard Salami, 3 hard boiled eggs, rst bf with small serving veg
about 23 hours ago from web

I loved Ali G and I loved Borat...I walked out on Bruno...no laughs...none
about 23 hours ago from web

Vintage Fat guys: Fatty Arbuckle http://bit.ly/3x632O
about 24 hours ago from web

I ate yesterday: app. .5 lb bacon, 1/2 Cornish Hem, app. 2 oz whole sunflower seeds, 2 diet drinks, 5 small pork chops, 1lb gr bf & cheese
9:58 AM Jul 18th from web

what I ate taoday...1/2 Cornish Hen, coffee with .5&.5, app. 2 oz whole sunflower seeds, 2 diet drinks, 8 oz salami, 8 cherries, 8 franks
12:13 AM Jul 17th from web

weighs 246 lb....damn grapes
11:53 PM Jul 15th from web

Oh yes, yesterday I also drank black coffee and ate app. 10 cherries and 3-4 grapes.
11:53 PM Jul 15th from web

What I ate today: black coffee, 1 chx thigh, 3 prk chps, app. 2 oz whole sunflower seeds, 8 oz salami, Diet Coke with Lime
11:52 PM Jul 15th from web

What I ate yesterday: 3 chicken thighs, approx. 1 oz whole sunflower seeds, 8 oz salami, 4 tbsp arginine with stevia.
11:47 PM Jul 15th from web

just ate a sald with 5 hard boiled eggs, approx. 1/4 lb. bacon, oil and vinegar.
2:15 AM Jul 14th from web

what i ate today...a whole chicken leg with small salad & Ranch dressing, black coffee...8 oz salami, approx 3 oz whole sunflower seeds.
1:06 AM Jul 14th from web

had 4 tbsp. arginine sweetened with sweet stevia right before bed.
1:02 AM Jul 14th from web

Second meal of day: Spring mix with spicy sprouts and Ranch dressing, pork chop, large cheeseburger sans bun.
12:34 AM Jul 13th from web

took 6 tbsp. arginine (with stevia) as sort of a between meal snack.
12:33 AM Jul 13th from web

What I ate today: cheesburger sans bun, 1 chicken kabob, 1 barbecued rib...drank two cups back coffee, one with .5&.5.
12:32 AM Jul 13th from web

Vintage Fat Guys

Fatty Arbuckle


The obesity "epidemic" has changed our perspective, if not our definition of fat people. Yesterday's corpulence is today's norm. Let me illustrate.





This is Fatty Arbuckle. It isn't Slightly Portly Arbuckle. It isn't Dude Could Use Some Toning Arbuckle. It is Fatty Arbuckle, perhaps the most rounded actor of the silent movie era, the prototypical endomorph.

Let's get another look.



It states in the IMDB that Fatty was required by contract to keep his weight above 250 lb. and that his weight was often near 300 lb. Did someone put their thumb on the scale?





Chaplin was 5'5" and of slight build, by the way.

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was a big man. Point taken. But in today's America, professional athletes often carry a higher BMI than Fatty did. Not a day goes by when I don't see a woman who is bigger than Roscoe Arbuckle in his prime.

My Reservations About Resveratrol

I have experimented with resveratrol in the past but I discontinued it too early to notice any results. Recently I have read up on the subject and I find it discouraging. Granted, my scholarship is not by any means exhaustive. Google Scholar pulled up over 76,000 hits and I did not read a fraction of the articles. I need an impartial scientist to help me out here but none has come forward just yet.

In the course of my limited reading I came across an article (not in a scientific journal) stating that the amount of resveratrol needed to duplicate the infamous mouse studies would be 1.5 to 28.8 grams. I then did a search on resveratrol wholesalers and the best price was just under $600/kilo. At the lower end of the spectrum that is about $1/day. At the upper end...let's just say that it is beyond my budget.

I don't want to store resveratrol in my fridge and worry about moisture and power failures and decay and anything else that might affect my $600 investment. Then again, I used to buy trytophan, arginine and other amino acids in bulk. So I might reconsider that position. However, the subject is clouded by the subject of bioavailability, and it is a complicated subject.

Dosage and bioavailability are two subjects I will have to put aside for the time being. Stay tuned.

Danny Thomas Fights Obesity!

CHECK OUT THE LEAF AS BACKDROP!

Joey Bishop

DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THIS SHOW?

Inspiration: Before and After

A NEW SERIES AT MR. WEIGHT LOSS

The Golden Age Of Television

LUCY AND DESI FIGHT OBESITY

Tweets: July 8 to July 11: Reverse Order

1.weighs 244 lb.about 1 hour ago from web (July 11)
    
2.lifeted weights at gym today....first time in 6 daysabout 1 hour ago from web (July 11)
    
3.also drank a Coke Zero , ate 2 chicken thighs , approx. 2 oz whole sunflower seedsabout 1 hour ago from web (July 11)
    
4.What I ate today: 3 hordboiled eggs, i cup blck coffe, two cups with .5 &.5...large capuccino with whole milk and splenda, 4 oz. hard salamiabout 1 hour ago from web (July 11)
    
5.Weighs 246 lbabout 11 hours ago from web (July 11)
    
6.had 3 rum and diets & 6 hard boiled eggs..life is goodabout 22 hours ago from web (July 11...early AM)
    
7.what I ate today: 3 chiken thighs, black coffee, approx. 2 oz whole sunflower seeds, two large pork chops8:22 PM Jul 10th from web
    
8.ate two large pork chops for dinner.1:53 AM Jul 10th from web
    
9.ate approx. 1 lb grnd beef, two slices of cheese, small spring mix salad with ranch dressing...coffee, some .5&.5, 8 oz. salami, diet g ale9:22 PM Jul 9th from web
    
10.weighs 250 lb.11:11 AM Jul 9th from web
    
11.What I ate yesterday... 1lb. grnd bf with cheese...approxmtly 1/8 cup fried rice, 8 oz. salami, 3 chicken thighs, coffee with .5&.511:11 AM Jul 9th from web
    
12.http://bit.ly/ldif7 Mr. Drysdale assists Mr. Clampett fight obesity.1:50 AM Jul 8th from web
    
13.what I ate today: Cornish Hen, approx. .5 0z whole sunflower seeds, coffee and .5&.5...0 oz salami and 1/4 up corn...8 frankfurters sans bun1:17 AM Jul 8th from web
    
14.took 3 tbsp of arginine last night before bedtime...1:15 AM Jul 8th from web

Tweets, July 1 to July 7, 2009. Reverse Order. Scroll Up.

1.ate 1.05 lb. blacktipped shark around midnight. Ate 3 hard boiled eggs a few minutes ago.2:09 AM Jul 6th from web
    
2.ate 5 pork chops...also ate a dozen or so blackberries growing in the yard...hope that does not put me over the carb limit.8:09 PM Jul 5th from web
    
3.btw, I ate 5 hard boiled eggs at 2:30 AM1:30 PM Jul 5th from web
    
4.http://bit.ly/ERMGm people were skinny in the golen age of tobacco.1:29 PM Jul 5th from web
    
5.http://bit.ly/NA8s9 suspending arginine, glutamine, whole sunflower seeds.11:30 PM Jul 4th from web
    
6.also ate approx 16. oz. chicken breast10:21 PM Jul 4th from web
    
7.what I have eaten so far today: black coffee, three pork chops, two chicken thighs, a couple oz. pork rhinds7:21 PM Jul 4th from web
    
8.weighs 248 lb.7:15 PM Jul 4th from web
    
9.weighs 249 lb.1:37 AM Jul 4th from web
    
10.has temporarily suspended arginine supplements1:35 AM Jul 4th from web
    
11.prior message should read "ate today' not "hate today"1:34 AM Jul 4th from web
    
12.What I hate today: black coffee, 1lb. franks. approx. 12 oz. chicken breasts, small salad with creamy Cease. 3 chicken thighs.1:33 AM Jul 4th from web
    
13.is now drinking black coffee.10:53 AM Jul 3rd from web
    
14.ate approx. 1 lb. shrimp at 2 AM.10:52 AM Jul 3rd from web
    
15.also took 550 mg. hoodia....it helped!12:48 AM Jul 3rd from web
    
16.What I ate today: 1lb ground beef, two slices cheese, 8 oz. salami, black coffee, one cup coffee with .5&.5.12:46 AM Jul 3rd from web
    
17.has temporarily d/c'd arginine and glutamine.12:43 AM Jul 3rd from web
    
18.Is there a numerologist in the house? I talked to an old friend? As I was about to hang up I noticed we had talked for 44:44. Am I verbose?11:58 AM Jul 2nd from web
    
19.Anyone know if there is a "Which brand would you smoke if you were a smoker?" test out there somewhere?9:44 AM Jul 2nd from web
    
20.http://bit.ly/147bi5 Tobacco vs. obesity9:41 AM Jul 2nd from web
    
21.Is once more re-examining his weight loss efforts. Maybe he should take up smoking?9:25 AM Jul 2nd from web
    
22.http://bit.ly/15U0aQ should tobacco be part of your weight loss plan?2:00 AM Jul 2nd from web
    
23.weighs 250 lb1:49 AM Jul 2nd from web
    
24.What I ate today;Cornish Hen, app. 2 oz. whole sunflowers seeds, small salad with Ranch, two brownie crumbs, 8oz salami, 4 chicken thighs.1:49 AM Jul 2nd from web
    
25.just ate a Cornish Hen with about 1/4 stick butter.12:11 PM Jul 1st from web
    
26.http://bit.ly/16R0UK should tobacco be part of your weight loss plan?11:31 AM Jul 1st from web
    
27.weighs 249 lb.11:28 AM Jul 1st from web

Tweets: June 28 to June 30. Reverse Order

1.http://bit.ly/2WzQo should you add tobacco to your weight loss regimine?11:19 PM Jun 30th from web
    
2.6/30/09...added hoodia to routine...2 550 mg gelcaps @ 3PM...made a big difference...got a pack of 40 from dollar store...will score more11:14 PM Jun 30th from web
    
3.what I ate today: 1 lb gr beef with two slices cheese, mustad and hot sauce..approx. 2 oz. whole sunflower seeds..8 oz. salami..coffee11:09 PM Jun 30th from web
    
4.@ocd317 You posted a couple of broken links, so it seems.10:19 AM Jun 30th from web in reply to ocd317
    
5.http://bit.ly/11105b Should tobacco be a part of your weight loss plan?10:02 AM Jun 30th from web
    
6.http://bit.ly/147bi5 OLD TIME CIGARETTE COMMERCIAL2:10 AM Jun 30th from web
    
7.from 3PM to 12:30 AM, just coffee and .5&.5.1:19 AM Jun 30th from web
    
8.spring mix was served with oil and vinegar...one hb eg, some bacon in salad.1:18 AM Jun 30th from web
    
9.what I ate today: bfast: coffee & .5&.5. lunch: 8 oz slamie , approx 1 oz whole sunflower seeds. dinner: .74 oz. swordfish, spring mix1:17 AM Jun 30th from web
    
10.Took 25 mg. melatonin.12:15 AM Jun 29th from web
    
11.just ate 4 left over chicken thighs. They were good. Usual post meal regimine.12:13 AM Jun 29th from web
    
12.@gitsie_star you sound kind of down10:36 PM Jun 28th from web in reply to gitsie_star
    
13.@TheScientist33 That should be a bumper sticker. I dig it.6:20 PM Jun 28th from web in reply to TheScientist33
    
14.http://bit.ly/sBVX0 posted My Weight Story or Biography By The Pound6:17 PM Jun 28th from web
    
15.Will post my workout routine soon...have been so sporadic not sure it is routine5:30 PM Jun 28th from web
    
16.also had bacon and cheese in salad5:29 PM Jun 28th from web
    
17.5 Pm first meal.64 oz swordfish with butter and spices, leftover Cornish hen (wing and leg) approx 4 oz spring mix, oil vinegar and egg, bac5:29 PM Jun 28th from web
    
18.just returned from the gym3:21 PM Jun 28th from web
    
19.nothing but coffee and a bit of .5&.5 today...will consume arginine, phenylalinine and glutamine and then I am off to the gym1:36 PM Jun 28th from web
    
20.@PsychicReaderE I am glad that I can be inspirational. Thank you.1:33 PM Jun 28th from web in reply to PsychicReaderE
    
21.Weight loss in the good old days http://bit.ly/OYK0F11:21 AM Jun 28th from web
    
22.@isupplements I got you bookmarked...thanks1:46 AM Jun 28th from web in reply to isupplements
    
23.@whoacameron thank you1:44 AM Jun 28th from web in reply to whoacameron
    
24.is following his usual dietary supplement regime.12:31 AM Jun 28th from web
    
25.weighs 250 lb.12:25 AM Jun 28th from web
    
26.Started a new weight loss blog http://misterweightloss.blo...12:24 AM Jun 28th from web

Tweets, June 21 to June 27 Reverse Order

1.hope to go to gym tomorrow.10:04 PM Jun 27th from web
    
2.forgot to mention that I ate approx. .5 oz pork rhinds with chicken thighs today.10:03 PM Jun 27th from web
    
3.just ate 8 hot dogs sans buns with approx. .5 oz. pork rhinds.10:03 PM Jun 27th from web
    
4.spent 2 hours typing on my laptop in Starbucks...drank a big coffee with .5&.5 today.10:02 PM Jun 27th from web
    
5.ate 4 chicken thighs around 3PM...Drank coffee with .5&.5 today10:01 PM Jun 27th from web
    
6.weighs 249 lb.12:55 AM Jun 27th from web
    
7.usual regime of vitamins and amino acids.12:55 AM Jun 27th from web
    
8.6 hard boiled eggs a few minutes ago..post-midnight snack12:54 AM Jun 27th from web
    
9.drank a Diet Pepsi with Lime, 8 oz salami, store bought salad with Ranch dressing....dinner more or less.12:52 AM Jun 27th from web
    
10.what I ate today. 1.15 lb. gr. beef with provolone cheese, mustard &hot sauce, black coffee...lunch more or less12:51 AM Jun 27th from web
    
11.what i ate today....5 lb. packaged sausage, approx. 2 oz. sunflower seeds, 6 pork chops, lots of coffee with .5&.5 and two grapes.11:35 PM Jun 25th from web
    
12.went to the gym today...lifted machine weights11:34 PM Jun 25th from web
    
13.I always but the thin sliced, bone in pork chops, btw.1:26 AM Jun 25th from web
    
14.Ransom, people press the already-pressed button for the same reason they walk into banks with checkbook displayed. to prove they belong.1:25 AM Jun 25th from web
    
15.ate five pork chops marinated with basil romano, lime and spices. Usual post meal regimine. melatonin about an hour ago and my eyes droop.1:23 AM Jun 25th from web
    
16.Ate two chicken thighs plus a small amount of spinach and a small amount of salad at around 9 PM.9:43 PM Jun 24th from web
    
17.drank the usual amount of coffee with .5&.5 today....might have to ut back on the latter.2:43 PM Jun 24th from web
    
18.just took a tbsp. phenylalinine.2:42 PM Jun 24th from web
    
19.just ate three chicken thighs that had been marinated in spices and lime juice. (3 multi-vites and tsp. calcium ascorbate)2:42 PM Jun 24th from web
    
20.weighs 249 lb.11:20 AM Jun 24th from web
    
21.ate four hard boiled eggs and chased it with post meal regimine (3 multi-vites and tsp. calcium ascorbate)3:51 AM Jun 24th from web
    
22.took 450 mg. dmae and 10 mg. vinpocetine shortly after midnight.3:49 AM Jun 24th from web
    
23.has added just about every twitter person with last name Getty to his 'following' list10:07 PM Jun 23rd from web
    
24.ate 1.15 lb ground beef with two slices of provolone cheese, mustard, tabasco sauce, approx. 1.5 oz pork rhinds9:48 PM Jun 23rd from web
    
25.has taken a tbsp. phenylalinine.2:27 PM Jun 23rd from web
    
26.has chased meal with post-meal regime (3 multi-vites, tsp. calcium ascorbate)2:27 PM Jun 23rd from web
    
27.along with the shark, approx. 4 oz. Spring Mix salad, with hard boiled egg, bacon, provolone cheese, blended oil and vinegar2:25 PM Jun 23rd from web
    
28.has just completed approx. .8 lb. black tipped shark with butter, spices and mayo...shark was tough.2:24 PM Jun 23rd from web
    
29.ate approx. 4 oz spring mix with bacon, hard boiled egg, oil, vinegar at 1:30 AM. Chased it with post dinner vitamin regimine.2:06 AM Jun 23rd from web
    
30.ate approx. .75 lb. black tipped shark buttered and seasoned with McCormick 1-Step Lemon/Herb seasoning. for some reason, shark was tough.2:05 AM Jun 23rd from web
    
31.drank coffee with .5&.5 from 4PM to 7PM.2:00 AM Jun 23rd from web
    
32.ate 8 oz. sausage and approx. 5 oz. whole sunflower seeds from 1PM to 3PM. Can't really call that lunch or breakfast.1:59 AM Jun 23rd from web
    
33.ate an lb. (precooked weight) of bacon...he also took three multi-vites and a tsp. of calcium ascorbate.12:57 AM Jun 22nd from web
    
34.took 750 mg. dmae and 20 mg. vinpocetine a few minutes ago. He hopes these things will help him concentrate as he writes.9:27 PM Jun 21st from web
    
35.at about 7 PM took 6 tbsp. arginine, 750 mg. dmae, 10 mg. vinpocetine.9:26 PM Jun 21st from web
    
36.just consumed five hard boiled eggs.9:23 PM Jun 21st from web
    
37.IS DRINKINg an afternoon cup of coffee. .5&.5 added.5:43 PM Jun 21st from web
    
38.has just consumed 3 multi-vites and tsp. calcium ascorbate.2:24 PM Jun 21st from web
    
39.just ate most of a Cornish Hen (one thigh and two drumsticks left over.) Only used about 1/8 stick of butter for stuffing.2:23 PM Jun 21st from web
    
40.Summary: Week 1: Lost 6 Lb. Week 2: Lost 2 Lb. Two Week Total: Lost 8 Lb.1:17 PM Jun 21st from web
    
41.has lost 2 lb. in the past 7 days.1:15 PM Jun 21st from web
    
42.Weighs 248 lb.1:05 PM Jun 21st from web
    
43.is drinking coffee with .5&.5 as Cornish Hen cooks in oven.1:05 PM Jun 21st from web
    
44.took a dose of dmae and vinpocetine around midnight.1:57 AM Jun 21st from web
    
45.took 3 multivites and a teaspoon cacium ascorbate and 3 mg. melatonin about 20 minutes ago.1:57 AM Jun 21st from web
    
46.Ate 5 pork chops marinated in basil and romano salad dressing...probably about 10 grams of carbs.1:56 AM Jun 21st from web
    
47.Ate 4 pork chops (seasoned with lime and spices) at 8:30 PM.1:54 AM Jun 21st from web
    
48.drank a big Star Bucks coffee @ 5PM . Went easy on the .5&.5.1:54 AM Jun 21st from web

Reverse Order Tweets: June 14 through June 20, 2009

Note: Your brilliant editor cannot figure out a way to quickly and easily post tweets in reverse order. So scroll up and bear with me.

1.also consumed 3 multi-vites and a tsp. calcium ascorbate.1:04 PM Jun 20th from web
    
2.drank three cups of coffee with .5&.5. Also took a huge scoop of phenylalinine.1:03 PM Jun 20th from web
    
3.weighs about 249 lb.1:03 PM Jun 20th from web
    
4.has just eaten 1.43 lb. (precooked weight) ground beef with two slices provolone cheese, mayo and tabasco sauce.1:02 PM Jun 20th from web
    
5.is calling it a night2:06 AM Jun 20th from web
    
6.has just consumed 5 hard boiled eggs.2:05 AM Jun 20th from web
    
7.forgot to mention that he ate approx. 3 oz. whole sunflower seeds 12 hours ago.2:01 AM Jun 20th from web
    
8.took 3 mg. melatonin, 50 mg. 5-HTP, 25 mg. generic Benadryl, 6 tbsp. arginine about a half hour ago.1:52 AM Jun 20th from web
    
9.ate 8 0z. sausage @ about 8:30 PM.11:42 PM Jun 19th from web
    
10.drank two 20 oz. diet sodas this past evening.11:41 PM Jun 19th from web
    
11.ate three chicken thighs marinated in salad dressing. Estimeated carbs...12 grams.12:47 PM Jun 19th from web
    
12.forgot to take melatonin last night. Unable to sleep, he had an ah-ha moment. Took 3 mg melaton, 50 mg 5-HTP, one generic Benadryl (25 mg.)11:28 AM Jun 19th from web
    
13.ate 6 pork chops for dinner at 10:15 PM.11:38 PM Jun 18th from web
    
14.drank coffee with .5&.5 between 6 PM and 7 PM.11:37 PM Jun 18th from web
    
15.ate 8 oz. of sausage for lunch at about 1 PM.11:34 PM Jun 18th from web
    
16.took large doses of arginine, phenylalinine and glutamine before going to gym11:49 AM Jun 18th from web
    
17.had a bad day at the gym.11:48 AM Jun 18th from web
    
18.is tired.1:15 AM Jun 18th from web
    
19.took 3 mg. melatonin about 1.5 hrs ago.1:15 AM Jun 18th from web
    
20.consumed a whole lot of phenylalinine 12 hours ago.1:14 AM Jun 18th from web
    
21.ate 6 pork chops and a large spring mix salad with vinegar and oil...that much lettuce might exceed 20 gram limit. But it was good.1:14 AM Jun 18th from web
    
22.Between 3PM and 12:30 AM consumed water, a Pepsi 0 and a spoonful of cinnamon.1:11 AM Jun 18th from web
    
23.ate approx. 1 oz. whole sunflower seeds betwween 2 PM and 2:30 PM.1:10 AM Jun 18th from web
    
24.overslept. so he will once again NOT wok out at the gym. SIGH.11:56 AM Jun 17th from web
    
25.is running late so he had to throw the ground beef on the grill and will eat them as the prok chops cook.11:55 AM Jun 17th from web
    
26.has 1.28 lb ground beef on the Goerge Foreman.11:54 AM Jun 17th from web
    
27.cannot tell which pork chops were marinating since Friday and which were marinating since Tuesday. So he is cooking all 3+ lb. pork chops.11:53 AM Jun 17th from web
    
28.is marinating 4 chicken thighs in Italian dressing: estimated carbs: 16. Have to drink his coffee black that day.11:52 AM Jun 17th from web
    
29.is marinating 4 chicken thighs is basil romano salad dressing. Estimated carbs: 12-16 grams.11:50 AM Jun 17th from web
    
30.weighs 250 lb. that seems to be a snag point and it scares him that his weight loss might now stall.11:49 AM Jun 17th from web
    
31.has just consumed 6 tbsp. of a proprietary arginine mix.1:37 AM Jun 17th from web
    
32.forgot to mention that he ate about 2 oz. of whole sunflower seeds (with shells) at 2PM following the chickenfest.1:35 AM Jun 17th from web
    
33.can taste the keto burn. It tastes gooood.11:28 PM Jun 16th from web
    
34.ate 8 oz. suasage and approx. 1 oz. pork rhinds at 11 PM.11:28 PM Jun 16th from web
    
35.drank three cups of coffee with .5&.5 from 5 PM to 7 PM.11:27 PM Jun 16th from web
    
36.Along with the chicken thighs (1PM) I ate leftover cornish hen (one wing and one whole leg) and approx. 2 oz. pork rhinds.11:26 PM Jun 16th from web
    
37.Ate two leftover chicken thighs from Saturday that had previously been marinated in lime juice and spices.11:23 PM Jun 16th from web
    
38.took a second round of melatonin (3 mg.) and 5-HTP (50 mg.) immediately b4 bedtime. Sleep was 7+ hrs & unusually peaceful.9:35 AM Jun 16th from web
    
39.is drinking AM coffee.9:33 AM Jun 16th from web
    
40.will take tbsp. arginine b4 sleeping in about 20 minutes12:19 AM Jun 16th from web
    
41.took 3 mg. melatonin and 50 mg. 5-HTP about .5 hour ago.11:46 PM Jun 15th from web
    
42.ate three chicken thighs around 9:30 PM. They had been marinated in lime juice and spices. Left over from Saturday.11:44 PM Jun 15th from web
    
43.has consumed a tbsp. phenylalinine12:25 PM Jun 15th from web
    
44.ate approx. 1.25 lb ground beef (80% lean btw...what i always buy) with two slices of cheese, mayo and a dab of avocado dip.12:13 PM Jun 15th from web
    
45.is drinking Market Basket coffe with .5&.5 (Half-N-Half)9:22 AM Jun 15th from web
    
46.because he was still hungry after eating the pork chop, he consumed about .25 of Cornish Hen (approx .5 of .5 left over.)1:02 AM Jun 15th from web
    
47.took 3 mg. melatonin, 100 mg. 5HTP about an hour ago. Still not tired.12:25 AM Jun 15th from web
    
48.ate a pork chop and chased it with 3 multi-vite capsules, a tsp calcium ascorbate, tsp cinnamon.12:24 AM Jun 15th from web
    
49.Ate aprox. 1.25 lb ground beef with mayo and two slices of cheese.8:09 PM Jun 14th from web
    
50.took his bp yesterday at Walmart. 123/71. Second time it was 111/seventysomething.2:57 PM Jun 14th from web
    
51.chased the cornish hen with three multivitamin tabs, a tsp. calcium ascorbate and a tbsp phenylalinine.2:49 PM Jun 14th from web
    
52.only ate half of the Cornish Hen. A couple of months ago he would have eaten the whole hen along with a large salad soaked in Ranch dressing2:43 PM Jun 14th from web
    
53.has a Cornish Hen stuffed with a just .5 stick of butter. Easing up on fat counsumption.2:06 PM Jun 14th from web
    
54.has consumed nothing but coffee with half-n-half today...half-n-half carbs are the only carbs he has consumed for an entire week.2:04 PM Jun 14th from web

55. weighs 250 lb...He lost 6 lb in 7 days.2:03 PM Jun 14th from web

Tweets: June 6 through June 13, 2009

weighs 255 pounds11:20 PM Jun 7th from web

took 3 mg. melatonin.11:21 PM Jun 7th from web

is drinking coffee with Half-N-Half.8:21 AM Jun 8th from web

Is wrapping up two hours of aerobic blogging.10:37 AM Jun 8th from web

is putting 1.41 LB of black tip shark steaks in the oven.steaks are covered in about a quarter stick of butter and one Mrs. Dash, one McCorm10:55 AM Jun 8th from web

weighs 256 lb.10:57 AM Jun 8th from web

has reservations about buying shark meat and wonders if there should be tighter controls on shark. But at $1.99/pound, his conscience sleeps10:59 AM Jun 8th from web

is drinking a third cup of coffee with Half-N-Half.11:12 AM Jun 8th from web

is concluding a 3:52 phone conversation.11:15 AM Jun 8th from web

is boiling a dozen eggs11:15 AM Jun 8th from web

ate the shark steaks with approx. 1 oz. pork rhinds and approx. 1 oz. avocado dip.12:10 PM Jun 8th from web

is getting ready for a grueling commute that will conclude with work.12:11 PM Jun 8th from web

is home from work11:25 PM Jun 8th from web

consumed a heaping tsp. phenylalinine @ 1:45 PM.11:30 PM Jun 8th from web

consumed 8 oz of sausage starting @ 10:20 PM11:32 PM Jun 8th from web

consumed 3 mg melatonin and 50 mg. 5HTP at 12:15 AM12:39 AM Jun 9th from web

Will consume 3 tbsp. "Inner Power" as soon as he finishes typing this.12:41 AM Jun 9th from web

is calling it a day :)12:46 AM Jun 9th from web

is trying to open his eyes.8:16 AM Jun 9th from web

is drinking a second cup of Folgers with a bit of half-N-half8:59 AM Jun 9th from web

just ate four chicken thighs that had been marinated in lime juice and spices.12:03 PM Jun 9th from web

just consumed tbsp phenylalinine.12:41 PM Jun 9th from web

is leaving for work.12:42 PM Jun 9th from web

ate 8 oz. sausage @ 10 PM10:55 PM Jun 9th from web

took 3 mg. melatonin. 25 mg. generic Benedryl, 50 mg. 5-HTP.12:48 AM Jun 10th from web

took 6 tbsp. "Inner Power."12:49 AM Jun 10th from web

is saying good night.12:49 AM Jun 10th from web

weighs 255 lb....and is saying good night.12:50 AM Jun 10th from web

is drinking Folgers with Half-N-Half9:43 AM Jun 10th from web

ERRATA: is not drinking Folgers with Half-N-Half. Is drinking Market Basket coffe with Half-N-Half. 9:45 AM Jun 10th from web


weighs 255 lb.10:15 AM Jun 10th from web

ate 1.15 LB (pre-cooked) ground beef and two slices of cheese, along with a cup of black coffee.11:53 AM Jun 10th from web

chased his lunch with multivitamins and a tsp calcium ascorbate.11:55 AM Jun 10th from web

is cooking pork chops12:14 AM Jun 11th from web

ate 8 oz. sausage at 9 PM1:45 AM Jun 11th from web

took 3 mg. melatonin, 50 mg 5-HTP at 1 AM.1:46 AM Jun 11th from web

Ate 4 pork chops at 2:30 AM...chased them with multivitamins and 1 tsp. calcium ascorbate.1:47 AM Jun 11th from web

used to dabble in forex and would like to do so again someday. I made a dabble profit but the sleep deprivation almost killed me. 9:12 AM Jun 11th from web

is drinking Don Franciso's vanilla nut coffee with a small amount of Half-N-Half9:14 AM Jun 11th from web


Ate .83 oz. (pre-cooked) black tipped shark smothered in butter and McCormick 1 Step Lemon Herb Seasoning.12:55 PM Jun 11th from web

weighs 252 lb.12:55 PM Jun 11th from web

is off to work. Bah. Humbug.12:56 PM Jun 11th from web

Ate three chicken thighs at 6:30 PM. Also consumed a Diet Coke with Lime and four 12 oz. Market Basket seltzers.9:00 PM Jun 11th from web

Chciken thighs had ben marinated in lime and spices ( salt, oregano, thyme, rosemart, margoram.)9:01 PM Jun 11th from web

is preparing 1.06 lb. (pre-cooked weight) hamburger.11:26 PM Jun 11th from web

Ate the burgers with two slices Mozzarella cheese at about 1 AM.2:03 AM Jun 12th from web

is drinking AM coffee.9:56 AM Jun 12th from web

weighs 252 lb.9:56 AM Jun 12th from web

ATE 3 pork chops (marinated in lime juice and spices) at 6:30 PM10:42 PM Jun 12th from web

is eating six harboiled eggs.10:42 PM Jun 12th from web

drank a Diet Coke with Lime at 4:30 PM. I needed the caffeine.10:45 PM Jun 12th from web

ate two more eggs10:52 PM Jun 12th from web

weighs 251 lb.10:53 PM Jun 12th from web

weighs 252 lb.1:06 PM Jun 13th from web

Has consumed large doses of arginine, glutamine and phenylalinine in advance of workout. He has not been to the gym in 14 days.1:08 PM Jun 13th from web

has returned from the gym.3:23 PM Jun 13th from web

is cooking chicken thighs. His neighbor was supposed to have a cookout but apparently it isn't going to happen.3:35 PM Jun 13th from web

ate three chicken thighs around 6 PM.8:55 PM Jun 13th from web

Drank two Pepsi Zeros this evening...40 oz total.8:55 PM Jun 13th from web

just ate four hard boiled eggs.9:17 PM Jun 13th from web

just ate approximatley 0.5 lb. bacon (pre-cooked weight)9:43 PM Jun 13th from web

took 3 mg. melatonin and 100 mg. 5-HTP11:57 PM Jun 13th from web

THE CLAMPETTS FIGHT OBESITY!!!

Look at these slim people! And healthful advice was incorporated right into the programming. Ahh, those were the days. TV executives put people before profits. They educated as they entertained. Excuse me if I am sentimental.

I Reiterate. People Were Skinny in The Golden Age of Tobacco

Developing The Storyline As They Develop The Characters

The Clampetts Incorporate Weight Stabilization Into The Show

Winston Filter Blend

Clampetts Eagle

Forgotten History

Clampetts Redux

Temporarily Suspending Arginine, Glutamine, and Whole Sunflower Seeds

Three days ago I discontinued arginine, glutamine and whole sunflower seeds. For whatever reason, one of those things, or the combination of those things was preventing me from losing weight. When you are burning fat on a high protein diet, you can taste it. It's an acquired taste but it's reassuring. And of course I brush my teeth frequently when I diet.

The glutamine might be the culprit. I have suspended glutamine several times because I have not resolved the excitotoxin controversy. It is a topic I hope to explore at this website in the not too distant future. I have also suspended whole sunflower seeds because they do contain carbohydrates. For the same reason, I have discontinued salads and I drink most of my coffee black. A little half-n-half here and there but mostly I drink it black.

Lastly I have given up the stevia-sweetened arginine. Stevia is another of those controversies I want to explore at this web sight. But for now, I want to discuss arginine. I am 51 years old and I have been taking arginine supplements almost daily for over 21 years. Arginine did not help me pack on the muscle the way I wanted it to. Nor did it help me lose weight. However, it probably did make me strong and it probably does help me to lift weights without getting sore muscles.

Maybe things will change soon but right now I can only get to the gym once or twice per week. Even on those occassions, my time is limited. In my opinion the most efficient calorie burn is a routine of weight lifting using heavy weights and few repetitions. Yeah, yeah, yeah Mr. Testosterone we know free weights are more macho but I don't have all day to fiddle around with free weights. I use machines (except for some dumbbell exercises) because it takes all of five seconds to set the weight (except on the leg press but I can't find a machine substitute.)

Considering that I am 51, fat, and have lead a sedentary life, I am surprisingly strong. I max out on a lot of the machines and I am at 70-90% capacity on the other machines. I attribute this to amino acids, especially arginine. As I have mentioned, my muscles never get sore, no matter how much I lift. Tired, yes. Sore, no.

I have hit plateaus before where I just stopped losing. In 2008, a reasonablly-priced gym opened in my area and I became a member. I thought that exercise might be the missing component in my weight loss regime. Not a lot of success in the first year but now I have this site going and that motivates me to succeed by being ever mindful of details.

But without arginine I don't feel confident going to the gym. Part of me is saying "what's the point?" All of me is saying, "what's the point?" Without arginine or something like arginine, strenuous exercise probably does more harm than good, at least with people over 30. Might as well treadmill for hours and hours like those pot-bellied seniors.

I want to get back to the gym. The plan is to start taking arginine 1-2 tbsp daily instead of the 6 tbsp, twice daily. I then plan to increase the amount for as long as I can still taste the fat burn. Maybe stevia is innocent. maybe it was glutamine that was stalling my weight loss. Maybe it was the whole sunflower seeds. At any rate, I hope to return to the gym tomorrow.