HELP ME SAY, NO

Stick to it and good luck. The best thing we do for ourselves is spend the summer in New Hampshire where we garden and walk to the lake. Plus we bike and kayak. It's hard to snack while paddling.

Hello Virginia, My wife, Esther and I, really enjoyed the area around New Hampshire and Vermont. Yes, I finally have good discipline in my eating; therefore proper breathing and good bp readings. God bless. R&E

Some good advice for all of us, Richard. I use to be one of those people who could eat anything and never gain weight. That's a thing of the past, and I have to watch carefully now. This winter I've watched several pounds attach themselves to my hips! Working on detaching those pounds now.
Nancy Kopp

Good to hear from you again, Nancy. My excellent Dr. said the loss of weight begins from the bottom up. Friends said my tummy still sticks out, and I say, "Doc says it's due to my backside shrinking." All the best from Truro, Nova Scotia.

You want a definition of "or else," I think I can be of some help. I weighed 230. I just had a quadruple bypass. Definition enough I submit.

Fred

Hi Fred, I'm pleased you liked the story. Hope your health is settling down after the operation. I am so happy to be still alive after my 'leaking aneurysm' eight years ago. Every day is so precious. God bless. Richard LP

You've just described perfectly our obsession with food, good food at the dining table, at the restaurant, high caloric fast food on the run. One wonders where the end for this lies as we all gain weight. I, too, remember the days of our youth when all the physical activity from dawn to dusk kept us fit. I think your doctor and you have come up with the only real solution: keeping mouths closed when in the presence of "munchies." Thanks for writing a very good commentary, Richard.

Hello Susan, Your comments are certainly valid and appreciated by myself. Isn't writing and sharing fun? I love it. Re children today: In my elementary and high school days, physical education was mandatory, and 70% was a pass mark. Everyone aimed high, even the very few chubbies. Also when we played a game of soccer or baseball or running we did it for hours and hours. Our neighbour's children once in a while play basketball for maybe half an hour, or baseball for about twenty minutes, then they are all flagged out. In fact two children in the teen years could barely run ten yards without almost fainting from fatigue. Thankfully our school are re-introducing some gym activities. If young people don't smarten up they'll need feet about two square feet to hold up a frail body overlooked by a very huge head full of information gleaned from the electronic toys they have. Ha Ha. Just kidding. Richard