I’ve Got To Lose Some Weight!
I am guy in my sixties and reality was hitting me hard this spring as I was getting the yard in shape. Weeds to get rid of, garden to till and plant, and shrubs that needed attention. It looked good when I was done but I really felt the pain for the next couple of days. Memory took me back to last year and the same thing had happened with the exception that I complained more this year and a friend heard the complaint.
He suggested that I stop the complaining and do something about my health now before something happened that might sideline me for a while or maybe forever. My friend was rough on me using words like heart attach and ruptured disc. First reaction, I’m manly and that’s not going to happen to me. Second reaction, well maybe it could! What should I do?
I did visit my doctor, first time in, I don’t know, maybe 7 or 8 years. According to him I was about 40 lbs over weight based on a healthy Body Weight Index (BMI), my blood pressure was a little high, and their where a few other parameters which were not in range of a health male. The doctor’s advice was to loose some weight, the 40 lbs.
I did as my doctor suggested in just over two month. I feel better and 
something I noticed was I am sleeping better. I have established a pattern of eating six smaller meals a day. I usually eat 5 serving of fruits and vegetable. I get in about 20 minutes of exercise most days. The downside was that I had to buy new clothes and I hate shopping but it beats being tagged as baggy britches!
John Wade
