MORNINGS

How is your morning? Do you get up all grumpy? Do you stay that way until that first cup of coffee? Or, maybe you get up bright eyed and bushy tailed. (How long since you heard that one?) Or maybe you're one of THEM. You know, those people who jump out of bed and then go out to run several miles before breakfast.

Well, not me; I do enough running in my dreams. I sure do not need to do it in real life, unless I'm being chased by a bear or a ticked off milk cow. (Don't ask.) The only thing I can see good about running is that it makes me more hungry. (Anyone up for BBQ for breakfast? YUM!)

Nope. I kind of like my mornings to start off nice and slow.

Take your time, relax some from sleeping all night. Have that extra cup of coffee. Lounge in your jammies or nightie or whatever it is you wear -- or don't wear. But, please put something on before you cook anything for breakfast. We don't want anything getting burnt that you might really need later on.

But, what's up with these health nut people who have to hit the floor running! Where's the fire? Can't you do your running at work? Like, run the stairs. Do a sprint between the desks, leap the file cabinets. Do push ups before and after a presentation. Make your boss count them off.

Watching people that early in the morning, jogging along before work, makes ME tired just watching them. I know, we all need to be more active. And our waistlines are getting larger. But damn, it took me a lot of years to get my Isle of Belly! I'm now thinking of letting some company advertise on it just to make a few extra bucks.

Or, maybe there is a market for belly fat that they can use in lipstick. Like, Isle Of Belly Red. Or Isle Of Belly Luscious Pink. You could have Isle Of Belly lips all day long. Your husband will have to fight off other guys. Your lips will be kissable soft all day.

Course, with every day use, you might end up with love handle cheeks on your face. OK, maybe, I should try to work out a bit more. BUT! Not before I have had a good breakfast. And my morning quart of coffee. Some mornings its harder to wake up than other mornings. Now let's see. . . coffee, bacon, eggs, pancakes, another cup of coffee. Oh yeah! Some orange juice for your health, and some homemade syrup or molasses for the pancakes.

And we are not even going to talk about what's for lunch. So, we need to get off our duffs. Work them duffs! Let's see if we can be more like THEM. (I sometimes think that they are aliens from another planet. Look at them the next time you see one running so early in the morning.)

DIET TIME IS HERE

OK , I know that I can do this. It is time to get rid of the Isle of Belly. I am starting with a cleansing of my body on the inside, then we start to work on the outside. So I started with some Cleanz + from H.A.R.D. Nutrition. It is to clean your colon , kidneys , and liver. I drink one bottle of this every night , along with the pills in the bottle cap, for two weeks. Then I also drink a bottle of Fat Fighter every morning after breakfast. It is for weight loss & control. It also has pills to take. I will take this also for two weeks. They say that you can eat the same food you have always eaten and that you will still lose weight.

Cool if that part works. But, I am still going to pick out a diet, not sure which one quite yet, but I will get on one here this week . So I drank the Cleanz+ last night And had the Fat Fighter Monday morning after breakfast . I was surprised that after having a breakfast of milk, juice, my cup of coffee, one egg, and two pancakes (then drinking this stuff) that I really did not get hungry for the biggest part of the day, even after shoveling snow for the biggest part of the morning.

So , I am starting out at 210.4 pounds, for this week. We will also start some kind of physical work out . I want to get my BMI down quite a bit. It is much too high right now. I have talked about it, now is the time to put up or shut up. I will let you all know how it goes, maybe once a week. And I will try to not post any fat pictures. This is supposed to be a family type of blog . Besides, no use scaring you all . Maybe when it is all done I will then post before and after pictures.

I will also keep on doing my FEED YOUR FACE even if it is not quite what is on my diet. I can always give it to family and friends . Might even do some diet dishes along the way.

So, that's it for now. I hope that you follow along, if you've a mind to.

MUNCHIES

Have you ever had one of those nights when you have eaten dinner and are lounging around? You caught the news on TV and maybe you have done some reading. It is after midnight, and all of a sudden you get this craving? I mean the kind of craving that just won't go away!

Well, I had one last night. Yep, this craving just would not leave me alone. We had Chinese food for dinner. That may have been part of the problem. You know how people say that after eating Chinese food you are hungry again after a couple of hours? Well Imade it 'til about 11 last night.

All of a sudden, I had a Cocoa Krispies attack. Didn't want them with milk. Didn't want them plain. Didn't want them in a bowl. I just had to have them as Cocoa Krispie treats. I'm here to tell you that I was really Jonesing for these bad boys. My wife thought that I was just being fidgety. After I told her what I was wanting she offered to make some for me. I even told her I would share them with her. Now, talk about a cool wife! Who will make you Krispie treats late at night?

Heck, she is so cool that one time, at about 3 AM, we both decided that we just HAD to have some cinnamon rolls. Guess what? We both got out of bed, went right to the kitchen, and I watched her make these honking cinnmon rolls. I mean these things melted in your mouth! You didn't have to really chew them. They just sort of slid down your throat. And we sat there eating the rolls, looking at one another, and grinning to beat the band. 'Course, our dog Nugget was not too pleased. I guess he was missing out on his beauty rest or something. I think that we ate almost the whole pan. Then went back to bed and slept like babies.

So, Kathi made the Cocoa Krispie treats. I got me a big glass of milk, and wolfed down 3 of them bad boys. Then I set up until about 2 AM, thinking about the rest of the treats in the pan. I had to finally give it up and go to bed.

And my diet? 'Course tomorrow is another day. YUM !

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

Well, we made it through another year. And as custom dictates, resolutions and new goals for 2011. How many did you make, and how many are left over from last year? I still have some left over from when I was in high school. I just keep on moving them from year to year. But I will get to them one day.

One I have had for years is to drive a NASCAR. Friends in high school told me several different times that I drive like I'm at Indy or running moon shine or think that I'm doing time trials for NASCAR. I've done demolition derby at Lakeside Speedway before they shut it down. I used to take friends four wheeling before I had something with four wheel drive. I even did some jumping with a car. And who didn't like doing doughnuts in a parking lot full of snow?! Yep, I was made for speed. I'm just slower now than I used to be.

Another one is I always wanted to be a cowboy. Not the bang bang kind on the big screen or TV. But a cowboy that works with cattle on a ranch. All the other kids I knew back in the early 60s wanted to be bankers, doctors, firemen, policemen and such. Then I would tell them I wanted to be a cowboy. That led to a few rounds of getting the snot kicked out of you. 'Course, I never gave up on that dream and goal.

I got to spend time with my aunt and uncle on their ranch up in the Rockies. I got to ride horses, chase after cows, help feed the animals, help with mending fence, help with putting up hay, and taking care of sick little calves. I also just got to be a kid having fun every summer on the ranch. So, to some degree, I have been a cowboy. I learned much from the experience and would love to have a small ranch now if I could swing things the right way.

Also, I want to learn how to fly. I have had some time flying; I have 12 hours so far. I will finish up one day though. I started this adventure with my Dad. He has always wanted to fly and we had a chance for it several years ago. Things were going fine until one day he said that he was feeling dizzy. He didn't fly for a few days because of this, so he went to the doctor and found out that he has Meniere's Disease, which is a pain to have -- it makes you dizzy, sick to your stomach and what not. So he dropped out of our flying together. It's not his fault, and I feel really bad about him not being able to fly. And I WILL finish up and be a pilot one day.

A newer goal is to work on the Isle of Belly. Talk about a challenge! I still do not have a palm tree for it, so I will spare you a photo. (You will thank me for this.) There are so many diets out there, and picking the right one is going to be a royal pain in the keester. It is going to be real hard. I love to cook and eat what I make. (And what everyone else makes.)

I was told as a child, "Eat what's on your plate!" and we could not leave the table until our plates were clean. Used to be I could eat anything and everything and not gain an ounce. Now I just gain pounds instead. 'Course, I know I'm also to blame.

I mean, come on, fresh homemade bread with butter and homemade jelly? Who in their right mind can turn away from such lip-smacking good food. I can't. 'Course I know that I shouldn't eat it every day. Or every other day. All in moderation. (Now all of you, don't be running out to make homemade bread and jelly.) I joke about it and make fun of myself about being overweight. I was such a skinny guy when I was growing up. I had friends that were bigger than I was by weight and seemed to always be taller. I only weighed 130 pounds in high school. At 5' 9'' and at that weight, I even had a hard time getting on the football team. (That's another story. Ha!)

So, I will be starting a NEW diet to look better and for my health. (Drum roll.) And I think that I may blog about it. But not every day. I will still do FEED YOUR FACE. I just won't be eating it all, mistakes included. Also I will try not to post any pictures along the way. Unless I think it would show a big difference from start to finish. (Sorry, no bare skin for some of you.)

I hope that you all have a great new year and that you all make the goals that you set for yourselves. And for those who also diet this year -- let's do it!