http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal.asp?id=ZIPPOZEPPO ZIPPOZEPPO's Blog on SparkPeople, home of free diet plans and a healthy living community http://assets2.sparkpeople.com/assets/nav/logo_spark.gif http://www.sparkpeople.com/ http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4538086 Fast Food- going into enemy territory. I have an addiction for fast food. I realize it’s probably psychological, so there is nothing new there. The problem is I need very few excuses to satisfy my craving. So here they are the excuses -all in the same month <BR> Excuse #1 McDonald’ Monopoly -who doesn’t love this game? You get to collector neat game pieces and maybe win a million dollars or a small fry. Just how cool is that? <BR> <BR> Excuse #2 Burger King Halloween Simpsons Toys- ... Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:01:45 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4486128 I know I’m a jokester –but I am starting to get worried. No, I haven’t gained any weight matter of a fact keeping the weight off hasn’t been a problem. My concern is I’m afraid that I am trading one addiction for another. Honest. I heard about those people who have conquered their weight only to develop a gambling problem. <BR> A few weeks ago rediscovered Ebay and Shopgoodwill.com. Now I possessed I spend an inappropriate amount of time and energy looking and thinking about stuff. I do... Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:42:30 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4449468 I promised myself I wouldn’t put a number goal to my weight loss. That been said- I would like to lose 10 pound by the end of October. Trying to get to that special place on the scale has never worked for me. My body decides like a soiled child not to work with me: translation the scale doesn’t move. Then like Linda Blair-I‘m obsessed. I am on that scale like a fly on dog doo. Upset and elated about any slight change on the scale. I wear myself out. Then- I get on my expandable waist p... Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:53:43 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4432799 <BR> I really wasn’t trying to do it –but sometime it just happens. I saw myself naked. And like a statue in the park I just stood there staring at myself. I do have a man’s shape now but the whole front of me sags. I look like a Roman Breast plate that has been warped by heat. Nice shoulders and upper arm then falling man boobs. Abdomen concaved at the side the fat hanging in the like a deflated balloon. The area I hate the most is below the waist and above the crotch it’s squashy ... Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:09:03 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4423531 It's my birthday tomorrow. I'm going to be alone for most of the weekend. While most people say they don't know what to with themselves. My head is spinning with choices. <BR> <BR> A. Go to Saugatuck, spend time at the beach then go to tea Dance <BR> B. Go to Saugatuck go through the shops go the resort hang out watch a lounge act. <BR> C. Stay in town go out for my birthday Sunday go to county line dance <BR> d. Gets real gutsy and go to Chicago for Halstead market days; <BR> e. Go to ... Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:04:11 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4412409 Why does everything happen in the summer? I completed my last Operation Flabby Bottom Mission last week. OFBM is the game plan I use for all the conventions-4 convention in 4 months. Now I am ready to enjoy summer. I’ll take those long walks by the river, read a book on the porch. I’ll enjoy feeling the sun on my back at the beach- now that I am not embarrassed to go to the beach <BR> While I haven’t been as diligent with my diet as I would have like – I wasn’t that bad either. I ha... Sun, 7 Aug 2011 13:54:23 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4382616 I'm preparing to go on my last OFB. This is my 4th. I'm headed to Fort Lauderdale for National Barbie Convention (Yes!, as in Barbie doll) I am not rooming at the convention hotel I'm stay at the Motel across the street. My room includes a Kitchenette.Which should make it easier to stick to my weight loss routine easier. <BR> Watching my weight has been harder recently with the current heat wave across North America. I don't feel like doing much- except staying indoors on the comp... Sun, 24 Jul 2011 11:42:01 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4356422 The concave is what the Historic Theaters of American group call their annual bus trip touring theaters. <BR> I thought this would the easiest of the flabby bottom mission. After all,I'm just on a bus seeing theater after theater. I did have the good for thought to put some protein bars in pocket. We had a tight schedule to keep, dinning was erratic and I tend to overeat if I get too hungry. Sometimes I would over eat after the concave trip was ended , a combination of being tired... Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:56:11 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4343668 Where else could you see Debbie Reynolds and Elizabeth Taylor duke it, out on a baseball field ? The 26th annual Bat-N-Rogue in Columbus Ohio. This charity event is played every Sunday after Pride. My Partner and I were unprepared for the game. I was hungry and did eat a cheeseburger and drank a beer. Rainy but we still we had a good time. <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <img src="http://photos-ak.sparkpeople.com/nw/5/9/l594678145.jpg"> Tue, 5 Jul 2011 22:49:41 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4321094 I did it !!I did it !! - I found something low calorie to eat at Columbus Pride. I had a bowl of bourbon chicken with rice. Later - David and I were hungry and I had Reuben at Katzinger Deli . We walked all day, so- I am hoping it wasn't too big of a mistake. <BR> The festival after the Parade was fun, The weather was mild with occasional sprinkle. It was a good day for people watching, taking in the music and seeing what services are around mid- Ohio. Great day all in all . Next up... Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:12:19 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4293537 It worked out that David and I have 3 days off. So next week- is a road trip weekend. We do love our road trips. <BR> We’re going to Columbus, Ohio for pride and the Bat-n-Rogue soft ball games. Columbus puts on a great Pride Celebration. I wish that there were healthier choices in food then the usual carnival fare. With all the weight conscience gay men and all the holist Lesbians we should have more then sausage and elephant ears. I would have expected an all natural vegan wagon with ... Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:45:03 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4281911 I purchased a T-shirt at Motor city pride.- its was more expensive then I usually buy and they didn't have my size. But I wanted it. I thought I would be able to get it in very soon. " Four years later I found it in my closet just in time for this year Motor City Pride <img src="http://photos-ak.sparkpeople.com/nw/4/7/l47881997.jpg"> <BR> <BR> This is not a great picture of me but still I am pleased I could wear the shirt. <BR> I am now 2 pounds away from my mini-goal of 199 pounds. ... Mon, 6 Jun 2011 22:21:08 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4265956 It’s Memorial Day, the first of the big gay triad of hot summer holidays in Sagatuck . It is everything Memorial Day should be 87, sunny with a slight breeze. The guys who worked out all year are at the Dunes Resorts, shirtless, sunburned shaking their booty to disco –oops I mean dance music. The Bears and middleager are all at Camp-It, tired after the long weekend of drinking and camping. The young ones are at the beach getting sunburned in their speedos. The seniors are at potluck ... Mon, 30 May 2011 21:41:54 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4262757 <img src="http://photos-ak.sparkpeople.com/nw/8/0/l804948708.jpg"> Sun, 29 May 2011 08:57:27 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4254007 I call trips that require planning to remain on program -Operation Flabby Bottom. Last week, I was in a suburb outside of Chicago attending a convention. OFB was in place as per OFB protocol. <BR> <BR> Cooler Check, <BR> Journal check. <BR> List of light menu restaurants Check <BR> Healthy snacks check <BR> Following the Weight Watchers Creed - Failure to Plan is a plan to fail.From the very start my mission was doomed. Delays in travel schelude. Long lines standing without exe... Tue, 24 May 2011 19:48:25 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4237457 I completed the weight loss program at least the first phrase of it tonight. I've lose a total of 56 Ib since January 19, 2011. I now go to the Live it meeting which I will be on for life. <BR> I am no longer prediabetic my last hemoglobin A1C was normal. My blood pressure is now a healthy 122/70 after going off one of my medication. <BR> As promised I am enclosing my before and after photos taken at the doctors office. They are both are pretty frightening-keep in mind I didn't ... Mon, 16 May 2011 21:48:48 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4235077 <img src="http://photos-ak.sparkpeople.com/nw/6/3/l635082997.jpg"> Myself a year ago Sun, 15 May 2011 23:13:58 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4233708 Itchy throat, scratchy eyes, clogged head- it can only mean one thing- Popeye’s Chicken,. Even when I feel my best I love Popeye’s, but when my head is stopped up the carving is much worst. The only Popeye’s location in Grand Rapids is on a busy street with impossible turns. Usually there is a huge line to order and wait. I get a two piece hot and spicy with a side of dirty rice. I wolf it down –well like a wolf, with my eyes watering and snot dripping from my nose. Ahh… such ... Sun, 15 May 2011 10:38:04 EST