Secrets of Success

I'm gonna "SPARK....YOU UP."

When your music playlist becomes to repeatative for you to even care what's in your head.....check out the free i-Tunes "SparkPeople Radio" podcast.

It will help to keep your SPARK alit.

Stay Hydrated!

Any easy way to keep cool, even in this heat, is to place your sport water bottle in the freezer for 30 min. with about an inch or two of water allowed to freeze.

When you are ready to start woking out fill the bottle with COOL water.

As you work out, as you drink the water, the icy bottom melts keeping the water chilled.

And your COOL also. to

Work your body and feed another body

Childhood poverty & hunger is at an all time high and you can help.

The POUND FOR POUND CHALLENGE will provide a pound of food to your local food bank for every pound of weight loss you pledge and loss.

For more info check out my 9/14 blog or www.pfpchallenge.com

A positve sign of my times

Don't tell anyone, HOWEVER, I got a birthday gift cert. to my fav men's shop.

So Sunday I ditched church & went shopping for some slacks.

When the REALLY pretty salesgirl measured me...I have dropped, not one, but two pant sizes.

@ first I though she was trying to upsell me.

So I took the tape measure. I dropped FIVE inches. She didn't up sell, but under sell me. She told me only to buy one pair of slacks, " 'cause your going to be even smaller soon."

OK, NOW SHE UPSELLING???

A Major "DAY 1"

Today I am 60 years old. I have survived heart surgery, the loss of my wife, the family moving away, diabetes, broken bones, and attempts to brake my will.

But as Elaine Stritch's song goes, "But I'm here, I'm still here, Yes I'm here.

HEY, where my presents?