How Can You Tell if an Elephant Loses Weight?

November 17, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Point 2 freakin’ pounds.  Yep, as in 0.2 lbs.  I guess I’ll take it:

Weight: 213.2 lbs.
Waist: 39.5 inches

It’s going to take a lot more to reach my short term goal to drop 8 pounds, but it’s better than nothing.

So, as for the post title, it’s been a joke in my family growing up for years.  I think the story originated from one of my mom’s sisters, but whenever someone big and fat says they lose weight, we ask the obvious question… how can you tell when an elephant loses weight?  Well, I’m not the size of an elephant exactly, but still — 0.2 pounds isn’t going to turn any heads with this fat bod!  

Here’s to next week!  

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It’ll catch up with you eventually…

July 23, 2008 By Leave a Comment

One of my dad’s favorite sayings to me as I was growing up was “it’ll catch up with you eventually”. He was usually referring to me being able to eat mass quantities of food and stay super thin. It’s tough to believe it when you’re 18, 6’2” and 165 lbs.

A few years later, I got married at 21 and I was an inch taller at 6’3” and picked up five pounds with that inch to weigh in at 170 lbs. Still no fatness in sight. Two years later. Doing okay – maybe 175. Another two years – hitting 180, still not worried.

Well, I turned 30 in December and was getting dangerously close to 200 lbs. and concern started to hit. It’s like I broke a resistance level with a stock and BOOM! Upward and onward – soaring to 219. Not concerned any more. Panic is a better word.

You were right dad… it caught up with me.

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