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Monday, December 19th, 2011

It may be Monday to you, to me it is 4 a.m. That seems to be the time I wake up and start my day. I usually have a cup of Earl Grey tea and sit down at the computer. So, after a peanut butter and raspberry jam sandwich, here I am. I probably slept for 3-1/2 hours or so, it seems to be the norm. I will eventually go back to bed and do it all over again. Among the many things I deal with is Sleep Apnea and my problem seems to be not having the ability to get into that REM portion of the sleep cycle, the time when you are truly asleep. I use a mask and I have a strong stream of air pushing at my face, so much so that I wake with a very dry mouth and desparate for some water.

Twelve days from now I begin a life-altering diet....no promises but I am going to make the effort. I want to lose a hundred and fifty pounds so that I take the pressure off my body. Funny, my blood pressure is normal so where is the pressure. Well, I would say it is hanging around the belly and the butt but then I don't want to give you a bad image of me....it's a combination of eating too much fattening food for too long, having a love for things made of sugar and I am sure a whole bunch of genetic things that make me the big stocky guy that I am. I was running 10k races at 225 pounds so maybe a hundred and fifty is too much weight to lose but I am going to give it a try, a pound at a time, after New Years. So, I am going to peg my weight right now at 345 pounds and I will give you a regular report after Christmas on my weight loss. Maybe that will encourage me enough to keep the diet going. I shouldn't call it a diet because I am really just changing what I cook and how I eat to make better use of my organs. Wish me luck! HAVE A GREAT DAY!