Perhaps just the Somewhat Big Melon?

Ok, thanks to my brother Rob, I am focused on people seeing less of me... losing weight and since the pharmaceutical industry is letting me down, I am on my own. He gave me this website (www.fitday.com) where you can get a free account and it will track what you eat, your work out and it keeps all the data.

For some reason having to type in what food I eat on there is a powerful thing. I mean, can anyone in good faith put down they ate a bag of Funyuns after dinner? A sleeve of Ho-hos? Nope. Not even 2 cups of something...

So now, everytime my hunger strikes me I think about putting it on the website and it deters me. Of course the flip side of that is exercise. So I am running one day then biking the next. I am sure the weather will give out at some point but...

My Aunt Idy used Nutrisystem to lose weight. My Dad is trying the same, except he is buying his astronaut food off ebay (I swear he is frickin nuts).

But I think the Rob method: keep your intake of calories below your usage and you'll lose weight might work for me. Did I mention I hate running? And yes, that is bow on Ians head...

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todays survey

Since you all have done so well with the past two surveys I've taken ( another shirt slogan for Dad and do you get full eating salad or just bored ), here is another: If you eat, say, a bag full of fortune cookies - and I am not saying I have - do they all come true or just a first/last rule? Do they all negate if you eat more than one? Anyone? Bueller?

And now we are One!!!!

Who would have thought: you would keep reading after day 3? I would keep writing after day 2? (see http://robertwmason.blogspot.com/ for reference) that you would get anything out of this? that I would get anything out of this? that I would make 250 posts into this thing..? And "get" I did. Last month, I signed my first contract for a writing position (in my free time) with a Rhode Island magazine. I used many excerpts from my blog as samples and they dug it, enough to want to pay me. I am very excited about that. A big thank you to all of you that keep reading that misadventures of my family, friends and I. The journey thus far has been fun and giving you a bird-eye view into our lives is weirdly fun. At first it was like walking around naked, now I am a full fledged nudist; so to speak. In looking back over the first year, I live like a king. Sometimes all it takes is a bit of reflection to see how good you've got it. Usually this hits me on business trips and ...

How I'll probably die

My new thing has gotten me running, yes running, the past week without complaint and without watching the clock. Unfortunately, the high-risk fringe sport will probably have Ian find me at the end of the treadmill runway, twisted, with a guitar slung from my neck. What is it you ask? Some kind of Mariachi Marathon? Close. Running while playing Guitar Hero is the greatest thing since running with my buddy Jeff. Come to think of it, that really was just running with someone calling you, "fatty" the whole time, but I digress. Running while jamming on guitar trying desperately to keep up with great hits like "American Women" and the surprisingly fitting, "Band on the run". See what I did there? Anyhow, it is freaking amazing. No longer are my eyes glued to the maddening clock. No longer am looking at data (which I seem to hate when it is counting my exercise), I am playing a game. I am a Rock God when I run. Now, I know what you are thinking. Being a...

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