STEVE BAYT
(Parma/Brook Park, Ohio)
Original posting failed on Sunday
Prologue: As usual I am not trying to convince the usual people who

1.Over-stressed by life and over-eating for comfort.
 2.Low self-esteem and withdrawal behind their fat.
 3.Lazy and gluttonous.
 4.Simply enjoy the feeling of being fat.

Lots of both today :-).  Took the day off from work and hung out at
the gym.
Food:
5:00 (driving to gym): ready-to-drink protein shake

I jst want to see how many here count calories and who finds this the
better way? I sometimes have felt that counting just made me feel like
I'm dieting and so I stopped doing this but it seems to not change the
"diet" thing in my head. Does anyone see what I mean? I wonder what ...

2004 State of NAAFA Address
Ladies and Gentlemen: My dear NAAFA Family and Friends,
2004.     NAAFA has been a civil rights organization for 35 years
now; since meager beginnings in 1969.  Thirty five years of providing

I'm posting even though I have nothing to post.  I didn't do horrible but I
also didn't write it down.  No exercise because of humidity.  Lots of water
because of humidity.  I'm still very tired.  It may be because of the
weather or it could be because of the food (not enough fruits ...

This morning DH and I are going to the gym to work out with Tom, then
heading up to Pittsburgh for the weekend -- for a 25th wedding
anniversary party for his sister and her husband.  We'll be home
Sunday evening.  Have a good weekend, everyone!

or is that I'm a compulsive shopper and food is
one of the things I buy... and that it is one of the
worst because it hurts my body.
Do you buy thing compulsively or is yours limited

Saw sleep doc today. On closer reveiw of my sleep study, he noted that
while I stop breathing about 50 times an hour, down from three times
that a year ago, I am getting far more oxygen. That is, even with the
apnea, my oxygen intake is nearly normal.

Friend of mine needed extra cash and sold me his treadmill for 20 bucks!!!!
It's a 400+ dollar machine and I pick it up this weekend! I am so excited
because I had been wondering what in the world I was going to do about
walking in the winter, PLUS!! maybe this will give my hubby ...

I am wondering if anyone can recommend me a good cookbook. I am
currently 146lbs (5'9") and am in the market to lose 11lbs. I want to
do this a healthy, conscientious way, as in a low calorie diet vs. any
diet trends like the low carb diet.

Well, here I am with another monthly update on my road to a slimmer me! I really do appreciate all of you wanting to keep track of my progress. I actually think of you when it comes to making tough decisions about food choices because I don't want to let any one of you down!
This ...

This morning I had a good look at myself in the mirror and noticed some
very definite changes. I came here a few weeks ago, frustrated that the
fat on my hips wasn't going, well, it's going now! And it shows. I fit
into pants I couldn't wear for a year, and they are comfortable and ...

As you might know, I lost 50 lbs by "eating less" and exercising.
Almost a year ago I reached normal weight, the anniversary is on Sep
10.
I ate less, reduced carbs some, but not radically.

A friend of mine observed that I am serious about losing weight and doing
a very proper workout routine. She asked me to join her and another friend
in training for a mini-triathlon. They are both as skinny as possible. It
will be an enormous boost for my physical fitness, so I said ...