I have been at this journey for 7 years. In some circles that makes me an expert. :P There are some observations I have made about where I am at in all this. I am also endlessly amused at the some of the stuff people believe about weight loss, running and exercise in general. I believed some of that stuff too.

Uh oh, here he goes. Time to report him to the admins!

Here is what I am seeing:

- You feel fat after you eat and you feel thinner after you exercise.

- People are not allergic to water; they are often addicted to sugar.

- If you spice up your plain food, the dogs won't eat the leftovers.

- Runners don't care if their dog has diarrhea, they run with them anyway.

- The best way to lose the last 10 pounds is liposuction.

- Once they can see it, men look at their junk a lot more often then they realize.

- A new purse isn't going to change the scale.

- The scale going down is not an indicator of fitness.

- Sucking it in doesn't work on bingo wings and love handles.

- Endorphins are the nectar of the workout gods. (Some say pTHC - either ay I like it.)

- Spilling a full energy drink you paid for is the adult equivalent of letting a balloon go as a child.

- Turn off your flash and put away feminine products and sex toys when taking success and progress pictures.

How do I know these things? I wrote a book about it. It's been 4 years since that was published and the second one still languishes in my memory.

Thanks for being on the journey, for your friendship, and your support. David