Scruffy_Nerfherder

Is it money? Is it time? Lemmy is crap.

I was already in the Navy when he and my mother got together. 30 flipping years ago.... where does the time go?

SO, he was never a real father figure to me but has been part of my life for a good long while.

He is 84 with dementia, so it is time for these things. He was declining at a steady rate, but this week the bottom just fell out.

I thought he was too stubborn to die. He really did seem a bit invincible.

His only religion was a mix of Joel Osteen and Christian Science. I have no earthly idea what that prepares a person for in the afterlife. Rest assured he will have many masses said for him and I am praying for the grace of true repentance and true contrition.

He could be an extremely aggravating person to be around which is strange because he was a good salesman... Go figure.

I hate this. He will be missed for sure, but I've seen the end of Alzheimer's. This might be better.

SO, fellow internet vagabonds. what ever prayers you pray, if you could offer some up for Dave.

Thank you

I don't know. I have a friend that lost a lot of weight going vegan. He seems happy. I wish I could be vegan, but I function better on meat.

Red meat.

Hmmm, I might go full carnivore. Still hanging in there with OMAD.

Pray for me that this is my moment.

I won an award at work which was nice. They wanted to give me a little certificate and take my picture.

Take my picture.

I work from home and had allowed myself to get fat and gross. I was planning on dieting a bit to get rid of the water weight so I wouldn't be all bloated. I would start on Monday.

The Thursday before we were part of a prayer rally and it was late so we all went out to eat.

I couldn't fit behind the booth. I technically could fit behind the booth, but it was uncomfortable. We made it work, but something just broke in me. It's hard to explain. Yes it's very embarrassing, but it's not like I can duck around the corner and shed 50lbs. You're just there in the moment, solve the immediate problem. That was Thursday evening and the picture was not the next day but the Friday after. I had 8 days.

I fasted for 8 days. That will get rid of all the water weight. I've done slightly longer fasts in the past but for some reason I started feeling sick, so I broke fast and went to OMAD. I've been on that for the past week. Keto and OMAD.

I am at 300 lbs, my guess is that I started my fast at 330 lbs. People don't stay 300 lbs, you either lose weight or you go up to 500 lbs. I don't know what to say because I have successfully lost weight in the past and kept it off for years, then life got really stressful, I didn't deal well with it.

Food is definitely an addiction for me. Please send up prayers for me that I can stick with my diet. My thought is that by combining Keto and calorie counting then there is no way I can not lose weight. If I stick to my plan eventually I will hit my goal. I'm 6ft plus, 300 lb guy. If I eat 1500 calories a day, I will lose weight. If I eat high fat low carb, I won't get hunger cravings.

My last plea to you is - don't get fat. If you have to lose a lot of weight your own biology really works against you. If you need to lose 20 lbs, do it now.

Thanks for listening.

And what do we call ourselves at exploding heads?