For 2012 I decided to make several New Year’s resolutions that I COULD keep, that would make me feel GOOD and SUCCESSFUL (rather than feel defeated about failing to keep them as I have others years). So here are my TOP 12 RESOLUTIONS on the to-do list. Will post on…

[A grif.net reader sent this testimonial] I felt like my body had gotten totally out of shape even with my diet. So I got my doctor’s permission to join a fitness club and start exercising. I decided to take an aerobics class for seniors. I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped up…

[January has been fun (and a couple days of humor still to come) with lots of stories, jokes and subtle motivation toward dieting and gaining mastery over this lump of clay we call a body. I hope you have enjoyed the laugh and found some encouragement along the way. Here…

Although I was only a few pounds overweight, my wife was harping on me to diet. One evening we took a brisk walk downtown, and I surprised her by jumping over a parking meter, leapfrog style. Pleased with myself, I said, “How many fat men do you know who can…

[Gotten lots of advice in January to help diet-conscious Grif.Net readers. Not all is GOOD advice, but lots of it nonetheless] East a pint of ice cream each day to reduce your craving for sweets. The handle on your Lazy-Boy Recliner qualifies as an exercise machine. Do you call a…

Lord, Grant me the strength that I may not fall Into the clutches of cholesterol. ‘Poly-unsaturated’ I’ll never mutter, The road to hell is paved with peanut butter. All cake is cursed, and frosting awful, And Satan is hiding in every waffle. The fridge is full and I can’t stop;…

My daughter couldn’t muster the willpower to lose unwanted pounds. One day, watching a svelte friend walking up our driveway, she lamented to me, “Lynn’s so skinny it makes me sick.” “If it bothers you,” I suggested gently, “why don’t you do something about it?” “Good idea, Mom,” she replied.…

No diet will remove all the fat from your body because the brain is entirely fat. Without a brain you might look good, but all you could do is run for public office. ~~ Dr Bob Griffin [email protected] www.grif.net “Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”

I read about a woman named Pam, who knows the pain of considering abortion. More than 24 years ago, she and her husband Bob were serving as missionaries to the Philippines and praying for a fifth child. Pam contracted amoebic dysentery, an infection of the intestine caused by a parasite…

As I was driving through downtown I felt the call of my grumbling stomach to stop for a cheese Danish at the bakery. But I am dieting and that is a no-no. So I prayed and asked God for divine direction. I said, “Lord, I will not stop and get…

Resolved: Midnight – I will stick with a diet until I’m back to my “wedding weight” January 1st – Maybe wedding weight is wishful thinking. I will at least get my weight down below 200. January 3rd – I will do a cardio work out 5 days a week. January…

[I asked friends on FaceBook to share diet/weight loss testimonials. Boy, oh boy.] Christie said “When you eat healthy, you don’t really live longer. It just seems that way.” Diane wrote, “If you are what you eat, then I should look like a tossed salad and pizza.” Sue sent in,…

Forget love; I’d rather fall in chocolate. I’ve been on a constant diet for the last two decades. I’ve lost a total of 789 pounds. By all accounts, I should be hanging from a charm bracelet. There is one thing more exasperating than a wife who can cook and won’t,…