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[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,…

I’ve found you can lose weight if you remember there are two things you should NEVER eat before breakfast. Lunch and Dinner. It is not the minutes spent at the table that make you fat. It’s the seconds. You CAN go on a diet even if the refrigerator is still…

[All January our Grif.Net blog focuses on diet and our struggle with weight. Every weekday it is designed to help you chuckle. But since most of the battle is fought about 4 inches above the mouth, some MOTIVATIONAL MESSAGES seem appropriate for this more serious weekend submission.] “The tragedy in…

[Jack forwarded this testimonial] Needing to shed a few pounds, my husband and I went on a diet January 1st that had specific recipes for each meal of the day. I followed the instructions closely, dividing the finished recipe in half for our individual plates. We felt terrific and thought…

Dieting is the penalty for living beyond your seams. Dieting is no piece of cake. Dieting is wishful shrinking. Dieting is for those who bend over and are exposed in the end. Dieting is when you have to go to some length to change your width. Dieting is trying to…