Day 59: Belts and Who is Katie?

Belts are an interesting subject. They allow you to document how you are doing on your weight -- like your pants -- without getting on a scale. But they can be tricky too because it depends on the pants one wears. The belt will fit each pair of pants differently. For instance, khaki pants with a belt is different from jeans with a belt.

So you could spend a weekend in your jeans on the last hole of the belt and then when work starts on Monday, even though you have behaved all weekend, you could gain a notch on your dress pants. So you can't pay too much attention unless you notice a serious change up or down the notch holes, meaning when you gain or lose more than one notch.

You know you are getting somewhere when you need to ice pick a new hole in your belt. That is victory.

One last quick note on pants--the button on your pants needs to be at your belly button. Tightening your belt below your belly button is cheating, especially if you have Dunlap's Disease, "where your belly dun lap over your belt."

So who is this Katie? My imaginary friend? My second wife in a polygamous marriage? (I am not Mormon.) Has Bill lost his marbles trying to get to Phoenix Bill? The later may be the most true. Ha Ha. Actually, Katie and her hubby, John, are close friends of mine. They are extraordinarily healthy people, and Katie, bless her heart, has gone out her way to help me in my adventure. Honestly, they have both been working on me for a while, but the stubborn old man that I am, I kept finding excuses until last Dec. 31 (and yesterday).