MAKING CALORIES COUNT

 The plate of lettuce is just 200 calories.  Lovely, if you are a rabbit.....

On the other hand, the glass of gin is but 200 calories.  Just think, a glass of gin and a plate of lettuce and you will be so tight and full you will not want more.

This is what 200 calories looks like! Fascinating photos that show a tenth of your daily food allowance

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LET THE FEAST BEGIN

As a rule, I am not big on being cute with me groceries.  It is all about the gobble, gobble, gobble....

Friend on FACEBOOK did this platter and I thought it was clever.  Just a small part of the 3900 calories most folks will consume tomorrow.....

What the heck, it is the holidays...

WORSE THAN BEDBUGS

What is a calorie?
Calories are the little bastards that get into your wardrobe at
night and sew your clothes tighter... MY CLOSET IS INFESTED WITH THE LITTLE SHITS.                                

BUFFET IS A BUST

After much badgering, the old geezer got Alan to take to a buffet.  The thinking was, at least on my part, the the wide selection of food would provide a change to the rather bland diet followed these past two months.

Alan is ever so clever.  He knew that a buffet would be a bust and tried to talk MOI into some sort of different dining experience.  The old geezer's mind was made up and nothing was going to change the plan.

The Peppermill Casino has a rather lovely buffet, and with 'comp' dollars to spend, it was not going to be an expensive meal.  The old geezer was ready to dive in...

Sadly, walking round the many offerings did little to excite the palate.  Chicken has become too dry to deal with, pizza boring and most meat held little appeal.  Slowly, the plate had some items added.  There was a little tomato salad, a few Swedish meatballs, and a bit of fish.  There was also a bowl of bean soup.

With effort and no taste, the food was tried.  Feeling put out by the lack of enjoyment, another trip to the counter was made.  The choice of some pork was huge mistake.  Was right depressing...

Alan on the other hand tucked into his meal with gusto.  There is nothing wrong with his taste and he cleaned off his plate.  Alan was looking forward to a visit to the desert island and he made sure that he filled his plate.  There was a wicked looking chocolate desert, a mouth watering slice of cheese cake and other pastries.  Alan told MOI that he was a bit off groceries, as he did not completely finish all of the deserts.  Mind, the plate looked licked clean when he was finished.  The old geezer had some slices of watermelon.  No taste but it went down well...

Were that it be true, the snap featured would have been grand.  Walking out of the buffet was not with much effort, as the old geezer did not eat much.  One the other hand, Alan seemed to be in another place, with the look of total satisfaction on his face.  Went so far as to tell MOI that the Peppermill did not lose any Cash on him that night.  Too right...

My diet is rather plain.   Lots of soups and dry sandwiches with a few micro meals.  The trip to the buffet was an attempt by the old geezer to add a little zest to meal time.  It did not work out that way.  The trip left MOI more than a little depressed.  What I would not give to be able to taste some of the foods was mad for in an earlier life.

It was a pleasure to break bread with Alan.  He tries to add a little spice to me boring life.  Just know now that meals will have to be less complicated in the future.  Pray forgive the old geezer his depression over food taste loss.

THE OLD GEEZER IS ON THE MEND

Tuesday saw MOI return to ENT doctor for a follow up visit.  Doctor wanted to see if the ear was healing proper.  Using his tools of trade, the good doctor checked his handiwork and announced that he was pleased with the progress.

MOI is also right pleased.  Went on to tell the good doctor that all that could have been got from the operation seemed to be granted.  The infection was gone, as were the headaches.  Vertigo was less and the ringing in ears and swishing somewhat bearable.

When asked if the old geezer was going deaf, the good doctor reserved judgement.  Said he would answer that question in 6 months.  Actually, the old geezer already knows the answer.  Hearing device works less now than before the operation.  Hearing ability is way down.  Might not be totally deaf but it is not good.

The doctor told MOI that he is impressed with my lip-reading ability, and my ability to read faces.  Thinks I get on rather well.  As to what the future holds, who knows.  Bottom line is that the hearing is going.

MOI has to apologize the the lovely lady who does these cake creations.  They are real cakes and am told they are quite good.  MOI uses the pictures of to express a thought.

Groceries are still off.  Not much turned on to things that can not be tasted.  That explains the snap, food is not very appealing of late.

The good news is that in 6 weeks, the old geezer is down 2 stone in weight, that is 28 pounds.  This has to be the best diet ever tried.  Why eat rubbish if there is no enjoyment?

Just think, in no time, MOI will get to see his tackle.......

PASTA STIFFIE???

Dr. OZ is a telly chat show host who bangs on about diet.  Bit full of self if you ask this old geezer.

This snap seems to show the good Doctor getting very charged up over the aroma of pasta dist.   Can you imagine getting a stiffie over a bowl of food?

The old geezer loved his groceries, but never got a stiffie over any thing offered to eat, not even chocolate.

Mind, this story must be true as it is in The Daily Mail AND bears the Good Houskeeping Seal of Approval...

Who needs Viagra if you can pop a stiffie over pasta.....  What happens over meat balls???

MORE 'SLURPEE' - LESS CALORIES

Nutritionist Neal Barnard said that while the smaller calorie count may have waistline-conscious diners excited, nothing has been added to the 45-year-old drink to make it any more substantial.

'Slurpee had zero nutritional value then, and has zero nutritional value now,' he told USA Today.

'Now it's just a different kind of junk food.'


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The $1,000 ice cream sundae made with 23-carat gold and the world's rarest chocolate

Drizzled with the world's most expensive chocolate, Amedei Porcelana, and topped with chunks of rarest Venezuelan Chuao chocolate, it is no wonder that Executive Chef Joe Calderone calls it 'iconic'.

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How lucky the old geezer be that the price is so dear for this treat...

UK CHAP IS BEYOND 'FAT'

Mr Martin revealed how he started cutting back in September when he became bed-bound by two giant hernias which are the size of four bowling balls.
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MOI read the story in Daily Mail and it made for depressing reading.  The link to article is there and one should go there and see just how sad the story is.

Truth be told, however much the old geezer loved his groceries, it never reached this level.  Nor did MOI have folks who would supply with endless snacks.

The old geezer made self fat.  For a number of reasons, one of which was self loathing.  The old geezer has lost a lot of weight and now losing more, it is quite clear to MOI that if one does not put it in the cake hole, it does not pile on the fat.  Sounds so simple, but it is hard.

Recently met a lovely lady who had much of her stomach removed, she weighted over 400 pounds.  She has lost loads of weight but still craves all of the wrong foods.  If she can not curb that, the operation will have been for naught. There is no magic bullet, one has to stop with the wanting of the foods that are bad for.

Listen to MOI, the diet freak.  , am going to get down to a more perfect weight.  I am so very sure of that...

MOI loved his groceries but doubt he ever ate 20,000 calories a day like the chap featured....That is a massive amount of groceries...

FOOD - GLORIOUS FOOD?

My dears, this is no joke.  There really is such a place in Las Vegas, NV.

The old geezer was reading the Daily Mail and came upon an article about.  Seems another morbidly obese person fell to floor whilst dining and had to be rushed by ambulance to hospital.  This being the second person to keel over in as many months.

The popular eatery is owned by a doctor and he makes no apologies, even has a placard in place that warns;

GO AWAY
IF YOU COME IN THIS PLACE,
IT IS GOING TO KILL YOU

Bloody hell.  Can you imagine the size of the person who can tuck this down cake hole?  It is called a 'Triple By Pass Burger'.  Contains 3 slabs of meet, 12 rashes of bacon, cheese.  Flat Liner Fries, cooked in pure lard, what else.  All of this washed down with a lovely Butter Fat Shake.

8000 calories.  Can you imagine?

Not to be out done by American cousins, takeaway shoppe in Manchester, UK offers up the above 12" burger.  It is FREE to anyone who can pack it in in under half and hour.  Seems one person was able to achieved it in just under 18 minutes...

Then there is the Sundae offered by Burger King.  Positively revolting.  I adore a sundae but NOT with bacon.

Pizza Hut is marketing the above pie with hot dogs stuffed into the crust.  At 370 calories a slice, it is a wonder what some must be thinking to order this delight.

Gobsmacked the old geezer be...

To think MOI thought it wicked to shovel a two pound bag of M&M's into cake hole.  Or tuck into a cake, washed down with milk.  Mind, if one is honest, the old geezer did not get to over 400 pounds by counting calories.  AND, never did the old geezer eat such a burger as featured, not even close.  MOI ate in slow deliberate stride that lasted the whole day long, the end result was the same...

After looking at the snaps and reading stories, one could not help but think of Oliver Twist and his begging for more porridge.  "Please sir, I want some more".  Not bloody likely...