Uploaded May 2017 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
This is a brief video that I put together today, thankful to God for the 58 pounds that I've lost since I recorded the first ukulele video in March of 2015. I was so embarrassed back then how fat I was that I didn't even upload the video. The fat guy videos were recorded at Fort Soledad on Guam. At the same location, I recorded a much skinnier me this past week (now May of 2017), wearing the light-blue shirt. The other videos I made yesterday in lower Tumon. I thought those tropical flowers looked cool in the background. I feel so much better having lost all that weight (over 50 pounds). It really feels awesome! I was wearing size 42 waist pants in February, which I just gave away to a secondhand store. I am now wearing size 34 pants in May, just several weeks later. I took a tape-measure and measured around my gut back in February, which was 48 inches. I'm now at 39 inches. That's NINE inches gone from my gut (in just 2 months)!!!
Some people can't believe how much weight that I've lost... me included! There's no big secret, it all comes down to cutting calories. I simply follow a three day routine: 1) Day one - I EAT WHAT I WANT, but no more than 1,000 calories total for the day; 2) Day two - I EAT WHAT I NEED, which is always salads, but no more than 500 to 1,000 calories total for the day; 3) Day three - I EAT NOTHING. I fast for one day. I drink only mineral water or lemon ice water if I dine out. If anything, I eat 120 calories (2 squares) of extra dark chocolate (70% cocoa or higher). K-mart sells it. Read up on it's health benefits. That's how I did it. I didn't starve myself at any point. Skipping food for a day won't kill me, considering that I eat what I want every third day. I eat a 2-piece KFC original recipe, all chicken thigh, cornbread, coleslaw and mashed potatoes with gravy, meal just once a week. I eat MacDonald's Southwest Salads frequently on salad days. I do eat, but I limit my calorie intake close to 1,000 for the day (and that's the key). I walk some to get my mind off of eating. I eat pickles to snack, which contain virtually no calories. The whole jar of dill pickles is only 5 calories. I whole head of lettuce is only 53 calories! I also listen to inspiring favorite music to motivate me to lose weight. I hope that helps someone as it has me. You've got to have a plan to follow to lose weight, and my 3-day routine works for me. I don't always follow it exactly, but I try to adjust my diet to conform to it. So if I eat what I want 2 days in a row, I owe myself two salad days and a day of fasting. It's OK to blow your diet here and there, just come back with a vengeance the next day by pigging out on some great big salads with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, lettuce and go easy on the salad dressing. I dip the tip of my fork in the dressing, instead of just dumping it onto my salad. Literally, the dressing contains more calories than the entire salad! And try not to eat big meals within 3 hours of going to bed at night.
While fasting, you likely won't be able to sleep more than 5-6 hours, like me, so I took an early sunrise walk instead. What a precious blessing I was missing every morning, getting up with the birds and the sun. I haven't felt this alive in years. Try it! Go walking at sunrise. I was full type-2 diabetic. My doctor said now that my diabetes is gone because I lost 50 pounds. I now go to bed at about 10 pm and wake up early in the morning at around 5 am. It feels great. Losing weight quickly and permanently requires an attitude change. My attitude sure has changed. I choose to keep my legs, not lose them to diabetes. My sugar was 399 mg/dl in 2016. It was 75 mg/dl this week.
Thanks for reading this. I just recorded a bunch of ukulele videos and a new ukulele playlist, which I hope you'll visit...
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzUvkQEYQl_O0ZLgznrLd8k58PPdALANP
God bless and keep strummin'!
This is a brief video that I put together today, thankful to God for the 58 pounds that I've lost since I recorded the first ukulele video in March of 2015. I was so embarrassed back then how fat I was that I didn't even upload the video. The fat guy videos were recorded at Fort Soledad on Guam. At the same location, I recorded a much skinnier me this past week (now May of 2017), wearing the light-blue shirt. The other videos I made yesterday in lower Tumon. I thought those tropical flowers looked cool in the background. I feel so much better having lost all that weight (over 50 pounds). It really feels awesome! I was wearing size 42 waist pants in February, which I just gave away to a secondhand store. I am now wearing size 34 pants in May, just several weeks later. I took a tape-measure and measured around my gut back in February, which was 48 inches. I'm now at 39 inches. That's NINE inches gone from my gut (in just 2 months)!!!
Some people can't believe how much weight that I've lost... me included! There's no big secret, it all comes down to cutting calories. I simply follow a three day routine: 1) Day one - I EAT WHAT I WANT, but no more than 1,000 calories total for the day; 2) Day two - I EAT WHAT I NEED, which is always salads, but no more than 500 to 1,000 calories total for the day; 3) Day three - I EAT NOTHING. I fast for one day. I drink only mineral water or lemon ice water if I dine out. If anything, I eat 120 calories (2 squares) of extra dark chocolate (70% cocoa or higher). K-mart sells it. Read up on it's health benefits. That's how I did it. I didn't starve myself at any point. Skipping food for a day won't kill me, considering that I eat what I want every third day. I eat a 2-piece KFC original recipe, all chicken thigh, cornbread, coleslaw and mashed potatoes with gravy, meal just once a week. I eat MacDonald's Southwest Salads frequently on salad days. I do eat, but I limit my calorie intake close to 1,000 for the day (and that's the key). I walk some to get my mind off of eating. I eat pickles to snack, which contain virtually no calories. The whole jar of dill pickles is only 5 calories. I whole head of lettuce is only 53 calories! I also listen to inspiring favorite music to motivate me to lose weight. I hope that helps someone as it has me. You've got to have a plan to follow to lose weight, and my 3-day routine works for me. I don't always follow it exactly, but I try to adjust my diet to conform to it. So if I eat what I want 2 days in a row, I owe myself two salad days and a day of fasting. It's OK to blow your diet here and there, just come back with a vengeance the next day by pigging out on some great big salads with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, lettuce and go easy on the salad dressing. I dip the tip of my fork in the dressing, instead of just dumping it onto my salad. Literally, the dressing contains more calories than the entire salad! And try not to eat big meals within 3 hours of going to bed at night.
While fasting, you likely won't be able to sleep more than 5-6 hours, like me, so I took an early sunrise walk instead. What a precious blessing I was missing every morning, getting up with the birds and the sun. I haven't felt this alive in years. Try it! Go walking at sunrise. I was full type-2 diabetic. My doctor said now that my diabetes is gone because I lost 50 pounds. I now go to bed at about 10 pm and wake up early in the morning at around 5 am. It feels great. Losing weight quickly and permanently requires an attitude change. My attitude sure has changed. I choose to keep my legs, not lose them to diabetes. My sugar was 399 mg/dl in 2016. It was 75 mg/dl this week.
Thanks for reading this. I just recorded a bunch of ukulele videos and a new ukulele playlist, which I hope you'll visit...
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzUvkQEYQl_O0ZLgznrLd8k58PPdALANP
God bless and keep strummin'!
