SEAN CONNERY

At the International Quilt Show in Houston, I continued to see people that I have not seen in over a year.  My body certainly casts a different shadow than the one it cast one year ago.  One year ago, in this very same city at this very same show, I weighed north of 300 lbs.  Fast forward one year later and I am 'only' 219 lbs.  There were a few people that I saw over the past two days that were 'shocked' at my new look.  A few people asked if I had lost this weight by design, half afraid that I might be suffering from some horrible illness responsible for this loss of poundage.  I am used to this line of questioning.  I take great pleasure in explaining that this change in physique has been purposeful.  In years past, I almost never hung out with my colleagues much longer after 11:00PM or Midnight as I was simply too tired.  I still do not aspire to do this every night - but it is fun to have enough energy to decide to join my colleagues after dinner once in a while.  Sometimes, things get accomplished in the wee hours of the evening.  After dinner, our group walked over to another hotel closer to the convention center where many of our Quilt Market associates are staying.  Aside from having some fun, drinking a couple (or a few drinks) I did run into one of my customers that I wished to see here at the show. I spoke with her and she and did promise to visit my booth today.  This little detail can't happen if I am holed up in my hotel room instead of mixing it up every once in a while.  I also met a customer of my brother, from Oregon, who denied that she had ever met me before. It's not like we are best friends or anything - but I do know that I barely resemble that blob that I used to be.  This woman told me that I looked like Sean Connery.  

I don't really think I look like Sean Connery - but I sure ain't offended to hear it

I am sure that it is highly possible that she was drinking a bit too much. But you know what.... I have been around inebriated people before and no one in my entire life has ever told me that I looked like anyone that I would want to look like.  For example, being told that I looked like John Goodman could have potentially happened but who would have wanted to be told that in the past. 

It would have been no compliment to be told that I looked like John Goodman in the past. It would be OK to be told that now as John Goodman recently shed a lot of weight.  Nevertheless, he has a lot of hair atop his head - so it is very unlikely that I would be told that I looked like him.  Still, I have always admired him as an actor.

By the way, John Goodman, has recently lost a lot of weight and he looks good too!  I still don't look like him, as he has a full head of hair.  Me and Sean Connery do apparently have the baldness thing in common.  It is likely that that is the only thing that we do have in common.  Still, hearing that comment that I resembled Connery made me smile.  Sean Connery has been the guy that I have always considered the number one best looking guy on the planet.  If some people want to believe that I look like him - who am I to argue?

Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, October 25, 2015

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Quaker - Instant Oatmeal- Maple, 2 packet	320	64	4	8	520	24
FORRELLI - MULTIGRAIN RICE CAKES, 18 SLICE	360	72	0	0	360	0
Apples - Apples, 3 medium apple	240	66	0	0	0	48
	920	202	4	8	880	72
L U N C H
FORRELLI - MULTIGRAIN RICE CAKES, 18 SLICE	360	72	0	0	360	0
WHOLE FOODS 7882 - GIN GINS ORIGINAL CHEWY GINGER, 96 g (2pcs)	320	80	0	0	0	80
Apples - Apples, 2 medium apple	160	44	0	0	0	32
	840	196	0	0	360	112
D I N N E R
Generic - Mahi Mahi, 3.5 oz.	108	0	1	24	112	0
Trader Joe's - Jumbo Sea Scallops - Frozen, 8 oz/113 g	200	6	2	38	360	0
Steak - 8 Oz Sirloin, 0.5 slice	228	0	14	23	0	0
Great Value - Can Corn, 0.5 cup	60	9	2	2	10	0
bread - French, 138 g	360	72	3	15	840	3
	956	87	22	102	1,322	3
S N A C K S
Dewars - Scotch 1 oz. Shot, 6 oz.	414	0	0	0	0	0
	414	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	3,130	485	26	110	2,562	187
Your Daily Goal	2,302	288	76	116	2,300	86
Remaining	-828	-197	50	6	-262	-101
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
TOTAL CALORIES CONSUMED 3130 CALORIES CALORIES BURNED ZERO CALORIES TOTAL NET CALORIES 3130 CALORIES ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  fitbit day 53 14220 steps ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~