"Fat Boy, Thin Man"
"This book should not only interest individuals who have failed classical diets and are looking for answers, but also for physicians who are interested in helping the obese subject lose weight." — Dr. Richard Johnson, University of Colorado researcher and professor, and author of "The Sugar Fix, The High Fructose Fallout That Is Making You Sick and Fat"
Above: a contemporary photo; Below: the "before" picture.
I had a fat and troubled childhood that lasted almost 35 years. Then I started to understand that I might have a more substantial problem than just being a weak, slovenly misfit. I started getting standard addiction treatment, and now I'm approaching 20 years in a normal-sized body. In that time, public acceptance of food addiction has barely moved, and insurance support for treatment has regressed.
Both of those need to change, and my story tells why. I'm no diet guru, and this isn't a diet book, but if I escaped more than a decade above 300 pounds, lots of others can find relief too. That's why I'm writing, to pass ideas to others as they were shared with me.
The book will be self-published within a few months (as of 2/10/10). If you want to be notified when the book is published, please leave word here.
Or just return here soon: In addition to being for sale, the book will be available for free download. Though I'm investing money, as well as five years-plus of writing time, it's more important to me that the ideas get out than we recoup our investment.
Excerpts are available here and here.
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Sustainable chocolate dream house, or whatever
Here's a treat you've no doubt been denied all your life, but now it's within your reach: a chocolate toilet! Do you chomp on the tank first, or go right for the bowl?
Oh, but I make fun! The "low-flow commode" is only one element of a new gambit by the Apple Cookie and Chocolate Co. of Pittsburgh, which as created what amounts to a gingerbread house for the sustainability crowd. Also available are compact fluorescents light bulbs (in white and dark chocolate), wind turbines, metal roofing, low-e windows, and solar panels, among others.
They're intended as promotional items, I guess, and you can probably decline the throne. I think the whole idea is kinda silly, but then, my other blog is about food addiction. They've probably got a big hit on their hands.
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Green heroes
In my series "Green people," I ask everyone to name a green hero, and this compiles their answers. The link is to the interview, but you can click through for more information on each:
