Well then.

After the online, intraweb, cyberlashing NM just gave me, let me clarify a few things.  I'm fine with the October 10 date for the finish.  My concern is I don't want NM and myself to go into toxic alcohol shock upon arriving in Las Vegas where we will have more drinks in the first six hours than we have had in the past six weeks.  Just wondering if we need to add an additional two beers to the existing eight (like the NFL does for OT).  Since I have an extra beer in reserve, I can surely last on my existing four much better than NM can on his three.

I agree that this is more than just weight loss.  It is our attempt (again) at a healthier life style.  That being said, part of healthy living is a) portion control b) impulse control and c) having things you like but not going overboard and having 20 of those things at one sitting.  Neither one of us have/will eat 2000 calories of cookie dough and Velveeta covered donuts in a day.  What we have/will do is eat a whole pizza, eight pancakes, a box of cereal, and 15 little boxes of Chinese takeout.  We have to ask ourselves what is better for our long-term healthy lifestyle change? Eating meat and vegetables only or learning on occasion eat two slices of pizza, two multi-grain pancakes, one bowl of cereal and two boxes of takeout without the fried rice?  I don't necessarily have the answer for that, but it is a question to consider.  The other question to think about is whether or not you/we are healthier at 280 pounds eating lots of protein, veggies and fruits or healthier at 240 eating few (but some) carbs, a little dairy sprinkled in and sugar in (we have learned to control) moderation?  Again, I don't know. My concern is that our weight and age may prove more of a health risk to us at this point in our lives than bread and cheese.  I of course would love to ask our readers and the nutrition experts who download our podcasts to share with their PhD candidates in open forums to chime in, but.....we have no followers, no podcast and are pretty much left to your brain and my brain (more of yours since your's is smarter) to answer these questions for ourselves.

Maybe we continue this conversation over beer and nachos watching 12 college football games simultaneously in about three weeks.