Doug the Neighbor

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Doug the Neighbor...Free Advice...$1...My 250... - The Doctor wanted me to do a stress test before I embarked on a weight loss program. Very prudent. The test was scheduled for the 25th, with instructions not to eat the night before, no caffeine in the morning, wear light workout clothes. Stress test...pods attached to your chest...walk on a jogging machine with increasing speed and incline...measure your heart rate. I had been increasing my walking distance since the Doctor called me, Doug the Tubby, and eaten the last Blue Bell Ice Cream in the freezer.  I was ready. That morning,  a nurse called up. "The insurance company has not approved the stress test. We need to cancel." I was on my 3 mile morning walk and getting ready to move a neighbors mattress to a new apartment. "Okay." I went home and got a cup of coffee. - Doug the Neighbor Free Advice...$1 Advice is free...but if you like it... Venmo...@Douglas-Gowland

Doug the Neighbor...Free Advice...$1...My 250...Numbers - Numbers... we are surrounded by numbers. Birth weight...6 pounds..10 ounces...year we were born. Address. Telephone number. Age. 5 was a good age. We could count our age on our fingers. 10...both hands. Our height as we grow, numbers on a door frame. 16...we could drive. 21...we could drink. Social Security number...we could work. Paychecks with small numbers. But as the years pass...one number we constantly monitor...our weight. Senior year of high school, I weighed 185 pounds. College...200 pounds. Too much beer and pizza. Then when I got my first job and steady income...bigger numbers on the check, I ate better. Boom. My weight went to 225 pounds. Me and Superman...6'2"...225. But as milestone birthdays clicked by, ignored the 'other birthdays' and life got better and my weight increased. Yesterday... the Doctor...called me 'Doug the Tubby.' He was very accurate. He was not 'fat s...