Oops!

As I went through email today I found one convicting me of "Blog Neglect"! The assumption was that if I suddenly stopped blogging for a week, it must mean my weight loss stopped as well... I'm here to tell you that's NOT the case! I'm now officially down 88 pounds and STILL losing! As we prepare for vacation I'm hopeful to arrive at our destination at 90 pounds down! Next week I'll be seeing alot of people I haven't seen since before I started on my journey with my health coaches at 4Generations4Health, Lisa and Jaime Castro... I know we'll be spending alot of time at the pool and at a gigantic water park but this time I know I'll be feeling alot better about how I look, not to mention how much better I'm feeling because of my health!

Month by month I've been learning and putting to practice the habits of health that will give me the tools and support to keep this weight off for the rest of my life. Thats the great thing about this program is all the support during AND AFTER your journey to a healthy weight! Doctor Anderson is the man who began the organization and is on a personal mission to help America get healthy! I just saw on the news last night that the CDC released a report stating that medical costs of treating obesity-related diseases may have soared as high as $147 billion in 2008, doubling over a decade, it is clear that the time for intervention is now. No wonder he's on a mission to help America! If you're tired of pulling the extra weight around with you, if you're concerned about where your health is heading, PLEASE call Lisa and Jaime at 503-590-1111 today! Your family will thank you for starting your journey to optimal health!

Here's a picture of Dr. Anderson when I had the opportunity to meet him recently in Scottsdale, Arizona...

LOOK OUT COLUMBIA COUNTY!

Yup, a night for Columbia County tomorrow night! More on that in a second...

This weekend, my family and I went to Mt. Hood Adventure Park at SkiBowl! What a blast! But what was really fun for me was now that I'm not dragging around an extra 80+ pounds around with me, I was able to keep up with everyone! Did you know that they weigh you before they let you bungee jump or ride the zip line? Yup... I guess it stands to reason that they don't want to underestimate your weight and snap the line, right? For the first time I wasn't embarrassed to SHOW someone what I weighed! :-) By the way, YES, I did the bungee jump AND rode the zip line! First time for me on both! Living healthy is allowing me to do things I wouldn't have done 4 months ago!

Okay, back to Columbia County... If you are in St. Helens, Scappoose, Warren, Columbia City or even over the hill in the Tannasbourne area or just down the road in St. John's, join us for an evening of "Information & Inspiration" Tuesday July 21st at 7:00pm! We'll meet at "The Coffee Bar & Eatery" located right behind the McDonalds by the Fred Meyer in Scappoose off HWY30. If you'd like to come, shoot me an email so we can plan enough treats for everyone! Hear from my health coaches, meet me and see my progress in person and have any and all of your questions answered! I hope you can make it!

dave@1041thefish.com

And as always, feel free to contact my certified health coaches directly at 503-590-1111 or check out their website at www.4generations4health.com

We hope you can make it! ...dave

Loosing 81 pounds... THIS is what that LOOKS LIKE!

Thanks for all the kind calls and emails... You're fantastic cheerleaders!

Don't forget to call Lisa & Jaime at 503-590-1111, check their website at www.4generations4health.com or you can also feel free to call or email me if you want to talk specifically about my OWN journey! My email is dave@1041thefish.com or you can call me directly at 503-652-8104

What Plateau??? I'm down 81 pounds!

I got an email from a listener last week saying she'd been following my weight loss success and keeps waiting to hear me say I've "plateau'd". Well if you're like her... KEEP WAITING! I just keep losing more and more weight week after week! I've lost a total of 81 pounds now thanks to all the great help and coaching from my certified health coaches, Lisa and Jaime Castro. What a joy it is to work with them as I continue on this journey of weight loss and health! Never have I been this successful and encouraged in weight loss... NEVER!

Time to get off the fence. Are you ready to lose the weight? Are you ready to have the support you want and need to KEEP IT OFF after you lose it? Ready to get on the road to OPTIMAL HEALTH? Call my coaches TODAY to learn more about this incredible program. You can't afford to be unhealthy another day... life is too short as it is to let being overweight shorten your life any further! So call Lisa and Jaime today at 503-590-1111 or check their website at www.4generations4health.com

81 POUNDS... and I'm feelin' GREAT! Thanks, Lisa & Jaime! You've been a GODSEND!

...dave

A Look Back...

WOW! This video was shot about a month before I got started on "Take Shape For Life" with my personal certified health coaches, Lisa and Jaime Castro! Since this video was shot I've lost just over 78 pounds! Oh, and I started the program in mid March so all that weight was lost in about 3 1/2 months! Boy do I feel BETTER! I recently came across an old drivers license that was issued in June of 1992 and I now weigh what I did back THEN! But I still need to lose more and so I continue on my road to health!

If you're ready and motivated to lose that extra weight you're carrying around, CALL! Lisa and Jaime would love to share more with you about the program. You can reach them at 503-590-1111 or go to their website, http://www.4generations4health.com/ and learn more about the four generations of their own family their journey to health and fitness! Its an incredible story!

Do you have questions for me? Feel free to call me at 503-652-8104 or email me at dave@1041thefish.com and I'll be happy to share more personally with you and answer questions you have aboutmy experience these last few months. Lets journey TOGETHER!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

STILL LOSING!

Just an update... another day, another pound! I've now lost 76 pounds!

Who's coming with me???

ANOTHER MILESTONE!

This 4th of July weekend was a FUN one at our house... I hope you had a fantastic celebration as well. We were outside alot of the weekend visiting with friends and having a big 4th of July BBQ. For the last number of years we, along with our neighbors, pull the bbq's from the backyard to the front yard and cook together. Its always a fun time of fun and fellowship! And even while on my weight loss program and being on my road to healthy living I still had alot to eat from the bbq! And when it was all over, I'd lost MORE weight! I'm now officially 75 pounds lighter! YES! And that's just been in the last 3 1/2 months!!! I'm gunna need to steal some pics from my dad's Facebook to show you some shots of me taken a week before I started on this wonderful program. What a DIFFERENCE! Those pics on the way in the coming days... in the meantime, scroll down and go to some of my older posts to see the progress.

Thanks to all of you who have taken the time to call me and write to me. You have been quite the cheerleaders! Many of you have asked for more information and I've enjoyed sharing about the program I'm on and about my certified health coaches, Lisa & Jaime. If you'd like to join me on this journey of health, call me or email me and I'll be happy to share with you... or you can always call my health coaches directly at 503-590-1111. They've also got a great website with more info as well. Check that at www.4generations4health.com when you have a moment.

There's no better time to start than right now! I'm so thankful to God led me to Lisa and Jaime... so is my wife Shauna! Shauna was so excited with my success that she has joined my program so she can lose that stubborn 10-15 pounds that she's wanted to shed.

If I can answer any questions, shoot me an email at dave@1041thefish.com or call me directly at 503-652-8104. I'd love to chat with you and have you join me on the journey!

SHINE!

New Pics... 73 pounds LESS!

So here's a couple of pictures that show my progress with my certified health coaches, Lisa and Jaime! The first pic was taken this past Saturday while on a father/daughter road trip with my 12 year old, Emily. The second one was taken the day I went to visit our own Kat Taylor right after the birth of her baby Mia back in September 2008. Wow, what a difference 73 pounds makes, huh?

I can't encourage you enough to look into more detail what Lisa and Jaime have to offer. Its affordable and can be life changing! Last Thursday night here at The Fish, we had a couple gals give their own testemonies to their journey of health. One gal had lost over 104 pounds, the other lost 170 pounds! THAT is life changing! I still have a ways to go to get to my goal of wearing pants with a 32" waist again. Trust me, you'll know when THAT happens! :-)

We're having another night of information and inspiration at Lisa and Jaime's home in Beaverton tomorrow night (7/2) at 7pm. I'd love to meet you and answer any questions you have for me, and Lisa and Jaime can share more with you as well. Will you join me in this journey of health and fitness? Your family will thank you for it... My wife and kids give me encouragement and inspiration every day as I continue to lose the weight and get healthy!

Call Lisa and Jaime TODAY for more information or to let them know you're coming tomorrow! 503-590-1111. And as always, if you have questions for ME about my journey, call me anytime directly at 503-652-8104. You can also visit their website at www.4generations4health.com

YOU CAN DO IT!