Dr. Andersen is in town!

So the number one thing I hear about as we begin a new year is getting healthy and losing weight... its all over the news, the TV, and the radio! Diets abound this time of year! Here's something that will surprise some... 85% of people who diet fail.

I used to be part of that percentage.

But not anymore!

I was introduced to Lisa and Jaime Castro, Certified Health Coaches with Take Shape for Life almost two years ago. They helped me lose 121 pounds and SUCCESSFULLY KEEP IT OFF!

Would you like to know more about this simple to follow program to regain your health? Well this Friday and Saturday, Dr. Andersen (the founder of Take Shape for Life) is here in Portland! Come hear how this program can help you lose the weight and get your life back! My wife Shauna and I will be speaking Friday night as well.

If you'd like to attend, drop me an email so we can put you on the guest list. dave@1041thefish.com

I'd love to see you and share more of my story and my family's story!

Dave Takes A Vacation...

One of the highlights of vacation was cycling in the ride for MS in McCall, Idaho! We rode 75 miles the first day and 50 miles the second. I doubt I would have done as well without the help of my friends at The Bike Gallery This was taken minutes before I started the ride on my Trek Madone!

We spent HOURS on the beach, on the boat, on the tube, and in the water! Living a MUCH healthier life these days has opened so many doors to outdoor FUN!
In case you can't tell... we're spelling out McCall... (Click on the picture to see it full size...)
It was the night before vacation was officially over... I had finished my 125 mile bike ride this day... do I LOOK tired? Okay, maybe a little! I could have never done it without the help of my personal health coaches, Lisa and Jaime! Life 121 lighter sure feels GREAT!

Sorry... couldn't help but post this shot that I took while biking around Boise! It was a gorgeous morning!!!

Bridge Pedal

Hangin' with the Mayor of Scappoose, Scott Burge

This past weekend I rode in the Portland Bridge Pedal! Who'd-a-thunk a year and a half ago I'd be enjoying this level of HEALTH in my life! My thanks to Lisa and Jaime Castro at 4Generations4Health for helping me lose the weight and get my body healthy and thanks to The Bike Gallery for helping me find just the right bike to reignite my love for cycling! What a great One-Two punch! Get a hold of Castro's to find the health you've been missing out on, and stop in to any of the locations of The Bike Gallery in Portland for the bike and accessories you need! Don't forget to email me for a chance at a $50 gift certificate for The Bike Gallery! dave@1041thefish.com

Welcome Bike Gallery!

My journey to OPTIMAL HEALTH continues!!! I'm honored to have The Bike Gallery in Portland join me as part of my program! Over the weekend I logged 75 miles on my new Trek Madone 4.5 that I found at The Bike Gallery! They're fantastic when it comes to finding the right bike to fit your needs and your sized body. Stop by and see them today! Their staff is so wonderful to work with. I had LOTS of questions and they helped me every step of the way.

Want to win a $50 gift certificate to The Bike Gallery? Email me and let me know! I'll have a new winner each week!

dave@1041thefish.com

44 to 33 in the waist!!!

So this is what it's like when you lose 116 pounds! Here's the pants I was wearing the day I met my personal certified health coaches, Lisa and Jaime Castro! This has been an exciting year for me with many "firsts", including bungee jumping, riding a zip line, racing, and for the first time in my married life, I'm wearing jeans with a 33" waist! I still can't believe I'm almost weighing in below 190... UNBELIEVABLE!!!

Lisa and Jaime... CALL THEM! Start your own journey to optimal health and fitness! You'll be SO GLAD you did!

503-590-1111

www.4generations4health.com

So for the first time in TWENTY YEARS I weigh in right at 200 pounds. The promise I made to my wife, Shauna, last March has been fulfilled... to give back to her the guy she married in 1990. I'm now wearing jeans with a 34" waist!

Am I done? Nope... you see even the guy Shauna married almost 20 years ago could have been healthier too... so now we're doing something about that! I have a little farther to go so I can be at a healthy BMI (body mass index). I know my 32" Levi's will fit great when I get there!

So here's the deal... if you need results like this... if you want to be healthy... if you desire a higher quality of life... if you'd rather be healthy instead of taking medications... CALL LISA AND JAIME TODAY! 503-590-1111 They're MY certified personal health coaches and have been there by my side every step of the way. They can help you too!

ONE OH FOUR POUNDS!!!

I borrowed these adorable children to feel what 104 pounds feels like now that I've LOST 104 POUNDS! WOW! I'm amazed I didn't blow out a knee or ankle when I had all that extra weight on me!

If I had told you six months ago that I would lose over 100 pounds over the next 6 months would you have believed me? I know I wouldn't have believed me! My health coaches, Lisa and Jaime, believed that I could if I would just follow their example and follow the program to the letter... thats exactly what I set out to do and am now enjoying the benefits of that commitment I made. Increased health, lower blood pressure and so much more. What better gift could I possibly give to my wife and children... a husband and dad who will be around alot longer because he's taking care of himself!

Inspiring others has been a huge blessing... My sweet wife has lost almost 20 pounds and is moving into a size "4", and my oldest daughter has lost almost 30 pounds on the same program! If you find yourself needing to lose the weight and desire to live a healthy life, take the first step and call my coaches, Lisa and Jaime Castro, at 4Generations4Health! 503-590-1111

Don't wait any longer...

100 POUNDS!

It's pretty darn exciting when you set a goal and then realize that goal! That's what happened for me this weekend! Sunday morning my scale reported back to me that I've officially lost 100 pounds!!! My next goal is drop below the 200 pound mark (which thankfully isn't TOO far away) and then the ultimate goal to get in to a pair of Levi's with a 32 inch waist! Yesterday evening I stopped at the store on the way home and bought a pair of 34 inch Levi's knowing they wouldn't fit yet. To my surprise, I was actually able to button them! Yes, they were snug but as the coming weeks go by, they'll be fun to see how they loosen up as I continue to lose more weight.

If you're just now hearing about this journey I've been on since March, I invite you to scroll through the entries over the last few months. Its been a journey for sure but sitting here at my computer knowing I'm ONE HUNDRED pounds lighter, I'm thrilled to say the least.

I'd love to introduce you to my incredible personal certified health coaches, Lisa and Jaime Castro. They can help you as well if you're finding yourself loosing the battle of the bulge. For the first time in my life, I'm WINNING that battle. I can't remember the last time I was this slim and the feeling is simply wonderful. My wife Shauna (who has also joined me in this program and is now in a size SIX!) keeps finding herself surprised when she goes to hug me and there's so much less to wrap her arms around. I wish I had met Lisa and Jaime a LONG time ago!

Call them today or visit their website (click the 4Generations4Health logo above). Here's the phone number... 503-590-1111. They can help you begin your journey today, no matter if you just have that annoying 10-15 pounds to lose, or if you have 515 pounds to lose!

SO CLOSE TO 100!!!!!!!

Today I got on the scale again and lost MORE! My official total pounds lost is 98! Lost, and never to be found again. Something I've done through this whole process of weight loss is to get rid of EVERYTHING that doesn't fit anymore, and committed to not buy anything again that's bigger than what I'm currently wearing. It seems I've been making monthly trips to give away clothes, and that is awesome!

It's been fun to inspire others to get healthy... my sweet wife, Shauna, decided to lose 15 pounds and after less than 2 months, she's lost 16!

This works! Call my personal health coaches TODAY! There's never been a better time to start than now!

503-590-1111

Zoom Zoom!!!

This past Saturday I got to realize yet ANOTHER benefit of losing this weight (by the way, I've lost a total of 96 pounds now!!!)... I got to go go-cart racing! There is a weight limit on these carts that 5 months ago I wouldn't have met. So now that I'm getting healthy and losing this weight I'm finding new freedom I didn't have before! Going bungee jumping, going on a zip line, and now go-cart racing!

Thanks Lisa and Jaime (my personal certified health coaches) for helping me get this far!

One other fun story from the weekend... my wife Shauna bought me a new pair of pants because she got such a great deal on them on sale. But I had to take them back to the store for a different pair... because they were TOO BIG! I'm now able to wear pants with a 36" waist! Something I haven't been able to do for over 15 years!

Call Lisa and Jaime when you're ready to begin your own journey of health and weight loss!

503-590-1111

HOW FRUSTRATING!!!

I was running a little late this morning. I needed to be at a church in St. John's to speak to a group of kids for their Vacation Bible School that wraps up today. I was trying to find the right thing to wear keeping in mind that I have dinner date with my wife Shauna tonight right after work. This whole thing of my clothes getting TOO BIG is becoming more and more of an issue! LOL! First I couldn't find a shirt small enough to fit, then when I went to put on a nice belt, it was ALSO too big! So it's jeans and a nice button down shirt with nice shoes today instead of the slacks and dressier shirt that I'd hoped for. Just 5 months ago I had a similar problem, but it was going the other way! All my clothes were getting too small! I knew I needed to do something about it, and I did. I got hooked up with Lisa & Jaime Castro who are now my personal certified health coaches! Now I'm 95 pounds lighter since I first met them and I'm so thankful! I'm looking and feeling better than ever!

Ready to start on the road towards health? Ready to fit into the smaller clothes you've hung on to? Call Lisa and Jaime today! Here's their info....

503-590-1111

www.4generations4health.com

We're here ready to help and support you every step of the way! There's never been a better time to start! Believe it or not, I started my journey a few days before I began a 2-week vacation! It works! Call them today!

FEELING GREAT!

At Summer Bash with Francesca Battistelli

Its nice to wear shirts that are just L... not XL or 2XL! LOL 94 pounds and counting! Call Lisa and Jaime today if you'd like to get healthy and lose the excess weight! 503-590-1111

T MINUS 7 AND COUNTING!

Back from vacation and I'm here to tell you that EVEN ON VACATION yours truly lost another FIVE POUNDS! That puts my total weight loss at 93 pounds. NINETY-THREE!!! Holy COW! Well, a small cow at any rate. We had a blast on vacation visiting family and friends which means there's always quite a bit of time around food, but there were always healthy choices for us to have. I say "US" because my wife joined me on the journey to optimal health and fitness as well! As she witnessed my success she decided she wanted to lose that final 15 pounds or so. She's already lost 13 of them! It's exciting to journey with her and support and encourage each other.

My certified personal health coaches, Lisa and Jaime Castro, are incredible encouragers. Its like having my personal cheerleading squad every step of the way! You should really have a conversation with them if you have been wanting to slim down and get healthy. They have so much to offer and even after you lose the weight, the support continues! That's one of the reasons so many people KEEP the weight off after losing it. Here's their number... 503-590-1111 Call them today... there's never been a better time to get started! Check their website too... www.4generations4health.com


Last night I started at the right side of my closet and moved right to left removing even MORE clothes that don't fit me anymore. City Team Ministries is about to get another TRUNK FULL of clothes! The best part last night was when I got all the way to the end of the left side of my closet. I found a suit I purchased back in 1990... AND IT FIT! I don't think I've been able to put it on since 1993!!! Not that its much in style anymore, but you should have seen the smile on my face when the pants fit and the jacket buttoned! WOO HOO!!! Thanks Lisa and Jaime!


Stay tuned... when I hit 100 pounds, you'll know it... and there will be a BIG party to celebrate being SMALL! I hope you'll come! Details to come.


SHINE!

Lovin' V A C A T I O N !

We rolled in to Idaho at 1:30am this morning after a long day of travel, but now there's nothing left to do but play and relax for a good long while! Tonight it's a baseball game with Dad. I've had people ask me already what it was like for my family to see me for the first time after losing all the weight... They were amazed and thrilled for my success. Friday morning before leaving I got on the scale to see that I made it to a total loss of 90 pounds! It was nice to round off that number before heading out! Today Shauna and I were at the store gathing items for a big reunion BBQ party we're throwing tomorrow and we found ourselves walking down the isle where all the dog food is. I picked up a 40 pound bag of dog food realizing that wasn't even quite HALF the weight I've lost... then I passed it to Shauna for her to hold. Her jaw hit the floor feeling 40 pounds in her arms. NO WONDER I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER!

So am I sticking to the plan? Even on VACATION? You better believe it, because it's SO easy to do! Cravings? Sure, I get those from time to time, but I'm focused on the goal... the win... a healthy life and that right now to me is more important than the junk I used to eat!

Are you ready to start your own journey? Call my certified personal health coaches, Jaime and Lisa Castro at 503-590-1111 today! You'll thank me later... and so will those who love you!

More to come... now, back to my vacation! :-)

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???