Health
How I dropped my weight 40 pounds and kept it off for 31 years without special diets or exercising
Synopsis
- Diets don’t work because one day they will end. This article explains how to identify and change things permanently. Once you’ve decided what weight you want, it provides tips to handle your everyday meals, substitution techniques, methods to stay on track, and how I handled two remissions. During the shutdown, I lost 7 pounds because larger restaurant meals were factored into my normal week and home meals were smaller. I show many detailed, usable examples. Good luck.
I start to notice my weight
People around me have talked about their diets for years, but nothing ever changes. Why?
Diets don’t work
Because they attack the wrong…
Personal Philosophy
It’s the compliment everyone sees. Actions speak louder than words.
Synopsis
- How do other people see you when you are out in public? Do you look happy to be together? Do you pay attention to each other? A simple story on how to improve your relationship.
How others see us
People, i.e. strangers, frequently comment on how they love watching us dancing together. Odd since I don’t know how to dance. One lady even gave us a red rose.
That is today. It started years ago.
During our vacation in Cancun, Mexico, the waiter told us that we were not like most couples. All of the staff had noticed. We asked what he meant. …
The Abortion issue is complicated by Technical Mistakes and Logic Errors by the Supreme Court, Hypocrisy by both sides, plus the Upcoming Responsibility Shift.
The Supreme Court made a significant technical mistake in their Roe-v-Wade ruling. In addition, it used the wrong basis to support abortion. They have a chance to fix both with the Mississippi case.
Abortion supporters and opponents are generally hypocrites when discussing abortion and the death penalty. Opponents are also hypocrites concerning the baby.
Technology will eventually catch up and, if handled right, shift responsibilities, adding one to the sperm donor that doesn’t exist at this…
Increase the power of the Lists feature dramatically with a Master TOC, especially if you have dozens or hundreds of stories.
When a new reader goes to your profile, Medium shows up to 5 pinned stories, then the rest in reverse chronological order. It might take an hour to scroll through all of them. Most readers won’t do that.
I built a table of contents, organized into categories, which had to be updated with every new story, still a 20-minute read.
Now, I link category Lists into the Master TOC. Medium creates a photo so I don’t have to find…
Navigation Links
Show stories clearly, even 100 stories, with this simple Table-of-contents methodology using a combined story format and lists
Synopsis
When a new reader goes to your profile, Medium shows about a one-minute preview of each of your stories. That’s OK if you have three or four, but what if you have 50 or 100?
It might take an hour to scroll through all of them and you would still see just the title and subtitle. Most readers won’t do that.
I will show how to build an organized structure that lets a reader quickly peruse your articles, more powerful than the new lists feature and easier to put together than stories.
Framework
About 9 months ago, I developed a table-of-contents…
Navigation Links
Don’t make readers suffer scrolling through dozens of your profile pages. Drill down to a category of interest here.
Just Published
- Describes the Table-of-Contents (TOC) methodology using Story & List technology
- Replaces the Story-only version as of July 22, 2021
Synopsis
When a new reader goes to your profile, Medium shows about a one-minute preview of each of your stories. That’s OK if you have three or four, but what if you have 50 or 100?
This Master TOC provides links to a list of stories, with brief synopsis descriptions, in the category of your choice.
In addition, it has links to the author’s latest published story and a few stories that the author chooses to feature.
Note: The Satire category uses…
Navigation Links
A brief synopsis & links to my stories about my methods of writing, publishing, and content on Medium and other publications
Synopsis
- Topics: Content, approach, tools and methods
- Approach: Some articles are specific to Medium and others apply to a much broader range of writing and platforms
TOC Methodology
- Medium has made it extremely difficult for a new reader to see your entire portfolio. Even a TOC with all of my articles is long. This post is a sub-category with descriptions and links to my articles.
- Sections: Writing, Medium
Writing
- That’s true on any platform
- Comments represent your writing just like any other article
- A Google search can find everything that you post, even comments
- Some were the most hate-filled, ignorant posts I have ever…
Diabetes
The Libra 2 continuous glucose monitoring sensor works, but its main benefit differs significantly from the two TV ads
Synopsis
My wife of 20 years is a Type 1 diabetic and more disciplined with blood tests at meals and bedtime than a Marine Drill Sargent. Her doctor badgered her into trying the Libra 2 continuous sensor to detect frequent low blood sugars and sound the alert.
The system, still in its technical infancy, has many problems, but there is one compelling reason to keep it.
It sounds the alert around 2:00 am
Before the number becomes critically low!
That is our reason for putting up with all of its shortcomings. Here is our experience.
Note: blood sugar units are shown…
Comments
Don’t assume either writer is a mind reader. A clear, explicit way to avoid confusion & hurt feelings.
Synopsis
According to my survey, 91% felt links in comments are ok if
done professionally, relevant,
and not specifically forbidden by the author
Finally, the connection to the main story should be explicitly explained.
Structure of the comment
My boss once said, “What is obvious to you is usually not obvious to anybody else.”
- Check at the end of the article for a “No-Links” request
- Put the link at the end of the comment so it doesn’t interrupt the text flow
- Precede the link with one sentence explaining how it’s connected to the post — why it is included. …
NAVIGATION LINKS
A brief synopsis & links to my stories about risk, retirement & purchase methods — no investment advice articles
Synopsis
- Simple money decisions can have a very long-term impact
- These worked for us
- Articles listed are for informational purposes only and should not be considered Financial or Legal Advice. Consult a financial professional before making any significant financial decisions.
TOC Methodology
- Medium has made it extremely difficult for a new reader to see your entire portfolio. Even a TOC with all of my articles is long. This post is a sub-category with descriptions and links to my articles.
- Sections: One only
- I asked my bank for a second card with a low limit — solely for the internet
- If your card gets…
Bill Myers
William “Bill” Myers, Analyzes all, Programmer, retired. If you learn anything new, find enjoyment, have a new thought, then I’m successful. Photo: 1st article
