I decided that rather go into the shop in Winter Park with my wife who wanted to browse through the purses and jewelry sections, I thought I'd sit on a convenient, comfortable bench on the nearby sidewalk and enjoy the beautiful day.  I knew I'd be there a while.  As I looked around, I found a stand which had a free local health magazine on it.  Always interested in anything dealing with improving my health - though I must admit my interest seems to be more in theory than practice.  Anyway, I picked up a copy of the magazine and started reading. 

 Well, as you might expect there were articles and ads galore offering better ways to stay healthier, look younger and be more at peace with yourself.  Nothing that I hadn't already read elsewhere.  But then I came across an article that made me sit up and take notice.  Here, in this ordinary, local health magazine, I found someone who finally diagnosed one of my major health problems - and it wasn't even a doctor!!!  In this article they described the symptoms and cause and even had a medical term to describe it.  I instantly know they hit up my major health problem - I suffer from WLR.  No more shame with my problem; now I could tell everyone that I have a severe case of WLR.

What is it, you ask?  Why, I am suffering from Weight Loss Resistance!  It is a disease wherein the body refuses to lose weight no matter what you do. Suddenly I realized that I wasn't to blame for the pounds I had added on over the years – I was and am suffering from WLR.  Someone who doesn't suffer from this disease can eat whatever they want (or so I believe) while for me simply getting in close proximity of a juicy, greasy hamburger will add a pound or two to my frame.  But now knowing that my body is resistant to weight loss, I typically conclude that I might as well eat that hamburger - it doesn't make any difference.  It’s that or fast and starve myself to death.   This leads me to the conclusion that if the road to hell is paved with good intentions, then the road to weight gain is also paved with equally good intentions.