Weird Seaweed Effects

My latest concoction, kelp powder butter, is working. It improves the flexibility of my bladder immediately so that I can sleep much longer between bathroom breaks. I am certain of it's effectiveness because I have run out of it several times and my late night bathroom habits quickly go back to one to three hours. Weird.
That's three effects for three seaweed products. Wakame for weight loss, kelp chips and ginger candy for acid reflux, kelp powder butter for a happy nighttime bladder. Like I said, weird. But nice. God is good.

Changing Expectations

Changed expectations. The last time I lost weight was before 1990 when Standard Motor was Ristance in Bremen Indiana. I was moved to the new job of weighing all the scrap for every operator because too much was not being reported. Ristance made up a new job and put a bi-vocational minister in charge.
It took me 6 hours of heavy physical work in heavy humidity and 100 degree indoor temperatures to weigh all the scrap. I lost so much weight, my late wife intervened and told me to stop it. People were coming up to her and asking if I had cancer.
Later Ristance went back to every man reporting his own scrap. My unique job was eliminated and I went back to being a line operator and then retiring in 2010. By this point I had slowly gained 70 pounds.
After losing weight for the first time in 25 years, 15 pounds in a month or two, I now wonder why I haven't lost any weight for a week. 
Like I said, changed expectations.
By the way, I love my weight loss routine. I eat one normal meal a day, plus a snack or two. I almost always have between 1/4 pound to 1/2 pound of meat, which includes double quarter pounders from McDonald's, Wendy's, and Burger King. I also have home made low carb desserts daily of either cherry custard pie, or bread custard pudding with low carb ice cream and Extra Creamy Whipped Cream. Breakfast is coffee with heavy cream. No, I don't feel hungry.
The catalyst for the weight loss was when I added Wakame to my just before bed snack. To make it palatable, I add heavy cream to it.
I feel very little hunger. I feel best when I don't eat for the major part of the day. Frankly, I love this routine. I've done it for a couple of years, except for the Wakame Sea Weed. I predict I will probably continue this from now on.

Genetics and Influence

Just when I think my Disney Princess daughter Wendelyn Daly is a clone of her angelic mother, the Dittmer sarcasm comes zinging through. The combination makes it even more effective.
Likewise, surprisingly frequent angelic streaks of my clone Rebecca Taberski I lay at the feet of her mother Lynne's genetics and influence. God's hand at combining genes and influence in our children is frighteningly amazing.
Lynne did have a dark side. She would play the role of good cop, bad cop in our shared parenting responsibilities.
A quietly whispered threat of guilt, shame, or even physical consequences into the ear of a child can be a powerful motivator. Lynne was not afraid to use it.
She had other faults. She was not perfect. But...
when someone observes moments of responsible behavior in me, it was probably Lynne's influence. Thanks, Lynne.
Since our family is discussing favorites, I thought I'd mention a similar whispering incident of my late mother.
My brother Tim Dittmer had taken up the guitar, but seemed to lose interest. After talking with Tim, she had bought him a much better guitar, but she worried that my playing Tim's guitar might dampen his enthusiasm. I was watching intently (I was obsessed with music!) as she handed him the guitar. As she left the room, she whispered in my ear, "If you touch his guitar, I will break your fingers."
I have taught guitar. One student of mine ended up playing like Charro, a wild crazy blonde Flamingo guitarist. But I neither own nor play a guitar.
By the way, Tim went on to become an excellent, professional level guitarist.
Thanks, Mom.