Submitted by Bob De Tray

"Men's Fitness" magazine ranked Kansas City the 18th fattest city in America in 2005.  That was down from 14th in 2004.  Unfortunately, I found myself going against that trend in 2005 and it continued on in 2006.  As I get older, I think more and more about my health.  A big part of staying or getting healthy involves controlling my weight.  Gosh, I love to eat.  But that just can't happen like it did when I was 25. So I started a program of diet and exercise in May and lost 27 pounds in time to enjoy all the great things we did on our July vacation in Mexico.  Had to buy new swim trunks, the old ones wouldn't stay up. What a great feeling! Now I'm on maintenance to keep it off.  Who knows, maybe I'll help improve Kansas City's downward  and "inward " trend.